Monday, July 2, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Iceland : 2012 London Olympic Stamps and FDC
Day of
issue: 03.05.2012Designer: Björgvin Sigurðsson
Number per sheet: 10
Printer: Joh. Enschedé
Size: 33 x 48 mm
Printing process: 2 lita prentun
Monday, June 25, 2012
Royal Mail : Welcome To The London Olympic Games 2012
Royal Mail will issue a special mini-sheet of stamps to
coincide with the spectacular opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 27
July.
The sheet of four stamps features a quartet of Olympic
sports: Diving, Fencing, Athletics and Cycling 'merged' with four iconic London
landmarks: Tate Modern, Tower Bridge, the Olympic Stadium and the London Eye.
To bring out the best of these striking composite images
Royal Mail is using one of its widest formats for the mini-sheet which contains
two 1st class stamps and two £1.28 stamps.
The two 1st Class stamps feature a fencer's lunge meeting
the walkway of Tower Bridge, while runners powering round the curve of a track,
'run' into the Olympic Stadium.
The £1.28 stamps show a diver's arrow-like vertical descent
mirroring Tate Modern's imposing 325 foot chimney, while the London Eye's
iconic Ferris Wheel becomes the front wheel of an Olympic racing bike.
However, once the drama and excitement of the Opening
Ceremony is over and the Olympic Flame is burning bright, it's all about the
sport.
Some 10,500 athletes from more than 200 different nations
will line up to contest 302 gold medals in a total of 39 disciplines across 26
very diverse sports.
Athletics dominates the gold medal opportunities, with 47
medals, but the Olympics isn't all centered on the Olympic Park, with
competitors going for gold at 34 different venues across the UK – another great
reason to welcome everyone to the greatest sporting event on the planet.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Canada : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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.
Monday, June 18, 2012
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
Saturday, June 16, 2012
South Korea : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
Stamp Name | The 30th London Olympics commemorative stamps |
Number of species | 2 |
Date of issue | In 2012. 7 27. |
Issuance | - |
Design | Swimming, archery |
Appeal to Indian Philatelists : campaign for the issue of commemorative stamps on Olympics 2012 !!
COMMEMORATING
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC
- Naresh
Agarwal
I recently read an appeal in Rainbow
stamp club bulletin asking to start campaigning for issuance of postal stamps by
India Post on occasion of London Olympics, the biggest sport event held every
four years to see the best sport personalities of the world in action. The
appeal reads as under :
“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. So all Indian philatelists are requested to join hands and
make all possible efforts to pursue India Post for a beautiful set of stamps to
mark OLYMPICS 2012. WE all must start a campaign for the issue of commemorative
stamps on Olympics 2012 !!”
Participation by any nation in such a great sports
event is a matter of pride and honor. Further winning any medal in this event is
like a dream come true. For me even participation in Olympic gives you a title
of Olympian which is a very big and rich achievement.
We have seen postal authorities of most of the
countries are issuing postal stamps to celebrate on this occasion. Australia for
example is issuing three commemorative stamps titling “The Road to
London” to honor its Olympians and also will be issuing stamps instantly for
their Gold medal winners in London Olympics. Such is the enthusiasm. Israel has
planned to issue a set of 6 stamps. This shows how seriously and strongly one is
connected and concerned. This connectivity acts as a motivational stuff for the
participants and also for the new upcoming athletes and sports persons.
India has also been issuing stamps on many such
occasion. 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.
Though only a few days are left, India Post has
not yet declared the stamps to be issued on this occasion by it but it is
believed that very nice stamps have already been designed to honor the medal
winners of India in the past Olympics games. But it is not understood why such
games are being played by India Post before the official start of the Olympic
games. This is a serious matter and demand of the people of this state who look
forward for release of good postal material including postal stamps to mark,
celebrate and commemorate this event.
One must not forget that India Post has been
very kind and liberal in its stamp issue policy where even a very good number of
people and events of regional stature have been honored and commemorated.
Olympics has a global stature and one can think what India Post must have in its
store for this event. Otherwise also when whole world is doing great work to
mark the event… India post, one of the biggest postal organizations can never
sit behind and is expected to come out with some wonderful postal
material.
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 athletes and Olympians in front of the world as
stamps are considered as ambassador of any country. More over, we will be
honoring our sports personalities not the British or other nationals.
Let me remind the think tank of India post that it
has a big wing to promote philately and also has a philatelic advisory committee
too to think on the importance of any such occasion and to decide on issuance of
stamps and postal material which could commemorate such event and also help
promotion and development of this hobby for which such wing has been formed. I
would like to inform that there is a big group / chapter of philatelists who
collect and enjoy the Olympic related stamps and other material. In India, only
there is a big team of such philatelists who are hard core Olympic Stamp
collectors.
I hope and have firm belief that India Post will
come out with a strange but beautiful set of stamps to mark this occasion along
with other related philatelic materials.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
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