Front:
ROCKES
ROCKETS
PLACID
JAN
1984
CONE KOHO
12946
Olympics 84
20c
122
КОНЕ
KOH ENC
Eng
GOLD
NDUSTRY
Gees
Robert Galdtomnith
LAKE
Back:
Ice hockey ... one of the most fast-paced team events
of the Olympics ... was added to the Olympics roster
during the thrilling 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp,
Belgium. As this exciting event begins, players swiftly
skate along the ice, while passing a small rubber puck
back and forth between them. Ultimately, they attempt
to maneuver this puck into their opponent's goal. How-
ever, this requires outstanding coordination and endur-
ance. Often, when shooting, the player draws back his
stick then forcefully swings it in an arc, "slapping” the
puck and following through. With speeds of over one
hundred miles per hour, this “slap shot" is by far the
fastest shot in Ice Hockey. During the 1984 Winter
Olympics to be held in Yugoslavia . . . the ice hockey
event is sure to be an exciting contest. This thrilling event
will take place in the Zetra Sports and Recreation Com-
plex in Sarajevo. In honor of this exciting Olympics
event, the United States Postal Service issued the stamp
which is featured on this Maximum Card.
No. 84-4
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Robert Goldsmith.
