The 1972 15c 20th Summer Olympic Games stamp was issued on August 17, 1972. It was part of a series of stamps commemorating the 20th Olympic Summer Games held in Munich, West Germany. The stamp features an image that reflects the emphasis placed on track and field events during the Olympics. 

The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, which was then in West Germany. It was the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany. The first had been in 1936, when the Nazi regime was still in power.

The U.S. team’s Mark Spitz set a world record by winning seven gold medals in a single Olympics. Spitz’s record stood until 2008, when Michael Phelps, also representing the U.S., won eight gold medals.

Olga Korbut, a tiny gymnast from the Soviet Union, captured the hearts of millions around the world as she took three gold medals.

The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the XI Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sapporo 1972, was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.  It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe and North America.