"Shells on Stamps" was launched
Beijing, July 7 (Reporter Qin Jinyue) Reporter learned from the Beijing Museum of Natural History that on July 7, 2021, the exhibition "Shells on Stamps" jointly organized by the Beijing Museum of Natural History and changzhou museum will be unveiled in the Sunshine Hall of the Beijing Museum of Natural History.
This exhibition is carefully prepared by the Changzhou Museum, with a total of more than 700 stamps collected, from which about 250 fine works were selected, and they can be displayed corresponding to the shell exhibits; about 400 shell fine works. It is hoped that this will give the public a deeper understanding of shellfish and shellfish-related stamp knowledge, and show the inseparable relationship between shells and stamps and humans.
Shellfish are extremely closely related to humans. Shellfish species are abundant and widely distributed, and they can be found everywhere in the sea, in rivers, on hillsides, and in the shade of trees. They are one of the most commonly used ingredients, and according to rough statistics, there are at least 400 species of shellfish on tables around the world. Shell is the earliest and money on the same item, as early as the Yin Shang period, the beautiful snail because of the shell is hard, easy to carry and count, and was used as the circulation of the currency in the Central Plains of China - shell coins. Nowadays, although shell coins have long withdrawn from the stage of history, shells with peculiar shapes, brilliant colors and unique patterns are all favored by people, and are commonly used for viewing, collecting or processing into jewelry and handicrafts.
A stamp is a national business card. When each country issues stamps, it always chooses the best, most beautiful, most representative or commemorative themes, which are carefully designed to be displayed on the square inches.
Therefore, shell collection and stamp collection, the atmosphere is strong, the crowd is large, and the scope is wide, which can be called the two major popular in the collection industry.
It is reported that the exhibition "Shells on Stamps" is a public welfare exhibition, and the exhibition period is from July 7, 2021 to October 7, 2021.
Shell Stamps (Palau, 1992)
The first shell-themed stamp
Telescope snail in a small sheet (Tanzania, 2011)