A Large Collection Album on Olympics PublishedAn Olympic stamp collection has already been published although the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia are still underway.The album has more than 130 stamps as well as lots of coins and banknote highlighting the splendid development of modern Olympic Sports and the economy and culture of 18 countries where the Olympic Games have been held. A series of souvenir badges are also included in the album, displaying many exquisite statues in the Lausanne International Olympic Park in Switzerland. The album also highlights plenty of modern sports facilities in Beijing, showing its capability of hosting the Olympics. Samaranch, chairman of International Olympic Committee(IOC)and He Zhenliang, honorary chairman of China's Olympic Committee, both offered their inscription for the album. Merely 8,000 volumes of the album are available. |
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