Saturday, February 14, 2009

Brazil : Beijing Olympic Stamps 2008


Today I have received first cover from Brazil. Sent by Pedro Pozzato with Olympic Stamps. Cover was so nice, But it was totaly damaged while travlling.It was posted on 17 Jan 2009 from COPACABANA, RIO DE JANEIRO-RJ. Thanks Pedro..... :)

Friday, February 13, 2009

Maximum Card : 1984 Los Angeles Olympic

Maximum Card : 1984 Los Angeles Olympic


I received 24 Maxi Cards from USA, Issued in 1984 for Commemorating 2 Olympic Games, First Summer Olympic Los Angeles, USA and other Sarajevo Winter Games, Yugoslavia. My plan is to post all Maxi card on my blog. I will post it one by one.

Thanks to Alan Botnik USA ........... :)

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Maximum Card : 1984 Winter Games

Ice Hockey:

This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Ice Hockey stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984

Maximum Card : 1984 Winter Games


This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Ice Dancing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984

Maximum Card : 1984 Winter Games

Nordic skiing:

This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Nordic skiing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984

Maximum Card : 1984 Winter Games

Alpine skiing:

This Original artwork by Robert Peak was used for the design of the Alpine skiing stamp from the 20-Cent Winter Olympic block of four honoring the 1984 Winter Olympics. This Stamps was issued in Lake Placid, New York on January 6, 1984


ABOUT - BOB PEAK 1927-1992 :
One of the most imaginative and prolific illustrators of the 20th century, Robert Peak revolutionized advertising in the film industry and is considered the "Father of the modern movie poster." Robert Peak totally transformed the approach to movie advertising from basic collages of film stills or head shots to flamboyant artistic illustrations. United Artist hired Peak in 1961 to help promote "West Side Story." His innovative solution-painting characters and scenes into a single montage-became the first of over 100 such posters, among them "My Fair Lady," "Camelot," "Rollerball," "Star Trek," "Superman" and "Apocalypse Now." Peak was not short on editorial assignments with 45 covers of Time Magazine featuring his illustrations-most notably the portrait of Mother Teresa.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Peak grew up in Kansas. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a commercial illustrator. At age seven, he received a gift of brushes and paints, and by age nine he was drawing recognizable likenesses. He attended Wichita State University where he majored in geology with a minor in art and got a part time job in the art department of McCormick-Armstrong. That is where he gained the confidence to choose an art career and learned the skill of versatility-doing layout, illustration and lettering. After a stint in the military during the Korean War, Peak transferred to the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California and graduated in 1951.

In 1953 Peak moved to New York, landed an Old Hickory Whiskey ad campaign, and from that point on his career skyrocketed. His work appeared in major advertising and national magazines. Sports Illustrated sent him on assignments throughout the world, including a safari to hunt ibex with the Shah of Iran. He received the largest commission of an individual artist from the U.S. Postal Service to design 30 stamps for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
In 1961 Peak was named Artist of the Year by the Artists Guild of New York, and in 1977 the Society of Illustrators elected him to its Hall of Fame. For his 30 years of outstanding contribution to the film industry, the Hollywood Reporter presented him the 1992 Key Art Lifetime Achievement Award.
Peak's work is included in many permanent collections, and three of these paintings-of Anwar Sadat, Mother Teresa and Marion Brando-hang in the Smithsonian Institution.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Estonia : Olympic Game's Stamps Atlanta'96.

Centenary of Modern Olympic Games.Atlanta'96.
Date of issue: 25th April 1996

Designer: R. Luuse
Paper: coated
Printing process: offset
Perforation: frame 13 3/4 : 14
Size of a stamp: 27.5 x 33 mm
Size of the Souvenir Sheet: 110 x 66 mm
Printing run: 700.
2.50 (Kr). multicoloured. Gold medal of first Modern Olympic Games
3.50 (Kr). multicoloured. Alfred Neuland (weightlifter and first Estonian gold medal winner 1920
4.00 (Kr). multicoloured. Cycling

Monday, February 9, 2009

Germany : Olympic Games 1968 Mexico


Former GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC Stamps for 1968 Olympic Games Mexico.
Other Stamps of Same issue

Estonia : 14th World Championships in Orienteering.

14th World Championships in Orienteering.
Date of issue: 27th June 2003


Designer: Vello Lillemets
Paper: ordinary
Printing process: offset
Perforation: comb 14 : 13 3/4
Size: 33 x 27,50 mm
Sheet composition: 20 (5 x 4) stamps
Printing run: 150.000
7.50 (Kr). multicoloured. 14th World Championships in Orienteering for under-21-year-olds. Emblem of competitions

Estonia : Olympic Winter Games 2006

Olympic Winter Games Torino-2006.
Date of issue: 18th January 2006.


Designer: Lembit Lohmus
Paper: chalky not fluorescent
Printing process: offset
Perforation: comb 14 : 13 3/4
Size of a stamp: 33 x 27,50 mm
Sheet composition: 20 (5 x 4) stamps
Printing run: 170.000
8.00 (Kr) multicoloured. Olympic Winter Games Torino-2006. Skiers

Estonia : 2004 Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games.Athens 2004.
Date of issue: 15th July 2004

Designer: Riho Luuse
Paper: ordinary
Printing process: offset
Perforation: comb 13 3/4 : 14Size: 27,50 x 33 mm
Sheet composition: 25 (5 x 5) stamps
Printing run: 250.000
8,00 (Kr) multicoloured. Athlet with torch

Estonia : Olympic Stamps 2008

Olympic Games. Beijing - 2008.
Date of issue: 8th August 2008.


Designers: Lembit Lohmus
Paper: chalky
Printing process: offset
Perforation: comb 13 3/4 : 14
Size of the stamp: 27,50 x 33 mm.
Size of the Miniature Sheet: 165 x 99
Miniature Sheet composition: 10 (5 x 2) stamps
Printing run: 250.000 stamps or 25.000 Miniature Sheets.
9.00 (Kr). multicoloured. Discobolus.

Gerd Kanter, Olympic Gold Medallist
Date of issue: 25th September 2008


Designers: Lembit Lohmus
Paper: chalky
Printing process: offset
Perforation: comb 13 1/2
Size of a stamp: 37 x 25 mm.
Size of the Miniature Sheet: 111 x 150 mm.
Miniature Sheet composition: 10 (2 x 5) stamps
Printing run: 300.000 stamps or 30.000 Miniature Sheets.
5.50 (Kr). multicoloured. Gerd Kanter - Olympic gold medallist in discus.

Paralympic Games Sydney 2000



Australian Issue for Paralympic Games, Sydney 2000

Indian Stamps for 1976 Montreal Olympic

Indian Stamps for 1976 Montreal Olympic