Special stamps to preserve memory of Singapore’s vanishing trades
Singapore Post will release a special stamp issue on vanishing trades in Singapore this week.
It will feature trades such as the “kachang putih” man, the parrot astrologer and the knife sharpener.
Other trades featured include ice-ball sellers, cobblers and lantern makers.
These tradesmen were once a common sight on the five-foot-ways of shophouses in Singapore.
But they are fast disappearing as the skyline of a modern financial and maritime hub replaces the old townscape.
SingPost said the colourful but now fading trades are part of Singapore's rich cultural heritage, and it hopes to preserve memories of them with the stamps.
The special issue of 10 stamps will go on sale on October 16 at all post offices in Singapore and SingPost's online shopping portal.
Pre-cancelled first day cover and presentation packs will also be available at the same outlets.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Singapore Post will release a special stamp issue on vanishing trades in Singapore this week.
It will feature trades such as the “kachang putih” man, the parrot astrologer and the knife sharpener.
Other trades featured include ice-ball sellers, cobblers and lantern makers.
These tradesmen were once a common sight on the five-foot-ways of shophouses in Singapore.
But they are fast disappearing as the skyline of a modern financial and maritime hub replaces the old townscape.
SingPost said the colourful but now fading trades are part of Singapore's rich cultural heritage, and it hopes to preserve memories of them with the stamps.
The special issue of 10 stamps will go on sale on October 16 at all post offices in Singapore and SingPost's online shopping portal.
Pre-cancelled first day cover and presentation packs will also be available at the same outlets.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
