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ПОЧТА СССР 1978 (USSR POST) / Почтовый блок СССР. Москва организатор игр XXII Олимпиады (USSR postal block. Moscow organizer of the XXII Olympics games)
Postage Stamp Made in U.S.S.R.
The USSR issued a postal block in 1977 to commemorate Moscow as the organizer of the XXII Olympic Games.
The official emblem of the Olympic Games on it. The illustration depicted Moscow’s Kalinin Prospekt, and was created by painters G. Komlev and I. Philippov. This postal block is a significant piece of history, marking the USSR’s role in hosting the 1980 Olympics.
