Malaysia Stamp & Philately Reference Guide

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Welcome to the London 2012 Paralympic Games


+ Issue Date     : 29/08/2012
+ Classification : Postage Stamp
+ Emission       : Commemorative
+ Designer       : Pearce Marchbank
+ Printer        : Cartor Security Printing, Meaucé, France
+ Printing       : Offset Lithography
+ Paper          : Phosphorized / Phospor Coated
+ Perforations   : 14½ x 14½
+ Separations    : Normal Perforations
+ Gum Type       : Gum PVA
+ Shape          : Rectangular
+ Orientation    : Horizontal
Royal Mail will issue a second special London 2012 mini-sheet of four stamps to coincide with the spectacular opening of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on 29 August. Royal Mail will also become the first postal administration, whose country is hosting the Games, to issue a set of stamps to celebrate the start of the Paralympic Games.

Stamp size: 60 x 30 mm.

£1.28 Powerlifting –St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge

1st Athletics – The Olympic Stadium

1st Wheelchair Basketball – The Palace of Westminster and Big Ben

£1.28 Cycling – The London Eye