The Olympic & Paralympic games : get ready for 2012 : Royal Mail first day cover / Royal Mail.

Date:
2011
  • Ephemera

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Description

First day cover envelope with 10 postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail Group Ltd. on Thursday, 27 July 2011. This is the third of three annual sets to commemorate the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. It has all 10 stamps stuck to it and they have been cancelled by the official first day of issue (a stopwatch) cancellation stamp and includes a colour, illustrated 'stiffener' card. The stamps show sailing, field athletics, volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wrestling, wheelchair tennis, fencing, gymnastics, triathlon and handball. The text explains the events.

Publication/Creation

Edinburgh : Royal Mail, 2011.

Physical description

1 envelope : color illustrations ; 13 x 22 cm

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