Australia: China International Expo 2017 miniature sheets
Oct 19, 2017 0:30:02 GMT
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Post by Anping on Oct 19, 2017 0:30:02 GMT
Today, I received five miniature sheets from an Australian member of another forum. Australia Post issued these for the China International Collection Expo 2017, Nanjing. The availability of these was apparently limited each day of the show, and, for a short time online via the Philatelic Bureau back in Australia. These beautifully designed and printed Show issues quickly sold out.
Although this is not a country that I collect, nor do I collect topicals, I thought these were so striking and therefore fitted my 'anything I like' category. The scans actually don't do these justice, as they can't reproduce the embellishments used during production.
Four of these were printed with a dragonfly design, one of each available each day of this four-day event. The sheet issued on day 4, combines dragonflies from the first three.
A fifth mini sheet featuring two $1 Koala stamps from the 2004 Australian Impressions issue completed the set for the Expo in Nanjing.
Day 1 Australian Tiger - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature gold holographic and black foil treatments and are embossed:
Day 2 Jewel Flutterer - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature a clear holographic foil and are embossed. The blade of grass and heading are embellished with green foil:
Day 3 Beautiful Petaltail - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature gold and black foil and are embossed:
Day 4 Australian Tiger/Petaltail/Flutterer - Parts of this mini sheet are foiled in red laser and clear holographic and are embossed. The dragonfly’s wings on all three stamps feature a clear holographic foil and are embossed:
The fifth: From the 2004 Australian Impressions issue:
One odd feature on three of the dragonfly sheets is that the topmost stamp has neither been perforated, nor embellished, yet it has a denomination. So the question is, are these actually stamps?
Although this is not a country that I collect, nor do I collect topicals, I thought these were so striking and therefore fitted my 'anything I like' category. The scans actually don't do these justice, as they can't reproduce the embellishments used during production.
Four of these were printed with a dragonfly design, one of each available each day of this four-day event. The sheet issued on day 4, combines dragonflies from the first three.
A fifth mini sheet featuring two $1 Koala stamps from the 2004 Australian Impressions issue completed the set for the Expo in Nanjing.
Day 1 Australian Tiger - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature gold holographic and black foil treatments and are embossed:
Day 2 Jewel Flutterer - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature a clear holographic foil and are embossed. The blade of grass and heading are embellished with green foil:
Day 3 Beautiful Petaltail - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature gold and black foil and are embossed:
The fifth: From the 2004 Australian Impressions issue:
One odd feature on three of the dragonfly sheets is that the topmost stamp has neither been perforated, nor embellished, yet it has a denomination. So the question is, are these actually stamps?
