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Special 161 Ancient Chinese Jade Articles Postage Stamps (Issue of 1980)

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Stamp SN D161
Stamp Name Special 161 Ancient Chinese Jade Articles Postage Stamps (Issue of 1980)
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Antiques
Issue date 1980-05-20
Suspersion date
Dimension of stamps(mm.) 28.5x39.2或39.2x28.5
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer Courvoiser S.A., Switzerland
Drawer
Designer
Photographer Wu Cheng-fang
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition 10×10
Print color
Process Photogravure
Paper Photogravure stamp paper
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Perforation 12
　　The four jade articles used as the subjects of this set of stamps were recommended by the National Palace Museum. They are described as follows：2.00 Kuang Decorated with Coiled Hornless Dragons Sung Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.) Height： 15.4 cm. Diameter： 8.5 cm 5.00 Dark Green Jade Melon-shaped Brush Washer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) Length： 11.6 cm. Height： 4.1 cm 8.00 Bluish Jade Po Monk's Alms Bowl with Dragon Ching Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.) Height： 7.8 cm. Diameter of mouth： 15.2 cm. 10.00 Yellow Jade Brush Washer with Coiled Hornless Dragons Ching Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.) Height： 8 cm. Maximum expanse at mouth： 18.8 cm.