Service officially began on the Taoyuan Airport MRT line on March 2, 2017. The MRT is both an emblem of a modern nation and an extension of the nation’s main gateway. Chunghwa Post is planning a special souvenir sheet with a set of two stamps to be issued on March 2, 2018. The souvenir sheet is designed with an outline sketch. The marginal inscription illustrates the airport’s Terminal 2, trains and Sanchong Station of the Taoyuan Airport MRT. The stamps are described below:
1.NT$8 stamp: The stamp depicts the airport’s Terminal 2, a flying aircraft and the two types of train on the MRT: the blue commuter and the purple express. It testifies to the MRT’s mission to deliver safety, reliability and outstanding service.
2.NT$28 stamp: The stamp depicts the to and fro of commuters on the platform at the Taipei Main Station. It testifies to the MRT’s goal to deliver a comfortable, rapid and high quality environment.
This set of stamps is designed by Highlight Creative Co., Ltd. and printed by Cardon Enterprise Co., Ltd. in color offset. By-issues including a first-day cover, folders with and without crystal mounts, and a loose-leaf album page will be released along with the stamps and will go on sale on February 27, 2018. A pre-canceled FDC with the souvenir sheet will go on sale on March 2, 2018, the stamps’ date of issuance.