London 2012 Olympic Torch

The London 2012 Olympic torch has been lit, sparking the start of the torch relay to end at the Games' opening ceremonies on July 27. 

The triangular torch is designed to highlight the fact that London is hosting the Olympics for the third time. It also staged the Games in 1908 and 1948, 

From Greece, the flame will travel to Britain for a 70-day torch relay covering 8,000 miles across the United Kingdom, Greek swimmer and Olympic silver medalist Spyros Gianniotis will be the first of 490 torchbearers.

In the traditional ritual, an actress dressed as a high priestess used a mirror to focus the sun's rays and light the torch at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in Greece,

Back side of the  of above Maxim card

From Greece, the flame will travel to Britain for a 70-day torch relay covering 8,000 miles across the United Kingdom,

Back side of the  of above Maxim card

Thanks to Mr Ajya Mittal from New Delhi for sending me the above Maxim Cards of Greece 1984

Olympic Games Mascots

Olympic Games Mascots

The first Olympic mascot appeared at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Since then, mascots have become a main element of the Olympic image. Mascots act as a vehicle for communicating the Olympic spirit to the general public, especially children and youth. They have come in many shapes and sizes, though they all convey the theme of the Olympic Games, showcase the distinctive geographical features, history and culture of the host city.

Before 1992, most Olympic mascots were created based on a animal unique to the host countries. Since then, human or invented figures have been used, and often more than one mascot - the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games had three and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games had two, Beijing had 5 and London has gone back to two.


Waldi 1972

Amik 1976




Misha 1980



Sam 1894




Hodori 1988



Cobi 1992



Izzy 1996



Syd, Olly and Millie 2000




Athena and Phevos 2004



fuwa, beibei, jingjing, huanhuan, and yingying, 2008




finally 2012 Games Named Wenlock and Mandeville

071 "U.K Royal Mail" 2012 Games

Hi! Friends today I received a beautiful and lovely set of 10 stamps of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics games sent to me by Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti form Shamshi Kullu who visited Stamp Mania 2009 and purchased this set for my collection. I am trilled and over whelmed to get this beautiful item and just don’t known how to express my gratitude thank you very much Mrs.Jeevan Jyoti Madam

064Stamps to celebrate 2012 Olympic games

Dear friends, I wish I could get this beautiful stamps for my collection.



The Royal Mail issued a new set of stamps to celebrate the 2012 Olympic games.
The U.K. Royal Mail has released a new collection of stamps to celebrate the 2012 Olympic games. The stamps will highlight both Olympic and Paralympic sports.
The Olympic series will ultimately feature 30 designs. The first set will go on sale October 22.






The Designers of the above stamps include Nathalie Guinamard (track), Paul Slater (judo), Guy Billout (weightlifting), Andrew Davidson (equestrian)

and few other Designers are (Canoe Slalom) John Royle, (Archery) George Hardie, ( Athletics Diving) Julian Opie (Boccia) David Doyle, (Badminton) David Holmes and for (Basketball) Huntley Muir,

The FDC of The Royal Mail
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038 London 2012 olympic Game

Thanks to Abbijeeth giving me this M/S
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are due to take place in London, United Kingdom 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.