URU - 2012 - MAR 30TH - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - XXX OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012

Uruguay - 2012 - XXX Olympic Games, London 2012 ( Previous / Next )

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SERIES --- 7,50 EUR
STAMP 1 --- 3,50 EUR
STAMP 2 --- 3,50 EUR
STAMP 3 --- 3,50 EUR
STAMP 4 --- 3,50 EUR
SE-TENANT NORMAL --- 8,00 EUR
SE-TENANT INVERTED --- 10,00 EUR
BLOCK --- 15,00 EUR
BLOCK with First Day Cancellation --- 18,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 9,50 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: March 30th, 2012
Printed: 45.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: All Rectangular [47 mm. x 32 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: 2 series [2 x 1] , 8 stamps [4 x 2]
[ [ Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 3, Stamp 4 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2]
[ Stamp 3, Stamp 4 ] ]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [140 mm. x 180 mm.]

FDC Type: Official Cover from Post Office
FDC not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: No Data Available
Ivert: 2554 - 2557
Scott: No Data Available
Stanley & Gibbons: No Data Available

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Olympic Games, or a a wider Sports, or in particular the XXX Olympic Game London 2012.

The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom and to a lesser extent across the country from 25th of July to 12th of August 2012. The first event, the group stage in women's football began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the Opening Ceremonies on 27th of July. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.

Following a bid headed by Former Olympic Champion Sebastian Coe and Then-Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city on 6th of July of 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid and Paris. London was the first city to host the Modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.

The Games received widespread acclaim for their organisation, with the volunteers, the British military and public enthusiasm praised particularly highly. The opening ceremony, directed by Danny Boyle, received widespread acclaim throughout the world, particular praise from the British public and a minority of widely ranging criticisms from some social media sites. During the Games, Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, winning his 22nd medal. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei entered female athletes for the first time, so that every currently eligible country has sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic Games. Women's boxing was included for the first time, thus the Games became the first at which every sport had female competitors.

These were the last Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Jacques Rogge, and the Medal Table was won by United States, followed by China, and Great Britain.

Then, looking more at the desing of the Issue, many Topics arise, mostly related with Sports, however it also appears Architecture and Tourism, as many Typical Views of London are shown in the Design besides the Sportsmen chosen to be honored with Stamps in this Release.

Starting with Sports, from the eight in which Uruguay participated on this Olympic Games, only four were chosen to be present, one on each stamp of the Series. The selected ones were: Football, Cycling, Laser Sailing, and Atlethics, and the Sportsmen chosen in each Sport were: Luis Suarez, actual Striker of the National Team of Uruguay and the Barcelona Futbol Club, that also played in great Football Teams as Liverpool from England and Ayax from Holland. Then Jorge Soto in Cycling, Alejandro Foglia in Laser Sailing, and finally Deborah Rodriguez in 400 m Hurdles Atlethics.

Although only the Four previously mentioned Sports appears in the stamps, in the complete desing of the release, Sixteen are shown, as on the margins of the Block, two stripes of Icons with Draft Representations of Sports are placed, and these include the following Sports: Basketball, Waterpolo, Fencing, Tennis, Rowing, Football, Wrestling, Boxing, Taekwondo, Canoeing, Gymnastics, Equestrian, Shooting, Cycling, and Field Hockey.

Then, as noted previously, many Typical Views of London are shown in the Design of the Stamps. These Views are:

The Arcelormittal Orbit,  a 114.5 metre tall Sculpture and Observation Tower in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. It is Britain's largest piece of public art, and is intended to be a permanent lasting legacy of London's hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, assisting in the post-Olympics regeneration of the Stratford area.

Orbit was designed by Turner-Prize winning artist Sir Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond of Engineering Group Arup. Announced on 31 March 2010, it was expected to be completed by December 2011. The project came about after Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell decided in 2008 that the Olympic Park needed "something extra". Designers were asked for ideas for an "Olympic tower" at least 100 metres (330 ft) high, and Orbit was the unanimous choice from proposals considered by a nine-person advisory panel.

The project was expected to cost £19.1 million, with £16 million coming from Britain's richest man, the Steel Tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman of the ArcelorMittal Steel Company, and the balance of £3.1 million coming from the London Development Agency. The name "ArcelorMittal Orbit" combines the name of Mittal's Company, as chief sponsor, with "Orbit", the original working title for Kapoor and Balmond's design.

Then, the St Paul's Cathedral, an Anglican Cathedral, the Seat of the Bishop of London and the Mother Church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill, the highest point of the City of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. The present church, dating from the Late 17th century, was designed in the English Baroque Style by Sir Christopher Wren. Its construction, completed within Wren's lifetime, was part of a major rebuilding programme in the City after the Great Fire of London.

The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights in London. Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren's City churches, dominated the skyline for 300 years. At 111 m. high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962. Its dome is among the highest in the world. St Paul's is the second largest church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral.

St Paul's Cathedral occupies a significant place in the national identity. It is the central subject of much promotional material, as well as images of the dome surrounded by the smoke and fire of the Blitz. Important services held at St Paul's have included the funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Winston Churchill; Jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars; the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, the launch of the Festival of Britain and the thanksgiving services for the Golden Jubilee, the 80th Birthday and the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

In the third stamp you can see The Tower Bridge (built 1886 – 1894)  is a Combined Bascule and Suspension Bridge in London. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges now owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. It is the only one of the Trust's bridges not to connect the City of London directly to the Southwark Bank, the northern landfall being in Tower Hamlets.

The bridge consists of two Bridge Towers tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal tension forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical components of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. The bridge's present colour scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue colour.

The last stamp is dedicated to the Big Ben Clock, and the Parliament Palace, where Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the Clock and the Clock Tower.

The Tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, renamed as such to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (prior to being renamed in 2012 it was known simply as "Clock Tower"). The tower holds the Second Largest Four-Faced Chiming Clock in the world (Minneapolis City Hall being the largest). The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London.

Finally, Maps, and in particular Maps of the United Kingdom Topic could be added, as a small iconic one appears as the colour proof at the right-bottom corner of the Block.

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