Olympic Games - London

INTRODUCTION

On 21 July 2012, the Post Office of Moldova (Poșta Moldovei) issued a series of postage stamps with the title Olympic Games - London. The issue comprises two stamps, with associated cancellation (postmark) and first day cover (FDC). The designer was Vitaliu Pogolşa. The printing was performed by Nova Imprim, Chişinău.

ABOUT THE THEME

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom and a lesser extent across the country from 25 July to 12 August 2012. The first event, the group stage in women's football began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. It was officially started however on Friday 27 July 2012 at 0:00. Read more..

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ISSUE DETAILS

Original Date of Issue: July 21, 2012 Michel Catalogue Numbers: 803-804 Artist/Designer: Vitaliu Pogolşa Printer: Nova Imprim, Chişinău You can see the full details of this series here.

POSTAGE STAMPS
№ 803 | Wrestling	Wrestling Michel Catalogue No: 803 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50 Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm Face Value: 4.5 Lei Quantity Printed: 50,000
Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held between 5 and 12 August, the final day of the Games, at ExCeL London. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Wrestling_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
№ 804 | Cycling	Cycling Michel Catalogue No: 804 Perforation Type/Size: Comb 14:14.50 Size: 46.00 x 27.50 mm Face Value: 5.4 Lei Quantity Printed: 50,000
The cycling competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at five venues between 28 July and 12 August. The venues were the London Velopark for track cycling and BMX, and Hadleigh Farm, in Essex, for mountain biking. The road races took place over a course starting and ending in The Mall in central London and heading out into Surrey, while the time trials started and finished at Hampton Court Palace in Richmond upon Thames. Eighteen events were contested and around 500 athletes participated. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Cycling_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

FIRST DAY COVERS (FDC) AND CANCELLATIONS (POSTMARKS)

№ 803-804 FDC | Emblem of the Games and the Tower Bridge in London

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