A set of commemorative stamps are formally issued on Tuesday, June 30 to mark the 500-day countdown of the 16th Asian Games, which will kick off on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province. The set stamps include two pieces, with a face value of 1.2 yuan each. Carried on them respectively are the images of the Games' emblem and mascots. [Photo: CFP/Xinyou]

Asian Games commemorative stamps (shortest). A set of commemorative stamps are formally issued on Tuesday, June 30 to mark the 500-day countdown of the 16th Asian Games, which will kick off on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province. The set stamps include two pieces, with a face value of 1.2 yuan each. Carried on them respectively are the images of the Games' emblem and mascots. [File Photo: gz2010.cn]

Asian Games commemorative stamps (wholeset). A set of commemorative stamps are formally issued on Tuesday, June 30 to mark the 500-day countdown of the 16th Asian Games, which will kick off on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province. The set stamps include two pieces, with a face value of 1.2 yuan each. Carried on them respectively are the images of the Games' emblem and mascots. [File Photo: gz2010.cn]

A set of commemorative stamps are formally issued on Tuesday, June 30 to mark the 500-day countdown of the 16th Asian Games, which will kick off on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province. The set stamps include two pieces, with a face value of 1.2 yuan each. Carried on them respectively are the images of the Games' emblem and mascots. [Photo: CFP/Xinyou]