Special 220 Ancient Chinese Ivory Carvings Postage Stamps (1985)
| Stamp SN | D220 |
| Stamp Name | Special 220 Ancient Chinese Ivory Carvings Postage Stamps (1985) |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Antiques, Navigation |
| Issue date | 1985-07-18 |
| Suspersion date | 民國75年07月18日 |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | China Color Printing Co.Inc.,R.O.C. |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | |
| Photographer | Wu Cheng-fang |
| Engraver | |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | 10×10 |
| Print color | |
| Process | Deep etch offset |
| Paper | Locally-made mat finished, watermarked stamp paper with gum |
| Back | |
| Perforation | 13 1/2 |
Description
In conjunction with the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement, this Directorate released on July 18, 1985 a set of four stamps featuring carved ivory. The National Palace Museum in Taipei has recommended four pieces from its Ching Dynasty Emperors' collection for the set.
For easy reference, the four pieces of ivory carvings in this set of stamps are briefly described as follows： 2.00 Carved ivory dragon boat 3.00 Carved ivory landscape 5.00 Carved ivory water container in melon shape with stem and leaves 18.00 Open-work carved ivory brush-holder with figures