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Special 49  Taiwan Birds Stamps (1967)

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Stamp SN D049
Stamp Name Special 49  Taiwan Birds Stamps (1967)
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Birds
Issue date 1967-11-25
Suspersion date
Dimension of stamps(mm.) 29x48或48x29
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer Couvoisier S.A., Switzerland
Drawer
Designer Wen Hsueh-ju
Photographer
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition 10×5 or 5×10
Print color
Process Photogravure
Paper Photogravure stamp paper
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Perforation 11
  Situated in the subtropics and covered with vast forests, Taiwan is teeming with a great variety of birds. Six kinds of birds, both beautiful and well-known, and found only in Taiwan have been selected as the central designs for this series of postage stamps. They are listed below:1.00  MEGALAEMA OORTI NUCHALIS GOULD2.00  ORIOLUS TRAILLI ARDENS (SWINHOE)(Swinhoe's Maroon Oriole)2.50  SPHENURUS SIEBOLDII SORORIA (SWINHOE)(Formosan Green Pigeon)3.00  UROCISSA CAERULEA GOULD (Formosan Blue Magpie)5.00  SPILORNIS CHEELA HOYA SWINHOE (Formosan Serpent-eagle)8.00  SYRMATICUS MIKADO (Ogilvie-Grant)(Mikado Pheasans)