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Olympic Stamps To Mark GB Gold Medal Heroes



Stamps honoring the achievement of every British gold medal winner at this summer's London Olympics will be available from lunchtime the next day, Royal Mail has announced.

It will be the first time a host country has used action shots for gold medal stamps and issued them immediately during the Games - and it is the first time Royal Mail has ever issued next-day stamps.

They will be a special way for people across the country to celebrate Team GB's gold medal wins and help mark their amazing achievement.

Moya Greene, Royal Mail chief executive

Wherever possible, the design will feature pictures of the relevant Team GB athlete or team from their final.

However, a photograph from a previous heat or the medal being presented on the podium may also be used.

Moya Greene, Royal Mail chief executive, said: "Our gold medal stamps will be unique souvenirs of the Games, marking the great achievements of our talented athletes.

"They will be a special way for people across the country to celebrate Team GB's gold medal wins and help mark their amazing achievement."

The stamps will be on sale by lunchtime the next day at 500 selected Post Offices across the UK. They will then be distributed three times during the Games to a further 4,500 Post Offices.

Royal Mail issued its first Olympic Games stamps in 1948, with four stamps bearing the five Olympic rings.

Olympic stamps were not issued to mark the 1908 London Games because back then stamps only bore images of the reigning monarch.

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Appeal to Indians

 

Appeal to Indians

It is unfortunate that India Post has not yet announced stamps to commemorate London 2012 Olympics. The philatelic community is still in doubt whether any stamp will be issued by India Post to mark this biggest sports event.

India has also been issuing stamps on many such occasion from 1968 Olympic onwards. This act of India Post has been highly appreciated by the philatelic fraternity world over and the stamps and other postal stuffs issued / released have made an impact. Many big sports persons have been honored.

In case India Post has not yet thought of this, it must act immediately to keep its and our head high. It must think that this is the right time to honor our Olympians in front of the world as stamps are considered as ambassador of any country. Moreover, we will be honoring our sports personalities. 

Let me remind the think tank of India post will come out with a strange but beautiful set of stamps to mark this occasion along with other related philatelic materials.

As an Olympic philatelist I requested to join hands and make all possible efforts to pursue India Post for a beautiful set of stamps to mark OLYMPICS 2012.  

I kindly request all Indians to join hands    

With Olympic Regards

Jagannath Mani