Summer Olympics

On July 20, a presentation of the new postal set “Summer Olympic Games” took place at the Bendery Historical and Local History Museum.

Two stamps in this set  are dedicated to Pridnestrovian athletes.

Larisa Popova is an eight-time USSR champion and three-time world champion in rowing. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal she won silver as part of the four pair team. It was the finishing shot of the final race that became the subject of the brand.

Four years later in Moscow in the two pair team competition together with Minsk resident Elena Khloptsova she took Olympic gold.

Natalya Valeeva, a native of the village of Ternovka in the Slobodzeya district brought two bronze medals to the united CIS team in archery at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona: in the individual and team championships. Barcelona was Valeeva’s Olympic debut. In total, she participated in  five Olympics.

This year four athletes from Pridnestrovie are taking part in the Olympics in Paris.

They  are :

Tatiana Salkutsan (swimming)

Daniela Moguryan (artistic  gymnastics)

Vlad Ursu (table tennis)

Alexey Korovashkov (canoeing)

We wish our athletes success in the competition!

The set is printed in both perforated and imperforated versions.

The edition of the perforated  set  is 4800 pcs. (600 sheets each)

The edition of the imperforated  set  is 800 pcs.(100 sheets each)

Stamp number according to the PMR postage stamp catalog  is No. 1312-4.

Artist A.V. Lavrentieva.