Stamps of China: Temple of Heaven (1909)
This issue, which featured the Temple of Heaven, celebrated the First Year of the Reign of Emperor Hsuan T'ung. Designed
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:09+11:00Jul 9, 2015|Asia, China, Chinese Empire, History, Mosques & Temples on Stamps, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This issue, which featured the Temple of Heaven, celebrated the First Year of the Reign of Emperor Hsuan T'ung. Designed
By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:20:11+11:00Jun 30, 2015|Asia, Asia Maps, China, History, Hong Kong, Japan, Maps, Railways|
This interesting Railway map shows the City of Victoria and Kowloon, Hong Kong in 1915. Author: The Imperial Japanese Government
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:12+11:00Jun 23, 2015|China, Flowers on Stamps, Libraries on Stamps, New Issues 2013, Nobel Prize Winners on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Universities on Stamps|
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:38+11:00Mar 12, 2015|China, History, Stamp Profiles, Surcharges, Topicals or Thematics|
These surcharges showed the new Chinese national currency following World War II. Stamps previously surcharged in black for the Japanese-controlled
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:46+11:00Jan 15, 2015|Birds on Stamps, China, Conservation, Formosa, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Taiwan, Topicals or Thematics|
After beginning with the “Conservation of Birds” series in 2008 with a set of stamps on the Taiwan blue magpie,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:47+11:00Jan 7, 2015|Asia, China, Formosa, Lighthouses on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Taiwan, Topicals or Thematics|
To continue the “Lighthouses Postage Stamps” series, Chunghwa Post will release another set of four stamps, featuring the Fangyuan Lighthouse,
By Christer Brunström|2019-07-23T17:42:18+10:00Jan 1, 2015|"Stamp News Australasia", Animals on Stamps, Articles, China, Pandas on Stamps, Topicals or Thematics|
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:48+11:00Dec 19, 2014|Bicycles on Stamps, Bridges on Stamps, China, New Issues 2013, Stamp Profiles, Taiwan, Topicals or Thematics|
Bicycle touring has taken Taiwan by storm in recent years. By combining scenic areas and local specialties into a network
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:51+11:00Oct 20, 2014|Asia, China, Costumes on Stamps, Formosa, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Taiwan, Topicals or Thematics|
Romantic stamps from Chunghwa Post To meet the needs of the newlyweds for thematically fitting stamps when mailing their wedding
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:52+11:00Oct 12, 2014|"The Postage Stamp", Articles, Asia, China, History, Philatelic Publications, Tibet|
This excellent article was written by the noted philatelist Edward J. Nankivell and first published in The Postage Stamp, February
By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:21:28+11:00Apr 23, 2014|Asia, China, Post Offices|
Located at an elevation of 5,300m, the China Post Office at EBC is reputed as the world’s highest post office.
By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:21:30+11:00Apr 13, 2014|Asia, Asia Maps, China, Chinese Empire, History|
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:31+11:00Apr 1, 2014|China, France & Colonies, New Issues 2014, Rivers on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, UNESCO|
The stamp set portrays the Qinhuai River in Nanjing and the Seine River in Paris. A branch of the Yangtze
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:37+11:00Mar 20, 2014|Asia, China, Formosa, Fruit on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Taiwan, Topicals or Thematics|
Chunghwa Post previously released three sets of stamps on berries. Now it is following up with a fourth set featuring
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:37+11:00Mar 20, 2014|Asia, China, Formosa, Fruit on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Taiwan, Topicals or Thematics|
Chunghwa Post previously released three sets of stamps on berries. Now it is following up with a fourth set featuring