Special 389 Sports Postage Stamps (1998) (D389)

Stamp SN : D389
Stamp Name : Special 389 Sports Postage Stamps (1998)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Sports
Issue date : 1998-09-09
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 30 x 40 ( mm )
Printer : China Color Printing Co., Inc., R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 20 (4 X 5)
Print color : Colorful
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : (1) 5.00-Phosphorescent stamp paper
Perforation : 11x111/2
Designer : Yoken Wu

Sports competitions are the most fascinating and exciting of all physical activities. The vigor and beauty that the athletes display when they are challenging the limits of their physical capacities, and their techniques, which blend sport with art, are magnificent to see.Sporting events are above politics. They are about fair competition, exchange of techniques and the transcending of national boundaries. Sports stamps are very important in the realm of philately. Through lively artistic renderings on small pieces of paper, the sporting spirit can reach every corner of the world. Sports stamps are indeed popular everywhere.
(1)First Day Cover to be sold al NT$2.00 apiece. (2) Folder especially prepared for the stamps to be sold at NT$6.00 apiece. (3) Folder with crystal mount for better protection of the stamps to be sold at NT$8.00 apiece. (4)Loose-leaf stamp album page with plastic cover to be sold al NT$8.00 apiece. (5)Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a low valued stamp to be sold at NT$7.00 apiece. (6) Pre-cancelled First Ddy Cover affixed with a complete set of stamps to be sold at NT$26.00 apiece.