COVER N. 547 - CHINA

Postmark: Shangai (?) 01.12.2024

Posted on the 1st December; Received on the 30th December 2024

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And now for something completely different (and I do think that beginning a new year with a quote from Monty Python is thoroughly adequate....😀)... drum roll, please.....

The Asian International Stamp Exhibition 2024 took place in Shangai, China from the 29th November till the 3rd December 2024, subordinated to the theme "Stamps present Asian Culture". 

According to a reference in China news, some 69 countries and regions were represented in the event, the competition section of which numbered more than 1600 frame exhibits plus 48 philatelic literature pieces... hard times for the jury.....

Ravindra kindly sent me this rather umcommon piece  featuring a comemorative  mechanical stamp and cancellation, which bears the exhibition's logo. Thank you so much, Ravi!

Oh, and by the way:

Happy 2025 to all of you.... !