Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City 2002

INTRODUCTION

On 8 February 2002, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City 2002. The issue comprises two stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Oleg Cojocaru. The printing was performed by Bundesdruckerei, Germany.

ABOUT THE THEME

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout 165 sporting sessions. The 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Paralympic Games were both organized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC). Utah became the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games, and the 2002 Winter Olympics are the most recent games to be held in the United States. Read more..

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ISSUE DETAILS

Original Date of Issue: February 8, 2002 Michel Catalogue Numbers: 421-422 Artist/Designer: Oleg Cojocaru Printer: Bundesdruckerei, Germany You can see the full details of this series here.

POSTAGE STAMPS
№ 421 | Skiing	Skiing Michel Catalogue No: 421 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 13.75 Size: 27.50 x 32.80 mm Face Value: 0.4 Lei Quantity Printed: 500,000
The cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics were marred by drug problems. The winners of three races were disqualified after blood tests showed that three skiers had overly high red blood cell counts indicating the use of darbepoetin, a drug used to treat anemia. At the time, the drug was not specifically listed in the IOC's list of banned substances, but the Olympic rules generally prohibit doping of any kind, in accordance with its charter. After two years and several lawsuits in Olympic and Swiss courts, the skiers in question (Johann Mühlegg of Spain, and Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova of Russia) were stripped of all their medals from the 2002 Games. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 422 | Biathlon	Biathlon Michel Catalogue No: 422 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 13.75 Size: 27.50 x 32.80 mm Face Value: 5 Lei Quantity Printed: 50,000
Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of eight biathlon events. They were held at Soldier Hollow. The events began on 11 February and ended on 20 February 2002. For the first time since 1992, the biathlon program expanded. A new race type, the pursuit was added, the first new race type since the debut of the sprint in 1980 Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Biathlon_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

№ 421-422 FDC | Salt Lake City

RELATED ITEMS
	1994 Winter Olympic Games, Lillehammer 1994
	1994 Centenary of the International Olympic Committee
	1998 Winter Olympic Games, Nagano, 1998
	2006 Winter Olympic Games, Turin 2006
	2010 Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver 2010
	2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sochi 2014