the Summer Olympic Games

Dame Sibyl Hathaway, dictator of the Channel Island of Sark

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • October 7, 2022

Channel Islands, Jersey or Great Britain?

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • July 8, 2022

1948 Olympic Games with the participation of Austria

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • April 2, 2021

The special stamp issued by the Austrian postal service on January 16, 1948, was to commemorate the Summer Olympic Games held in London, Great Britain. This is how it is indicated in some stamp catalogues. They were the first Summer Games after...

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