maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 JULY 2024
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CULTURE
Philatelic Issue - Oly mpic Games 2024
THE 2024 Summer Olym-
pics, officially the Games of
the XXXIII Olympiad, com-
monly known as "Paris 2024",
is a major international mul-
ti-sport event held every four
years. With more than 200 na-
tional teams representing sov-
ereign states and territories,
the Games are regarded as the
world's premier and most pres-
tigious sporting event. Athletes
from all over the globe compete
against one another in a range
of sport disciplines.
The Olympic Games will take
place from 26 July to 11 August
2024 in France, with Paris as the
main host city. The Games pro-
gramme features 329 events in
32 sport disciplines with a total
of 10,500 athletes - the first time
ever with an identical number of
men and women participants.
Malta has competed in 17 edi
ions of the Summer Olympics,
the first participation taking
place at Amsterdam in 1928. To
celebrate Paris 2024, MaltaPost
shall issue a new set of stamps
depicting 3 of the most popu-
lar sporting events throughout
the Games, with each stamp
also including an iconic Paris
monument. The €0.20 stamp
shows an athlete competing in
the track-with-hurdles event
flanked by the world-famous
Eiffel Tower. The €1.00 stamp
depicts a runner next to the Arc
de Triomphe, while the third
one, bearing a denomination of
€5.00, displays a swimmer and
the Notre-Dame Cathedral.This
set will be issued in a sheet of 10
stamps, with each stamp meas-
uring 44mm x 31mm, with a
comb perforation of 14.1 x 14.2
and bearing the Maltese Cross
watermark. The sheets measure
115mm x 182mm and were pro-
duced by Printex Ltd in the off-
set process. The issue consists
of 100,000 of the €0.20 stamp,
20,000 of the €1.00 stamp and
15,000 of the €5.00 stamp.
The stamps will be available
from all Post Offices in Malta
and Gozo from Friday 26 July
2024. Orders may be placed on-
line at www.maltaphilately.com
or by mail from the Philatelic
Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c., 305,
Qormi Road, Marsa, MTP 1001;
by telephone 2596 1740 or via
e-mail info@maltaphilately.com
