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Asian Int'l Stamp Exhibition to be held in E China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-11 16:58

NANJING -- The 27th Asian International Stamp Exhibition will be held in the city of Wuxi in East China's Jiangsu province from November 11 to 15, local authorities said Wednesday.

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Jointly organized by the State Post Bureau, China Post Group Corporation, All-China Philatelic Federation and the Jiangsu provincial government, the event will display 1,300 precious stamps from 26 Inter-Asia Philatelic Federation members.

The five-day event will also feature exhibitions of stamp designs, forums on stamp collecting and auctions of precious stamps, the Wuxi city government said in a statement.

Additionally, the exhibition will offer activities showing visitors how stamps are created.

The exhibition's executive committee has kicked off a national youth competition on stamp designs and some of the best designs will be on display during the event.

The committee has opened an official website and a microblog to get more people involved in the event.