VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth national stamp exhibition (VietStampex 2015) kicked off in Hanoi on December 11 with 138 sets of stamps on display, including many rare collections.
The stamps were designed with various themes honouring the Party, Uncle Ho, Vietnam and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the country’s sea and islands, social issues, nature and the environment. There are also ancient stamps and postcards dated to the 1980s and 1990s of the 19th century.
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son said the 2015 VietStampex is a lively museum which showcases small-sized artworks introducing visitors to the land, people and national cultural identities of Vietnam.
The event offers an opportunity for stamp researchers and collectors to meet and exchange, thus boosting stamp collection among the public, he said. The exhibition is also among activities hosted by the MIC to encourage patriotism and national pride among Vietnamese.
VietStampex is jointly held by the MIC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Post and Vietnam Stamps Association.
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In late 18th century and early 19th, foreigners living in Vietnam (mostly French) often sent home stamped postcards. The stamps on these postcards are now over 100 years old. This is a stamped postcard with image of the Long Bien Bridge sent in 1905.
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A stamped postcard with the image of the Hanoi Opera House in the early 19th century.
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These stamps were printed in 1955 on the subject of land reform.
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The VND10 stamp (top left) is one of the rare stamps, which was printed by Vietnam Post in 1954 to celebrate the victory of Dien Bien Phu.
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These error stamps are now rare ones.
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The error stamps that were issued on special occasions are very valuable now.
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The error stamps that were issued on special occasions are very valuable now.
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These rare collections won the gold award at the exhibition.
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This set of stamps on the theme of Vietnam’s sea and islands won the bronze medal. It belongs to a 29-year-old collector from Thai Binh Province named Nguyen Duc Danh.
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Danh began collecting stamps at the age 13. He now has many stamp collections of various topics. The most special sets are those about Vietnam’s sea and islands and Vietnam’s tuong singing art.
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There are many stamp sets about Vietnamese heroes, great men of Vietnam and the world, including General Vo Nguyen Giap.
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The stamp set on Cuban hero Che Guevara.
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The historical events of world aerospace; famous astronauts are also reflected in stamps.
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Football superstars and the FIFA World Cup on stamps.
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Through stamps, the viewer not only better understands the history of the world, country, people, animals and plants of different cultures, but also see the coherence of human through letters and stamps. Peace is healed by these very small but meaningful objects.
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Thanh Van
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