Definitive 90 Flying Geese in Lines Stamps (1966)

Stamp SN A090
Stamp Name Definitive 90 Flying Geese in Lines Stamps (1966)
Stamp Cat Standard Definitive Stamps
Stamp Cat Birds
Issue date 1966-10-10
Suspersion date
Dimension of stamps(mm.)
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Drawer
Designer Yen Ki-shih
Photographer
Engraver Chen Lien-huei
Creative Director
Sheet composition 10×10
Print color
Process Intaglio
Paper 76-lb〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper with red-blue fiber
Back
Perforation 11 1/2

Description

Stamp No.     Issue date     Number issued
D90.1 10.10.1966   2,000,000
12.11.1967   4,000,000
 6. 6.1972        5,000,000
D90.2 10.12.1966   4,700,000
12.11.1967        3,000,000
31. 8.1970        6,000,000
10. 6.1971        8,000,000
 6. 6.1972  10,000,000
D90.3 10.12.1966   3,000,000
18. 8.1971   1,000,000
D90.4 10.12.1966   4,000,000
12.11.1967   3,000,000
20. 6.1970   9,000,000
18. 8.1971   5,000,000
 6. 6.1972  15,000,000
D90.5 15. 2.1967   3,000,000
12.11.1967   3,000,000
D90.6 10.12.1966     300,000
18. 8.1971   1,000,000
D90.7 10.10.1966   3,000,000
D90.8 10.10.1966   3,000,000
12.11.1967   3,000,000
25. 6.1971   5,000,000
D90.9 15. 2.1967   4,000,000
12.11.1967   4,000,000
25. 6.1971   5,000,000

  

  To meet service needs, a set of 〝Flying Geese in Lines Postage Stamps〞of medium value was issued on several separate occasions. The stamp pictures a flock of wild geese flying in lines as its central design, symbolic of the promptness, accuracy, and orderliness of mail transmission and delivery.

  The paper used for stamps issued before 1971 is yellowish in color and with more fibers, but that used for stamps issued since June 1971 is whiter and with fewer fibers. All stamps issued since June 1970 were gummed. Furthermore, the following stamps then in stock were gummed and put on sale on November 1, 1971:3.50, 1,500,000; 4.50, 2,425,000; 5.50, 4,950,000; 6.50, 2,200,000; 8.00, 5,600,000.