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Site of Shanghai Expo
---Special Stamps

Date of issue: January 21, 2010

Technical Details:

Serial number: 2010-3
Values in set: 4
Denomination: 4.80 yuan
Date of issue: January 21, 2010
Size of stamp: 50 * 30 mm
Perforation: 13
Sheet composition: 12 for Sheet I; 8 for Sheet II(two sets)
Size of sheet: 190 * 174 mm for Sheet I; 190 * 140 for Sheet II
Size of S/S stamp: 30 * 75 mm
Size of S/S: 128 * 102 mm
Perforation of S/S: 13
Designer of stamp: Li Zhihong
Editor in Charge: Dong Yan
Printing process: offset
Printer: Henan Post and Telecommunication Printing Works

(4-1)T　　　　　　Expo Center 　　　　　　　　0.80yuan
(4-2)T　　　　　　China Pavilion　　　　　　　　1.20yuan
(4-3)T　　　　　　Performance Center　　　　　1.20yuan
(4-4)T　　　　　　Theme Pavilion　　　　　　　3.00yuan
S/S　　　　　　　Expo Axis　　　　　　　　　 6.00yuan

Background Informations:

On January 21, 2010, China National Philatelic Corporation issued a four-piece set of first-day covers and a souvenir sheet cover, carrying a four-piece set of special stamps, "Site of Shanghai Expo", with a combined face value of 6.20yuan. The names of the stamps are "Expo Center" , "China Pavilion", "Performance Center" and "Theme Pavilion".