Narcissus Flowers – The 27th Asian International Stamp Exhibition China.

The Isle of Man Post Office is pleased to present a set of stamps featuring the Narcissus flower commonly known as the Daffodil on the first  September 2011. The issue released to coincide with their attendance at the 27th Asian International Stamp Exhibition Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. This exhibition held in November 2011. The  stamps form part of a  collection of issues from a number of countries depicting Chinese Flora.

The issue compose of six stamps in one miniature sheet, depicts the uniform pair of Narcissus image with face value 5p, 10p, and 35 p .

Philakorea 2009 - 24th Asian International Stamp Exhibition

The PHILAKOREA 2009 24th Asian International Stamp Exhibition  held from July 30 to August 4, 2009 at the Indian Hall, COEX (Convention and Exhibition Center), Seoul. PHILAKOREA 2009 marks the first hosting of the Asian international stamp exhibition by Korea. This Exhibition have been  participated by about 30 countries under the theme of "Humans, Nature, and Stamps," and presenting not only stamp-related programs . PHILAKOREA 2009 was designed to serve as a festival for all family members to enjoy and explore Asia's stamp culture.

Ssangchido

The stamps issued to commemorate PHILAKOREA 2009  feature several Yeongmohwa (a type of drawing that depicts birds and animals - notable paintings that are representative of Korea's 19th century paintings), such as :  Ssangchido , Hochido, Jurodo and Yuapdo. Along with these commemorative stamps, 4 miniature sheets and a commemorative postcard that shows the emblem and mascot are also issued.

Art - Hong Kong , China - France Joint Issue 2012

 

 

Art is the creation and expression of aesthetics in various forms, with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions. Many art masterpieces have become cultural assets of national importance. The collection, conservation and interpretation of significant works of art can help raise people's level of artistic appreciation and promote creativity, both locally and globally.

Hong Kong Post and La Poste have come together to issue a set of four stamps that showcase vintage paintings and contemporary sculptures from Hong Kong, China and from France. This joint stamp issue demonstrates the great passion for art that Hong Kong, China and France share, and showcases the cultural treasures of the two places.

 

The $1.40 stamp represented the painting art - Douglas Castle by a Chinese artist, 1860s from Hong Kong.

Douglas Castle was named after the Scottish businessman Douglas Lapraik who built it in the 1860s. In 1953, the castle was acquired by The University of Hong Kong to use as a residential student hall and renamed University Hall. It was declared a monument by the government of Hong Kong on 15 September 1995.

Although this work was done by an unknown Chinese artist, the painting materials and the realistic rendering are of Western origin. The castle feature takes up only a small portion of the picture, fronted with human characters, roads, grassland and other houses. The scenery is natural and true to life with a clear contrast between near and far. By using the perspective of the West, the attention of the viewer is drawn to the castle, which is distinguished as the subject of the painting.4c This canvas, in watercolor and gouache, is stored at the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong.

Painting - Joint Issue Spain and Austria 2009

 

Spanish Post  and Austria Post has joint to launched the one souvenir sheet  consist of two postage stamp which depicted the painting theme on  October 22, 2009. The paintings feature are Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress and Las Meninas that are painted by a Spanish painter , Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez.