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.

Armenian-French Joint Issue . 2007

On May 22, 2007, Armenia and French released the joint issue stamp features the art and architecture of both countries. The issue stamp consist of two stamps.

French Post chosen picture of  A fragment of a high relief of Our Lady of Rheims (Notre Dame de Reims) . Reims is famous for its great samples of French Architecture, one of which is Our Lady of Rheims Catholic Cathedral (1221-1311), the construction was finished in XIV-XV cc.

Meanwhile Armenia Post depicted Lectionary, 1460, was illustrated in the city of Artke. Lectionary belongs to the late period of Vaspurakan school and is kept in Matenadaran, Yerevan.

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Jersey at Le Salon Du Timbre 2004

Jersey Post  commemorated their contribution in the Philaletic Paris Expo 2004 by issued the souvenir sheet which contain only one stamp depicts orchid flower and its habitat as background picture. The issue sheet marked “Jersey at Le Salon Du Timbre 2004”.

Vietnam - France Joint Issue -2008

 

On the fifth of October 2008, Vietnam and France have been jointly issued in the first time.The stamp series depicts the sceneries of Ha Long bay (in Vietnam) and Bouches de Bonifacio (in France).

Value (2-1): Bouches de Bonifacio in France. Bonifacio is a commune at the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in theCorse-du-Sud department, SartÌne district (arrondissement), Bonifacio total (canton). Bouches de Bonifacio is located on the Mediterranean Sea with the roughly limestone and coastal further into cliffs. This is an attraction famous of France.

Value (2-2): Ha Long bay in Vietnam. Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Ha Long bay consists of a dense cluster of 1,969 limestone monolithic islands with rich vegetation cover and many beautiful caves. This is not only one of the attractions famous in the world but also be introduced to nominate as World's 7 Natural Wonder.