Monday, August 26, 2013

2015 World Stamp Exhibition (Series 2)


Date of Issue : 23rd August 2013

To commemorate Singapore's golden jubilee in 2015, the Association of Singapore Philatelists (ASP) sucessfully bids the hosting rights of World Stamp Exhibition.

This showcases the second series of the stamps, 2 designs from the "1970: Osaka Expo".

2-1 : A seashell, a hard protective outer layer created by an animal that lives in the sea. The shell is part of of the body of the animal.
2-2 : The guppy (Poecilia reticulato) - small colourful species of freshwater tropical fish which makes it popular as an aquarium fish. Guppies often display elaborated patterns on their tail fin, with the male being generally more brightly coloured; female guppies however are larger in size and have a shorter tail as compared to the male. It primarily feeds on algae and small invertebrates.

Below is a set of stamps which was featured in the 1970 Osaka Expo.



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