珍稀邮票成中国收藏家们的新宠
<p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="hobby">hobby</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="extinction">extinction</span>.</p><p>些专家称，如果没有阔绰的中国藏家的参与，集邮漫长而又缓慢的颓败过程本会继续下去，从主流收藏爱好走向几近消亡。</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 60 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="Gibbons">Gibbons</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span>. <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>-<span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Stamp">Stamp</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proliferated">proliferated</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gawkers">gawkers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>. <span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sprouted">sprouted</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tickers">tickers</span> <span word="scrolling">scrolling</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>. <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="Gibbons">Gibbons</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volume">volume</span>--<span word="but">but</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 18 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p>英国邮票经纪商斯坦利·吉本斯(<span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="Gibbons">Gibbons</span>)说，全球6,000万集邮者如今至少有三分之一在中国，而且这个数字还在迅速上升。包括香港地区在内，中国已成为一个大型邮票交易中心。香港至少有六家拍卖行，中国大陆有四家大拍卖行以及几家小拍卖行，其中大多数都是在过去四年间开业的。同时，邮票展的数量迅速增加，吸引了数以十万计的买家与看客，现时类似的展览能在美国吸引到五位数的观众就算幸运了。此外，邮票在线交易也涌现出来，市场行情会像股市那样在屏幕上滚动显示。吉本斯透露，以数量计算，如今亚洲客户占到其公司投资的5%，但由于他们的投入更高，所以按金额衡量他们所占的比例几乎达到18%。</p>
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