Olympics on Stamps — Anders Haugen

   1st Olympic Winter Games Host City - Chamonix, France Stadium - Stade Olympique It is worth mentioning... - Charles Jewtraw an American was the first Winter Games champion to win the first event, 500m speed skating.- Anders Haugen had to wait 50 years to receive his bronze medal in the ski jumping event because the IOC saw a "marking error" was a mistake. He was 83 years old. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Ajman BobsleighIssued: 1971 ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** France SkiIssued: 1937 **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************    France SkiIssued: 1962 **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************    Dominica Charles Jewtraw - USAIssued: 1997Gold - 500m Speed Skating ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Subscribe to this blog's RSS feed by...