China issued a three-volume album of Olympic commemorative stamps Thursday called The Path of Glory. The album has more than 200 stamps issued by countries and regions all over the world that cover more than 100 years of Olympic history.
According to the People’s Sport Publishing House of China, the album’s publisher, it is the first Olympic stamp album authorized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
IOC president Jacques Rogge sent a message of congratulations saying, “with The Path of Glory, people from all over the world will discover the wonderful history of the Olympic Games through stamps”.
Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch wrote the congratulatory preface for the album.