The Year of the Dragon zodiac stamp is on fire.
To snap up this set of stamps.
Many philatelic enthusiasts queued up all night.
Some people called it "hard to get a ticket".
January 5th. China Post issues special stamps for the Year of Jiachen.
A set of two stamps.
The patterns are "Tianlong Xingjian" and "Chenlong Xianrui".
I arrived at the post office at 6 o'clock in the morning on the 5th, and the uncles and uncles in line were chatting enthusiastically. On the social platform, a fan told about his "ticket grabbing" experience, saying that in December last year, the whole family did not book a dragon ticket, so he thought about going to the post office early in the morning to try his luck on the day of issuance. I didn't expect the uncles and aunts to be earlier, and when they got to him, there were only quadripartite couplets and postage packs, and the large and small booklets were all sold out.
Dragon tickets for 2024 are really hard to buy! Liu Tao (pseudonym), who also did not grab the stamp, told reporters that Chinese have always had a special cultural complex for the Chinese zodiac "dragon". 2024 is both a leap year and a dragon year, and as a major zodiac, it is not surprising that dragon tickets are sold "crazy".
Mr. Wang, a philatelic fan in Shanghai, has been collecting stamps for more than 40 years, and he laughs that "from a young man to an old man". On January 1, he first went to the Longmen Road Branch in Huangpu District to buy a lot of envelopes with the words "Longmen Road Post Branch", went home to write the address, and pasted the first three rounds of stamps for the Year of the Dragon, and specially brought them on the 5th, and then pasted the latest Year of the Dragon stamps.
He said: "It is also a kind of fun to use Longmen Road envelopes, cover Longmen Road stamps, and bring 4 rounds of "dragon tickets". ”
On the 8th, the reporter came to a postal outlet in Xicheng District, Beijing as a consumer to inquire about the sale of stamps, the staff said that there is only one stamp commemorative album left, which contains large stamps (32), small stamps (12), small booklets, quadripartite and a 05 grams of gold jewelry, the price is 498 yuan.
Year of the Dragon stamps are very sought-after, so be sure to grab them if you want to. According to the staff, on the day of the 5th issue, there were already many people queuing up before the outlets opened, and the outlets sold 1920 sets of tickets on the spot, 65 small booklets, which were sold out in two hours.
Outside the postal outlets, the reporter also met merchants who sold stamps for the Year of the Dragon at a higher price. "I'm 65 years old, I've been in this business for more than 20 years, and a lot of regular customers in the neighborhood know me. The merchant said that on the day of the 5th, some customers queued for 15 hours, and after grabbing it, (the customer) only left a small cashier's ticket, and the rest were all price increases**. Although the merchant did not disclose ***, she repeatedly assured that if you want to buy more, you will have the goods.
On an e-commerce platform, a set of face value is 38The 4 yuan large version ticket (naked version)** is 215 yuan, and the premium is as high as 4599%；And a set of face values 14The price range of the 4 yuan small version (naked version) is between 30 yuan and 45 yuan, and the premium range is 10833% to 2125%。
Screenshot of a product on an e-commerce platform.
According to the relevant person in charge of China Post, "Jiachen Year" special stamps 1 set of 2, the design names are "Tianlong Xingjian" and "Chenlong Xianrui", combined with the characteristics of zodiac culture and stamp art, highlighting the cultural heritage of self-confidence and self-improvement in the new era. The first image of the stamp, "Heavenly Dragon Marching", is derived from the Nine Dragons Wall of the Forbidden City, symbolizing the spirit of vigorous progress and unremitting self-improvement. The second image of the stamp, "Chenlong Xianrui", is derived from the traditional Chinese auspicious pattern "auspicious dragon arch", which expresses the good wishes of good weather and peace and security.
This set of stamps is designed by Wang Huming, Beijing Stamp Factory *** is printed using rubber engraving overprinting process, and the face value of a full set of stamps is 240 yuan, plans to issue 29.98 million sets, format 2 1.8 million editions, 4.5 million small booklets. Starting from 5 January, consumers can purchase this set of stamps at designated postal outlets nationwide, philatelic network halls, China Post mobile app, China Post Micro Post Wechat Philatelic WeChat** and China Post** WeChat Mini Program.
Stamp issuance for the Year of the Dragon. Source: State Post Bureau.
Wan Zhe, a professor at Beijing Normal University, said that the reason why stamps for the Year of the Dragon are popular is partly because the dragon is usually a symbol of auspiciousness and auspiciousness in China. Therefore, not only the Year of the Dragon stamps, but also the commemorative coins, commemorative banknotes and other peripheral products related to the "Dragon" are more popular. On the other hand, stamps themselves also have certain financial attributes and value-added space.
He said that people's expectations for stamps are different from those in the past. Whether stamps can meet new consumer needs in the process of consumption upgrading and cultural upgrading, and achieve subversive breakthroughs in culture and aesthetics, has become a key factor to attract young collectors.