Background Informations:
On April 30, 2008 China National Philatelic Corporation issued a first-day cover carrying a two-piece set of special stamps, "Olympic Expo Beijing 2008", with a total face value of 2.40 yuan. The names of the stamps are Inheriting Olympic Spirit and Inspiring Beijing City.
Olympic Expo Beijing 2008 is jointly sponsored by the International Olympic Committee(IOC), Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad(BOCOG), Chinese Olympic Committee(COC) and China Post Group(CPG), and organized by the CPG. The OEB 2008 is scheduled to be held at Beijing Exhibition Center from August 8 to 18, 2008. OEB 2008 will be an international Olympic cultural event with the greatest scope, widest coverage and highest level in the Olympic history. The logo displayed in the stamps is a round jade plate with a hole in the center that is surrounded by rising auspicious clouds, exhibiting typical Chinese characteristics and expressing the good wish for a successful expo.
