On January 22, local time, France Post held a stamp issuance ceremony for the Year of the Tiger in Paris to welcome the Chinese New Year.
Lu Shaye, Chinese Ambassador to France, and Philippe Wahl, President of French Post, attended the ceremony.
A set of two zodiac stamps for the Year of the Tiger was issued on the same day, with a face value of 1.16 euros and 1.65 euros respectively. At the same time, two stamp miniatures were issued, each containing 5 stamps.
The stamps are printed with the Chinese "Year of the Tiger", and the miniature sheet is printed with the Chinese New Year.
Lu Shaye said in his speech that this is the third consecutive year that he has attended the release ceremony of French Postal Chinese New Year zodiac stamps, and it is also the 18th consecutive year that French Post has celebrated the Chinese New Year with Chinese people around the world in this way.
He expressed his heartfelt thanks to the French Post Group for its positive contributions to promoting Sino-French cultural exchanges and enhancing the friendship between the two peoples.
Lu Shaye, Val and the zodiac stamp designer and French-Chinese painter Chen Jianghong jointly displayed the stamps, and Chen Jianghong signed autographs for the public at the scene.
This is the fourth set of zodiac stamps designed by Chen Jianghong for French Post.
(Reporter Li Yang, Produced by Liu Peng)
Responsible editor: [Wu Qingcai]