Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Hungary : 2012 London Olympic Stamps
The two denominations consisting of a series of stamps
designed by graphic artist Agnes Berta of the State Printing House made. The
tradition appears Olympic stamps this time swimming and kayaking sports a
moment immortalized by the artist. The official stamps of the Hungarian Olympic
oath on the day of 2012. will be published on June 22, the presentation
ceremony a few days later, on June 25 will be held at the House of the
Hungarian Sports.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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.
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