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Topic: China's Shenzhou 11-Tiangong-2 stamps
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42985 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-24-2016 12:45 AM
collectSPACE Chinese postage stamps honor Shenzhou 11 taikonauts now on space labChina's latest astronauts to launch into space have landed on a series of stamps and related postal souvenirs celebrating their on-going mission. Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong, who docked their Shenzhou 11 spacecraft to China's Tiangong-2 space lab on Tuesday (Oct. 18) beginning a month-long stay at the complex, are featured on the new postage stamps issued by the China National Philatelic Corporation, which is authorized by the China Post to sell stamp products to the public. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42985 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-24-2016 10:01 AM
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alanh_7 Member Posts: 1252 From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 10-24-2016 11:32 AM
My Mandarin is not what it use to be. Is there an English translation for the China Philatelic Corporation website? |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 10-24-2016 11:37 AM
It would be nice if the stamps on the sheet were se-tenant, that is, one stamp showing the space station, the other showing the spacecraft, and together they would form a unified image of the two craft docked. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42985 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-24-2016 12:29 PM
quote: Originally posted by alanh_7: ...is there an English translation
There is no English version. You can use Google Translate.Previous Chinese stamp issues and covers have made their way to eBay for Western sales, but they can be found now on Taobao.com using 神舟十一号 (Shenzhou 11) as a search term. |
OLDIE Member Posts: 268 From: Portsmouth, England Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 11-13-2016 05:12 AM
Some of these items are already available on eBay for a few dollars. |