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R K Farley September 2010 China Post Facilities at the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing National Stadium 'Bird's Nest' 0 1 4.0 0 3tA871 Beijing International Media Centre SOCIETY of OLYMPIC COLLECTORS SOCIETY of OLYMPIC COLLECTORS The representative of F.I.P.O. in Great Britain YOUR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Bob Farley, 3 Wain Green, Long Meadow, AND EDITOR : Worcester, WR4 OHP, Great Britain. [email protected] VICE CHAIRMAN : Bob Wilcock, 24 Hamilton Crescent, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5 ES, Great Britain. [email protected] SECRETARY : Miss Paula Burger, 19 Hanbury Path, Sheerwater, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5RB Great Britain. TREASURER AND David Buxton, 88 Bucknell Road, Bicester, ADVERTISING : Oxon, OX26 2DR, Great Britain. david.buxton@uktnet AUCTION MANAGER : John Crowther, 3 Hill Drive, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 3AP, Great Britain. [email protected] DISTRIBUTION MANAGER, Ken Cook, 31 Thorn Lane, Rainham, Essex, BACK ISSUES and RM13 9SJ, Great Britain. 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China Post Facilities at the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing September 2010 Issue 2 National Stadium 'Bird's Nest' 2 National Aquatics Center 'Water Cube' 4 Olympic Green Beijing 5 Olympic Green E(Delivery) 2 Beijing 5 Beijing Olympic Park =Hockey Ground 5 Beijing Olympic Park =Archery Range 5 Olympic Green Tennis Court Beijing 6 National Indoor Stadium Beijing 6 Fencing Hall, National Convention Centre :Beijing 7 Beijing Shooting Range CTF Beijing 7 Beijing Shooting Range Hall Beijing 8 Wukesong Indoor Stadium Beijing 8 Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing 9 Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross Venue =Beijing 9 Laoshan Mountain Bike Course 9 Laoshan Velodrome = Beijing 10 nues Laoshan Cycle Stadium 10 Ve Road Cycling Course 10 ic Beijing Workers' Stadium Beijing 11 mp Beijing Workers' Gymnasium Beijing 11 ly O Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Beijing 12 Chaoyang Park Volleyball Ground Beijing 12 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Beijing 13 Olympic Sports Center Stadium Beijing 13 China Agricultural University Gymnasium Beijing 14 Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Beijing 14 Qingdao Olympic Sailing =Center 15 Beijing Olympic Basketball Hall 15 Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium 15 Beijing University Gymnasium 15 Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Stadium 15 Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium 16 Ming Tombs Reservoir Triathlon stadium 16 Fengtai Softball Field Sports Centre 16 Yingdong Swimming Pool 16 Beijing International Media Center 17 Olympic Village :Beijing 17 International Broadcast Center Beijing 18 1.) 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Media Villages Beijing 0 E Olympic Youth Camp =Beijing 19 Media Center Beijing 19 Olympic Expo E'Olympex' Beijing 19 Olympic Village Qingdao 20 National Stadium 'Bird's Nest' Beijing 1 26 51 76 101 126 151 176 2 27 52 77 102 127 152 177 WI 3 28 53 78 103 128 153 178 4 29 54 79 104 129 154 179 5 30 55 80 105 130 155 180 6 31 56 81 106 131 156 181 7 32 57 82 107 132 157 182 8 33 58 83 108 133 158 183 9 34 59 84 109 134 159 184 10 35 60 85 110 135 160 185 11 36 61 86 111 136 161 186 12 37 62 87 112 137 162 187 13 38 63 88 113 138 163 188 14 39 64 89 114 139 164 189 15 40 65 90 115 140 165 190 16 41 66 91 116 141 166 191 17 42 67 92 117 142 167 192 18 43 68 93 118 143 168 193 19 44 69 94 119 144 169 194 20 45 70 95 120 145 170 195 21 46 71 96 121 146 171 196 22 47 72 97 122 147 172 197 23 48 73 98 123 148 173 198 24 49 74 99 124 149 174 199 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 Die 1 v(ii) on National Die 1 v(i) on China Mobile version Stadium stationery card . of National Stadium stationery card 43131i1NOPIS# with printed cachet. PoitC.WO The People's Republic of Chem Cheie kifr) 7.41244 80. s531*. 4414101211 CHINA Ise3BILE ft 12006*‘a**etkO Nemo el. Imply 301101~ Gums to/4# 'we )ie 1 v(iii) on National Stadium 3131111s1011# stationery card. PosScanl spieffieof People's Republic of China J±E. Die 1 v(iv) on souvenir card AYHU-04, China National Philatelic Corporation. Die 1 v(): Crcular, even impression clear outline to lines and characters, evidence of indenting to card caused by applying with 2nonoa 20TC; il pressure. Die 1 v(ii): Circular, even impression ragged outline to lines and characters, #410\ #441" unlikely to be printed by pressure. Small. Die I v(i) Die 1 v(ii) Die 1 v(iii): 'Flat spot' at bottom left under text, even impression clear outline to lines and characters, evidence of indenting to card caused by applying with pressure. Die 1 v(iv): 'Flat spot' at bottom left under 2008.0E620 text, and distortion to oval, even 20oacaoa20 impression clear outline to lines and characters, evidence of indenting to card 4-‘0J1, #44,' caused by applying with pressure. Note that Die 1 is often the designation for Die I viii) Die 1 v(iv) philatelic use and souvenir production. 3 National Aquatics Center 'Water Cube' Beijing 1 26 51 76 101 126 151 176 MVIN4C;( 2 27 52 77 102 127 152 177 3 28 53 78 103 128 153 178 4 29 54 79 104 129 154 179 5 30 55 80 105 130 155 180 6 31 56 81 106 131 156 181 7 32 57 82 107 132 157 182 8 33 58 83 108 133 158 183 9 34 59 84 109 134 159 184 10 35 60 85 110 135 160 185 11 36 61 86 111 136 161 186 12 37 62 87 112 137 162 187 13 38 63 88 113 138 163 188 14 39 64 89 114 139 164 189 15 40 65 90 115 140 165 190 16 41 66 91 116 141 166 191 17 42 67 92 117 142 167 192 18 43 68 93 118 143 168 193 19 44 69 94 119 144 169 194 20 45 70 95 120 145 170 195 21 46 71 96 121 146 171 196 22 47 72 97 122 147 172 197 23 48 73 98 123 148 173 198 24 49 74 99 124 149 174 199 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 4 Olympic Green Olympic Green Beijing (Delivery) 2 Beijing gt;i4C14Ci'M t;(110 11 21 11 21 2 12 22 2 12 22 3 13 23 3 13 23 4 14 24 4 14 24 5 15 25 5 15 25 6 16 26 6 16 26 7 17 27 7 17 27 8 18 28 8 18 28 9 19 29 9 19 29 10 20 30 10 20 30 A860 5-1 0 I 4.0 0 A861 ? 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