Artefacts

London 2012, set of 10 sports stamps.

Physical description

Ten framed perforated stamps on Olympic and Paralympic sports. Each one has been designed by another artist in another style.

Created

Created: Wolff Olins Created: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG)Created: Royal Mail Group Ltd.Created: Marian HILL Created: David HILLMAN Created: Katherine BAXTER Created: James FRYER Created: Matthew DENNIS Created: Michael CRAIG-MARTIN Created: Darren HOPES Created: Alex WILLIAMSON Created: Toby LEIGH Created: Stephen LEDWIDGE

Materials

glass, cardstock, wood

Colors

white, brown, multi coloured

Dimension

18.8 x 32 x 3 cm, 704 g

Literature

The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016.

Type of item

Souvenirs -> frame

Reference number

203181

Keywords

London 2012, Olympic Games London 2012, Paralympic Games Rowing Shooting Modern Pentathlon Taekwondo Cycling Table Tennis Hockey Football Boxing Goal-ball Cycling BMX emblem Philately, stamps and cancellations