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Motorcross on the Olympic games ?
As far as we know, motorcross is not yet an Olympic competition.


TOGO 1976



Wrong presentation and abusive use of the olympic rings symbol.
Wrong presentation and use of the olympic rings, on a stamp commemorating the Pan Arab Games (not at all related to the Olympic Games).


UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC 1970



Abusive use of the olympic rings symbol.
Not authorized use of the Olympic rings symbol to commemorate the European Nation Cross.


MOROCCO 1966



Hunting as an Olympic competition ?
Hunting, chess and polo at the Olympic games ?


IRAN 1972



Olympic flame
The runner holds the torch at eye level, and will certainly be burned by smoke and flame


GERMANY 1936



Wrong Olympic rings
Wrong representation and use of the olympic rings, in full colour.


NIGERIA 1988



Wrong date
There is no relation between chess and the Olympic Games. Furthermore, the chess championship of Havana took place between 25/10 and 20/11/1966, not in September


ROMANIA 1966



Olympic symbol
Not authorised use of the Olympic name and symbol for the Asian Games.


AFGHANISTAN 1962



Summer ski
Skiing at the summer Olympics of 1980 in Moscow ? Why not.


ANDORRA 1980



Without protection
Those boxers would have been disqualified at the Olympic games, as protection vests are obligatory for amateur boxing events.


CAMEROON 1941



Impossible position
The Olympic rings are linked into a chain : thus the right hand of the athlete in the middle should be in front of the yellow ring, and the left hand of the right athlete should be in front of the green ring.


CHINA 1984



Wrong count
As the Games of 1916, 1940 and 1944 did not take place, The Munich games were the 17th Olympiade, not the 20th.


FRANCE 1972



Olympic symbol ?
The Olympic symbol to announce a chess championship ?


HUNGARY 1988



Olympic symbol.
Use of the Olympic symbol for the Asian Games of 1951


INDONESIA 1951



Olympic rings.
The circles of the olympic rings are egg-shaped.


LIECHTENSTEIN 1976



Local event
The local sport event, depicted on this stamp, has nothing to do with the Olympic Games


VIET NAM 1958



Wrong representation
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings


ALBANIA 1968



Two errors
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings and comon


ALBANIA 1968



Strange way
Wrong way to throw a discus. And only three instead of five Olympic rings.


CHAD 1960



Not yet at the Olympic Games
At the Games in Tokyo in 1964, tennis was not an Olympic competition.


TOGO 1964



Against the rules
These boxers would have been disqualified at the Olympic Games, as protection vests are obligatory for amateur boxing events


SPAIN 1976



Not present
Curling was not included in the Winter Olympic Games of Grenoble


SHARJAH 1968



Not an Olympic Competition
Competitions for tobogganing are not at the program of the Winter Olympic Games


SHARJAH 1968



Wrong equipment
Soccer, without shoes and adapted clothes, at the Olympic Games ?


BHUTAN 1964



Missing rings
Ontly three olympic tings


MALI 1973



Abused use
Olympic rings for the African Games


ALGERIA 1977



Wrong representation
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings


ALGERIA 1980



Wrong representation
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings


ALGERIA 1980



Wrong logo
Olympic logo of Innsbruck 1976 is not correct : the name of the city surrounds the logo.


CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1976



Upside down
The Olympic rings are place upside down.


DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1957



Non Olympic games
Not allowed use of the Olympic name, as this stamp was issued to commemorate the first Bolivian Games in 1938.


ECUADOR 1939



Olympic symbol
Wrong use and représentation of the Olympic Symbol.


ECUADOR 1965



Olympic symbol
Wrong representation and utilisation of the Olympic symbol.


EGYPT 1951



Olympic symbol
Wrong utilisation of the Olympic Rings for the Pan-Arab games.


EGYPT 1965



Olympic rings
Wrong and not allowed utilisation of the Olympic symbol for the Pan-Arab Games.


EGYPT 1965



Olympic rings
Not allowed utilisation of the Olympic symbol for the Pan-Arab Games.


EGYPT 1965



Mixed competition
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings, and mixed swim competition with men and women.


UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC 1960



No horses
At the Olympic Games in Melbourn, no horse competitions were organized.


HUNGARY 1956



Olympic rings
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings


SPAIN 1990



Olympic rings
Not allowed use and not correct design of the olympic rings,


JORDAN 1965



Too early
There was no tennis at the Olympic Games in Mexico.


LAO 1968



Not present
Tennis was not a competition at the Olympic games of London in 1948.


MONACO 1948



Wrong representation
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings.


BELGIUM 1971



Not olympîc
Bobsled with six persons is not an olympic competition. Furthermore, the olympic rings are not represented correctly.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1972



Wrong numbers
In basketball, the numbers 1till 3 are normally reserved for the referees.


NORWAY 1988



Not present
Tabletennis for women was not a competition at the Summer Olympic Games in 1956.


YUGOSLAVIA 1956



Not présent
Waterpolo for women was not a competition at the Summer Olympic Games in 1956.


YUGOSLAVIA 1956



Not present
Downhill skiing... without skis was not a competition at the Summer Olympic Games in 1956.


YUGOSLAVIA 1956



Strange link
A Roman chariot pulled by four horses ? The link with the Olypic Games is not clear.


LIBERIA 1956



Wrong city
The Olympic games of 1996 were organized in Atlanta (USA), not in Athens (Greece)


GREECE 1988



Not present
Cycling was not a competition at the 1960 Olympic Games.


TUNISIA 1960



Wrong représentation
Nice but wrong representation of the Olympic rings.


ALGERIA 1996



Wrong bicycle
With such a bicycle, it is completely impossible to compete on olympic level


NICARAGUA 1964



Wrong shoes
These shoes are not for athletics at olympic level


NICARAGUA 1964



Not at the Olympic Games
Motorcross is not an olympic competition


NICARAGUA 1964



New event
Bowling at the Olympic games ? Why not ?


LESOTHO 1988



Not at the Olympic Games
Golf is not an olympic competition


NICARAGUA 1964



Not at the Olympic Games
Chess is not an olympic competition


NICARAGUA 1964



Wrong symbol
Olympic symbol with only three rings, and not a correct use of this olympic symbol for local games.


UPPER VOLTA 1961



Not at the Olympic Games
Baseball is not an olympic competition


NICARAGUA 1964



Strange sports
Strange sports to illustrate stamps announcing the Olympic Games.


AFGHANISTAN 1980



Not at the Olympics
Baseball is not an olympic competition. And the olympic rings are not represeented correctly.


CUBA 1990



Missing crowd
An almost empty stadion for an Olympic competition is not very realistic.


CUBA 1976



Not olympic
Only three rings, and abusive use of the Olympic symbol for local games.


COLOMBIA 1954



Olympic symbols
The Olympic symbols to commemorate the anniversary of a local soccer team is probably a little bit out of porportion.


BRAZIL 1952



No relation
It is not clear what the olympic rings have in common with a chess championship.


HUNGARY 1997



Missing protection
Boxing without head protection is not allowed at the Olympic Games.


LESOTHO 1987



Wrong place or year
The Olympic Games of 1996 took place in Altanta (USA), not in Greece.


GREECE 1989



Nice bur wrong
Nice but incorrect way to represent the Olympic rings.


GUINEA 1995



Not allowed
Asian Olympic Games ? A not allowed use of the Olympic symbols.


AFGHANISTAN 1962



Wrong season
Ski jumping at the summer olympic games in Munchen? Why not ?


YEMEN 1972



Missing protection
A head protection is obligatroy at the Olympic boxing competition.


RUSSIA 1960



Missing protection
A head protection is obligatroy at the Olympic boxing competition. And flags of independent countries are never represented on the same pole.


CUBA 1968



Wrong competition
As no horses were allowed in Australia, this competition moved to Sweden.


MONACO 1956



Wrong represention
Wrong representation of a golden medal from the Omympic Games in Tokyo


BULGARIA 1964



Missing protection
Boxing without shirts and head protection is not allowed at the Olympic Games.


MOROCCO 1960



Not present
A speedboat competition at the Olympic Games ? Not yet.


LESOTHO



Wrong reflexion
Only three olympic rings, and not coherent reflexion in the water.


BOSNIA 1997



Missing rings
Only three olympic rings


MALI 1973



Wrong representation
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings.


MAURITANIA 1964



Olympic rings
Not allowed use of the olympic symbol : 3 olympic rings for African games.


CONGO REPUBLIC 1965



Not present
Darts at the Olympic Games ?


YEMEN 1988



Wrong representation
Wrong representation of the Olympic rings.


CAPE VERDE 1980



Olympic symbol
Olympic rings on a stamp commemorating the West African University Games.


BENIN 1976



Inadapted backgroung
In the background, some streetviews of the city of Atlanta, although no football match was played in that city at the Olympic Games of 1994..


GUINEA 1994



Not present
Basketballplayers with shirts of the national team of Turkey, but they did not partecipate to this Olympic games.


TURKEY 1960



Not correct
Chess at the Olympic games ? And by the way, a chessboard is always positioned with a dark square in the left corner, not in the right one.


MOZAMBIQUE 1987



Wrong grip
The grip on the javelin is much too close to the end, and strange olympic rings.


VIET NAM



Olympic rings
Only 3 olympic rings for local sport games.


CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC



Missing rings
Only three olympic rings


VIET NAM



Wrong position
The runner holds the torch at eye level, and will certainly be burned by smoke and flame


PARAGUAY



Olympic rings
Olympic rings for Asian Games ?


AFGHANISTAN 1962



Unprotected
These boxers would have been disqualified at the Olympic Games, because protecting vests and head protectors are obligatory for amateur boxing events.


NIGERIA 2000



Why not ?
An Olympiade is a four-year period between two Olympic Games. Why not simply use : The 18th Olympic Games of Montreal ?


CANADA 1976



Not on the agenda
There was no kayak competition at the Olympic Games of Montreal.Kajak


TOGO 1976



Not at the Games
A sword competition at the Olympic Games ?


SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 1960



Wrong place
The Olympic Games of 1996 were organized in Atlanta, not in Greece


GREECE 1990



Not at the Olympic Games
Fishing is not an olympic competition


NICARAGUA 1964



Not olympic
Archery was not a competition at the Olympic Games in Rome


IRAN 1960



Wrong colors
The colors for the Olympic rings are not correct at all.


DJIBOUTI 1987



Wrong link
The Olympic Games are always linked to a city, not to a country


LAO 1988



Wrong position
Wrong start position of the diver - wrong representation of the olympic rings


YUGOSLAVIA 1952



Wrong clothing
Wrong representation of the olympic rings - female volleyball players do not wear skirts


YUGOSLAVIA 1952



No relation
The featured horsegames are not related to the Olympic Games


AFGHANISTAN 1968



Summer skiing
Skiing at the summer Olympic Games in Montreal ?


ANDORRA 1976



Not olympic
Snooker and darts at the Olympic Games ?


TANZANIA 1993



Not olympic
Polo with horses is not an Olympic sport


IRAN 1964



Not olympic
Wrong use of the olympic rings for mediterrannean games


EGYPT 1951



Little error
Error in the blue/yellow overlap of the Olympic rings


MALI 1994



Wrong name
The name of the left painting is not ´un champ de seigle´(a rye field) but ´Morning in a pine forest´.


BURUNDI 2012



Not olympic
Baseball is not an Olympic competition


HONDURAS 1988



Not olympic
Women tennis was not a competition at the Olympic games in 1960


COSTA RICA 1960



Not present
Synchronized swimming was not a competition at these Olympic Games


CUBA 1976



Not olympic
American football is not an Olympic competition


MEXICO 1968



Wrong flag
The modern German flag was not used at the Olympic Games in 1936


MONTSERRAT 1952



Missing protection
Boxing at the Olympic Games without shirt and head protection


NICARAGUA 1968



Dangerous
A little side wind, and the face of this runner will be burned.


SOUTH KOREA 1988



Original
Original representation of the Olympic rings


MALAYSIA 1968



Dangerous
This is not the correct way to run with a burning torche!


FUJEIRA 1972