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Special 221 Traditional Chinese Costume Postage Stamps (1985)

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Stamp SN D221
Stamp Name Special 221 Traditional Chinese Costume Postage Stamps (1985)
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Costume
Issue date 1985-08-01
Suspersion date 1986-08-01
Dimension of stamps(mm.) 25.5x41
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer China Color Printing Co.Inc.,R.O.C.
Drawer
Designer Hu Zerman
Photographer
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition 10×10
Print color
Process Deep etch offset
Paper Locally-made mat finished,
watermarked stamp paper with gum
Back
Perforation 13 1/2x13
   On August 1, 1985, this Directorate released a set of four stamps on the theme of traditional Chinese costume. This marked the opening on August 3 of the Fourth Asian Conference on Costume. The stamps were designed by Profess or Hu Zerman under the direction of Professor Wang Yu-ching, head of the Society for Study of Chinese Costume.   The designs are as follows: 2.00 A lady of rank, Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D.) -flowery cap, silk cloak and gauze gown. 5.00 Palace woman, Sung dynasty (960-1280 A.D.) -short-sleeved jacket, pendants on the sash. 8.00 Lady of rank, Yuan dynasty (1280-1368 A.D.) -high headdress, cloak with train. 11.00 A Ming dynasty beauty (1368-1644 A.D.)-front-fastened jacket, skirt.