Commemorative stamp for the 50 years of the UDA

The June 14 in the Gallery of the House of Service to the Society was presented the Commemorative Stamp for the 50 years of the University of Azuay and an exhibition of philately took place.

"We celebrate this act in the framework of the Jubilee Year for the 50 years of the university, this has a deep meaning within all the context that we are making, which is to value the symbols, we are the only species in the wonderful planet of the life that can produce symbols and through them create culture, the university has to be up to the world, so our symbol will reach various places, "said Francisco Salgado, Rector of the UDA.

In the event, the board was made up of Francisco Salgado, Rector of the UDA; María Dolores Bermeo, General Manager of Correos del Ecuador; Martha Cobos, Academic Vice-Rector of the university; Jacinto Guillén, Vice-Rector for Research and Pablo Rosales, President of the Ecuadorian Southern Philatelic Association.

The Rector said that for him it is special that the ex-student María Dolores Bermeo, who headed the Student Federation (UDAFE), is now the General Manager of the Post Office of Ecuador, an example of what education is for: to form citizens that are capable of transforming the world.

"With deep gratitude from those of us who make up Correos del Ecuador, it is an enormous joy for us to join this celebration of academic trajectory, which is why I firmly believe in the University of Azuay, together we develop science and serve society, that is why that today we join this celebration with the postal issue titled 50 Years of Foundation of the University of Azuay, consisting of a postage stamp and a souvenir sheet where the logo of our university consists, "said Bermeo.

After the unveiling of the poster of the postal issue, Pablo Rosales, President of the Philatelic Association of the Austro, joined the congratulations for fulfilling 50 years of positive development for the benefit of Cuenca and regional society, thanked all the participants for the collaboration with the initiative to achieve the commemorative postal issue, "we want to collaborate in this act with the presentation of a philatelic sample

The present authorities signed the commemorative sheet and the historical book of postal issues and the postal issue came into circulation, which became part of the inventory of cultural and heritage assets of Ecuador.

A postage stamp is an act of sovereignty: they relate legends, traditions, culture of the people, national and international history, commemorations, art events, sports. Stamps become living windows of knowledge, their content being a perennial testimonial reflection of the roots of each country; therefore, it is an element of identity, identifying and differentiating between countries.

The postage stamp not only represents a postage rate, but is part of the unique and unrepeatable material heritage of each country, which is why it is a treasured collection element for philatelists. At present, some copies of postage stamps and postmarks are in receipt and conservation of the Postal Archive and are part of the heritage and wealth of Correos del Ecuador.

The event was closed with the invitation to the philatelic exhibition that was in the same facilities.