Special 268 Taiwan Butterflies Postage Stamps (Issue of 1989)
| Stamp SN | D268 |
| Stamp Name | Special 268 Taiwan Butterflies Postage Stamps (Issue of 1989) |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Insects |
| Issue date | 1989-07-14 |
| Suspersion date | 民國79年07月14日 |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | China Color Printing Co. Inc., R.O.C. |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | |
| Photographer | Lin Shen-yung |
| 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
Situated in the subtropics, Taiwan is an ideal breeding ground for butterflies. Its warm climate and abundant rainfall foster a luxurious growth of insects and flowers. The butterflies featured on the stamps are Graphium sarpedon connectens Fruhstorfer, Papilio memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, Princeps demoleus libanius Fruhstorfer and Pachliopa aristolochiae interpositas Fruhstorfer.