STAMP ISSUE “SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – MAGIC SQUARES I”

Macao Post issued the stamp themes “Composition and Construction of DNA”, “Standard Model of Particle Physics”, “Cosmology XXI”, “Chaos and Fractals” and “The Golden Ratio” under the stamp series “Science and Technology” between 2001 and 2007. The sixth series with the stamp theme “Science and Technology – Magic Squares I” will be issued on 9^th October, 2014. Through this theme, aiming not only to promote its scientific and cultural aspects, but to create also a unique product in the history of Philately.

This issue includes a set of six stamps with the themes of “Dürer – Melencolia I”, “La Loubère or Siamese Construction Method”, “Sator – Palindrome”, “Franklin – Bent Diagonals”, “Su Hui – Xuan Ji Tu – Palindrome” and “Lee Sallows – Panmagic 3x3”, and the theme of souvenir sheet is “Luo Shu Magic Square”. The interest in Magic Square is transversal in Chinese and Western culture. The importance of this theme in Chinese culture can be traced back to ancient times of its history which is shown by the myths illustrated in the Souvenir Sheet of this issue.

The Sheetlet presents a disposition for the facial values (1 to 9 “patacas”) equal to the disposition that the numbers 1 to 9 occupy in the souvenir sheet “Luo Shu Magic Square”. In this issue only 6 stamps are issued, corresponding to the first two Rows, with the third Row (presently without the corresponding 3 stamps) to be issued next year.

The above issue will be available for sale at the Macao Post Headquarters, 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., and the Communications Museum, from 9:30a.m. to 5:30p.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 6 Stamps	30.00 patacas	200,000
Sheetlet	30.00 patacas
Souvenir Sheet	12.00 patacas	200,000
First Day Cover with Stamps	35.00 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	36.50 patacas
Information Brochure with Souvenir Sheet	18.50 patacas

The concept of this issue and the author of text are responsible by Eng. Carlos A. Roldão Lopes. The composition of this issue is designed by Mr. Carlos Gonçalves.

This is the eighth issue in 2014. The previous issued stamps are “Lunar Year of the Horse” on 03/01/2014, “140^th Anniversary of Conde de São Januário General Hospital” on 06/01/2014, the label stamp “Lunar Year of the Horse” on 14/02/2014, “130th Anniversary of Macao Post” on 01/03/2014, “Animal Protection” on 28/04/2014, “Literature and its Characters – The Outlaws of the Marsh II” on 26/06/2014 and “The New Campus of the University of Macau” on 05/09/2014.

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