Definitive 102 National Flower Postage Stamps (1979)

Stamp SN A102
Stamp Name Definitive 102 National Flower Postage Stamps (1979)
Stamp Cat Standard Definitive Stamps
Stamp Cat Flowers, Emblems
Issue date 1979-05-20
Suspersion date
Dimension of stamps(mm.)
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Drawer
Designer Chang Chi-ping
Photographer
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition D102.1-102.5 10×10
D102.6-102.7 5×5
Print color
Process Intaglio
Paper 76-lb 〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper with red-blue fiber
Back
Perforation 102.1-102.5 13 1/2x12 1/2 102.6-102.7 13 1/2

Description


Stamp No.     Issue date     Number issued
D102.1  20. 5.1979 25,000,000
   18. 7.1985  5,000,000
  10. 5.1988 40,000,000
D102.2  20. 5.1979  5,000,000
    1. 7.1980  3,000,000
  25.11.1980 10,000,000
   1. 7.1981 20,000,000
  20.11.1982 20,000,000
  10. 7.1984 20,000,000
  18. 7.1985 25,000,000
   5. 1.1987 22,000,000
  10. 5.1988 30,000,000
   2. 2.1990 30,000,000
D102.3  15. 4.1985  8,000,000
  10. 1.1986 20,000,000
   2. 2.1990 20,000,000
   7. 1.1992 20,000,000
  12. 5.1993 22,000,000
  16. 1.1996 15,000,000
D102.4   5. 6.1979  5,000,000
  15. 8.1983  4,000,000
  10. 7.1984  4,000,000
  18. 7.1985  6,000,000
   5. 1.1987  8,000,000
  10. 5.1988 20,000,000
   7. 1.1992 10,000,000
  12. 5.1993 12,000,000
  15. 6.1994 20,000,000
  16. 1.1996 15,000,000
 D102.5   8. 8.1979  5,000,000
  15. 5.1982  2,000,000
  20.11.1982  6,000,000
  18. 7.1985 15,000,000
  20. 3.1989     810,000,000
   7. 1.1992 10,000,000 
  12. 5.1993  6,000,000
  15. 6.1994 15,000,000
D102.6   6. 6.1983    500,000
   1. 9.1984  1,000,000
  23.10.1986  3,000,000
   1. 5.1991  3,000,000
  20. 9.1993  3,000,000
  16. 1.1996       2,000,000
D102.7  15.11.1982    500,000
  15.11.1984         300,000
   6.10.1986  3,000,000
   1. 5.1991  3,000,000
  20. 9.1993  3,000,000 
  116. 1.1996  3,000,000


　　　It is generally recognized that a national flower is the symbol of the character and spirit of a nation. The plum blossom is as an example. On the one hand, its resistance to severe cold, frost and snow reflects the noble character and the unwavering spirit of our Chinese nation. On the other hand, its form of three buds and five petals symbolizes the Three principles of the People, the five ethnic groups which comprise the Chinese nation, and the Five Branches of Power Constitution of the Republic of China.
　　The paper used in the prints from 1980 to 1985 is 76-lb 〝郵〞(post) water marked paper with red-blue fiber and the locally-made mat finished, watermarked stamp paper with gum in the additional prints after 1986.

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