Super Six Saturday - GB Gold Medal Stamps.

Britain's first gold of the day came in Rowing at Eton Dorney as the men's four of Andy Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed, Andy Gregory and Tom James led from the start to triumph.

20 minutes later, the women's lightweight double sculls team of Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland did the same

In cycling Laura Trott, Dani King and Jo Rowsell crushed the United States to win the team pursuit. They claimed victory in a time of 3:14.051 to set their sixth successive world record.

Later, at the Olympic Stadium, Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah capped a historic day - the best ever for GB athletics - by winning the heptathlon, long jump and 10,000m in front of 80,000 jubilant spectators.

It was a late night, and all the stamps were at the post office locally by 11.30 am.

Printer Locations for GB Olympic Gold Medal Stamps

We understand that the Printer Locations shown on the A4 sheets of gold medal stamps are:

Preston
Edinburgh
Solihull
Attleborough
Swindon
London

We've also been told that three other printers are on standby in case the number of medals or demand for the stamps (or problems at one of the first 6) require additional facilities.

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Saturday's Gold Medal stamp haul for Great Britain

Great Britain won the Olympic title in the men's coxless four for the fourth successive Games, edging out Australia in a thrilling race at Eton Dorney. Pete Reed, Andy Triggs Hodge, Tom James and Alex Gregory clocked 6 minutes 3.97 seconds.

Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking won the women's lightweight double sculls to claim Britain's fourth rowing gold medal of the London Olympics.

Britain's dominance in the velodrome continued as their women's team pursuit trio set a new world record to clinch Olympic gold in style.  Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell clocked 3 minutes 14.051 seconds to beat the world record they set in the first round. 

 (Picture later)

More Gold Medal (Stamps) for Great Britain

Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins win gold in the women's double sculls final.

Meanwhile, in the Velodrome this evening ....


Team GB shattered their own world record as they defended the men's Olympic pursuit title to win Friday's second gold medal for Britain. The quartet of Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh clocked three minutes 51.659 seconds to knock nearly a second off the world record they set in qualifying.

Victoria Pendleton wins cycling gold for GB in women's keirin.

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News from Olympex London

From the Society of Olympic Collectors:

The Collectors’ Cabin at Olympex 2012 – www.bl.uk/olympex2012 - is doing a roaring business allowing Olympic visitors & collectors from UK & around the world to send cards & covers with either 12203 – Olympic Stadium - or 12640 – Olympex 2012 – cancelled for the date of their visit. 

We welcome all your readers to Olympex at the British Library – there’s a superb free catalogue, it’s a stamp exhibition like you’ve never seen before – just click on the link above – and we’ve the Collectors’ Cabin open every day with exclusive philatelic souvenirs – including the Olympex 2012 SmartStamp attached.  It’s right next to St Pancras Station & the Javelin to the Olympic Park – and visitors can have their photo taken holding a genuine London 2012 Olympic Torch - free.  There’s no excuse not to visit!

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Super Thursday: at least 3 gold medal stamps tomorrow!

Great Britain have taken gold and silver in the canoe slalom C2 event. Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott claimed Britain's first ever gold in the event, with David Florence and Richard Hounslow taking silver. 

 

 

Shooter Peter Wilson won Britain's fourth gold medal of the London Olympics with victory in the double trap competition

Britain's men's cycling team sprint trio smashed their own world record to beat France to gold on an incredible evening at the London Velodrome.  Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Sir Chris Hoy clocked 42.600 seconds, beating the mark they set in the previous round. 

 

A cracking action picture!

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Olympic Gold Medal stamps - full A4 sheet.

We're now able to show the full A4 sheet, consisting of 4 miniature sheets each consisting of 6 x 1st class stamps (scanned in two parts):

 

From the Shropshire Star:
There were queues out of the door ahead of the stamps going on sale at 11am, with 100 of the shop’s 120 sets sold in the first hour of them going on sale.

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Great Britain's First two London 2012 Olympic Gold Medal stamps

Those who are waiting for Britain's gold medal stamps can go to the post office tomorrow as we celebrate the first women's rowing gold medal ever, as well as the first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning in the coxless pair.

In answer to a question, this copied from an earlier blogpost:

The Royal Mail press release said that stamps would be available singly, but we await confirmation that postmasters will be expected to separate stamps from the MS.
Further update:  We understand that postmasters will be told that single stamps may be sold.  This probably means the use of scissors!

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1st Gold Medal

The stamp, the miniature sheet, and the FDC

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For the second Gold Medal of the day: Bradley Wiggins claimed a British record seventh Olympic medal with a sensational gold in the men's time trial.

New book on 1948 London Olympics stamps

 Also still available:

New dates for Machin definitive stamps

We have some new date blocks for Machin definitives.  Just a few, and no time to put them online in our shop.   

If you are interested, please, get in touch by email (ian@norphil.co.uk)

2p          - 10/04/12
5p          - 10/04/12
76p        - 30/03/12
87p        - 10/05/12
2nd        - 22/03/12  (M12L code of course)
2nd Lge - 20/04/12 (MA12 code)

Other recent dates which can be obtained:

87p    - 30/03/12
£1      - 15/03/12
£1.90 - 09/02/12 and 04/04/12
Olympic 1st - 05/04/12 and 14/05/12

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