Art and the Olympic Games, Postal Stamps

There are thousands of various Olympic stamps from many countries.  They depict a variety of Olympic icons; athletes in action, logos, Olympic rings, Olympic coins, venue architecture, the Olympic flame, the Olympic flag, the Olympic torch, historic Olympic figures, and of course, the whimsical Olympic mascots!  

Quite often they include an object of cultural importance of each host country.  Occasionally a series of stamps would feature the entire Olympic Park or Olympic Village.

During the last twelve years or so, anyone who wanted their own photo made into a fun souvenir stamp of the Olympics could do so. Neat, aye?

A few of my favorites:

The Olymphilex designs in Australia 2000 including the Opera House

A large five-sided stamp of the famous Bird's Nest, 2008 

A large book "One World One Dream" containing a series of Beijing stamps

The Greek Discus Thrower issued in Athens and during the Centennial Games 

The Sidney 45 cent stamp with a collage of the Acropolis, the Olympic flame and flag  

The entire Olympic Park in a series of connected stamps from Munich, 1972