The commemorative stamps of Beijing Winter Olympics are jointly issued by Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee and Paralympic Games, aiming at conveying the Olympic spirit of "unity and friendship, fair competition and mutual understanding". A set of two stamps represents the athletes of the Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympics respectively. The combination of the two stamps forms a tiger pattern, which means that unity and cooperation can show real strength. 200,000 stamps each.
The birth of stamps is due to the change of stamp collectors: 1. Postage has been reduced. 2. Postage is charged by weight. The postage is prepaid. Communication has therefore entered the homes of ordinary people. Stamps are a form of payment for postal services by senders.
The prototype of stamps first appeared in the middle of17th century. 1653, King Louis XIV of France gave Villaye the real right to open postal service in Paris. Villayet set up a "small post office" in Paris, and set up a post office box in the street to send and receive letters every day. Villaye uses a label called postage paid certificate to send letters to users. The sender puts the postage prepaid voucher on the envelope, writes the posting date, and puts the letter in the mailbox. After receiving the letter, the post office tore up the postage payment voucher and sent the letter to the recipient. The label of this postage paid voucher can be said to be the predecessor of stamps. This label was torn when it was used, and it was not handed down.
On June 16, 2008, china national philatelic corporation, Baidu and UU Customization Network officially launched the customized service of China Post personalized stamps in China Post Stamp Museum. People can make their favorite photos into personalized stamps and other collections through UU custom website or login to Baidu space photo album. At present, the main tickets available are Peace through the Year, Heart to Heart, Happy Birthday, Smooth sailing, Tiananmen Square, The Great Wall, Flowers Blooming, Good Luck, Ruyi, five blessings, the emblem of the 29th Olympic Games, Sunbird and so on. The contents allowed to be printed on the complimentary tickets include portraits, signs, mascots, buildings, scenic spots and other symbolic things of national or international activities.