The "Taipei 2026 World Stamp Exhibition" will be held at the World Trade Center Hall 1 from November 20 to 25 this year. Chunghwa Post and Pokémon jointly launched a series of products. Pre-orders for 60% of the products were opened on the 4th of this month, and they were sold out in less than two hours. Chunghwa Post stated that 1,700 number plates will be distributed for the public to purchase at 11 o'clock on the opening day of the "Taipei 2026 World Stamp Exhibition" on November 20. There will be three types of queues, hoping that people can buy them.
The "Taipei 2026 World Stamp Exhibition" will be held from November 20 to 25 this year in Areas B and C of Exhibition Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center. The theme of this stamp exhibition is "Innovation ∞ Sustainability". The exhibition area includes the "Precious Stamps and Forbidden City Area" which brings together a number of precious collections from China Post and various countries, the "Taiwan and Global Theme Area" combines digital technology and creative interaction, allowing stamp images to enter life from a flat surface, and "Stamp Art DIY" Area" plans diversified handicraft courses and exhibition areas such as the "Chunghwa Post 130th Anniversary Theme Area", which brings together postal services, stamp dealers and stamp collectors from 69 countries and regions, and displays a total of 2,054 frames of various domestic and foreign precious stamp albums.
Wang Guocai, chairman of the Chunghwa Post Corporation, said that stamps carry historical, cultural and technical values, and their charm makes philatelists around the world very yearn for it. This Taipei World Stamp Exhibition can provide a "one-stop" view of precious stamps from around the world and appreciate the beauty of history, culture and art of various countries. The public is invited to participate in the World Trade Center Hall 1 from November 20 to 25.
Chunghwa Post spent 2 to 3 years negotiating with Japanese Pokémon to authorize, and launched 7 philatelic products and 1 "Pokémon Stamp Souvenir Sheet" for Pokémon fans to collect. Among them, the "Pokémon Stamp Souvenir Sheet" features 10 card designs including Pikachu, including Super Charizard X ex, Super Gardevoir EX, Super Lucario EX, Super Dragon EX, Overlord Flower, White Sea Lion, Pikachu, Pipi, Gengar, Kirby, etc., all have a face value of 8 yuan.
Chunghwa Post launched a series of Pokémon products and opened pre-orders on the morning of the 4th of this month. However, the goods have not yet been shipped. In the afternoon, scalpers have already resold and peddled them at double the price on Shopee, triggering many netizens to criticize. Wang Guocai said that the original limit was 150,000 for a single order. Subsequently, Inquiries in the backend showed that the largest single order was about 38,000 yuan, and the average order was about 1,500 yuan. Therefore, the remaining 40% is reserved for a limited number of sets. It is hoped that more people can purchase related products, and the products sold during the pre-sale period will also be shipped as scheduled.
Kang Jiafang, deputy chairman of the Business Strategy Design Committee, shared that the Pokémon Taiwan agent recognized that stamps represent international business cards, so he approached Chunghwa Post to cooperate. The IP authorization sales period is half a year, and it will be gone after the flash sale on the first day. As for whether there is a second wave of plans in the future, he said that in recent years, the post office will cooperate with different IPs in business promotion. Currently, it is inclined to diversify the needs of people at different levels and cooperate with more IPs.
Kang Jiafang said that Pokémon series products will also meet the public on November 20. They will line up at the World Trade Center Hall 1 Entrance No. 8 (Shifu Road) in three categories. The first is to purchase a complete set of Pokémon merchandise (1 set) number plates, with a total of 1,200 number plates distributed; the second category is to purchase scattered Pokémon products and 2 souvenir number plates, with a total of 500 number plates distributed; and the third category is for new stamps and other philatelic products. Among them, the first and second types of admission number plates will be issued from 11 a.m. on November 20. Each person is limited to 1, the quantity is limited, and the number is sold out; the third type will line up according to the on-site plan and will be guided by the staff to enter.
