STAMP ISSUE “CHINESE CLASSICAL POETRY – BALLAD OF MULAN”

Macao Post will issue the stamp theme “Chinese Classical Poetry – Ballad of Mulan” on 8^th April, 2016. The Ballad of Mulan is also known as the Poem of Mulan, is a long narrative folk song, which spread across the north during the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period (420 - 589) in China; it is a representative work of “Yuefu Folksongs” in the Northern Dynasty. Together with “The Peacock Flies Southeast”, they are called “The Two Jades of Yuefu Folksongs” in the history of Chinese Literature.

This issue includes a set of four stamps and one souvenir sheet, portrays the legendary story of the young Mulan who disguised as a warrior and took his father’s place in the army. The themes of the stamps are: “Mulan decides to replace his father in the army”, “A heroine in the war”, “Refusing the honours and returning home” and “Revelation of the heroine identity”.

To highlight the stamp exhibition of Portuguese-Brazilian to be held in the city of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, between 26^th April and 1^st May, 2016, the souvenir sheet of this issue carries the logo of stamp exhibition “XXII LUBRAPEX”.

The above issue will be available for sale at the Macao Post Headquarters and the Communications Museum, from 9:00a.m. to 5:30p.m., the “Rua do Campo” Post Office, from 9:00a.m. to 7:00p.m., the Maritime Ferry Terminal Post Office and the Airport Post Office, from 10:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. The mail service for the relative philatelic products cancelled with the commemorative postmark will be available on the issue date at the above locations. The philatelic products are as follows:

Philatelic Products	Selling Price	Quantity
Set of 4 Stamps	15.00 patacas	650,000
Sheetlet	60.00 patacas
Souvenir Sheet	12.00 patacas	650,000
First Day Cover with Stamps	20.00 patacas	4,000
First Day Cover with Souvenir Sheet	17.00 patacas	4,000
Information Brochure	6.50 patacas	6,000
Information Brochure with Stamps	21.50 patacas
Information Brochure with Souvenir Sheet	18.50 patacas
Set of 4 Postcards	10.00 patacas	4,000
Set of 4 Maximum Cards	25.00 patacas

The stamp designer of this issue is Ms. Poon Kam Ling, and the text of the information brochure is written by Mr. Yin Degang.

This is the fourth theme in 2016. The previous issued stamps are “Lunar Year of the Monkey” on 22/01/2016, the label stamp “Lunar Year of the Monkey” on 22/02/2016, “Scenery of the Imperial Palace in Beijing” on 01/03/2016, and “325^th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Public Security Police Force” on 14/03/2016.

Technical Data of Stamp “CHINESE CLASSICAL POETRY – BALLAD OF MULAN”

Details