Beijing 2008 UK - China Joint Issue

Hi Readers ! The Olympic Games are coming to an end on 24 August. There will be a Joint issue by UK - China to commemorat handover ceremony on 22 August. Here are the images of these beautiful stamps. Have a close look to them. We have seen many ups and downs in these games. Some events are still left to be held. Just watch out the forthcoming events. In our regular series of se-tenants, the remaining part of Bird Theme from the album of Mr. Shrikant Parikh. This is all for Today..! Till Next Post….. Have a Great Time !...

The Handover

At the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Olympic Flag will be symbolically handed over to London, who will host the Games in 2012. To mark this historic event, Royal Mail and China Post have joined forces to produce a commemorative sheet featuring four unique stamps that celebrate the historical and modern architecture of each city. The handover miniature sheet will be issued by Royal Mail on the 22 August, while their Chinese counterparts, featuring the same images, will go on sale in China two days later on the day of the handover ceremony.

London Eye
An iconic part of the capital’s skyline, the London Eye is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe. Designed by architectural practice Marks Barfield, it has become the most popular paid-for tourist attraction in the UK. Since it opened in 2000, 3 million people a year have enjoyed breathtaking views of the capital from its 32 air-conditioned capsules.

Corner Tower, Forbidden City
The home of the Emperor and his family for over five centuries, the Forbidden City was given its name as traditionally no one could enter or leave it without the Emperor’s express permission. Consisting of over 980 buildings over 720,000 sq metres, the Forbidden City was the ceremonial and political heart of the Chinese government until the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. Today, it houses countless artefacts and works of art in the Palace Museum.

Tower of London
The Tower of London is perhaps best known as an impenetrable prison and the site of royal intrigue. It is said that the ghosts of Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey, who were beheaded at the Tower, still roam its ancient halls. However, the tower has not always been a place of dread and fear. Built by William the Conqueror in 1078 to protect the city from invaders, it has been used as a royal residence, an observatory, a zoo, a mint, an armoury, and perhaps most famously, as home to the priceless Crown Jewels.

National Stadium, Bejing
Nicknamed the Bird’s Nest due to its unique steel mesh architecture, the recently-completed National Stadium will host the majority of the track and field events during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. Designed by the Pritzker Prize winning Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron, the enormous structure can seat 100,000 spectators.

From Se-tenant Album of Shrikant Parikh

Theme - Birds

Himalayan Ecology

Date of Issue : 10 May 1996