Year: 2008 Quality: UNC

Norway - Issue no. 60 Mintage: 800 covers.  

Norwegian Medallists in Beijing Olympics 2008

China was the host for the 29th Olympics held in beijing 2008. The motto for these Olympic games was: "One World One Dream". We have issued a numisletter to celebrate the Norwegian Medallists.

Norway got a total of 10 medals, 3-gold, 5-sliver and 2-bronce, which was above the expectation before the games.
USA got the highest no. of medals, a total of 110, however, China with their 100 medals won the nation game, they got a total of 51 gold medals.
All together 958 medals were given out.
Around 10.500 athletes partisipated in 302 different exercises.

The stamps on this cover are the two issues by the Norwegian Post before the games started and are showing Andreas Torkildsen and Gro Hammerseng, both gold-medallists in this games.
The stamps are cancelled with the special cancellation stamp used only on the day of issue. The coin is a Chinese 1-Yuan specially issued for this games and with the Olympic logo on one side.

The mintage of this letter is 800 and cost NOK 350,- (for subscribers NOK 325,-)

Year: 2008

Norway - Issue no. 59 Mintage: 800 covers.

KING OLAV V - Crowned in Nidarosdomen - 50 Years

On the 22nd of June 2008 it was 50 years since King Olav V was crowned as The King of Norway at Nidarosdomen. (The Cathedral in Throdheim). The ceremony in Trondheim in June 1958 proved not only the Kings sense for tradition, but also his Christian feith.
The Prime Minister Gerhardsen wished to have a ceremony as simple as possible as he said the time for such a ritual was passed. The King still wanted to have this ceremony his way. For the King this ment more than a festive occation to start his regent period. This was a personal testimony the King had to give to expressed his will to serve his country and his people.