On March 12, 2022, the "International Winter Olympic Stamp Exhibition and the Hong Kong and Macao Launch Ceremony of the Official Stamp Collection of the Previous Winter Olympic Games" were successfully held at the Wynn Palace in Macau. Song Luzeng, Vice Chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia, Yan Jianchang, Secretary General of the Samaranch Sports Development Foundation, Pan Yongquan, Director of the Sports Development Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Wan Kuei Cheng, Minister of Publicity and Culture of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Wen Qihua, Director Of the Macao Government Tourism Bureau, Liu Huiming, Director General of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government Posts and Telecommunications Bureau, Xu Haifeng, winner of the first Olympic gold medal in China, Ma Youheng, President of the Macao Sports and Olympic Committee of China, Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Expo, Xia Sijun, Executive Chairman of the Beijing Olympic Culture Promotion Association, Hou Kun, Member of the Culture and Heritage Committee of the International Olympic Committee and Vice Chairman of the China Sports Philatelic and Collecting Association, Chen Zhiling, President and Managing Director of Wynn Resort, Chen Xuwei, Director of the Education and Youth Development Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, Lin Weiye, Director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, Liu Ruiqi, Honorary Vice Chairman of the International Wushu Federation, and Olympic Champions Zhang Hui and Guo Weiyang attended the event. Juan Antonio Samaranch, Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the IOC Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, sent a video message of congratulations.
The scene of the event
Yan Jianchang, Secretary General of Samaranch Sports Development Foundation, expressed great appreciation for this event. He said: "The Commemorative Stamp Collection Dictionary of the Host Countries of the Previous Winter Olympic Games" is the first time in the history of the modern Olympic Games, and it is a blockbuster work that brings together the commemorative stamps of the previous "Winter Olympic Games" officially approved by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, and its authority, historicity, documentation, scarcity and heirloom value are extremely high. Today, the "Commemorative Stamp Collection Ceremony of the Host Countries of the Winter Olympic Games" was first launched in Macao, which not only completely records the development history of the Winter Olympic Movement, but also reflects the progress of human printing technology and design art, which is of unique significance to popularizing Olympic knowledge and disseminating Olympic culture!
Yan Jianchang, Secretary General of Samaranch Sports Development Foundation
At the event site, Chan Chi Ling, President and Managing Director of Wynn Resort (Macau) Co., Ltd., said: "The Commemorative Stamp Collection of previous Winter Olympic Host Countries" is the first time in the entire modern Olympic history that a set of official stamps of previous Winter Olympic host countries has been launched. As the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games draw to a close, this century-old winter Olympics history is worth cherishing.
Chan Chi Ling, President and Managing Director of Wynn Resort (Macau) Co., Ltd
Xu Haifeng, the winner of the first gold medal of the Chinese Olympic Games, and Yao Hongguang, president of the Macao Philatelic Association, were interviewed on the spot, saying: This is an epic masterpiece of the international stamp industry and the collection industry, and the birth of this encyclopedia reflects the high support of the International Olympic Committee for the development of China's Olympic cause, and also reflects the good wishes of the people of all countries in the world for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Its advent will open a new chapter in the history of Winter Olympic philatelicism, and will also become a milestone in the history of modern Olympic philatelic collection.
Live interviews
At the event site, Song Luzeng, Yan Jianchang, Pan Yongquan, Wan Sucheng, Wen Qihua, Liu Huiming, Xu Haifeng, Ma Youheng, Chen Zewu, Chen Zhiling, Xia Sijun, Chen Xuwei, Lin Weiye and Liu Ruiqi jointly announced the official release of the "Official Stamp Collection of previous Winter Olympic Games" in Hong Kong and Macao.
At the same time, the Olympic Expo series of activities "China Olympic Champion Athletes and Youth Exchange Meeting" was held on the same day, Olympic champions Xu Haifeng, Zhang Hui, Guo Weiyang and Macao university students and secondary school students to share the inspirational story behind the growth of champions, with the spirit of sportsmanship to inspire young people to work hard in their study and life, dare to fight.
The Official Stamp Collection of previous Winter Olympic Games is the first full set of official products of the Winter Olympic Stamps launched by the International Olympic Committee, which includes a full set of official stamps issued by the host countries of the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924, with a limited edition of 2022 sets worldwide, and 200 sets only in Hong Kong and Macao. The atmosphere of the on-site pre-order session was hot, and the participating guests rushed to buy, opening a new chapter in the history of philatelic collection in the Winter Olympics.
The International Winter Olympic Stamp Exhibition, which will be open to the public from 12 March to 25 March 2022 (12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m., exhibition hall of the Wynn Palace Art Museum in Macau, China), will feature more than 260 original stamps from previous Winter Olympic host countries. In addition, the exhibition also exhibited the "Stamps of the First Olympic Games in 1896", which can be called historical relics that witnessed the creation of the modern Olympic Games, so it has been praised by collectors as "Living Fossils of the Olympic Games". Let's meet in Macau and experience the Olympic cultural parade!