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Royal Mail has commissioned some of the most exciting artists and illustrators to create three sets of stamps to be issued in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
A total of 30 1st class stamps will be issued in the Olympic and Paralympic Games series and the first 10 went on sale on 22nd October 2009. Two further sets showing another 20 sports will be issued in the run up to 2012. Each stamp will feature either the London 2012 Olympic Games or Paralympic Games logo.
The initial collection features images of three Paralympic sports – dressage, archery and the less well-known event of boccia. There are also seven stamps featuring the Olympic disciplines of canoe slalom, track athletics, diving, judo, badminton, weightlifting and basketball.
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: “It is a huge honour to have stamps created in celebration of the Games and we look forward to working with Royal Mail over the next three years. These stamps will be a wonderful way to celebrate the London 2012 Games and mean that the whole country can get involved in this fantastic festival of sport between now and 2012.”
Julietta Edgar, Royal Mail’s head of special stamps said: “Royal Mail has always been there to celebrate and commemorate significant moments in our history and the London 2012 Olympic Games is one of the greatest events on the planet.”
