Singapore Philatelic Museum launches exhibition to celebrate SG50
Singaporeans can now trace the nation's progress over the years through a showcase of stamps. To celebrate SG50, the Singapore Philatelic Museum has launched an exhibition with over 240 items, such as old stamps and postcards.
It opens to the public on Tuesday (Jul 21) and will run until Jul 31, 2016.
One of the stamps on display at the exhibition is the first stamp issued in Aug 9, 1966 to mark the nation's independence. Another highlight is a printing plate of the 1999 stamp that features Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak.
Visitors can also take some stamps home, by buying a folder with a sheet of 50 stamps from the exhibition.
Said Singapore Philatelic Museum’s general manager, Tresnawati Prihadi: “We use our stamps - that tiny piece of paper with images on it - to convey messages about Singapore, so we hope that through this exhibition, our younger generation will be inspired to see how they can contribute and do the best for our nation.”
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Singaporeans can now trace the nation's progress over the years through a showcase of stamps. To celebrate SG50, the Singapore Philatelic Museum has launched an exhibition with over 240 items, such as old stamps and postcards.
It opens to the public on Tuesday (Jul 21) and will run until Jul 31, 2016.
One of the stamps on display at the exhibition is the first stamp issued in Aug 9, 1966 to mark the nation's independence. Another highlight is a printing plate of the 1999 stamp that features Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak.
Visitors can also take some stamps home, by buying a folder with a sheet of 50 stamps from the exhibition.
Said Singapore Philatelic Museum’s general manager, Tresnawati Prihadi: “We use our stamps - that tiny piece of paper with images on it - to convey messages about Singapore, so we hope that through this exhibition, our younger generation will be inspired to see how they can contribute and do the best for our nation.”
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
