Commemorative stamps released for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

(Photo/zjkfabu)

On Nov. 16, China Post released a new set of commemorative stamps featuring snow sports of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou city, north China’s Hebei province, according to zjkfabu, the official WeChat account of the Publicity Department of Zhangjiakou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The new set, titled “Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 - Snow Sports”, is comprised of four stamps featuring cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing and freestyle skiing, each bearing a face value of 1.2 yuan (about 17 cents).

This newly unveiled set is the third set of commemorative stamps celebrating the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics issued by China Post, the first being released in 2015 to commemorate Beijing’s successful bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and the second set, featuring the emblems of the Games, being released at the end of 2017.

Besides commemorative stamps, a whole series of collectable items such as stamp booklets and postcards featuring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were also released on the same date.

Caption: Launching ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics commemorative stamps. (Photo/zjkfabu)