2008 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix

First Day Cover affixed with stamps

Sheet of 10 stamps (S$2.00)

Singapore will host the world's first Formula 1 night race on 28 September 2008. The inaugural 2008 F1 Singapore Grand Prix will roar into town on a street circuit of public roads around the Marina Bay area - right at the heart of Singapore. Set against the backdrop of downtown Singapore, spectators will get a view of the garden city as the circuit winds past historic landmarks such as City Hall and modern buildings along the Marina Bay, such as the Esplanade.

The proposed 5.067km long circuit offers multiple overtaking opportunities, fast and challenging turns and gruelling sections that will test the capabilities of the F1 drivers. The Race is most unique in a way that it enjoys so many firsts - it is the first ever Formula 1 night race. Asia's first Formula 1 street race and Singapore's first Formula 1 race. In addition, it is one of three circuits in the 2008 Formula 1 calendar that turns anti-clockwise. This set of stamps commemorates this significant milestone in Singapore's sporting history.

Date of issue: 26 September 2008
Denominations: Se-tenant strip of two stamps, $2 x 2 designs
Stamp Size: 48mm x 30mm
Perforation: 13
Paper: Unwatermarked
Printing Process: Offset-Lithography
Printer: Secura Singapore Pte Ltd
Sheet Content: 10 stamps per sheet
Designer: Alynn Teo

First day cover affixed with stamps: S$4.90
Sheet of 10 stamps: S$20.00

Its amazing how popular the Formula 1 event is in Singapore that the tickets were sold out and less than half the day, the first day cover is almost gone. Thank goodness I got the stamps before it went racing away... =)

Beijing Olympics 2008 (India)

Received the FDC from Arun from http://www.myphilately.com

Date of issue: 8 August 2008
Denominations: 500p, 500p, 1500p, 1500p
Stamps Printed: 0.8 Million each
Printing Process: Photogravure
Printer: Indian Security Press, Nasik
Designer: Kamleshwar Singh
Cancellation: Alka Sharma

Envelope Cover from Belgium

Received a cover from Holger at http://www.myphilately.com/ from Belgium with two of the stamps of the current Beijing Olympics 2008.

Beijing Olympics 2008

Olympic Games conference site hall

Stamp size (mm): 60mm x30mm
Perforation: 12x11.5
Printing process: Gravure

Olympic Games conference site hall

Sheet size (mm): 140mm x 85mm
Stamp size (mm): Length of side 40mm
Perforation: 13
Printing process: Gravure

The webpage below shows the postage stamps of New Zealand, Vietnam, USA, Indonesia, Korea, Peru, Vanuatu, Ghana and Malta in commemoration of the 29th Olympics in Beijing 2008. A couple of stamps in the web, I could not make out of them.

http://tech-fall.com/OlympicsBeijing/OlympicStamps.html

100 Years of FIFA

On 21 May 1904, the Fédération Internationale de Football Assocation (FIFA) was founded with the objective of organising championshop matches between professional teams of different nations. As FIFA turns 100 in 2004, the unique set of stamps commemorates this special event with designs featuring familar sports images such as the football field, the soccer ball, the jersey and the world map to symbolise a world bound by the universal game of football.

Date of Issue: 21 May 2004

Denominations: 30¢, 60¢, $1, $2

Stamp Size: 35.19mm x 38mm

Perforation: 13

Paper: Unwatermarked

Printing Process: Offset Lithography with Embossed Flockage

Printer: Cartor Security Printing

Sheet Content: 10 stamps

Designer Wong Wui Kong

Quantity Printed (FDC): 35,000

First Day Cover affixed with stamps: S$4.55