27 August 2013

Liberia 2013 International Horticultural Expo 2014 in Qingdao

This commercial issue from Liberia announces the 2014 International Horticultural Exposition to be held in Qingdao, China.The 6 stamps in the souvenir sheet features the expo mascot named “Qingqing” in various poses; the mascot design is a combination of natural landscape and ideals, inspired by such images as rolling waves, drifting clouds, lofty peaks and wavering tree crowns. One of the stamp features Qingqing snorkeling alongside a fish. The top left sheet corner features the Theme Pavilion, one of the landmark buildings of the expo, it takes on the appearance of a Chinese rose, the city flower of Qingdao; this will be the venue for showcasing the theme of “From the Earth, For the Earth” and other major events like the floriculture contests.

Guyana 2013 International Horticultural Expo 2014 in Qingdao

This commercial issue, released in April 2013, from Guyana announces the 2014 International Horticultural Exposition to be held in Qingdao, China.The 6 stamps in the souvenir sheet features the expo mascot named “Qingqing” in various poses; the mascot design is a combination of natural landscape and ideals, inspired by such images as rolling waves, drifting clouds, lofty peaks and wavering tree crowns. One of the stamp features Qingqing snorkeling alongside a fish. The central label in the sheet shows an artistic rendition of one of the several major expo structures: The Botanical Pavilion, that looks like a glasshouse with a leaf design; the pavilion is divided into the Marine Plants Section, the Bamboo and Rattan Section, and the Temperate Plants Section.

05 August 2013

Guyana 2012 World Environment Day

For the 2012 World Environment Day, Guyana released a set of 2 souvenir sheets. The first one, shown here has 3 fan-shaped stamps arranged around a circular vignette, and together they form a blue sphere, perhaps to represent our blue planet. The outer ring of the blue sphere, formed by the 3 stamps, is populated with all sorts of marine creature, while the surface of the sphere is festooned with land creatures, together with creatures in flight flitting around the blue sphere. And on the lower left quadrant of the souvenir sheet one can find the yellow silhouette of a scuba diver placed across 2 regions, lying both inside and outside the blue sphere - a very interesting concept!