Bradley Wiggins has joined Helen Glover and Heather Stanning in being honoured for their gold medal success at the London 2012 Olympics with commemorative stamps from the Royal Mail. The Bradley Wiggins stamp is going on sale today (Picture: PA) Wiggins, who has now won more Olympic medals than any other Briton after his time trial success yesterday, and Glover and Stanning, whose victory in the pairs represented the first time Britain?s women had won an Olympic rowing event, are also having post boxes in their home towns painted gold. The specially designed stamps, which are being produced overnight every time a British athlete wins gold, will go on sale in 500 post offices from today before reaching 4,700 branches by the end of the week. Helen Glover (right) and Heather Stanning pose with their gold medals and commemorative stamps (Picture: PA) Local councillor Peter Wilson stands by a gold post box in Bradley Wiggins? home town of Chorley (Picture: PA) ?We?re delighted to be issuing these very special gold medal stamps to recognise our Olympic champion UK athletes,? said Royal Mail chief executive Moya Greene. ?This is a first for Royal Mail and we are proud to play our part in celebrating the many victories this summer. ?We will be printing millions of stamps to enable customers to celebrate these sporting successes and I?m sure they will be treasured as unique souvenirs of Team GB?s victories for years to come.? PICTURES : Team GB gold rush begins
Source: http://bbc-worldnews.net/2012/08/royal-mail-releases-first-stamps-for-team-gb-gold-medal-winners/
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