OLYMPEX 2012 Announced.

Olympic and Sports Philately News

FIPO has announced that the next OLYMPEX philatelic exhibition will take place from 24 July to 9 September 2012 at the British Library in London. The exhibition will be by invitation only and based on the London Games of the Olympiad: 1908, 1948 and 2012. The entire announcement may be viewed in below link

http://www.sportstamps.org/PDFdocuments/Olympex2012-announcement.pdf
Courtesy: Sports Philatelists International!
http://www.sportstamps.org/

The British Library London.

The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is based in London and is one of the world's most significant research libraries, holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats; books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and much more, making it the largest collection in the world. The Library's collections include around 25 million books,along with substantial additional collection of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland - 100th Anniversary

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland - 100th Anniversary

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (ISI) was founded on January 28th 1912 under the name of The National Sports Association of Iceland.

ISI is the largest mass movement in Iceland and the only overall association of the Icelandic sports movement. One of ISI's main tasks is to strengthen, coordinate and organize sports activities in Iceland while also promoting the development of all kinds of sports, both public and elite. All sport and youth organizations in Iceland are members of ISI. ISI is focusing on three main aspects: Sport for All, Elite Sports and Education.

This stamp was designed by Tryggvi T. Tryggvason.

Courtesy: Stampnews.com

http://www.stampnews.com/stamps/stamps_2012/stamp_1329570436_112191.html

Much awaited sheet let of 2012 Olympic Games

Hi! friends,

Due to work schedules, I have not updated my collection regularly, though I have received lot of items from friends and well wishers, the much awaited sheet let form Royal mail sent by the well wisher Cdr (retd) U.N ACHARYA and well known philatelist as a gift, am very much pleased to receive the same.

I thanks for all your kindness and I regret for not posting your sent items in exchange

A Request to friends & readers

The London Olympics just a few months ahead..It's a good time for us to join our hands to have a good collection on Olympics 2012..Though the Olympic stamps issued by Royal mail followed by other Olympic actives world wide We want to develop contacts to have the 2012 Olympic Games related Post Marks if any one interested please free to write me

I thank Cdr (retd) U.N ACHARYA very much for enriching my collection

Gold medal stamps at 2012 Olympics

Hi friends today An Philately day so I though of writing few things which learnt on my subject hope you too enjoy reading

Royal Mail has announced that it will issue special gold medal stamps to celebrate Team GB Olympic gold medal wins

The design is yet to be announced, but is likely to feature a standard frame with a picture of the athlete or athletes in the middle.

Both individual and team victories will be celebrated.

Australia Post issued similar stamps at the Sydney 2000 Olympics,

Australia Post issued during the Sydney 2000 Olympics,

Greece Post issued similar at the 2004 Athens Olympics,

Greece Post issued during the 2004 Athens Olympics,

China Post issued similar at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

China Post issued during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Royal Mail plans issue definitive stamps

Royal Mail also plans Olympic definitive Olympic Book let and 'Welcome' stamps next year.

Around a million stamps an hour in striking orange and blue inks will be printed on specialist stamp printing presses in Walsall, West Midlands over the next few days.

The stamps will be available from all 11,800 Post Office branches across the UK from Thursday 5^th January 2012. There are four new stamps - two 1^st Class and two for Worldwide use to post items up to 20 gm in weight. Both sets of values feature one stamp with the London 2012 Olympic Games logo and one with London 2012 Paralympics Games logo.

Royal Mail issued first Olympic Games stamps in 1948.

Courtesy: Stamp Magazine's website, Royal Mail, Google Image and my well wisher

Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand's name should recommended for Bharat Ratna

Dear friends and sports lovers

As today We celebrating the Birthday of Major Dhyan Chand an Indian hockey as National sports day , We want to recommended The Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand's name for Bharat Ratna the highest civilian award in the field of sports, should go to hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, and not to Indian Cricket batting legend Sachin Tendulkar

Major Dhyan Chand was one of the greatest sportsman ever produced by India The wizard of Indian hockey, he had done his service to the country in the field of hockey and helped India attain glory that is unparalleled to any off the other sports

Senior officials of the Indian Olympic Association, however want to thrown their weight behind this matter, how long the supporters of Major Dhyan Chand can wait?

Mr,Ajay Maken Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, wrote in April this year to Home Minister P Chidambaram to include sports in the category of highest civilian award to be granted to a citizen keeping in mind the unprecedented services of Sachin Tendulkar in cricket, what the other past Sports and Youth Affairs Minister not done so for, why not Major Dhyan Chand?

I am not against Sachin Tendulkar getting the Bharat Ratna, am good fan of Sachin Tendulakar too, I feel the distinction should go to an National sport / Olympic sports, and then to the other sports

As sports and Olympic philatelist, I love all the sports and I hope I will get the viewers feed back and comments from all sports lovers after reading this article.



The above art work by Vishal Wadaye

Dhyan Chand dazzled spectators the world over by his magical skills with his hockey stick. Austrians honored him by building his statue in Vienna with four hands holding four sticks. In Holland his hockey stick was checked to see if it contained a hidden magnet! He scored over a thousand goals during his illustrious career and was instrumental in winning gold medals for India in three consecutive Olympics.

Courtesy: to the art work by Vishal Wadaye

http://www.allindiaarts.com/artist.asp?artist_id=6

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Dear Friend's and Olympic philately lover's.



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News from FIPO.

Dear Friends and Olympic Philatelist please refer the below links and let me known your views and feed back



http://www.sportstamps.org/PDFdocuments/First%20Report%20Oly%20Working%20Group.pdf

http://www.sportstamps.org/PDFdocuments/FIPO-RestructureLtr.pdf


http://www.sportstamps.org/PDFdocuments/FIPO-2010-01-07A.pdf

Courtesy: Sports Philatelists International