Why Do Stamp Prices Keep Increasing?

Also known as a serial number stamp. From August 1970 to October 1973, a total of 95 stamps were issued, irrespective of the type or category, using a uniform serial number, that is, serial numbers from 1 to 95.

Numbered stamps

Numbered tickets are an important part of New China stamps, referring to various stamps issued between 1970 and 1974. In the middle of the Cultural Revolution, China s postal administration changed the Wen stamps issued at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution without any characteristics of the number, and decided to resume the printing of the number for the new postal issue, but did not specifically subdivide Commemorative and The "special" stamp category simply adopts a uniform serial number. From August 1st, 1970 to December 23rd, 1974, a total of 95 stamps (a total of 21 sets) were issued during these four years, with serial numbers ranging from 1 to 95. The philately world has traditionally called stamps issued during this period "numbered tickets." In fact, the numbered ticket is the same as the "wen" stamp issued earlier. It is also a special stamp during the "Cultural Revolution" period, and has a high collection and research value.

The numbered tickets still bear the imprint of the "Cultural Revolution", but they have gradually gotten rid of the red ocean model of the early "wen" stamps on the screen, especially some of the numbered tickets issued in the next two years, which have a typical

As a numbered ticket with a transitional role, it is very rich in subject matter, and it has begun to present a variety of trends, such as "Panda", "Unearthed Cultural Relics" and "Children's Songs and Dances" stamps, with bright themes, bright colors, novel pictures, extremely Rich ethnic characteristics. Although there are only 21 sets of numbered tickets, the subject matter involved is very extensive. Industrial construction achievements, literature and art, sports and health, women and children, and so on are all worth mentioning. Especially worth mentioning are stamps that reflect the ping-pong diplomatic theme of small balls driving big balls. There are as many as 3 sets. In addition, numbered tickets also feature large sets of tickets. For example, four sets of stamps, such as "Taking the Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", "50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Party", "Yan'an Literature and Art", and "Unearthed Cultural Relics" account for the entire numbered ticket. A quarter of the strong, and the way of expression is very exciting, there are ping pong sports series tickets, there are three consecutive party building tickets, there are children's song and dance tickets, especially large sets of stamps vary in size and form. Among them, the three most popular varieties "Paris Commune", "50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Party" and "Yan'an Literature and Art" are the most commendable. It is the essence of the entire numbered ticket.

Of the 21 sets of 95 numbered tickets, 10 have a circulation of less than 10 million, accounting for 48%, of which 5 have a circulation of less than 2 million, and the two with the least circulation are "Asia-Africa Table Tennis Friendly". The Invitational Tournament and Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Albanian Labour Party each had only 1.25 million sets. Generally speaking, the number of issued tickets was relatively small. From the face value setting, the numbered votes are mostly low-value 4 points, 8 points, 10 points, 22 points, 43 points, and 52 points, 80% of which were the par value postage denominations of 8 points at the time with the most domestic use. From the perspective of the world's stock, most of the numbered tickets are used for posting letters, and the actual consumption is very large. Even some high-value stamps are mostly used for parcel delivery. Therefore, the actual number of full-fledged serial number tickets retained in 2019 is relatively rare.

Due to the great loss of numbered tickets in the field of communications, the price of numbered tickets has been rising year by year in the ten years when philately activities have just resumed. The total face value of the 21 sets of numbered tickets is only 9.78 yuan. As early as 1985, the China Philatelic Corporation adjusted the price to 46.5 yuan, an increase of 475%. At that time, the transaction price in the philatelic market was about 100 yuan. Since then, the stamp company has continuously raised the price of stamps. By 1993, the national internal settlement price had risen to 928 yuan, and at this time the market price had climbed to more than 1,100 yuan. By 1995, its market price had risen to about 2,200 yuan. The numbered ticket price began to rise sharply in 1996. By the fall of that year, the entire numbered ticket price had risen to about 4,600 yuan, more than double the market price in 1995. Until the turn of the spring and summer of 1997

In this rally of numbered tickets, some low-priced varieties have risen very alarmingly, and some have reached historical highs. For example, the 7 "Severely punishing the enemy of invasion" was only 3 yuan at the beginning of 2009, and it has climbed to 10 in 2019. The 95 edition of the Canton Fair also climbed from 20 yuan in early 2009 to 65 yuan in 2019; and the leading variety of the market this time, the 53-56 "White Hair Girl" big ticket quickly climbed to 850 yuan.

Although the number of tickets has increased significantly in the past year or so, there are still some fine products worthy of attention. Such as the compilation of 1-6 "Taking the Tiger Mountain Out of Wisdom", this is the first set of numbered tickets for the recovery of the number, which reached 1550 yuan at the climax of the post in 1997, the price of 2019 is only 750 yuan, the value of the ticket is obviously The market is underestimated; there is also a 57-62 "Panda" stamp, which was hit as high as 2,400 yuan in 1997, and the market price in 2019 is only 920 yuan. In addition, there are edits 8-11 "Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Paris Commune", edits 12-20 "Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Party", edits 78-81 "Industrial Products" and so on. The latest prices of fine products are 1800 yuan, 1950 yuan and 1200 yuan respectively, which is a good time to buy. Although the numbered ticket has so many advantages, its price in 2019 is only about one tenth of the "wen" stamp, which shows that its value is still undervalued by the market.