Small stamp sheets in the shape of a butterfly will go on sale at post offices nationwide tomorrow.
The sheet contains a set of four stamps, each featuring a photo of butterflies that can be found in Taiwan: the swallowtail, small birdwing, tailed jay and Paris peacock. The face value of the first two stamps is NT$5 each, while the other two are NT$12 stamps.
Chunghwa Post Co vice president Su Tien-fu (蘇天富) said this was the first time the post office has issued a small stamp sheet in the shape of a butterfly.
Su said small stamp sheets generally had a square shape, although sheets with triangular, circular and diamond shapes have been issued before.
“We have a stamp design committee that constantly works with stamp collectors, and the design is the result of their collective creative efforts,” he said.
The post office consulted entomologists when designing the stamps to make sure of providing correct descriptions to accompany the sheet.
Su said 800,000 sets would be available for purchase. For regular stamp editions, the post office normally prepares between 2 million and 3 million sets.
The butterfly stamp sheet is being published in conjunction with an exhibition of stamps featuring butterflies from different countries that began two weeks ago. The exhibition is being held at the Postal Museum in Taipei until July 12.
Commemorative stamps for the World Games in Kaohsiung and the Deaflympics in Taipei will be available for purchase from July 16 and Sept. 5 respectively.
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