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CLASSIC STAMPS: China

CLASSIC STAMPS: China

Mao Zedong first appeared on a stamp from China in 1944, at a time when his Communist forces had been cooperating (for the most part) with the Nationalist Government for seven years against the Japanese forces invading China. These first stamps were very primitive....
CLASSIC STAMPS: China

CLASSIC STAMPS: China

The revolution in China of 1911 resulted in overprints (“Republic of China” from top to bottom: simplified Chinese: 中华民国 traditional Chinese: 中華民國) on the imperial stamps in 1912. The stamps were overprinted in Foochow, Nanking and Shanghai. An additional...
CLASSIC STAMPS: China

CLASSIC STAMPS: China

The revolution in China of 1911 resulted in overprints (“Republic of China” from top to bottom: simplified Chinese: 中华民国 traditional Chinese: 中華民國) on the imperial stamps in 1912. The stamps were overprinted in Foochow, Nanking and Shanghai. An additional...
CLASSIC STAMPS: China

CLASSIC STAMPS: China

The first set of commemorative stamps was issued on November 16, 1894, the 60th birthday of Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi. A total of nine different stamps were issued. But the Chinese postal service came into being only two years later. A full 18 years after the issuance...
CLASSIC STAMPS: China

CLASSIC STAMPS: China

Three series of “Large Dragons” were published in the period from 1878 until 1883. In the fall of 1885 a new series of “Small Dragons” was issued. Three values, were issued with the face value of 1, 3 and 5 candareens. The dragons were smaller...