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The final set of Olympic stamps was put on sale yesterday at Sherway Gardens with the designer
The final set of Olympic stamps was put on sale yesterday at Sherway Gardens with the designer

The final set of Olympic stamps was put on sale yesterday at Sherway Gardens with the designer

Date1/7/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: The final set of Olympic stamps was put on sale yesterday at Sherway Gardens with the designer. James hill of Toronto; showing them to gymnasts Nancy and Teresa McDonnell of Scarborough. The new stamps show gymnastics; basketball and soccer; each has a surcharge - 2 cents on the 8-cent stamp; and 5 cents on the 10- and 20-cent stamps - toward the $10 million the Post Office plans to contribute to the Olympics training program and amateur athletes
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0096556F
Sports - Olympics - (1976) - Montreal - Coins, Stamps and Medals
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