US Postage -- Squaw Valley '60 Winter Olympics Single Stamp (1960)

Squaw Valley, California, was the host of the 1960 Winter Olympics, the 13th of it's kind. It's nomination was a surprise, considering it, in 1956, only had one lonely chair lift and was an unincorporated village, and that it beat the likes of Innsbruck (barely) and St. Moritz. Thirty countries came to participate in the Olympics that year. Today, you can still visit the location right next to Lake Tahoe and 30 miles from Reno as the crow flies, and 25 miles from Carson City as the crow flies. The stamp shows the Olympic rings over a snowflake, with all that under the words "XIII Winter Olympics", and is worth 4 US cents. On the side are the words "California 1960". At the bottom are the words "United States Postage".

Shown: Single stamp (left), FDC Artcraft (bottom)USA - FDC - Winter Sports Games 1960 (P-060/A)
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