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It is always a great pleasure to unveil the logo of the next World Olympic Collectors’ Fair as it announces the upcoming great celebration where fans and enthusiasts of culture and Olympic collecting meet. From May 30 to June 1, visit Prague the capital of the Czech Republic (Czechia), the city

 

2nd AICO Web Olympic Show   The International Association of Olympic Collectors is honoured to announce the 2nd virtual international exhibition of Olympic collectibles (AIWOS). There are 70+ exhibits from around the world consisting of Stamps, Torches, Pins, Postcards, Medals, Mascots, Photos, Posters … a thousand and one things to

SPI Member Ingrid O’Neil Receives ISOH Lifetime Award The International Society of Olympic Historians has just announced that its prestigious Lifetime Award for 2024 has been presented to Ingrid O’Neil in recognition of her many years of service to the Olympic community. Ingrid was “selected for her outstanding contributions to

“The Paris 2024 Games Cauldron lights up our hearts”   Building on the general enthusiasm for the Olympic Flame Cauldron, La Poste is issuing a new collector’s edition of 4 stamps, the last in its collection dedicated to the Paris 2024 Games! It is thus allowing the French, athletes and

Olympic Media Center Post Office   Thanks to US Olympic Team photographer, Jeff Cable, we have a nice photo of the La Poste temporary post office inside the Media Center. Looks rather empty at the moment, but I’ll bet that will change once the Games get started. For those of

First Philatelic Report – Olympic Media Center   We’ve just received our first report on Paris 2024 Olympic philately! Our SPI members at Keep The Flame Alive (KTFA) just got back from visiting the Olympic Media Center. In an email, they relayed to us that the La Poste post office

OLYMPIC COLLECTORSAREAandINTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION« 24 héritages olympiques » 26 July – 11 August 2024Parc des Nations de Paris la Villette AICO and AFCOS (French Association of Olympic and Sports Collectors), are pleased to announce that Olympic collectors, who are passionate for a day or a lifetime, will have the privilege of

  [From aicolympic.org] PARIS – 26 March 2024 La Poste, the French postal administration, unveiled the new 2024 Paris Olympic Games stamp on Tuesday, 26 March 2024. The date marks 4 months until the opening of the Games on 26 July. In attendance at the Musée de La Poste for