OLYMPHILEXINIDA 2012

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 7/31/2012 2:19:00 AM

'Dear FriendsOn the occasion of the Games of the XXXth Olympiad London 2012, we are pleased to inform Olympic and Sports Philatelic Exhibition “Olymphilex India 2012” will be held in Bangalore at the GPO museum from 27th July to 5 August, 2012. 60 frames displayed by 25 philatelist (four Senior and few budding) Olympic Philatelists and sport philatelists, the release of a special cover with a special cancellation approved by the CPMG Karnataka Circle on 27th July, the inaugural day(...)'

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2012 Summer Olympics 39 days to go

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/17/2012 7:17:00 PM

'VIII Olympic Games 1924,Paris France.  The for the second time the Games were held in Paris.  the Games were held from 4th many to 27th July 1924  the  1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad,  France issued a set of 4 stamps for the first time 6 others countries also commemorated the Games with issue of stamps The Above Stamps Designer; E. Becker Remembering Note: Paavo Nurmi, of Finland called a "superman," was back (...)'

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2012 London Olympic 44 Days to go

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/14/2012 5:42:00 PM

'VII Olympic Games 1920, Antwerp,Belgium.   The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international  multi-sports event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honor the people of that city after the suffering they endured during World War I.  The initial choice for the site of the Games had been Budapest Hungary. Though the majority of events took place in Belgium, there was a single sail(...)'

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Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/14/2012 12:59:00 AM

'VI Olympic Games 1916, Berlin Germany.   Berlin Games, which were to be officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were to have been held in Berlin Germany. However, due to the outbreak of World War I, the games were cancelled.Courtesy : Wrestling best com   http://www.wrestlingsbest.com/collectibles/wrestuffseals001.html'

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2012 London Olympic 46 Days to go

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/12/2012 4:43:00 PM

'V Olympic Games 1912,Stockholm, Sweden.  Games were held form 5th May to 22nd July 1912 from 28 countries took part in 14 sports Looking back;American Indian Jim Thorpe's Talent lit up the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, The American won the decathlon and pentathlon gold medals to emerge as the greatest athlete in the world. However, he had to endure the ignominy of being stripped of his honours after it was discovered that he had violated the strict amateur nor(...)'

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2012 London Olympic 47 Days to go

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/10/2012 4:30:00 PM

'VI Olympic Games 1908,London, Great Britain.   Games were held from 27th April to 31st October 1908 None of the countries Issued any Stamp. Michael Joseph Bulger was the Chief Medical Officer for the Marathon at the London Olympic Games in 1908 - Bulger was involved in the disqualification of the Italian runner Dorando Pietri ( who entered the stadium first, stumbled and fell five times before he was helped by Chief Medical Officer) for being aided across the finis(...)'

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2012 London Olympic 48 Days to go

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/9/2012 4:30:00 PM

'III Olympic Games 1904, Paris, France. The Games were held from 1st July to 23rd November 1904, at St. Louis, a large city on the Mississippi in eastern Missouri. None of the countries Issued any Stamp. The post card from St. Louis at world fair Post office date 26th October 1904 This Miniature sheet depicting 1904 Gold medal, silver medal, st Louis world's fair, 1904 Olympic Poster, andRemembering note:  An interesting tale was added to the Olympic marathon,Long (...)'

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2012 London Olympic 49 Days to go

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/8/2012 4:30:00 PM

'II Olympic Games 1900, Paris, France. There are no postage stamps issued in 1900, The above 5 special stamps from 1896 with over print the date of issue is December 22nd 1900, after the Games closed on October 28th 1900Remembering  Note;  Cacutta ( India) - born Norman Pitchard won two silver medals at the Games, in200M and 200M hurdles, the International Olympic Committee credits the medal in India's account while the British have always disputed it, arguing that Ind(...)'

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2012 London Olympic 50 Days to go

Author : Jagannath Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 6/7/2012 4:49:00 PM

' Dear Reader, The first modern Olympic Games at Athens in 1896.James Brendan Connoly of United States become the first Olympic Champion When he won the triple jump event For more details ref the below link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brendan_Connolly'

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London 2012 Olympic Torch

Author : Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 5/24/2012 1:31:00 AM

'The London 2012 Olympic torch has been lit, sparking the start of the torch relay to end at the Games' opening ceremonies on July 27. The triangular torch is designed to highlight the fact that London is hosting the Olympics for the third time. It also staged the Games in 1908 and 1948, From Greece, the flame will travel to Britain for a 70-day torch relay covering 8,000 miles across the United Kingdom, Greek swimmer and Olympic silver medalist Spyros Gianniotis will be (...)'

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Olympic Flame

Author : Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 5/15/2012 1:08:00 AM

'The Facts of Olympic flame:A Barbuda miniature sheet (1984) shows the start of the journey of the torch from Olympia. The journey may not be only by land, water and air With modern technology, the flame has been transferred by adopting  latest  techniques and satellites,points to  note:in 1964 it was carried  from Greece to Okinawa (Japan) by air. in 1968 it was carried to Veracruz ( Mexico) by ship,in 1972 the torch was passed through land by a horse, boat and r(...)'

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OLYMPEX 2012 Announced.

Author : Mani      Blog : Olympic Stamps and Philately / Sports and Games      Date : 3/9/2012 12:54:00 AM

'Olympic and Sports Philately NewsFIPO has announced that the next OLYMPEX philatelic exhibition will take place from 24 July to 9 September 2012 at the British Library in London. The exhibition will be by invitation only and based on the London Games of the Olympiad: 1908, 1948 and 2012. The entire announcement may be viewed in below link http://www.sportstamps.org/PDFdocuments/Olympex2012-announcement.pdfCourtesy: Sports Philatelists International! http://www.sportstamps.org/ (...)'

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