1840, the first imperforated stamp "black penny" appeared in the world postal history.
During the Opium War, western missionaries, businessmen and invaders introduced stamps to China. But there is no specific time point.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the Qing government issued "dragon stamp", which was the first stamp issued by China.
History of stamp development in China;
1905, the earliest (official) stamp catalogue of China, A Brief Introduction to the Stamps of Guangxu 40-30 Years, was published in Postal Bulletin.
The earliest stamp dealer in China appeared in 1909. One is Li Huitang, and the other is the "World Philatelic Club" in Fuzhou.
1965438+In July, 2004, Fuzhou philatelists exhibited Chinese and foreign stamps at Fujian Exhibition, which became the first exhibition in China for collecting stamps.
19 18 In April, the "stamp exhibition" held by stamp collectors in Changzhou Park became the first competitive stamp exhibition in China. Since then, philatelic organizations around the world have also held philatelic exhibitions of different scales. The biggest one was the "Postal Exhibition of the General Post Office of the Ministry of Communications" jointly organized by China Post Office and Guangxin Stamp Research Association in Shanghai in May, 1948.
1922, the first non-governmental philatelic organization-China Stamp Research Association was established in Shanghai (the last issue).
From 65438 to 0926, China People's Philatelic Literature "Postal Ride" edited by Zhou Jinjue won the first prize (special bronze prize) at the American International Postal Exhibition.
1933, Mr. Jiang, a philatelist, won the silver prize in the first air mail exhibition in Brussels, Belgium, becoming the first person in China to participate in the international mail exhibition and win the prize.
1934, Chunghwa Post began to offer "Special Stamp Sales Course".
From 65438 to 0948, Chunghwa Post held the first special stamp exhibition in Nanjing.
1950, China's official stamp collection was first exhibited abroad (Czech Republic).
1955, china national philatelic corporation opened in Beijing. Stamp collecting magazine was founded.
From 65438 to 0957, China philatelists participated in the International Stamp Exhibition (Soviet Union) supported by the International Philatelic Federation (FIP) for the first time, and Jiang Zhifang won the gold medal.
1982, the All-China Philatelic Federation was established.
1983, the first professional committee of the All-China Philatelic Federation was established. The All-China Philatelic Federation has joined the International Philatelic Federation and the Asian Philatelic Federation (FIAP). The First National Stamp Exhibition (Beijing).
From 65438 to 0984, China philatelists participated in the World Stamp Exhibition for the first time, and Chen won the big silver award.
1985, China Stamp Museum opens.
During 1987, China philatelists participated in the (3rd) Asian Stamp Exhibition (Singapore) hosted by FIAP for the first time, and Chang Zengshu won the grand gold medal.
1989 allows individual industrial and commercial households to handle stamps and philatelic products. Taiwan Province philatelists participated in the national stamp exhibition for the first time.
From 65438 to 0996, the 9th Asian Stamp Exhibition was held in Beijing, and China philatelist Shen Zenghua won the national prize.
1999, China '99 World Stamp Exhibition was held in Beijing, and Shen Zenghua won the national prize.
Classification of stamps:
China Post stamps are divided into three categories: ordinary stamps/special stamps/commemorative stamps, and Hongkong stamps/Taiwanese stamps. The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is planning to issue a worldwide unified stamp, which is intended to be used first in the Olympic Games. Stamps in other countries are generally in these three categories, as well as military mail and free stamps.