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

first president of "Sangha" Karnataka Olympic Committee

Special Cover Sri Mahaswamiji, Billur Founder and First president of Sangha {Committee} Now Karnataka Olympic Committee
Cancellation 22nd Karnataka State Olympic Games Bagalkot H.P.O dated 15.11.1984
Back side of the cover

078 Jan Antonio Samaranch Passed away

• A pretty island raised atoll with surrounding reef which is exposed at low tide, the Republic of Nauru is 12 miles in circumference and just over eight square miles. Most of the 10,000 population live on the narrow coastal belt.
• A small isolated Central Pacific island, it lies some 36 miles south of the Equator and is readily accessible by regular services on the island's national carrier, Air Nauru, from major Pacific ports.

The Nauru Olympic Commitee issuied the above stamps during the visit of Juan Antonio Samaranch.

Great loss to Olympic Family & Olympic Philately....



I deeply regret to write that Juan Antonio Samaranch, is No More


Juan Antonio Samaranch, The man behind the idea of Olymphilex/Olymplex the International Olympic Stamps Exhibition which had become an integral part of the Olympic Games since 1984 . Juan Antonio Samaranch himself an avid Olymplic Philatelist,


• A dominant figure in the modern Olympic movement who over 21 years guided the Games from a period of boycotts and near bankruptcy to an era of unprecedented success and damaging scandal, Passed away on Wednesday in his home city, Barcelona, Spain. He was 89.

Few Golden Moment of Juan Antonio Samaranch

• Former IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch wears the Gold Olympic order necklace at the Column Hall in Moscow in 2001. Samaranch, a giant of the Olympic movement,
  
  

• Sir Juan Antonio Samaranch , dressed in full-blown fascist uniform, is sworn inas a National Councillor in Spian's sham "parliament" by General Franco in 1967
  
  

053 Queen of Indian Track and field

Dear friends today in rembering my early days this day in 1984 Summer Olympics India didn't win a medal but the Games are remembered for bringing glory to Indian athletes centre stage. P. T. Usha lost the bronze medal in 400 metre hurdles by one-hundredth of a second.

The first Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of an Olympic event by winning her 400 m hurdles Semi-final

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born June 27, 1964), popularly known as P. T. Usha is an Indian athlete from the state of Kerala. Regarded as queen of Indian track and field, P. T. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She is one of the greatest athletes India has ever produced. Her initials stand for her family/house name, according to tradition in many parts of Kerala. She was nicknamed Payyoli Express

052 Arimail Register cover of 1984 Olympic Games Germany

Thanks To Sir, Shrikant Parikh for sending me this cover of 1984 Olympic Games stamps of Germany (West Berlin). an 25years old cover travelled from Germany to india and remebering me this year to celebarting the 25th year of my Philatelic journey the way of stamps collecting thought by my teacher Mrs. Shanthi and stamp given by my class mate Srinivas the way back in 1984 as a gift Great thanks to all of them who supported in this Philately world