Welcome to the London 2012 Olympic Games
Issued to coincide with the spectacular opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 27 July.
The sheet of four stamps features a quartet of Olympic sports: Diving, Fencing, Athletics and Cycling ‘merged’ with four iconic London landmarks: Tate Modern, Tower Bridge, the Olympic Stadium and the London Eye.
2012
(July 27 2012)
Commemorative
Designed by hat-trick design
Size 60mm (h) x 30mm (v)
Printed by Cartor Security Print
Print Process Lithography
Perforations 14.5 x 14.5
Phosphor All Over
Gum PVA
Welcome to the London 2012 Olympic Games
, Vol.49 No.11
(Issue Details)
Stamps
Diving - Tate Modern
£1.28
Image preview by Royal Mail
The sport of diving is shown here mirroring the chimney of the former Art Deco power station that now houses Tate Modern’s collection on London’s South Bank.
Fencing - Tower Bridge
1st
Image preview by Royal Mail
A fencer’s lunge is mirrored by the walkway of Tower Bridge.
Athletics - Olympic Stadium
1st
Image preview by Royal Mail
Runners take the curve of the track as it merges into the new purpose-built Olympic Stadium in Stratford.
Cycling - London Eye
£1.28
Image preview by Royal Mail
London’s iconic Ferris wheel becomes the front wheel of an Olympic racing bike in the final stamp of the miniature sheet.
Facsimile Pack
5014721133751
Printed by Joh. Enschede Security Print
Print Process : Gravure
Perforations : 15 x 14
Size 41mm (h) x 23mm (v)
Miniature Sheet
Image preview by Royal Mail
Size 192mm (h) x 74mm (v)
Prestige Stamp Book Cover
PHQ Cards
PHQ367