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CLASSIC STAMPS: China

CLASSIC STAMPS: China

Mao proclaimed the establishment of the People’s Republic of China from the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian’anmen) on 1 October 1949. The unified administration issued its first postage stamps on October 8, 1949, consisting of a set of four depicting a...
CLASSIC STAMPS: China

CLASSIC STAMPS: China

The first new designs of the Republic of China were two commemorative sets of 12 each, the first set depicting Sun Yat-sen and second Yuan Shikai, both issued on 14 December 1912. Todays stamp is the 1 cent issue from the first set depicting Sun Yat-sen. CV is 1,50...