The Games of the XXV Winter Olympiad have just completed. Competitions were held amongst some of the best winter athletes in the world, exhibiting a spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie in peace. While the Olympic flame may be extinguished in Cortina and Milan, Italy, the opportunity to commemorate these magnificent events continue on the stamps of Eastern Europe.
Please check back often as stamp offerings from various Eastern European countries are starting to arrive.
Philately and the Modern Day Olympics have a symbiotic relationship starting with the first modern day games held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Greece issued a series of stamps to mark the occasion. The stamps contributed to the financial success of the event which had been impacted by the financial and political crises of the time.
Winter Olympics
The Olympic flag is now on its way from Italy to France, the country that hosted the Games of the First Winter Olympics 102 years ago in Charmonix, France. A look back at previous Winter Olympic games provide beautiful depictions on stamps and we highlighted a few of our favorite ones.
2022 Beijing, China
2018 PyeongChang, South Korea
An amazing vertical Tete Beche pair depicting the Latvian bobsled team!
2014 Sochi, Russia
The stamps of Eastern Europe depicting the 2014 Winter Olympics of Sochi are truly an eclectic group. They range from the Russia issue of event venues in Sochi and adorable mascots to issues by Estonia and Kazakhstan of individual sports ending in the Belarus issue of the Olympic flame.
2010 Vancouver
Other Winter Olympic Stamp Issuances
Include the games of Lillehammer, Albertville, Sapporo and Nagano.
Winter Paralympics
The Paralympics started in 1960 and since the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, France are held in the same venues and locations.
And as the events are beginning in the Paralympics, more 2026 Olympic stamps of Eastern Europe are being issued to commemorate the event. So, there is still time to enjoy the Olympic moment and commemorate these wonderful events with the fantastic stamp offerings of Eastern Europe. We hope you enjoy our collage of Winter Olympics stamps and would love hear from about your favorite stamps.
Sincerely
The Bauer Family
