China News Service, Paris, March 29 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 29th local time, France issued official stamps for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
France issued a complete set of official stamps for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games on the same day, with a face value of 1.96 euros. They were printed in the form of foil stamping and offset printing, with a print run of 800,000 pieces. The stamp pattern incorporates iconic Parisian landscapes such as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Seine River.
In order to cooperate with the issuance of official Olympic stamps, France Post launched the stamp first-day cover and first-day postmark on the same day. The first-day cover features the colorful Eiffel Tower; the first-day postmark design is relatively simple, with the main image showing the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games emblems.
Although the holiday is approaching, many people still went to stamp sales outlets in Paris to buy official Olympic stamps that day. Some people bought several full-page stamps and spent hundreds of euros. French postal staff are busy affixing first-day postmarks to people who buy stamps.
France Post and the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee held a ceremony on the 26th to announce the design of this set of official Olympic stamps. French Sports Minister Castella, Paris Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Estanguet, and French Post Group President Val attended the ceremony. According to France Post, 1.96 euros is the postage rate for international letters in France. Sending international letters through this stamp will convey the concept of the Paris Olympics to all parts of the world.
France Post has issued numerous Olympic-themed stamps, among which the stamps issued for the 1924 Paris Olympics were the first set of official Olympic stamps issued by France. This set of 4 stamps issued by France 100 years ago is relatively easy to buy on the market compared with other French stamps of the same period.
France Post has issued Olympic mascot stamps for the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to the issuance plan, it will also launch two sets of stamps related to the Paris Olympics in May. (over)