China News Service, Hong Kong, March 8th. Hongkong Post announced on the 8th that it will issue special stamps and related philatelic products with the title "Masterpieces of Chinese Classical Literature-"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"" on March 16.
Hongkong Post said that this time a set of 6 stamps and two stamp sheetlets were issued, using 8 household scenes from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as stamp designs, including Taoyuan's Ending, Cooking Wine on Heroes, Sending Wife in a Thousand Miles, Sangu Caolu, Zhao Yun's savior, empty city plan, Yuanmen shoots a halberd, and straw boat borrows arrows.
In order to make the scenes on the two stamp sheetlet more dynamic, the stamps above are specially designed to be triangular, which is of special collection value.
In order to present the essence of the original work, this set of stamps is designed with paintings by the famous painter Dong Peixin.
In addition, this time, a new product, the Collection Set, will be launched, which contains the original drawings of Dong Peixin's stamp design, so that stamp collectors can more carefully appreciate the plot of the story and the details of the characters.
The set contains all kinds of philatelic products, including a set of 6 stamps, a HK$10 stamp sheetlet, a HK$20 stamp sheetlet, a serviced first day cover and two serviced collection covers.
The Treasure Card is another brand new product with a set of 6 auto-adhesive stamps embedded on the card.
The scene of Zhao Yun's Savior is selected on the front, and the entire set of stamps is printed on the back. The painting is superb.
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