Valery Kharlamov (1948-1981) was a Soviet ice hockey player, a forward of the CSKA team (1967-1981) and the USSR national team (1969-1980), a Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1969). He was a two-time Olympic champion (1972, 1976) and eight-time World champion. Kharlamov was the Top Hockey Player of the USSR (1972, 1973) and one of the leading hockey players of the USSR in the 1970s, recognized both in this country and abroad.
The commemorative stamp provides a portrait of Valery Kharlamov; the main illustration features a fragment of the USSR-Canada Super Series match of 1972 in Moscow.
| Denomination |
Paper |
Printing method |
Format of the postal card |
Edition |
| Letter “B” |
Chalk surfaced |
Offset |
105 × 148 mm |
6 thousand postcards |