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Christmas is traditionally a time which focuses on children, especially so, since a Child is the focal point of the Christmas story. Father Christmas and his sack of presents for the children is the motif used by most commercial presentations of the season.
In fact, Christmas, presents and children go together just as much as curry and rice, or thunder and lightning or Village Six, popcorn and Coke.
Christmas and children. The 1998 Christmas stamps draw on this relationship. Children of various ages were asked to portray Christmas as they see it and the stamps present four different age-group interpretations, 10, 14 16 &18 years.
Post Fiji released a set of four Christmas stamps on 23 November 1998.
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13c
A 10-year old girl has drawn the birth of Jesus which she sees as the heart of the Christmas story, a "special day for loving and caring". |
50c A 14-year old boy sees Christmas as "a time with family and friends". In this Fijian setting he has drawn together people of various races and ages, united in a common appreciation of the religious and festive aspects of Christmas. |
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$1.00
An 18-year old highlights a modern, commercialised understanding of Christmas, with children of various ethnic groups in the hands of Father Christmas, loyally celebrating the season with Post Fiji. |
$2.00 A 16-year old portrays the joy of Christmas through the scene of its origin. As she says, "The spirit of Christmas is universal. The Nativity scene reminds me of the birth of Christ our Saviour. We worship and praise Him on this most holy and joyous occasion and it's time for great celebration and festivities". |
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| Title | Christmas 1998 |
| Values | 13¢, 50¢, $1.00, $2.00 |
| Designer | Grace Lee (aged 10) Brian F Guevara (aged 14) Naomi Tupou (aged 18) Lauretta Ah Sam (aged 16) Clare Yee (aged 12) FDC Design |
| Printer | Cartor Security Printer |
| Process | Lithography |
| Stamp Size | 28 x 42 mm |
| Stamp Format | 2 in Portrait and 2 in Landscape |
| Set | 50 (2 x 25) |
| Perforation Gauge | 13 per 2cm |
| Paper | CA Watermarked |
Period of sale - Unless stock is exhausted earlier, the stamps will remain on sale at the Post Office and Philatelic Bureau until 22nd November, 1999.
This is our last issue for 1998. The Bureau would like to take this opportunity
to say 'vinaka vakalevu' for your patronage throughout the year.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!