2005 The games of the xxxix Olympiad-torch Relay-Commemorative STamps(China)

On March 24,2008,China National Philatelic Corporation issued two first-day covers and one miniature sheet cover,bvear-ing one setr of two commemorative stamps entitled"The games of the xxxix Olympiad-Torch Relay."respectively.

On March 24,2008 the flame of the games of the xxxix Olyhmpiad was lit in Olympia.The torch lighting ceremony held in Olympia symbolizes the inheritance of the ancient Greece's Olympic spirit by moderm Olymp;ic sports and the purity of the Olympic Flame.