Qilu Evening News Qilu one-point trainee reporter Li Mengyao
January 5th every year is the release day of our national zodiac stamps, which is undoubtedly an important day for all philatelic enthusiasts. At 8:00 a.m. on January 5, many Jinan postal fans came to the Jinan Postal Building early to queue up, ready to snap up the 2022 Year of the Tiger Zodiac stamps that will be released in limited quantities.
For the snapping up of The Year of the Tiger zodiac stamps
Many post fans began to queue up in the early hours of the morning
Mr Leung is a veteran philatelic enthusiast who has been collecting stamps since the 1980s. Mr. Liang said that in the past, the threshold for collecting stamps was low, most stamps were cut from envelopes, and occasionally a "commemorative stamp" was collected, not to mention how happy it was, and the pocket money saved was all used to buy stamps. This time, in order to be able to grab the special stamps, he went out at 5 o'clock in the morning, but he felt that it was still a little late.
Queuing up all night to buy zodiac stamps is a sentiment unique to philatelic enthusiasts. Qilu Evening News Qilu one-point reporter saw at the scene that there has been a queue of more than ten meters in front of the postal building, many of whom, like Mr. Liang, have been queuing here since the early morning, and some even queue up all night, in order to grab this set of Tiger Year Zodiac stamps for the first time.
"I came to the queue at 4 a.m., when it was still dark, and although it was cold, I thought it was worth it to finally buy a limited edition zodiac stamp in the Year of the Tiger." Mr. Fu, a stamp collector, said. "My usual little hobby is to collect a stamp, it just so happens that my child belongs to the tiger, I want to buy a few sets to collect, the new year map is a good sign." 」 Philatelic enthusiast Mr. Zhang said.
With the Official Release of Tiger Zodiac Stamps, some philatelic enthusiasts in front of the queue have rushed into the postal building to snap up their long-desired stamps. Mr. Nie, who had just bought a special stamp of the Chinese zodiac, could not wait to show his stamp to Mr. Liang, who was still in line.
Continue the design concept of "home country"
This year's Stamps for the Year of the Tiger are unique in style
In recent years, with the rapid development of the Internet, instant messaging tools have gradually replaced letters and become the mainstream means of communication, and these stamps full of affection have been carefully preserved because of these philatelic enthusiasts, which have witnessed the changes of the times and recorded the imprint of the city.
Qilu Evening News Qilu Yidian reporter learned that this year's release of this year's "Nongyin Year" special stamps is the seventh set in the fourth round of the Chinese zodiac stamp sequence, designed by the well-known painter Feng Dazhong, a set of 2 pieces, the denomination is 1.2 yuan. This set of stamps still continues the previous concept of "home country", interpreting the two concepts of "country" and "home" respectively.
The theme of the first stamp is "National Fortune And Prosperity", which depicts the image of an imposing mountain tiger, standing tall and ambitious, conveying the meaning of the country's prosperity and ambition. The theme of the second stamp is "Tiger Yun auspicious", depicting a warm scene of a gentle-looking tiger mother with two young tigers, implying the prosperity of children and grandchildren and a happy family. Compared with the ink painting style of all the previous zodiac stamps, the 2022 set of Tiger Stamps adopts the traditional Chinese brush stroke style in terms of style, which more realistically and carefully interprets the beauty of the tiger.
"Too much change! The previous stamp paper was very rough, now not only the paper quality is good, but also the pattern has a special team to design, a wide range of styles, a small stamp can witness the development and progress of the country. Mr. Nie, who looked at the stamp of the new year of the Tiger in his hand, said.
At 9:00 a.m., after several hours of queuing, Mr. Liang finally bought the stamp he had in mind, and he held it up hoping that the reporter would take a photo of him as a souvenir. "Isn't it popular for young people to call punching cards, I have been here since I was young to send letters, buy stamps, collect stamps, just today here to punch a card, but also to remember their youth!" 」 Mr. Liang said with a smile.