United States Beijing Olympic Stamp

The United States Postal Service released their Beijing Olympic postage stamp on June 19, 2008. The stamp was released during first day competition of the 2008 Olympic Team Gymnastic Trials.

The elegant stamp features a drawing of a female gymnast which is surrounded by ribbon design elements. The symbolic Olympic rings appear in the far left hand corner of the stamp with the denomination at the top right hand corner.

There are only three philatelic products available for this particular stamp issue. The First Day Cover is $.80. The Ceremony Program is $6.95 and the First Day Cover Keepsake is $9.20.

The deadline for issuing the First Day of Issue Postmark is TODAY, August 20, 2008. Stamps can either be purchased at www.usps.com/shop or by calling (800) STAMP-24. You can also purchase your new stamps at your local post office if you so choose. Stamps should be affixed to an addressed envelope of your choice and placed into a larger envelope. Those envelopes should be mailed to ASAP on postmarked today. The address to mail envelopes to is:

Olympic Games Stamp

Postmaster

Attn.: First-Day Cancellation – Olympic Games Stamp

3190 S. 70th Street Room 509

Philadelphia, PA 19153-9611

Once the USPS applies the first day of issue postmark, they will return your envelope to you through the mail. There is no additional charge for the postmark, but remember, the deadline is today, so don’t miss this one in a lifetime opportunity!