Com.333 PHILATAIPEI 2016 World Stamp Championship Exhibition Commemorative Issue

PHILATAIPEI 2016 World Stamp Championship Exhibition will be held on October 21-26, 2016, at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. “Post Day” is the theme for the first day of the exhibition. To demonstrate the legacy and innovations of postal services, Chunghwa Post has chosen a “green angel” (in homage to Chunghwa Post’s green-uniformed postal carriers) as well as an “e-carrier pigeon” carrying a pre-paid convenience box for a set of two stamps and a souvenir sheet. The designs follow:
1. NT$5 stamp: A bicycle-riding “green angel,” who is delivering mail full of joy and warmth to places far and wide, is being hoisted aloft by a hot-air balloon.
2. NT$25 stamp: The image shows a carrier pigeon wearing a ribbon in the shape of an “e,” which is spreading news about the computerization and e-commercialization of Chunghwa Post’s innovative services. The treasure convenience box that the pigeon is carrying on its back is chock full of caring concern, happiness and wealth. It represents the joy and convenience that multifaceted postal services bring to the people.
3. Souvenir Sheet: It contains two stamps with the aforementioned designs, except with NT$32 denominations, as well as spot embossing and a laser-printed holograph. An unconventional approach has been taken to extend the designs on the stamps into the area of the marginal inscriptions, with the bright and multihued stamps set off against a largely yellow background. The design of the sheet demonstrates the joyous atmosphere of the exhibition as well as the warmth of Chunghwa Post’s service.

(1) First Day Cover: NT$2 apiece
(2) FDC in large size: NT$3 apiece
(3) Folder (with or without mount): NT$5 apiece
(4) Folder with mount for souvenir sheet: NT$8 apiece
(5) Loose-leaf album page: NT$16 apiece
(6) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with one NT$5-denominated stamp: NT$7 apiece
(7) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with a complete set of stamps: NT$32 apiece
(8) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with a souvenir sheet: NT$67apiece

To purchase the relative philatelic products, please go directly to the post office branches, or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw.
A commemorative cachet will be available at post office branches throughout the country on the stamps’ date of issuance.

 PHILATAIPEI 2016 World Stamp Championship Exhibition Postage Stamp Pictorial

     In accordance with the exhibition, Chunghwa Post is specially releasing a stamp pictorial to be sold at NT$1,800 a copy. It will be available on October 22, 2016.
The pictorial contains the following philatelic items:
1. Series of postage stamps released for the PHILATAIPEI 2016 World Stamp Championship Exhibition: “Commemorative Issue” 2 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet; “Taiwan the Treasure Island” 2 stamps and 1 mini- pane; “A New Vision through Design” 2 stamps; “Joining Hands to Protect the Environment” and “Charity
   Around Taiwan” 1 souvenir sheet each; “Having Fun with Animation” 2 stamps, 4 stamps from the upper half section of a sheetlet and 1 mini-pane.
2. 120th Anniversary of the Chinese Postal Service Commemorative Souvenir Sheet: 1 sheet.
3. Exclusive gifts in limited edition:
    (1) One specimen of “Commemorative Issue”; one piece each of “Taiwan the Treasure Island”, "A New Vision through Design” and “Having Fun with Animation” in mini-pane with printed imitation perforations; one sheet of mini-pane of “A New Vision through Design” with serrated edges. These items are printed with 
serial numbers.
(2) One specimen each of Domestic Stamped Postal Card-Vertical and Horizontal Types (Issue of 2016) with the indicia from the designs of the NT$5 and the NT$12 denominations of 120th Anniversary of the Chinese Postal Service Commemorative Souvenir Sheet.