Commemorative 254 70th Anniversary of the National Palace Museum Commemorative Issue

Stamp SN B254
Stamp Name Commemorative 254 70th Anniversary of the National Palace Museum Commemorative Issue
Stamp Cat Standard Commemorative Stamps
Stamp Cat Antiques, Calligraphy & Paintings, Organizations
Issue date 1995-10-09
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Printer Courvoiser S.A., Switzerland
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Sheet composition 5×4 or 4×5
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Process Photogravure
Paper Photogravure stamp paper  
Back
Perforation 11 3/4 X 11 1/2或11 1/2 X 11 3/4

Description

   National Palace Museum was established in Peking in 1925. October of the year 1995 marked the 70th anniversary of the museum. To celebrate the anniversary, this Directorate issued a set of four stamps, the design of which was based on four pieces of artwork provided by the museum. These four pieces are called 〝Strange Peaks and Myriad Trees〞, 〝Greenish-blue Procelain Vase〞, 〝Bronze Fu-K'uei Ting Vessel〞, and 〝Quatrain in Seven-character Verse: The Fragrance of Flowers〞.