Lac Long Quan and Au Co stamp set

by Hung Nguyen07 April 2017 Last updated at 14:00 PM

VTV.vn - Vietnam Post releases thematic stamp collections throughout the year, from 1960 until today, including stamps featuring the Legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co.

The stamp set was released during the Hung Kings' Festival in 2000, and were designed by artist Hoàng Thúy Liệu  who found fame for illustrating Vietnamese legends on stamps.

Artist Hoàng Thuý Liệu used to work at Vietnam Stamp. He is also the author of the stamp set about the legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co. The set consists of six 27 x 37 mm stamps, issued by the General Department of Post and Telecommunications 17 years ago. Since its release, the set has been highly appreciated by collectors thanks to its good designs.

Hoang Thuy Lieu, Painter, Legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co stamp set said: "When I started this subject, I was a little worried, since the story is a legend. But even though it's a legend, there are real elements that ask the painter to explore, study and make choices.

"The colours have to be towards to the palette of folk culture colours. I used folk painting as a reference. 

The set shows the mythical origin story of the Vietnamese. The last stamp in the stamp set shows the solidarity of the entire nation, that all Vietnamese people are brothers and sisters from the same family.

“Of the stamps I have in hand, the stamps Lac Long Quan and Au Co are my favourites. First, it tells a story that can be true and also a legend. Secondly, the artist's talent lies in being able to lay out such legend within six stamps, but still it doesn't lose meaning. Just by looking at the set you can see the harmony in colours. I once took it to world stamp exhibition, when I introduced the stamps, the customers really like it and wanted to collect them. We sold out that day”, Vu Van Ty, Advisor of the Executive Committee Viet Stamp, National Stamp Advisory Council added.

With its artistic and content implications, each stamp is not just a product of Vietnam Post, but is also a art piece, a  mean of conveying history and culture. Perhaps this is also what makes the of the Legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co set so special.

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