Cook Islands – Scott #1001

Description

Cook Islands – 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul –

Tennis Winners Overprint

Souvenir Sheet – MINT

Actual Item has the overprints as stated below:

Top Margin Overprint:

“STEFFI GRAF, WINNER OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN 24 JULY 1988, FRENCH OPEN / 4 JUNE 1988, WIMBLEDON 2 JULY 1988. U.S. OPEN 10 SEPTEMBER 1988. / FIRST GRAND SLAM WINNER IN 18 YEARS. GOLD MEDAL WINNER SEOUL / OLYMPICS 1 OCTOBER 1988.”

 

Contains 1 stamp 114x47mm combining the designs of [#998a-c] with Overprint at LR:

“GOLD MEDAL WINNER / SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES /

STEFFI GRAF – WEST GERMANY”

 

$10 value –

•  Cook Islands commemorative silver coin (obverse and reverse) issued on Aug. 20, 1987, for the ’88 Summer Games.
•  Seoul Olympic Park, torch and emblem
•  Steffi Graf, women’s tennis champion, and ’88 gold medal

Participation of national athletes in the Olympic for the first time,

introduction of tennis as an Olympic gold-medal event.

CI-Scott #1001