In the stamp industry, saying boss Mei, can be described as respected by everyone, no one knows no one, no one knows, this set of stamps is "Mei Lanfang Stage Art"
Mei Lanfang stage art
Mei Lanfang (1894.10.22-1961.8.8), also known as Heming, was a native of Beijing, whose ancestral home was Taizhou, Jiangsu. Master of Chinese Peking Opera performing arts. Mei Lanfang was born in the Liyuan family, learned drama at the age of 8, learned Qingyi from Wu Lingxian at the age of 9, and took the stage at the age of 10. Later, he studied Hua Dan with Qin Zhifen and Hu Ergeng. From April 1915 to September 1916, he newly rehearsed 11 plays, including "Eunuch Sea Tide", "Prison Mandarin Duck", and "Si Fan". Before 1949, he performed in Japan, the United States, and the Soviet Union, and received honorary doctorates in literature from Pomona College and the University of Southern California. In 1950, he became the president of the Peking Opera House of China, in 1951, he was the president of the China Academy of Opera, in 1953, he was the vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, in 1959, he joined the Communist Party of China, and on August 8, 1961, Mei Lanfang died of illness in Beijing. He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 6 Mei Lanfang dedicated his life to Peking Opera, and his life was only for the art of opera.
Let's talk about this set of stamps.
Mei Lanfang stage art full set of credit sales
August 8, 1962 is the first anniversary of Mei Lanfang's death, China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of 8 Mei Lanfang art stamps, and on September 15 of the same year, a miniature sheet was also issued. Mei Lanfang stamps are very careful in terms of design and theme, and the theme of stage interpretation art that Mei Lanfang's descendants cannot match has survived in particular. In the heyday of stamps in 1980, Mei Lanfang stamps have been listed as one of China's great treasures.
A toothed Mei Lanfang-1
Mu Guiying took command
This set of 8 stamps is divided into two editions, one with toothed plates and one without teeth
Let's introduce the toothed version
Ordinal Number Name Denomination Circulation
8-1 Mei Lanfang statue 4 points 4 million pieces
8-2 Peking Opera "Anti-Golden Soldier" 8 points 8 million pieces
8-3 Peking Opera "Garden Dreams" 8 points 8 million pieces
8-4 Peking Opera "Farewell to the King" 8 minutes 4 million pieces
8-5 Peking Opera "Mu Guiying Hangs Commander" 20 minutes 3 million pieces
8-6 Peking Opera "Heavenly Girl Scattered Flowers" 22 minutes 1.5 million pieces
8-7 Peking Opera "Life and Death Hate" 30 minutes 1.5 million pieces
8-8 Peking Opera "Cosmic Front" 50 minutes 1.5 million pieces
The toothless version of Mei Lanfang's stage art has a circulation of 10,000 pieces each, and the number of surviving is very small
In addition, Mei Lanfang Stage Art also released a miniature sheet
Mei Lanfang stage art miniature sheet
Mei Lanfang's small sheets of stage art have a face value of 3 yuan and a circulation of 52,000 pieces, which are now very rare.
Now let's talk about the price of Mei Lanfang's stage art stamps:
The price of a complete set of teeth: about 6,000 yuan.
The price of the complete set of teethless products: about 40,000 yuan.
The price of small sheets is about 50,000 yuan.
The reason why mei lanfang stamps are now so high in price is:
1. Commemorative significance: Master Mei Lanfang only did one thing in his life, that is, to carry forward Peking Opera, leaving a valuable spiritual wealth for future generations.
2. The circulation of stamps: Mei Lanfang's stage art stamps are issued in small quantities and have fewer surviving stocks.
3. With the growth of the national economy, the collection industry is hot.
Summary; Mei Lanfang's stage art stamps are valuable, but the spirit of Master Mei Lanfang is priceless, and I hope that each of us can learn from this spirit of Master Mei Lanfang and make different contributions in ordinary posts.
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