紀296 第11任總統副總統就職紀念郵票 Com. 296 The Inauguration of the Eleventh President and Vice President Commemorative Issue

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Issued on: 20 May, 2004

Description: They are the 10th and 11th president and vice president of Taiwan (2000.05.20~2008.05.20), also the 2nd and 3rd president and vice president by vote. And the backgrounds are presidential palace, Taipei 101, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and freeway, etc.

The election of the eleventh president and vice president of the Republic of China was held on March 20, 2004. On March 26, 2004, the Central Election Commission announced that Mr. Chen Shui-bian and Ms. Hsiu-lien Annette Lu had been re-elected and will be sworn into office on May 20, 2004. As is customary, to honor and celebrate this occasion, Chunghwa Post is issuing a set of four stamps and a miniature sheet entitled “The Inauguration of the Eleventh President and Vice President Commemorative Issue.”

The designs of the stamps follow:

(1) The four stamps are printed in a horizontal se-tenant strip and feature portraits of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice-president Hsiu-lien Annette Lu and the appeals for “Solidarity in Taiwan,” “Stabilization across the Taiwan Strait,” “Stability of the Society” and “Economic Prosperity” that President Chen made in his acceptance speech on March 20 or formulated during the first term of his presidency.

(2) Miniature sheet features portraits of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Hsiu-lien Annette Lu. For a background, it employs the beautiful “sea of clouds” at sunrise on Alishan Mountain and the magnificent Taipei 101 Building (the world’s highest), which symbolize a beautiful new Taiwan under the leadership of President Chen.

第 11任總統、副總統選舉，已於民國93年3月20日完成，並由中央選舉委員會於3月26日公告當選名單。陳水扁先生、呂秀蓮女士當選連任為中華民國第11 任總統、副總統，將於5月20日宣誓就職。為表崇敬，並誌慶祝，本公司特循往例，印製「第11任總統副總統就職紀念郵票」1組4枚及小型張1張。

本組郵票圖案說明如後：

郵票4枚採橫型4枚連刷型式，選用陳水扁總統、呂秀蓮副總統肖像為主圖，襯以「團結臺灣」、「穩定兩岸」、「安定社會」、「繁榮經濟」4個子題，彰顯陳總統於3月20日發表當選感言時之宣示，以及陳總統過去4年任期內之施政理念。

小型張主圖為陳水扁總統、呂秀蓮副總統肖像，並襯以臺灣名勝阿里山日出時的雲海美景，和全球最高建築－臺北101大樓之壯麗景觀，寓意政府在陳總統領導下，營造美麗新臺灣。

I don't like them.

I buy this stamp only because of the backgrounds.

Source of the materials: Wikipedia

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