Special 58 A City of Cathay - Handscroll Close-up Views Postage Stamps (1969)
| Stamp SN | D058 |
| Stamp Name | Special 58 A City of Cathay - Handscroll Close-up Views Postage Stamps (1969) |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Mammals, Calligraphy & Paintings |
| Issue date | 1969-05-20 |
| Suspersion date | |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Japan |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | |
| Photographer | Liu Pao-chin |
| Engraver | |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | S58.1-58.2 6×5 S58.3-58.5 5×10 |
| Print color | |
| Process | Photogravure |
| Paper | Photogravure stamp paper |
| Back | |
| Perforation | 13 1/2 |
Description
Continuing 〝A City of Cathay-A Famous Handscroll Painting in Palace Museum Stamps〞issued on June 18, 1968, another set of 〝A City of Cathay〞Handscroll Close-up Views Postage Stamps was released with special features of ancient Chinese social life selected from this handscroll as the central designs. A pair of 1.00 stamps was printed produced in a strip showing a bridal parade from the handscroll. The three other stamps of 2.50, 5.00 and 8.00 feature an emigrant ox cart, an art gallery, and a roadside eating place from the painting respectively.