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Definitive 053 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Issue, 2nd Shanghai Dah Tung Print (1947)

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Stamp SN A053
Stamp Name Definitive 053 Dr. Sun Yat-sen Issue, 2nd Shanghai Dah Tung Print (1947)
Stamp Cat Standard Definitive Stamps
Stamp Cat Chiefs Of State, Emblems
Issue date 1947-10-17
Suspersion date
Annulment
Dimension of stamps(mm.) 18x22
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer Shanghai Printing Press of the Dah Tung Book Co.
Drawer
Designer
Photographer
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition D53.1-53.10 20×10
D53.11-53.17 10×5
Print color
Process Intaglio
Paper
Back Gumless
Perforation 14
  In all previous issues Dr. Sun Yat-sen's portrait was invariably located in the center of the stamps with equal decoration space on both sides. This issue was the product of the Dah Tung Book Co., which made a new plate with Dr. Sun Yat-sen's portrait placed more on the left. The Chinese characters showing the denomination appear in a vertical line in the upper right corner, and with several plum blossoms below this inscription. At the top of the stamp is the national emblem with chain-like decorations on either side.  The whole set consists of seventeen denominations printed in intaglio. Stamps valued from $150 to $7,000 are of one color; those $10,000 and above are bi-colored.  Some denominations of this issue first appeared in October 1947. The $4,000, $6,000 and $7,000 stamps were issued on January 20, February 7, and March 20, 1948, respectively, while those in the $100,000, $200,000, $300,000 and $500,000 denominations on March 31, 1948.