2012 GB - MB10 - Olympic 6 x 1st (W) - Dates Plain Booklet MNH

Issued: 05 January 2012.

2012 Key Dates Olympic Retail Booklet of 6 x 1st class stamps with Olympic & Paralympic logos in Mint condition.
Showing on the inside left cover all the Key dates for the Olympics & Paralympic Games commencing with the Olympic Torch Relay on May 19th, ending 9th September with the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

Obviously not really Machins but fit in this section; issued to celebrate London’s Olympic Year Royal Mail will issue new Definitives for 1st Class and Worldwide rates featuring both the Paralympic and Olympic logos.

The four elements of the Olympic Emblem (outlines of the numerals of 2012) are designed to accommodate different colours and imagery. The 2012 Paralympic Games Emblem is composed of the same elements as the one for the Olympiad, but features three ‘agitos’ (asymmetrical crescent shapes denoting movement) instead of the Olympic Rings and the words ‘Paralympic Games’ at the bottom right.

Printer: Walsall Security Printers Stamp size: 20mm (w) x 24mm (h) Print process: Gravure