Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Malawi : History of Olympic Philately 1948 – 2012
Malawi Post has issued “History of Olympic Philately 1948 –
2012”
These issues contain worldwide historical Olympic stamps
issued from 1948 London Olympics to 2012 London Olympics. This is also nice thematic
collection those who collect “Stamps on Stamp”
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Antigua and Barbuda - 2012 London Olympic Stamps
For Complete list of ALL 2012 London Olympic Games stamps issued
worldwide,
Please visit : http://ganesh-myolympicphilately.blogspot.com/search/label/2012%20London%20Olympic%20Stamp%20Catalogue
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
UAE : 2012 Arab Post Day Stamp
Emirates Post, in association with Arab postal
administrations, has issued a set of commemorative stamps in one denomination
(225 Fils) to mark Arab Postal Day
Arab Postal Dais observed every year on August 3 to highlight
the role played by the post in community development and celebrate the stages
of postal development.
Arab Postal Day celebrates the dramatic growth of posts
in the Arab world and highlights the roles played by postal corporations in the
region in the development of social communications down the ages.
Arab Postal Day highlights the importance of
communication and information technologies in the Arab world, and seeks to
identify opportunities for boosting cooperation in the postal field in Arab countries.
Emirates Post seeks to document local and global
achievements and important occasions and events through commemorative stamps,
as postage stamps are a channel of cross-cultural communication, reaching
different countries and peoples across the globe.
Technical Details :
Name of Issue :
Arab Postal Day
Date of Issue :
15.08.2012
Denomination : 225 Fils
Souvenir Sheet :
15 AED
Size :
30x50mm in sheet of 20 stamps
Designer :
Oman Post
Printing Method :
Lithographic Offset
Printer : Carton Printing Press-France
Quantities :
50,000
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
2010 Vancouver : Prix Olympia Winners
The Prix Olympia, a longstanding tradition
initiated by the late Juan Antonio Samaranch in 1985, at the time President of
the IOC, has once again been awarded.
As many may remember, the original idea was to
organize an international competition to select the three best-designed stamps
issued for the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo and the Summer Olympic Games in
Los Angeles. President Samaranch, himself a great Olympic collector, conceived
this prize.
In March 2012, the jury for the Prix Olympia
(consisting of the IOC Commission for Philately, Numismatics and Memorabilia)
made its selections for the three outstanding stamps issued for the 2010
Vancouver Olympic Winter Games:
Gold medal: United States Postal Service, stamp of
44 cents (snowboarding)
Silver medal : Postal Administration of Andorra,
stamp of 0,85 euros (skiing)
Bronze medal : Postal Administration of Latvia,
stamp of 0,55 euros (ice hockey).
Labels:
2. 2010-Vancouver (Winter)
Monday, September 3, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
UNPA : Sport for Peace – Paralympic Games 2012
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will take place in London, England from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.
The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics first started in 1948 when Dr. Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England for Second World War veterans that had spinal injuries. The competition took place between sports clubs and other hospitals on the same day as the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games.
The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960 and involved 400 athletes from 23 countries. Originally, only wheelchair athletes were invited to compete. Since that time, the Paralympic Games have grown dramatically. Athletes competing at the Games are divided into the following disability groups: visual impairments, amputees, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and Les Autres - athletes with physical disabilities that are not included in the categories mentioned above.
The 2012 Paralympic Games will take place between 29 August and 9 September. They will be the biggest Paralympic Games ever, featuring 4,200 athletes from 160 countries who will compete in 20 sports.
To commemorate the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, the United Nations Postal Administration will issue stamps on 17 August 2012 featuring six paralympic sports. Three souvenir sheets will also be released on the same day.
Sport is a universal language that can be a powerful tool in promoting peace, tolerance and understanding by bringing people together across boundaries, cultures and religions. The 2012 Paralympic Games in London will continue its tradition of promoting the Olympic spirit by featuring exceptional athletes with amazing talents that continue to inspire people around the world.
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