Olympic/Paralympic Games
GB Gold Medal Winners - Personalised Stamp Sheets
Royal Mail will be issuing Olympic and Paralympic Games - Personalised
Gold Medal Winner Stamps
to commemorate Team GB Gold Medallists achievements.
The Olympic Games stamps were issued within 24 hours of the event taking place
in the form of self adhesive miniature sheets comprising six stamps and
event/Athlete details, see image. The stamp sheet template is common to
all stamps and the personalised picture of the gold medal winner and
athlete/event details were printed digitally on A4 sized sheets comprising 4 miniature sheets.
The sheets have additional data included in the sheet margin which will identify the
region in which the digital overprint was printed. There are six different regional printers to
collect: Preston, Edinburgh, Solihull,
Attleborough, Swindon and London.
Click on OLYMPICS to view all 29 stamps and A4 Sheets
The Paralympic Games stamps are to be issued within
5 days of the event taking place
in the form of self adhesive miniature sheets comprising two stamps and
event/Athlete details, image not yet available. The stamp sheet template is common to
all stamps and the personalised picture of the gold medal winner and
athlete/event details will be printed digitally on A4 sized sheets comprising 8 miniature
sheets, featuring four different Gold Medallists on one sheet.
The sheets have additional data included in the sheet margin which will identify the
region in which the digital overprint was printed. There are six different regional printers to
collect: Preston, Edinburgh, Solihull,
Attleborough, Swindon and London. Click on PARALYMPICS
to view all stamps and A4 Sheets as they are announced.
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