Slovenia year 2008 postage stamps Olympic Games Beijing

Slovenia year 2008 stamps Olympic Games Beijing MNH

In 2008, Slovenia issued a stamp to commemorate the Olympic Games held in Beijing, China that year. Here are the key details:

Design:

• The stamp featured an artistic interpretation of the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the “Bird’s Nest” due to its iconic lattice-work steel design.
• The stadium design is rendered in shades of orange and red against a white background.
• The text “XXIX. OLIMPIJSKE IGRE PEKING 2008” appears at the bottom, which is Slovenian for “29th Olympic Games Beijing 2008”.

Details:

• It was a single stamp issue in a souvenir sheet format.
• The stamp had a face value of €0.47 which was the domestic letter rate at the time.
• It was designed by Miljenko Licul, a renowned Slovenian graphic designer.
• The stamp was printed by Joh. Enschede Security Printers using offset lithography.

Significance:

• This was Slovenia’s tribute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a major international sporting event.
• Issuing the stamp allowed Slovenia to commemorate its participation in the Games.
• It highlighted the iconic Bird’s Nest stadium, one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of the 2008 Olympics.
• The stamp became a philatelic memento and souvenir for Olympic fans and stamp collectors in Slovenia.

So in summary, the 2008 Slovenian stamp celebrated the Beijing Olympics through its modern artistic depiction of the Bird’s Nest stadium set against a bold color scheme.