The opening ceremony of the world-renowned 24th Winter Olympic Games was held on the evening of February 4, 2022 at the National Stadium in Beijing. The commemorative stamp artwork of the "Commemoration of the Opening of the 24th Winter Olympic Games" issued by China Post was also officially unveiled on the evening.
The upstream news reporter learned that the "24th Winter Olympic Games Opening Commemoration" commemorative stamp set of 2, the name of the picture is "common to the future" and "light of hope", each stamp face value of 1.2 yuan, the specification of 56×33 mm, the designer Wang Huming, Henan Post and Telecommunications Technology Co., Ltd. using offset printing process printing (local holographic hot stamping). The package is planned to issue 11.5 million copies, and layout two plans to issue 1.1 million copies, and at the same time, special craft layout two is planned to be issued, and 139,000 copies are planned.
On the opening day of February 4, philatelic outlets will not carry out on-site sales, pre-sale pick-up, reservation redemption, and philatelic retail sale of commemorative stamps of the "Opening Commemoration of the 24th Winter Olympic Games". From 5 February, stamp sales will be carried out at all philatelic outlets that are normally open. In order to meet the needs of philatelic collectors for the actual mailing on the day of issue, the first day cover stamp of this set of stamps is specially processed: the first day cover and envelope of the stamp set delivered on February 5 can be processed with the business day stamp of 23:00 on February 4; the first day cover can be sent until the end of business on February 20, and the face value of the stamp is still valid without the need to pay the postage again.
The upstream news reporter learned that on the morning of February 5, the relevant philatelic windows in Chongqing opened for business, and the citizens lined up in a long line to buy enthusiastically; some postal fans also sent them to the actual mail, leaving it as an unforgettable souvenir.
Liu Yong, chief reporter of Upstream News, intern Lai Yaxin