Stamp collecting enthusiasts have something to look forward to this month as Chunghwa Post is set to publish a set of aviation stamps on Aug. 27 that will allow them to hear the recorded sounds of the Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet.
The national postal service company made the announcement in its Hsinchu office yesterday, on National Air Force Day.
Chunghwa Post marketing specialist Fan Yang-tsung (范揚宗) said the post office had spent two years planning the stamp collection.
“The air force base in Hsinchu has been around for many years. As local residents, we have been hearing the sounds of the Dassault Mirage as well as other types of fighter jets and have been wondering what it would be like to be up there,” Fan said.
To produce the collection, Fan said they recorded the sounds of the Dassault Mirage fighter jets from sites near the air force base, including the sounds the jets made when they took off.
According to the post office, only 2,000 copies of the stamp collection would be sold nationwide, with each set including stamps, three-dimensional post cards and the audio recordings of the fighter jets.
Yang said that it is not the first stamp collection to be equipped with sound effects.
The Hsinchu post office has also recorded the steam trains on the Neiwan branch line as well as fireworks for the production of audio stamp collections.
A similar project in Greater Taichung recorded the sounds of frogs.
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