BOGOTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Bird Nest stadium, the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, is the main subject of a philatelic edition presented Tuesday by Colombia to commemorate its participation in the Olympics.

    Colombian Olympic Committee (COC) said Tuesday that the "Stamps emission Beijing 2008" includes a folder of the presentation and the envelope of the "first day of services".

    The stamp and all its accessories were designed by former athlete Wilmer Avendalo Correa who was advised by Colombian Fernando Lersundy, an expert of the Olympic issues and qualified philatelist.

    This is the first time that the COC's logo is placed in the design, which will allow it to be known in the entire world.

    "The stamp is inspired on the amazing National Stadium of China, also know as Bird Nest of Beijing," president of the National Postal Services of Colombia Juan Ernesto Vargas Uribe said.

    "That monumental building is equipped with a platform of sun energy and a system of rain water recollection which process 58,000 tons per year to irrigate and clean," Vargas said.

    The emission also includes a brochure about the Olympic Games, which this time will receive 205 countries and regions, including the medals description and the architecture of the Chinese cities that will host the Games.