China Philatelic Federation 中国集邮联合会

China Philatelic Federation Real Posted FDC. Posted on 25th April from Shenzhen China

中国集邮联合会首日实寄封。4月25日由深圳寄出

   "The 7th Congress of All-China Philatelic Federation was held in Beijing on April 25, 2013. The souvenir sheet was issued to celebrate the grand conference among philatelic circles. The main picture shows cultural relics excavated from Liye Ancient Town in Longshan County of western Hunnan Province, including bamboo slips from the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC), daubs and stamp labels. A number of archives of Qin Dynasty's Qianling County were found at Liye Ruins. These archives are of high value in researching ancient China's early postal system. The words "Qianling yi you xing Dongting" (the expressed mail from Qianling County, today's Liye, to Dongting Prefecture) on the Qin slips are regarded as China's earliest letter; the daub by "Youyang Cheng Seal" is used as a mark to seal the letter; and the stamp label with notes on the package is considered the earliest one in China."

   “中华全国集邮联合会第七次代表大会于2013年4月25日在北京召开。此邮票为祝贺这一集邮界的盛会而发行，主图展示了湖南湘西龙山里耶古城遗址出土的秦简，胶泥和邮签等文物。里耶古城遗址存有大量秦朝迁陵县的档案，对于研究古代早期的邮政制度具有极高的价值。邮票上的“迁陵以邮行洞庭”秦简被考古专家认为是中国最早的书信；“酉阳丞印”胶泥是书函封口的印记；邮签即邮包上的标签，上有邮报说明，是目前发现最早的邮签。”