Front:
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ANGELES
1984
90052
Olympics &4
121
ÚSA
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Robert Goldemith
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CA
Back:
Raging white water roars down the forbidding course as
an Olympic Kayaker prepares for her speedy run. The
kayaker wears a special rubber skirt that attaches tightly
around the torso of her body. Easing into her tiny kayak,
the contender pulls the edges of this rubber skirt over
the lips of the boat's passenger compartment. When fully
in place, this rubber skirt acts as a waterproof
seal ... making the kayak virtually unsinkable. When
finally comfortably situated in the kayak, the kayaker
pushes away from the bank and races along with the
fast-moving white water. Throughout the course, a series
of gates are suspended from wires, down to the water's
surface. The kayaker must maneuver her boat around
each of these gates as she makes her way through the
fast-moving course. This competition is won by the
kayaker that passes through the entire course in the
shortest amount of time — without missing any of the
gates along the way. To honor this fast-paced Summer
Olympics event, the United States issued the stamp that
is featured on this Maximum Card.
No. 84-24
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Robert Goldsmith.
