Sp.740 TAIPEI 2023 – 39th Asian International Stamp Exhibition Postage Stamps: Taiwan in Literature
| Stamp SN | D740 |
| Stamp Name | Sp.740 TAIPEI 2023 – 39th Asian International Stamp Exhibition Postage Stamps: Taiwan in Literature |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Literature, Literature |
| Issue date | 2023-08-12 |
| Suspersion date | |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | 50 × 30 (mm) |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | Central Engraving and Printing Plant |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | Delta Design Corporation |
| Photographer | |
| Engraver | |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | 18 |
| Print color | Colorful |
| Process | Intaglio/offset |
| Paper | Phosphorescent stamp paper |
| Back | |
| Perforation | 13 × 13½ |
Description
TAIPEI 2023 – 39th Asian International Stamp Exhibition is held on August 11-15, 2023, at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. In keeping with the theme of “Art Day,” Chunghwa Post has issued a set of two stamps, based on Yu Kwang-chung’s poem “Passing Fangliao Town” and Xu Di-shan’s prose piece “The Peanut.” Adopting the style of wood-block print, these stamps impart a real sense of native art. Printed in intaglio combined with offset, they showcase exquisite printing techniques. A simple description of the stamps follows:
1.NT$8 stamp: This stamp is inspired by Yu Kwang-chung’s “Passing Fangliao Town”: “Rain falls softly on Pingtung’s sugarcane fields/ Sweet, sweet sugarcane; sweet, sweet rain…Rain falls softly on Pingtung’s banana trees/ Sweet, sweet banana; sweet, sweet rain…”Sugarcane and bananas are both important traditional cash crops that symbolize the rustic simplicity of the Taiwan countryside.
2.NT$28 stamp: This stamp refers to Xu Di-shan’s “The Peanut” in which his father said, “Be like peanuts which are useful, and not grand, flamboyant stuff.” The young Xu Di-shan concurred, “So we should be useful rather than flashy show-offs.” Father said, “Yes, that is my hope for you.” This stamp conveys the prose piece’s essential substance and lasting significance.
1.NT$8 stamp: This stamp is inspired by Yu Kwang-chung’s “Passing Fangliao Town”: “Rain falls softly on Pingtung’s sugarcane fields/ Sweet, sweet sugarcane; sweet, sweet rain…Rain falls softly on Pingtung’s banana trees/ Sweet, sweet banana; sweet, sweet rain…”Sugarcane and bananas are both important traditional cash crops that symbolize the rustic simplicity of the Taiwan countryside.
2.NT$28 stamp: This stamp refers to Xu Di-shan’s “The Peanut” in which his father said, “Be like peanuts which are useful, and not grand, flamboyant stuff.” The young Xu Di-shan concurred, “So we should be useful rather than flashy show-offs.” Father said, “Yes, that is my hope for you.” This stamp conveys the prose piece’s essential substance and lasting significance.
By-issues
(1) First Day Cover (195 mm × 120 mm): NT$3 apiece
(2) Folder (with or without mount): NT$8 apiece
(3) Loose-leaf album page: NT$8 apiece
(4) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with one NT$8-denominated stamp: NT$11 apiece
(5) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with a full set of stamps: NT$39 apiece
To purchase the relative philatelic products, please go directly to the post office branches, Postal Museum or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw.
(2) Folder (with or without mount): NT$8 apiece
(3) Loose-leaf album page: NT$8 apiece
(4) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with one NT$8-denominated stamp: NT$11 apiece
(5) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with a full set of stamps: NT$39 apiece
To purchase the relative philatelic products, please go directly to the post office branches, Postal Museum or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw.