With less than two months to go until the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games, Australia post has released the first of three Olympic-themed stamps – The Road to London.
“This stamp issue celebrates the journey of our Australian Olympic Team with their strong discipline, commitment, and rigorous training and competitive spirit that has made Australia one of the world’s top Olympic competition nations.” Australia Post Managing Director and CEO, Ahmed Fahour said
Mr. Fahour also noted that in addition to the ‘The Road to London’ stamp series Every Australian athlete and or team, that wins gold in London will have their image from the gold medal podium printed on stamp sheetlets. The Gold Medalist stamps will be available Australia wide within 48 hours of the medal presentation.