22-10-2025, 08:51 PM
Ive owned this stamp for 17 years I need help I know nothing about it.Thank you
I need help
22-10-2025, 10:33 PM
I recognize Doctor Sun Yat-Sen! Toronto installed a statue of him in a park near our neighbourhood.
Google says:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen_stamps
Your stamp is from what Stanley Gibbons calls the 12th Definitive Series. It was the first series to use the nice clean - dare I say modern - portrait design. Earlier series framed the portrait. It was issued during a period of high inflation. In August 1948 the Chinese National Currency was replaced by the Gold Yuan. The stamps in the series have values between 1 and 1000 yuan. Later printings had top values of 100,000 and 500,000. In April 1949 the Gold Yuan collapsed. The replacement currency was the Silver Yuan. The definitives printed with values from 1 to 500 cents in the new currency were the last Doctor Sun stamps issued before China split.
There is a lot of information online about Dr Sun’s political accomplishments, and his work to modernize China. He is credited with writing the national anthem of the Republic of China - The Three Principles of the People.
Lovely stamp!
Google says:
- This is a postage stamp from the Republic of China featuring a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
- The stamp is part of a series featuring Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who is considered the founding father of the Republic of China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen_stamps
Your stamp is from what Stanley Gibbons calls the 12th Definitive Series. It was the first series to use the nice clean - dare I say modern - portrait design. Earlier series framed the portrait. It was issued during a period of high inflation. In August 1948 the Chinese National Currency was replaced by the Gold Yuan. The stamps in the series have values between 1 and 1000 yuan. Later printings had top values of 100,000 and 500,000. In April 1949 the Gold Yuan collapsed. The replacement currency was the Silver Yuan. The definitives printed with values from 1 to 500 cents in the new currency were the last Doctor Sun stamps issued before China split.
There is a lot of information online about Dr Sun’s political accomplishments, and his work to modernize China. He is credited with writing the national anthem of the Republic of China - The Three Principles of the People.
Lovely stamp!
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23-10-2025, 01:04 AM
Richard ... further to Janet's comments, have a look at Sc. 890 or Sc. 898. Both were issued without gum in 1949. The design was used on a number of ROC and PRC stamps. However, without an overprint, it would appear to be one of the above two. I can't be sure without a higher resolution scan. Sc. 898 is a re-drawn version of Sc. 890.
Sc. 890 was engraved and has a US CV of $0.45 (mint). Sc. 898 was produced by Lithography and has a CV of $0.30.
If it is one of these two, you can determine which one you have by the perf ... Sc. 890 is 14. Sc. 898 is 12.5.
Cheers, Hugh
Sc. 890 was engraved and has a US CV of $0.45 (mint). Sc. 898 was produced by Lithography and has a CV of $0.30.
If it is one of these two, you can determine which one you have by the perf ... Sc. 890 is 14. Sc. 898 is 12.5.
Cheers, Hugh
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