Afghanistan issued this attractive set featuring Sports to celebrate the Winter Olympics at Calgary in 1988. Here is the full set plus the souvenir sheet, mint unhinged, and in pristine condition.

Sports shown are:

2a ... Figure-skating.

5a ... Snow skiing.

9a ... Bobsleigh.

22a ... Cross-country snow.

37a ... Speed skating on ice.

75a ... Ice hockey.

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The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, was a Winter Olympics multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada between February 13 and 28, 1988. The host city was selected in 1981, defeating Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Most events took place in Calgary while several skiing events were held in the mountain resorts of Nakiska and Canmore, west of the city.

A record 57 nations competed and 1,423 athletes participated. The Soviet Union won the most medals at 29, followed by East Germany with 25. As it had in Montreal in 1976, Canada again failed to win a gold medal in an official medal event as the host nation. Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen and Dutch speed skater Yvonne van Gennip were individual medal leaders, capturing three gold medals apiece. The Games are also remembered for the "heroic failure" of British ski jumper Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards and the Winter Olympic debut of the Jamaica national bobsled team.

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