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.

Presentation Pack

Cost : £4.30
Pack 474
RM Code AP364

Welcome to the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012)

Reverse for Welcome to the London 2012 Olympic Games

Presentation Pack Inner

Facsimile Pack

RM Code ZP003
5014721133751
Printed by Joh. Enschede Security Print
Print Process : Gravure
Perforations : 15 x 14
Size 41mm (h) x 23mm (v)

Reverse for 1948 Olympic Games Facsimile Pack

First Day Cover

Miniature Sheet FDC

Prestige Pane FDC

Philatelic Numismatic Cover

1948 Olympic Games Coin Cover A stunning prestige Coin Cover celebrating the 1948 Olympic Games held in London is now available, in a limited edition - of 1,948 of course! This LO COG- endorsed product carries a full set of mint 1948 Olympic Stamps (i.e. the real thing, not replicas), a 1948 Half Crown coin and a unique cancellation mark. The 1948 Olympics were the first to be held after the Second World War and are known as the austerity games. A collection of souvenir items accompanies the Coin Cover reproductions of a 1948 London Olympics poster and ration book, a medal chart, fascinating imagery and the full background story of the Games, including intriguing stories from athletes of the day