Special cover dedicated to 25th anniversary of Armenian - Chinese diplomatic relations cancelled

YEREVAN, April 6. /ARKA/. A special cover dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the People's Republic of China has been cancelled today at the Armenian Government Reception House, HayPost, Armenia’s national postal operator, reported.

It said the special cover represents a unique philatelic product - a thematic cover, which is cancelled with a special postmark.

The special cover has been designed with a print run of 1000 pcs. The author of the special cover’s design is  HayPost designer Vahagn Mkrtchyan.

The special cover depicts Etchmiadzin Cathedral and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing designed by the Armenian ornament and Chinese dragon symbolizing Armenia and China respectively. The stamp dedicated to the theme “Armenian national costumes. Yerevan” issued by HayPost in 2014 and the stamp dedicated to ancient towns of China issued by China Post in 2016 are attached on the special cover.

The participants of the cover signing ceremony were HayPost Trust Manager  Juan Pablo Gechidjian, Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technology  Vahan Martirosyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs  Edward Nalbandian, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to  Armenia  Tian Erlong, the President of the Armenian Union of Philatelists Hovik Musayelyan. -0-

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18:39 04/06/2017