Beijing Olympic Stamps

My parents instilled me a love for the Olympic Games, especially the summer Olympics. With the games in Beijing this year, I find myself staying up late, rooting for Team USA, being in awe of the amazing talents showcased from each nation and keeping track of the medals that were won by all. Simply put, it’s just plain fun to watch all of the athletes compete in these competitions. That being said, I thought I would showcase some of the wonderful stamps being offered to honor the Beijing Olympic Games.

In true Olympic host style, China released their initial stamps to commemorate Olympic venues, well before the games began. There are a total of six philatelic products that showcase the China Agricultural University Gymnasium, The Laoshan Velodrome, the National Indoor Stadium, the Peking University Gymnasium, the National Aquatics Center, and the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. There was an additional stamp issued to commemorate the National Stadium as well.

China also issued a series of stamps that commemorates both the Olympics and the Year of the Rat together. The stamps are titled “Olympic Year in China”. This is the 29th Olympiad and China skillfully integrated the 12 letters of “Olympic Games” with the 12 symbolic animals represented in the Chinese lunar calendar in a joint stamp design. Very cleaver!

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