Opening of the Nha Trang postage stamp exhibition and doctor Alexandre Yersin

On the morning of March 31, at the headquarters office, Khanh Hoa Provincial Stamp Association (26-28 Tran Huu Duyet Street, Vinh Diem Trung Urban Area, Nha Trang City) opened a postage stamp exhibition with the theme: "Nha Trang and Dr. Alexandre Yersin on postage stamps". This is an activity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the construction and development of Nha Trang City (1924 - 2024) and 15 years of Nha Trang being recognized as a class 1 city under Khanh Hoa Province (2009-2024).

The exhibition attracted many visitors.

The exhibition displays 40 stamp frames with about 4,000 postage stamps and images of related items. Of which, nearly half of the stamps on display feature images of Nha Trang past and present. Notably, stamp images of typical landscapes of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa such as: Dien Khanh Citadel, Ponagar Tower, Stone Church, Nha Trang beach... along with hundreds of stamps and items about the lives of Nha Trang people and products of the sea and islands of Khanh Hoa are also displayed at the exhibition.

Stamps about marine and island products of Khanh Hoa are displayed at the exhibition.

In particular, the exhibition also displays a number of postage stamps that have won major awards related to the life and career of Dr. Alexandre Yersin - Honorary Citizen of Vietnam. A person who spent most of his life and made many contributions to the scientific and medical development of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa in the 100-year journey.

According to Mr. Dong Luong Son - Chairman of Khanh Hoa Stamp Association, the exhibition is held with the desire to contribute more images of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa to the large number of stamp collectors nationwide as well as the people and tourists. Many rare postage stamps about Nha Trang and Dr. Alexandre Yersin are displayed at the exhibition. At the same time, through the perspective of the stamps and items collected by stamp collectors, the public will have more knowledge about Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa.

The exhibition will be open to visitors from now until April 6.

JACKIE CHAN

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/van-hoa/202403/khai-mac-trien-lam-tem-buu-chinh-nha-trang-va-bac-si-alexandre-yersin-14b1bdf/