Jamaica's postal department on Friday released three stamps and a first-day cover emblazoned with the images of local track stars in commemoration of the Beijing Olympics in August.

This set of stamps was done with a "dash of flair" according to Deputy Postmaster General (Administration), Glennamoe McNabb.

Unique series

"The Jamaican Stamp Advisory Committee wanted to introduce an element that would make this series unique, and so a 'se-tenant' pair format was chosen as part of the design," she said.

McNabb said a 'se-tenant' is a philatelic term referring to the fact that stamps are joined: in this case, a set of two stamps (paired) form the se-tenant. The se-tenant consists of the runners in the women's 4x100m final, and both stamps are of the same value.