60th ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN PAKISTAN & CHINA

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Date of Issue : 13 May , 2011
Size of Stamp : 50.5 x 35 mm
No. of stamps in a sheet: 1= 6 x 6= 36 stamps (18 of each design)

2= 4 x 9= 36 stamps (18 of each design)
Perforation : 13 C
Denomination : Rs. 8/-
Colours : Multi Colour
Printing Technology : Litho Offset
Format : Horizontal – Se-tenant
Paper : 100 GSM W /M Dual Purpose
Gum : PVA
Quantity : 0. 250 ML ( Each Design)
Design : Adil Salahuddin (S.I)
Printer : Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi
Dear Collectors, Pakistan post office issued the above stamps in 3 stages.

1. Print 1
Water Mark with type 3, Inverted water Mark
Format : 1 = 6 x 6= 36 stamps (18 of each design)

2. Print 2
Water Mark with type 2, Water Mark on North East
Format : 1 = 6 x 6= 36 stamps (18 of each design)

3. Print 3
Water Mark with type 2, Water Mark on North West
Format : 2 = 4 x 9= 36 stamps (18 of each design)

Print 1 was issued on date of issue - Later on withdrawn.

Print 2 was issued as replacement and only 20,000 sheets were printed and supplied at Rawalpindi.Rare Printing.
Print 3 was issued Last month and available at Post Offices in the country.

Lahore Stamp Exhibition - 2011

Lahore Stamp Exhibition - 2011

Lahore Stamp Exhibition - 2011
at
General Post Office (G.P.O.)
Shahrah-e-Quaid-i-Azam (The Mall)
Lahore
on
October 8 - 9, 2011

To commemorate the World Post Day, Allama Iqbal Stamps Society and Pakistan Philatelic Association organized a two day stamp exhibition on October 8 - 9, 2011 at General Post Office (G.P.O.), Lahore titled "Lahore Stamp Exhibition - 2011". The main objective of this kind of exhibition to promote the philately and commemorate the World Post Day, the event was not a competitive class. Philatelists, whom belong to Lahore, displayed their exhibits on different themes. Mr. Faqir Syed Shahryar-ud-Din (Post Master General) inaugurated the exhibition with Robina Tayyab (Deputy Post Master Genral), Mr. S.M.Masood (President - Pakistan Philatelic Association & Former Federal Minister) and Rizwan Javed Hashmi (Chief Post Master - Lahore G.P.O.). This was very attractive event for the new coming philatelists. On the second day of the event, the exhibition started after the ceremony of World Post Day (UPU Day) and flag raising ceremony, the officials of Pakistan Post visited the exhibition. The exhibitors briefed their exhibits to the officials. Mr. Nasir Hassan (Post Master General - Circle) inaugurated the new website of Philately of Pakistan which created by Mian Sajid Ali of Allama Iqbal Stamps Society. This website is the first of its kind which covers the complete philatelic items of Pakistan Post since 1947 to date. Two commemorative post marks and one souvenir cover issued on the event by Pakistan Philatelic Association.