Hong Kong unveils new stamps for 2014  

香港拟推出地质公园新邮票 取代“候鸟”邮票(图)

据香港《文汇报》报道，香港邮政将于12日公布2014年发行的特别邮票及相关集邮品，当中以中国香港世界地质公园为设计主题的新一套香港通用邮票，将于明年7月发行，取代以香港候鸟为题、自2006年发行的通用邮票。此外，香港邮政于明年亦会发行多套特别邮票，包括已故中国艺术家吴冠中画作、中国恐龙、天气现象、粤剧服饰等。[查看全文]

(ECNS) –- Hong Kong Post disclosed details about new regular stamps and special stamps for 2014 on Thursday.

The 2014 Hong Kong Definitive Stamps, featuring the picturesque landscapes of Hong Kong.s Global Geopark instead of the birds on the current stamps, are undoubtedly among the highlights of the year, HK Post said.

The 2014 special stamps feature many themes, with stamps that are kaleidoscopes reflecting the world in which we live, HK Post said, adding that the diverse themes and stamp designs of this year's special stamps offer something special for stamp lovers.

Art lovers should not miss the "Hong Kong Museums Collection - Paintings by Mr. Wu Guanzhong" and "Cantonese Opera Costumes" stamps, which will highlight masterpieces by the Chinese painter Wu Guanzhong and costumes from the indigenous performing art form, respectively, HK Post said.

For dedicated philatelists looking for themes relating to Chinese culture and heritage, Year of the Horse, the third set of special stamps from the fourth Lunar New Year Animal Series, and China Danxia, part of the World Heritage in China Series, will be the ones to watch for, it said.