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Special 247 Ancient Chinese Stone Carving Postage Stamps (1987)

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Stamp SN D247
Stamp Name Special 247 Ancient Chinese Stone Carving Postage Stamps (1987)
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Antiques
Issue date 1987-04-23
Suspersion date 1988-04-23
Dimension of stamps(mm.) 25.5x36
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer China Color Printing Co. Inc.,R.O.C.
Drawer
Designer
Photographer
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition 8×10
Print color
Process Deep etch offset
Paper Locally-made mat finished,
watermarked stamp paper with gum
Back
Perforation 13 1/2
 　　 To help promote the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement, this Directorate released a set of stamps featuring ancient Chinese stone carving. With designs recommended by the National Museum of History, this set consists of four 5.00 stamps, which are arranged horizontally se-tenant. 　　 The four pieces of stone carving featured on the stamps are briefly described as follows： 　　1. HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA 　　　Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) 　　　Sandstone; height： 32 cm. (14 in.) 　　2. STANDING BUDDHA 　　　Northern Chi Dynasty (550-577) 　　　Limestone; height： 78 cm. (31 in.) 　　3. HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA 　　　Tang Dynasty (618-907) 　　　Sandstone; height： 38.5 cm. (15 in.) 　　4. SEATED BUDDHA 　　　Tang Dynasty (618-907) 　　　Alabaster; height： 52.5 cm. (21 in.)