Beijing, 17 Jan (Xinhuanet) -- The United Nations Postal Administration launched two new products for the Year of the Chinese Tiger at the Launch Of The New Product Launch Conference of the United Nations In China System and the United Nations Postal Service held in Beijing on 14 January.
The first is the pre-issued stamp plate of the "Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Lunar Calendar". The stamp will be officially released on January 21, 2022 to celebrate the 2022 Chinese Lunar Year of the Tiger. The sheet contains 10 stamps in the face value of US$1.30. The main vote is the tiger chart and the secondary ticket is the United Nations emblem.
Pictured here is the United Nations Resident Coordinator Chang Kai Tak (left) and the united Nations Postal Administration's Asian Liaison Office representative Chu Weiwei (right) unveiling the stamp.
The United Nations Postal Administration has been issuing zodiac stamps since 2010, during the Shanghai World Expo, with the first round ending in the Year of the Ox (2021). The second round of the "Chinese New Year" series begins with a tiger.
The "Year of the Tiger" stamp plate was created by Chinese artist Pan Hu, who is the second time he has joined hands with the United Nations Post after the "Year of the Dog 2018" stamp. Pan Hu online introduced the creation of stamps to the guests at the new product launch, he said that the zodiac tiger means health and auspiciousness, and the tiger is also a spiritual totem of bravery and fearlessness.
The second Spring Festival product launched by the United Nations Postal Administration is the "Language of the World" stamp theme scarf. On 21 February 2019, the United Nations Postal Administration issued a small sheet of the World Languages commemorative stamp in three editions. In 2022, the United Nations Postal Administration and Beijing Nosivi Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd. cooperated to launch the "World Language" stamp theme silk scarf, which draws global attention to the diversity of languages and cultures in a rich form and encourages friendly international exchanges.
This is the first time that the United Nations Postal Administration has launched a stamp-themed silk scarf product. As with the stamps, the "World Language" silk scarf set consists of 3 pieces. The picture of the three silk scarves contains "Hello" in 41 languages.
Chu Weiwei (left), representative of the Asian Liaison Office of the United Nations Postal Administration, and Zeng Shuai ,general manager of Beijing Nuosi Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd. (right), jointly released three silk scarf products.