Macao SAR to Issue New Stamps for CeramicsThe Postal Services of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) will on Tuesday begin the issuing of a set of new stamps featuring Chinese and Portuguese ceramics.The set consists of six stamps with each bearing a face value of 2.5 patacas (about 31 U.S. cents). A total of 750,000 sets will be issued. Other postal products such as souvenir sheet, first-day cover and introduction paper will be available at the same time. Macao used to be a key site for China's overseas trading and cultural exchanges for hundreds of years. With exquisite form, quality, style and function, Chinese ceramics enjoyed worldwide fame. In the meantime, Portuguese ceramics were shipped to Macao, or distributed to various parts of China through Macao. The trade of ceramics greatly facilitated cultural exchanges between the East and the West. |
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