Stamp SN | D464 |
Stamp Name | Sp.464 Matzu National Scenic Area Postage Stamps |
Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
Stamp Cat | Scenic Spots, Parks |
Issue date | 2004-07-01 |
Suspersion date | |
Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
Printer | Cardon Enterprise Co., Ltd. |
Drawer | |
Designer | |
Photographer | Chen Bing-yuan |
Engraver | |
Creative Director | |
Sheet composition | 20 (5 × 4) |
Print color | Colorful |
Process | Deep etch offset |
Paper | Phosphorescent stamp paper |
Back | |
Perforation | 11 1/2 |
To help promote scenic spots in Taiwan and to increase people’s understanding of local customs and practices in Matzu, Chunghwa Post is issuing a set of four stamps entitled “Matzu National Scenic Area Postage Stmaps,” featuring Nangan’s Iron Fort, Beigan’s Cinbi Village, Tungchu’s Fujheng Village, and Tungyin’s Lienyuyikeng (Virtuous Woman’s Fjord).
An archipelago scattered off shore from the Mouth of Min River in
The designs of the stamps follow:
(1) Nangan’s Iron Fort: Nangan’s Iron Fort was carved out of an off-shore granite reef outcropping, located on the west side of
(2) Beigan’s
(3) Tungchu’s
(4) Tungyin’s Lienyuyikeng (Virtuous Woman’s Fjord): Located between Tungyin beach and Tungyin Tao Lighthouse, the fjord of Lienyuyikeng is over a hundred meters deep. Reputedly, during the late Cing dynasty, a fisherman’s wife jumped off the cliff here to save her
honor. In her memory, people named this place Lienyuyikeng, which means “virtuous woman’s fjord.” Walls and railings have now been installed for visitors to enjoy this unique natural scenery.
(1) First Day Cover in small size to be sold at NT$2.00 apiece.
(2) Folder especially prepared for the stamps to be sold at NT$5.00 apiece.
(3) Folder with crystal mount for better protection of the stamps to be sold at NT$5.00 apiece.
(4) Loose-leaf stamp album page with plastic cover to be sold at NT$8.00 apiece.
(5) Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a
low-valued stamp to be sold at NT$7.00 apiece.
(6) Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a complete set of stamps to be sold at NT$46.00 apiece.
(7) Matzu National Scenic Area Postage Stamps Pictorial to be sold at NT$200.00 apiece.