Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1983 - 20 Pfennig

XIV Olympic Winter Games 1984 On the occasion of the XIVth Olympic Winter Games 1984, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues four multicolored special postage stamps, two of them with surcharge, and one block. The money received as a supplement will be used by the company to promote the Olympic idea in the GDR. Special cancellation from 22 November 1983 to 21 January 1984 XIV Olympic Winter Games 1984 From 8 to 19 February 1984, the XIV Winter Olympics will be held in Sarajevo, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Around 3,000 athletes (active and coaches), 5,000 officials and members of the press and some 10,000 spectators will be in the third largest city of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with its magnificent mountain massifs of Bjelasnica (2,067 m), Jahorina (1,913 m), The Igman (1,190 m) and the Trebevic (1,647 m) offer ideal winter sports conditions and a unique panorama for the XIV Olympic Winter Games. 20 + 10-pfennig value: Nordic Combination Already at the 1st Olympic Winter Games in 1924, this discipline - known as the "Crown of Nordic Skiing" - today consisted of ski jumping from the 70-meter ski jump and cross-country skiing over 15 kilometers on the program. Since 1956 the nordic combined have held their competitions separately from the special jumper and the cross-country skiers. Ulrich Wehling (GDR) won the Olympic gold medal in three consecutive Winter Olympic Games in this discipline.