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China issues commemorative Olympic stamps
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-11-12 16:24
China issued a series of postage stamps commemorating the 2008 Olympic Games
on Saturday, one day after the 1,000-day countdown to the event's opening
ceremony.
A Chinese kid smiles with postage stamps
commemorating the 2008 Olympic Games pasted on her face on Saturday,
November 12, 2005.[newsphoto] | The stamps, six in a set, feature the 2008 Olympic emblem -- "Chinese Seal,
Dancing Beijing" and the five doll mascots, which were unveiled Friday evening
at a grand ceremony in the Chinese capital.
Each of the stamps has a face value of 0.8 yuan (about 0.1 US dollar).
They are the first commemorative Olympic stamps China issued since Beijing
won the right to host the 2008 Games in July 2001.
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