Royal Mail celebrates London's selection by the International Olympic Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games by the production of a miniature sheet of six stamps reproducing the 1996 Olympics issue revalued from 26p to 1st class.
Beijing Olympics 2008. In connection with the Beijing 2008
Olympics there are three stamp issues in 2008:
Handover of Olympic flag from Beijing
to London Joint Issue with China;
Beijing Olympic Expo
Philatelic Exhibition Smilers Sheet;
Centenary of the 1908 London
Olympics Commemorative Sheet.
The Stamps
The sheet has been designed by CDT using designs by Nick Knight originally
employed for the 1996 Olympics issue.
Technical details:
The stamps are printed in litho by Walsall Security Printers in
lithography. The stamps are 41x30mm, and the sheet 115x105mm.
The postmark images are from Royal Mail's Postmark Bulletin, and
all images are Copyright 2005 by Royal Mail.
We have produced a limited number of covers for this sheet - Price
£5.95 - using postmarks L9710, L9709 & L9744.
Cover producers have had to take account of restrictions by the
International Olympic Committee on the use of all their symbols and
words, and 'London 2102' has been registered as a Trade Mark in the UK.
We know that some cover producers have decided not to produce a cover
for this issue.
Also available:
Miniature sheet mint - £2.95
Sheet on PO FDC - £4.50 - various postmarks, please use the link
to our online shop.
Presentation pack - £3.40
PHQ cards: We have some sets of the 5 1996 PHQ cards with the 5
different stamps from the sheet and postmarks L9739-9743. Price £9.95
per set.
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Ref FD2012 Official Philatelic Bureau postmark |
Ref FD2012a Official FDI postmark London E15 |
Ref L9709 A Hat Trick for London, 1908 1948 2012 |
Ref L9710 London E15 |
Ref L9713 Raffles, Romford, Essex - The decision to choose the Host City was taken at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore |
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Ref L9739 Host City 2012 - London |
Ref L9740 Host City 2012 - London |
Ref L9741 Host City 2012 - London |
Ref L9742 Host City 2012 - London |
Ref L9743 Host City 2012 - London |
Ref N9769 Congratulations London 2012 - York |
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Ref L9744 It's London, Host City 2012 |
Ref L9745 London Wins, Stratford London E15 |
Ref L9737 Olympic Way, Wembley, Middlesex |
Ref L9736 London: Host City, Stratford London E15 |
Ref L9738 Society of Olympic Collectors Congratulates London Host City, Stratford London E15 | Ref L9779 Havering Sports Council, London 2012 Host City Romford Essex |
This page updated 23 July 2008
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