af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | okt 1, 2023 | Stamp of the day
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...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | sep 29, 2023 | Stamp of the day
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...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | sep 28, 2023 | Stamp of the day
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...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | sep 27, 2023 | Stamp of the day
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...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | sep 26, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Regular government postal service in China is known from the Zhou dynasty in the 1st millennium BC. During the Yuan dynasty under Kublai Khan in the 12th century, China was integrated into the much larger Mongolian Örtöö system. Marco Polo reported that there were...
