Buckingham, first day cover with miniature sheet of four ‘Olympics Handover’ commemorative stamps issue 22nd August, 2008.

The cover has been signed by Richard Meade OBE (1938-2015), triple Equestrian Gold medal winner. The 3 Golds he won were at Mexico City in 1968 and 2 at the Munich Games.

The stamps are:-

1st Birds Nest Stadium, Beijing

1st London Eye

1st Tower of London

1st Corner Tower, Forbidden City.

Postmarked:- Onwards to London, Stratford, London E15, 22.08.08.

Pictorial runner alongside the postmark.

The cover illustration is of an athlete.

This cover has the genuine hand signed signature of Richard Meade.

A small label on the reverse of the cover certifies:- Richard Meade OBE won a Gold Olympic Medal in Eventing in Munich in 1972.

He will sign no more than 260 Buckingham Olympics miniature sheet covers, which feature our official Stratford, London, E15 postmark.

This cover is number 206 of 350.

Richard John Hannay Meade OBE (1938–2015) is Britain’s most successful male equestrian at the Olympics. He was a triple Olympic gold medallist and the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title. He also won five World Championship medals, including team golds in 1970 and 1982.

Information sheet about him is enclosed.

The reverse of the cover as information entitled ‘A History of the Olympic Games’ and gives a list of where they were held from 1896 to 2008.

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