Posted by slang on December 31, 2008
This is a T69, souvenir or miniature sheet(140 x78mm)Perf. “Baoyu”.
Besides this miniature sheet, a set of 12 stamps value and description as follows:
- 4f(1) Daiyu
- 4f(2) Baochai
- 8f(3) Yuanchun
- 8f(4) Yingchun
- 8f(5) Tanchun
- 8f(6) Xichun
- 8f(7) Xiangyun
- 10f(8) Liwan
- 20f(9) Xifeng
- 30f(10) Sister Qiao
- 40f(11) Keqing
- 80f(12) Miaoyu
The first day cover with the 12 stamps has a quantity issued of 2.5m whilst the first day cover with the miniature sheet has only 0.7 million quantity issued.
These stamps have two issues:
- 1 st issue No.1,3,5,7,9,11 on 20 November 1981
- 2nd issue No.2,4,6,8, 10,12 on 24 April 1982
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Part 1 : T54: Lotus Miniature Sheet
Part 2 :J42 1979, 2 Yuan Miniature Sheet: Red Jewellery Camellias
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In Part 1, we see the beautiful Chinese Lotus miniature sheet.
Here, we see another beautiful minature sheet which is the J42(10 Nov) The Postage Stamp Exhibition of The People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong,Ovt on (T37M) Miniature Sheet, with Chinese characters for the fair. The miniature sheet is 2 yuan which is the Red Jewellery Camellias
There is also first day cover plus miniature sheet which has very limited quantity issued #0.1 million
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If we collect Chinese Stamps, you will know that those who collect those stamps,etc before 1983 would have reap good rewards as the prices of such philatelist items have risen. The reasons could be many like limited quantity were issued before 1983 and that there are more stamps,etc being issued after that period.
Indeed, many of these pre-1983 stamps particularly some of the miniature sheets are quite beautiful to behold.
Below is one:
This is the T.54m 1 yuan 1980 (4 August) “Fresh Lotus on Rippling Water” The souvenir or miniature sheet’s size(MS) is 70 x146mm.
In this issue, besides the miniature sheet as mentioned, there are four stamps:
- 8 f(1) White Lotus picture
- 8f(2) Rose-tipped snow picture
- 8f(3) Buddha’s seat
- 70(f)(4) Variable charming face
For the first day cover(FDC) with the four stamps the quantity issued was #1 million units. For the first day cover (FDC) plus the miniature sheet(MS), the quantity issued is very limited #0.25m
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J42 1979, 2 Yuan Miniature Sheet: Red Jewellery Camellias
Posted by slang on December 26, 2008
Earlier Part 1 looks at whats are definitives stamps.
This article looks at what are commemoratives stamps:
- Commemoratives stamps are issued to mark important events or anniversarie
- Usually larger and more colorful than definitive stamps
- The reasons for issuing such stamp(s) will be shown quite clearly in the design
- Commemorative sets are often made up of between two and six stamps of different face values, although there are exceptions when just one or two values may be printed.
- Besides printed as sheets of stamps, they are sometimes printed in blocks of sets, each surrounded by a margin, rather like a miniature sheet of stamps
- Commemorative stamps are produced especially for philatelists