COVER N. 287 - CHINA

Postmark: Concepcion  - ? -  29.06.23

Posted on the 26th June; Received on the 26h July 2023

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One the pleasures of hobbies is exchanging with other hobbyists around the world. Depending on your hobby of choice exchanges can be physical, as for instance in the case of collection oriented hobbies such as the one that occupies these posts, or immaterial, focusing on opinions or experiences, as in hobbies with a less tangible nature, like writing or photography.

As such, every once in a while I get a request from a fellow collector asking for a swap of stamps or covers and I, of course, always try to correspond, since I too have requested the same from others without ever having been let down.

So when a fellow Chinese collector asked for a swap I promptly agreed and as a result I have been able to add a few beautiful Chinese fauna stamps to my small collection.

The best thing is that in order to send the stamps you have to send a letter, and a letter needs stamps, so swapping it is always a very productive task, form the hobby fundamentals standpoint   😀

So thanks a lot Ruinam for the letters and the much appreciated stamps.

- On 16JUN2013 China Post issued a six 1.20 Yuan stamp set plus a one 6 Yuan stamp souvenir sheet featuring images of bronze buddhist statues. The first two stamps on the cover are part of this set and they feature two Bodhisattvas: Guanyin and Ksitigarbha, respectively.

According to wikipedia, a bodhisattva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood, Guanvin being a feminine figure associated with compassion and Kṣitigarbha a bhuddist monk.

On 20MAR2017, China Post issued a 4 stamp set  (2 x 1.20 + 1.50 Yuan) illustrated with paintings  celebrating "The Seasons". 

The two 1.50 Yuan stamps used on the cover were dedicated to winter and autumn.

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