Description: Greece 2004 Athens Olympic LEONIDAS SAMPANIS Sheet of 2 Sheetlet Stamps MUH Rare LEONADIS SAMPANIS WAS STRIPPED OF MEDAL AFTER A POSTIVE DRUG TEST STAMP WAS WITHDRAWN BY GREEK POST Up for sale is a Mint Sheets of 2 Mini Sheetlets of 10 x 0.65 Euro Stamps The Greek Post Office (ELTA) Only a small percentage of these will ever re-enter the stamp market. The controversial stamp was issued to honour of Leonidas Sampanis. The Bronze Medal winner in the 62 Kilo weight class of Weightlifting Sampanis won his medal on Monday 16 August and the stamps were on sparing sale in limited offices starting Tuesday August 17. Sampanis later failed his drug test (twice) and on Sunday 22 August the IOC stripped him of his medal. Consequently, on Sunday August 22, ELTA ordered that all remaining stamps be taken off sale nationally and immediately returned to their central office and NONE were to be sold. Today these stamps are very Rare as only a handful were left in circulation We are selling this A4 Mint Sheets of 20 stamps Buy with confidence from a trusted seller Don't forget to look at My Other Items Terms and Conditions. Once a bid has been placed, it is a legally binding contract of purchase Payment must be received within 4 working days of purchase, however if this is not possible, please let us know to discuss solutions. If payment is not received within 7 days of purchase then a Non Paying Buyer Dispute will be filed, and 10 days later a final fee credit lodged You will be notified on the day that your goods have been despatched via e-mail Once you receive your goods, please inspect them for any damage during transit, and report the said damage within 24hrs via e-mail. If all is well please leave feedback, so we are aware that you have received your goods. Please note that if there are any problems, contact us first via e-mail giving full details of any problem along with your user ID 7 days after we have despatched your order, if we have not been notified by you of any problem, or received feedback, we will send a feedback reminder. It is the customers responsibility to ensure that payment is received in the due time as listed above All goods are sent via Australia Post. Goods will be despatched within 48 hrs of cleared fund, subject to the conditions listed in the payment section above. We accept no responsibility for goods delayed due to the services of Australia Post.
Price: 200 AUD
Location: Melbourne
End Time: 2025-01-02T23:09:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.32 AUD
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Topic: Olympics
Year of Issue: 2004
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH