Showing posts with label 1896 Olympic Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1896 Olympic Games. Show all posts

Thursday, June 7, 2012

2012 London Olympic 50 Days to go

 Dear Reader,

Do you ever wonder how long it is left until the next Olympics? The Olympic Games Countdown! 2012 London Games 50 Days to go.  We are now waiting for the Next Summer competitions in the capital of the UK

I Olympic Games 1896, Athens, Greece

       60 L black Quadriga of Chariot driving

12 special stamps were issued  in 1896 Athens Games no postage stamps from other countries!  the dated of issue April 6th 1896

Engraver: E. Mouchon, Designer: Gillieron

The first Modern Olympic Games at Athens in 1896.James Brendan Connoly of United States become the first Olympic Champion When he won the triple jump event

For more details about James Barendan Connoly

ref the below link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brendan_Connolly




Friday, February 25, 2011

Sports Collection at Indipex 2011

Mr.Georgios Sparis from Greece collection "Commemorative Issue of First Olympic" was displayed in INDIPEX 2011 under in Traditional Class 2C Traditional and won the Gold with 92 marks and won special prize too

Mr.Dinesh Chandra Sharma Collection "Summer Olympic Games" won the vermeil with 80 marks




standing from the left Jagannath Mani,Mr.Georgios Sparis and Mr.Dinesh Chandra Sharma in front of Mr.Georgios Sparis collection




Indian Postal officers, staffs, and Exhibitors from Karnataka postal circle at INDIPEX 2011



My Exhibit Tittled The Images of summer Olympic which won Silver Bronze with 65 Marks

front view of the medal

back view of the medal



Mr.Georgios Sparis from Greece viewing my collection




Mr.Georgios Sparis acknowledgement


The other sports collection which won the award

Mr. Saroj ranjan kar collection won the Silver Bronze with 65 Marks

Literature class

Dinesh Chandra Sharma India 11C Literature Sports won Bronze

Mabeosz -Mosfit (National Federation of Hungarian Philatelists) Hungary 11B Literature Olimpiafila won Silver Bronze with 65 Marks

Ivan Libric Croatia 11B Literature Olymphil certificate of participant with 58 marks

Tarun Jain India 11A Literature Common Wealth Games Absent

Thanks to India Post for organising the event