Hanoi (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics incollaboration with the Ministryof Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Ministry of Information andCommunications organised an exhibition on President Ho ChiMinh's career through stamp and postcard collections in Hanoi on June 21.
The event was to mark the 133rd birth anniversary ofPresident Ho Chi Minh (May 19), the 112th anniversary of PresidentHo Chi Minh's departure for national salvation (June 5), the 75th anniversaryof President Ho Chi Minh's appeal for patriotic emulation (June 11), and the 98th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).
It was a reminder of historical milestones in the life andrevolutionary career of the late leader, which was closely associated with theglorious revolutionary history of the Vietnamese nation and the progress ofhumanity.
Ondisplay was an extensive collection of postal stamps arrangedinto comprehensive and diverse themes. It includes various stamp designsfeaturing President Ho Chi Minh issued by Vietnam and other countries, as wellas envelopes and letters from the early 20th century. Additionally,there are postcards on cities around the world where President HoChi Minh lived and worked in, or traveled through, as well as stamps depicting theportrait of President Ho Chi Minh issued by the Postal Service.
Nguyen Dai Hung Loc, ViceChairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Philatelic Association and the author of thestamp collection, expressed his aspiration to create a meaningful workdedicated to President Ho Chi Minh and to bring it to the wider public.Through this endeavor, he wishes to contribute to the campaign on studying andfollowing President Ho Chi Minh's thought, morals and lifestyle./.
