First 16 stamps

Stamps honoring gold medal winners

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August 7th 2012
Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236A Fantastic Olympics Souvenir I am not a big fan of souvenirs. Photographs of places thatI have visited and of persons that I have met sustain my memories longer thanany key chain, pennant, sweater, coffee mug, or other trinket can. This is eventruer of the London Olympics where the mascot is a single eyed creature thatlooks like an oversized thumb and where the lo ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more