Sp.733 Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Postage Stamps (I)
| Stamp SN | D733 |
| Stamp Name | Sp.733 Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Postage Stamps (I) |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Education, Culture && Education, Activities |
| Issue date | 2023-03-20 |
| Suspersion date | |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | 30 × 30 (mm) |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | China Color Printing Co., Ltd. |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | UP Creative Design and Advertising Corporation |
| Photographer | |
| Engraver | |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | 20 ( 5 × 4 ) |
| Print color | Colorful |
| Process | Offset |
| Paper | Phosphorescent stamp paper |
| Back | |
| Perforation | 13½ |
Description
The Mandarin Phonetic Symbols are an important means of teaching children to pronounce Mandarin Chinese and recognize traditional Chinese characters. To increase children’s interest in learning and their appreciation of the beauty of Taiwan, Chunghwa Post has designed a series of four sets of stamps. The first set contains ten stamps in a se-tenant block, each valued at NT$6, combining the symbols for “ㄅ,ㄆ,ㄇ,ㄈ,ㄉ,ㄊ,ㄋ,ㄌ,ㄍ,ㄎ” with specialities of local administrative areas. The designs are as follows:
ㄅ(b): Beitou (běi tóu), Hot Spring
ㄆ(p): Pingxi (píng xī), Sky Lantern
ㄇ(m): Magong (mǎ gōng), Xiying Rainbow Bridge
ㄈ(f): Fuli (fù lǐ), Long Yellow Daylily
ㄉ(d): Donggang (dōng gǎng), Bluefin Tuna
ㄊ(t): Toufen (tóu fèn), Tung Blossom
ㄋ(n): Nangan (nán gān), Tunnel 88
ㄌ(l): Lugu (lù gǔ), Tea
ㄍ(g): Guanyin (guān yīn), Lotus
ㄎ(k): Kouhu (kǒu hú), Mullet Roe
By-issues
(1) First Day Cover (220 mm × 158 mm): NT$3 apiece
(2) Folder (with or without mount): NT$8 apiece
(3) Loose-leaf album page: NT$8 apiece
(4) Pre-cancelled FDC affixed with a full set of stamps: NT$63 apiece
To purchase the relative philatelic products, please go directly to the post office branches, Postal Museum or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw.