2012 London Olympic 49 Days to go

II Olympic Games 1900, Paris, France.

 

There are no postage stamps issued in 1900, The above 5 special stamps from 1896 with over print the date of issue is December 22nd 1900, after the Games closed on October 28th 1900

Remembering  Note;
  Cacutta ( India) - born Norman Pitchard won two silver medals at the Games, in200M and 200M hurdles, the International Olympic Committee credits the medal in India's account while the British have always disputed it, arguing that Indian did not start participating in the games officially till 1920 

For more details ref the below links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Pritchard

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

Olympic Flame

The Facts of Olympic flame:

A Barbuda miniature sheet (1984) shows the start of the journey of the torch from Olympia. The journey may not be only by land, water and air With modern technology, the flame has been transferred by adopting  latest  techniques and satellites,

points to  note:

in 1964 it was carried  from Greece to Okinawa (Japan) by air.

in 1968 it was carried to Veracruz ( Mexico) by ship,

in 1972 the torch was passed through land by a horse, boat and runners 

in 1976 the flame was transmitted by electronic devices (using satellite ) and then  it have been continuation, and now 2012 using the same, The Olympic flame at the Temple of Hera. 

 

The Grenada 1988 Stamps 

A mirror was uses to intensify the sun's rays and ignite the flame. The flame is passed to the torch, which will travel 1,800 miles on Greek soil, a week-long relay throughout Greece and it will be heading off to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

 

2012 Olympic New Stamps

New Olympic Stamps To be issued today

Royal Mail’s largest stamp commission since the Millennium series will be completed today (27 July 2011),the launch of the final set of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games stamps – issued exactly one year before the opening ceremony.

To mark the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and its role as an official licensee of the Games, Royal Mail commissioned 30 UK artists and image makers to take part in this three-year project. The 30 stamps created to mark the 30th Olympiad and London 2012 Paralympic Games each champion an Olympic or Paralympic sport. They have been issued in three sets of ten stamps to mark the annual countdown in July 2009, 2010 and finally 2011.

The third and final set in this exciting series, subtitled ‘Get Ready for 2012’, contains a new set of ten dynamic sporting images printed in two sheets, each bearing se-tenant strips of five 1st Class stamps. These include established Olympic sports such as fencing, handball and wrestling, and more recent additions including sailing, triathlon and wheelchair rugby.All stamps in the series feature either the London 2012 Olympic Games or Paralympic Games logo.

These 10 stamps are the last in the three sets of 10 stamps that have been issued since 2009. As usual the stamps come in many different forms such as mint, presentation packs, coin covers etc. There is one collectable though that is unusual. All 30 stamps from this set have been printed in one sheet over a background of the Olympic stadium at night (one of the original renders).





This item is priced at £13.80 as per Royal mail,I don't have an Idiea when the Royal Mail have printed stamps from such a large programme in one sheet. If anyone read this are come to knows better, please feel free to write to me


Image of 10 stamps reproduced from Norvic Philatelics website. If you collect GB stamps, you can ref this link http://www.norvic-philatelics.co.uk/ the best GB stamp site on the web. Norvic also contains full details of this Olympic stamp issue - click here.

2011 World Olympic Collectors Fair & Olympex 2012

The upcoming 2011 World Olympic Collectors Fair will be held in Chicago from August 4-7 in conjunction with the National Sports Collectors Convention and the Olympin Club.




The 2008 Prix Olympia has been awarded to Canada for the best philatelic issue commemorating the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Olympic Museum will very likely organize an exhibition at London's Royal Opera House during the 2012 Olympic Games.
please ref the Link below for more details

http://www.sportstamps.org/


Courtesy: Olympic & Sports Philatelic news

093 30th Olympiad and London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Dear friends and readers,

First i want to thank

Mrs Jeevan Jyoti Editor, Rainbow Stamp News, a monthly e- stamp magazine published from Shimla (H.P.)India http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/

Cdr. (Retd) U.N Acharya Secretary and Naval Philatelic Society http://npsindia.com/

For sending me the the first and second set of 30th Olympiad and London 2012 Paralympic Games. stamps

The London 2012 Games commences on 27 July and concludes on 12 August. The Paralympic Games commences on 29 August and concludes on 9 September. Royal Mail will commemorate London’s hosting of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by issuing three sets of 10 x 1st Class stamps in the run up to the London 2012 Games in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The concept is to issue 30 stamps to mark the 30th Olympiad and London 2012 Paralympic Games. Each of the sporting areas celebrated in these Games will have its own stamp. And each of the 30 stamps will be created by a different contemporary artist, illustrator or designer.
The concept is to issue 30 stamps to mark the 30th Olympiad and London 2012 Paralympic Games. Each of the sporting areas celebrated in these Games will have its own stamp. And each of the 30 stamps will be created by a different contemporary artist, illustrator or designer.

1st set of 10 stamps Issuied dated 22.10.2009

Designers:

Canoe slalom: John Royle; Archery: George Hardie; Athletics - Track: Natalie Guinamard (collage); Diving: Julian Opie; Boccia: David Doyle; Judo: Paul Slater; Equestrian: Andrew Davidson; Badminton: David Holmes; Weightlifting: Guy Billout; Basketball: Huntley Muir.

This sent by Mrs Jeevan Jyoti



Canoe slalom,Archery, Athletics: Track, Aquatics, Boccia




Judo, Equestrian, Badminton, Weightlifting, Basketball

2nd set of 10 stamps Issuied dated 27.07.2010

Designers:

Rowing: Marian Hill; Shooting: David Hillman; Modern Pentathlon: Katherine Baxter; Taekwondo: James Fryer; Cycling: Matthew Dennis, Table Tennis: Michael Craig Martin; Hockey: Darren Hopes; Football: Alex Williamson; Goalball: Tobatron, Boxing: Stephen Ledwidge

This sent by Cdr. (Retd) U.N Acharya




Rowing, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon, Taekwondo, Cycling;



Table Tennis, Hockey, Football, Paralympic Goal ball, Boxing

Technical details:
The stamps' designers are listed below. The overall design task was by Studio David Hillman, and the 35mm square stamps are printed in litho by Cartor Security Printing, perf 14½ with all-over phosphor. The stamps are printed in two sheets of 25 (5 each of 5 designs in vertical columns), enabling collectors to buy vertical strips of any single sport/discipline