Issue Date:23-11-2012
Details:
XXX Olympic Games London 2012 medal winners Latvian Post
issued two stamps - one depicts a gold medal in BMX cycling sport Maris
Strombergs, the second - the bronze medal in beach volleyball Martins
Plavins and John Šmēdiņš. Each
postage stamp print run of 20 000 copies, and a par value of U.S. $
0.35, which corresponds to a simple mail transfer territory of Latvian
Republic.
XXX Olympic Games London 2012 medal winners Postage stamps used Ilmars Znotiņa photographer captured images of athletes. Stamps, first day covers and stamp designed by artist Girts mouth.
Maris Strombergs is twofold and only Olympic champion in BMX cycling men. In
2008, the athlete won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games, in
2010, won the World Championship in BMX, but in 2012 again became the
Olympic champion. Maris Strombergs awarded Three Stars of the sporting achievements.
Martins Plavins and John Šmēdiņš a Latvian beach volleyball - the London Olympic bronze medal winners. 2012 season is the third full luminescence Martin and John Šmēdiņa joint season. Besides silver medals in the London Olympics v olejbolisti
got bronze medals at the European Championships in Berlin, the silver
medalist in the World Cup stage in Marseilles, while the World
Championships in Rome athletes won fourth place, which is the best
achievement in Latvian beach volleyball history.
Latvian Post
issued a second stamp in honor of Maris Stromberg - the first was
devoted to the athlete's achievements in the Beijing Olympic Games in
2008. 2000 Latvian Post
a postage stamp depicting the Sydney Olympic gold medalist in
gymnastics Igor Vihrovu, while in 1996 it was issued postage stamps
block of Olympic Sports Atlanta 1996, postage stamps depicting four Latvian Olympic champions Javelin - Inese Jaunzemi, Elvira Jones Janis Lusis and Daini litter.Source-Latvia Post.
Remark:Thanks Juris Tarvids for sending such lovely FDC.
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