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Special 13 Prompt Delivery Service Stamp (1960)

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Stamp SN D013
Stamp Name Special 13 Prompt Delivery Service Stamp (1960)
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Post && Telecommunications, Highway
Issue date 1960-03-20
Suspersion date
Dimension of stamps(mm.) 42.5 x 28
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Drawer
Designer Yang Chia-Chin
Photographer
Engraver Pao Liang-yu
Creative Director
Sheet composition 5×10
Print color
Process Intaglio
Paper 80-lb woodfree printing paper
Back Gumless
Perforation 11 1/2
  The Prompt Delivery Service introduced on August 1, 1956 for the delivery of urgent mail has contributed much to the social, cultural, industrial, and business development throughout the whole nation.   In order to acquaint the public with the new service for their use, the Prompt Delivery Service stamp was issued. The central design depicts a postman riding on a motorcycle for delivery of night mail after 10 p.m..