Stamps & Such pays a visit to the Singapore Philatelic Museum, to see the exhibition on Dr Sun Yat Sen, the revolutionary leader credited with being the father of modern China.

Stamps & Such writes:

We went to the Singapore Philatelic Museum for the Stamp Exhibition on Dr Sun Yat Sen. It was a rare treat to see some of the uncommon stamps linked with Dr Sun Yat Sen. The visit was highly educational. For example, I didn’t know that Dr Sun Yat Sen 孙中山’s “中山” came from his Japanese name 中山樵, which he used when he was hiding in Japan. His actual name is 孙文. Another piece of philately tidbit was that Dr Sun Yat Sen was personally involved in the design of one of the early China stamps because he felt that these stamps were important to the modern day China.

Read the full post here. Dr. Sun Yat Sen: The Man Who Changed China is on at the Singapore Philatelic Museum until 18 September.