Thursday, June 14, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Australia : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
Australia Post's Road to London Stamps Unveiled :
Australia Post Managing Director and CEO, Ahmed Fahour said, "This stamp issue celebrates the journey of our Australian Olympic Team with their strong discipline, commitment, and rigorous training and competitive spirit that has made Australia one of the world's top Olympic competition nations."
Australia Post is very proud to have been a supporter of the Australian Olympic Team since 1996. We wish the team well in their endeavours and look forward to celebrating their achievements throughout the Games."
Stamp designer Jonathon Chong has made the red double-decker bus the focal point of the stamp, which first appeared in London after World War II and has since become synonymous with England's capital.
The distinctive dome of St Paul's Cathedral can be seen on the left of the stamp; a cathedral which is said to embody the spiritual life and heritage of the British. In the centre sits the iconic London Eye, a ferris wheel of enormous proportions. The London Eye is one of the world's largest structures of its kind and is visited by over 3.5 million people each year. Also pictured on the right of the stamp is perhaps London's most identifiable symbol of all, the Clock Tower colloquially referred to as Big Ben.
During the 2012 London Olympic Games, Australia Post will also be releasing the enormously popular Gold Medallist instant stamps. Every Australian athlete and/or team that wins gold in London will have their image from the gold medal podium printed on stamp sheetlets. The sheetlets will be available in participating Australia Post retail outlets around the country within 48 hours of the medal presentation.
In addition to The Road to London stamp issue and Gold Medallist stamps, a set of three sports themed commemorative stamps will be released during August, celebrating a selection of Australia's most popular Olympic sports - swimming, pole vault and rowing.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Namibia : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
Namibia post issued a set of four Olympic stamps to mark 30th Olympic LONDON 2012
Title: London 2012
Stamps
Date of Issue: 16 April 2012
Country: Namibia
Denominations: N$ 2.90, N$ 4.80, N$ 5.40, N$ 6.50
Date of Issue: 16 April 2012
Country: Namibia
Denominations: N$ 2.90, N$ 4.80, N$ 5.40, N$ 6.50
Monday, June 11, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
North Korea : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
North Korea is marking the London games with a series of new stamps. The socialist country is sticking to form with an issue of colourful new stamps from across the globe to commemorate the Olympics.
Stamp designer An Chol, said the designs reflected "the intense feelings of kinetic movement of Olympic sports."
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Liechtenstein : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
FACE VALUES / SUBJECT
CHF 1.00
Swimming
CHF 1.00
Swimming
CHF 1.40
Tennis
Tennis
STAMP FORMAT
31,5 x 31,5 mm
31,5 x 31,5 mm
PERFORATION
13 ¼ x 13 ¼
13 ¼ x 13 ¼
SHEET FORMAT
146 x 208 mm
146 x 208 mm
DESIGN
Marc Weymann, London
Marc Weymann, London
PRINTING
4-colour offset
Royal Joh. Enschedé, Haarlem
4-colour offset
Royal Joh. Enschedé, Haarlem
PAPER
FSC Tru White Litho PVA,
110 gm2, gummed
FSC Tru White Litho PVA,
110 gm2, gummed
The “LOSV 2012 in London” stamp is to honour the extremely
active Olympic Sports Association formed 20 years ago by amalgamation of the
FLSV (Principality of Liechtenstein Sports Association), the LOK (Liechtenstein
Olympic Committee) established in 1935 and the SLSH (Liechtenstein Sport
Promotion Foundation). As the umbrella organisation now bringing together 44
sports associations and 132 sports clubs in the State of Liechtenstein it
supports these organizations with their approximately 15,200 members in their
activities and development projects. Two very special high points for the LOSV
which come round every four years are the Winter and Summer Olympic Games, for
each of which Liechtenstein sportsmen and sportswomen are carefully selected
and charged with worthily representing the colours of their homeland. This will
be the case this year too, when from 27th July to 12th
August this festival of sport, which the whole world is eagerly awaiting, will
be held in London and will provide as always breathtaking sporting highlights
which will long endure in the spectators’ memory. For designing stamp series
associated with the Olympic Games it has become a tradition for Philately
Liechtenstein to seek artists living where the actual contests are being held.
For the London Olympics it has even been possible to find a Liechtensteiner:
Marc Weymann comes from Vaduz and has lived and worked for some 7 years in
London as a font developer and designer. He is responsible for the design of
the stamps “Swimming” (face value CHF 1.00) and “Tennis” (face value CHF 1.40).
These are two Olympic disciplines for which two young Liechtenstein sportswomen
were selected in the winter of 2011: Stephanie Vogt in the Tennis and Julia
Hassler in the Swimming (400 and 800 metres Freestyle). The duo is to be joined
in London by the athlete Marcel Tschopp (Marathon).
Monday, June 4, 2012
Bahamas : 2012 Olympic Stamps
15c - Boxing
with a view of the Houses of Parliament in the background
50c – High
Jump with a view of Nelsons Column in the background
65c –
Swimming with a view of the Tower Bridge in the background
70c –
Athletics with a view of the Main Olympic Stadium in the background
Designer
Andrew Robinson
Printer
Cartor Security Printing
Process
Stochastic Lithography
Perforation
13 ¼ x 13 ½ per 2cms
Stamp size
28 x 42mm
Sheet Layout
10
Release Date
26 June, 2012
Production
Co-ordination Creative Direction (Worldwide) Ltd
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Luxembourg : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
Price of the series: | 0,60 + 1,10 = 1,70€ |
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Layout: | Cropmark (L) |
Printing: | Multicolored high-resolution offset (+gold colour for the COSL stamp), by Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Haarlem (NL) |
Dimensions: | 44 x 33 mm, 10 stamps per sheet with decorated borders. |
The Luxembourg Olympic Committee (COSL) was founded in 1912, the same year as
its first participation in the Stockholm Olympic Games. Since then, the COSL has
participated in all Summer Olympic Games’ venues (with the exception of the Los
Angeles games in 1932). In 1952, in Helsinki, Josy Barthel won the only gold
medal in Luxembourg Olympic history by winning the 1500 m in 3:45.2
seconds.
In 1974, a complete restructuring of the Luxembourg Olympic and sporting movement took place: the COSL brought together the Luxembourg sporting federations (61 at the time).
On 28 April 1978, the cabinet recognised the COSL as the central sporting organisation.
During the Winter Olympic Games in Albertville in 1992, Marc Girardelli won two silver medals in the Super G and Giant Slalom.
In 2001, the COSL modified its internal structure, allowing for greater professionalism, without which performances at the highest level would not be possible. Consistent with its mission to promote all levels of sport and sporting practice in Luxembourg, the COSL also supports competitive sports federations and invests in leisure sports and school sports.
The COSL hopes to participate in the London Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August 2012 with a dozen athletes. It has done everything it can to enable Luxembourg athletes to be properly prepared and achieve good results.
The Olympic Games are the meeting place of some 10,000 athletes selected by 204 Olympic committees around the world.
The variety of events and the great media interest make these games the number one sporting event. The geographic proximity of the 2012 Games will allow numerous supporters to encourage Luxembourg athletes and to enjoy this unique ambiance.
In 1974, a complete restructuring of the Luxembourg Olympic and sporting movement took place: the COSL brought together the Luxembourg sporting federations (61 at the time).
On 28 April 1978, the cabinet recognised the COSL as the central sporting organisation.
During the Winter Olympic Games in Albertville in 1992, Marc Girardelli won two silver medals in the Super G and Giant Slalom.
In 2001, the COSL modified its internal structure, allowing for greater professionalism, without which performances at the highest level would not be possible. Consistent with its mission to promote all levels of sport and sporting practice in Luxembourg, the COSL also supports competitive sports federations and invests in leisure sports and school sports.
The COSL hopes to participate in the London Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August 2012 with a dozen athletes. It has done everything it can to enable Luxembourg athletes to be properly prepared and achieve good results.
The Olympic Games are the meeting place of some 10,000 athletes selected by 204 Olympic committees around the world.
The variety of events and the great media interest make these games the number one sporting event. The geographic proximity of the 2012 Games will allow numerous supporters to encourage Luxembourg athletes and to enjoy this unique ambiance.
Israel : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
This
summer, Israel celebrates the London 2012 Olympics with an energetic stamp set.
These stamps have the official London 2012 Olympics logo and Olympic rings
symbol. Plus more in the High Priest Breastplate stamp series with beautiful
jewels - sparkling in the summer sun! Israel's beloved Mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy
Kollek is remembered for his outstanding contribution to the capital and
country. And Israel Post's ATM label depicts the slow but sure Green Turtle -
perfect for lazy summer days.
These
stamps will be issued on June 26th 2012. Starting from June Israel's stamps will
no longer have phosphor bands. Israel's stamps will now be printed with a
microtext hidden security mark. All the stamps issued in June 2012 will bear the
Israel Post logo in microtext. The logo can only been seen with a magnifying
glass and its position on the stamp is different on each
stamp.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Estonia Issued 2012 London Olympic Stamps
Estonia issued Stamps for 2012 London Olympic Games :
London 2012 Olympic Games / 516-01.06.12
Price: | 1.10 |
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Date: | 01.06.2012 |
Print: | ofset |
Designer: | Indrek Ilves |
Perforation: | 14:13¾ |
Sheets: | 5 x 4 |
Quantity issued: | 100 000 |
Printing house: | AS Vaba Maa |
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