Appreciating Rare Chinese Stamps

Author: Wen Guang, Xuan Lin
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Publish Date: 1998-11-01
Features: This book is the second reference work published by our press for appreciating, investing in, and collecting Chinese stamps after "Exquisite Stamps of the People's Republic of China." Unlike "Exquisite Stamps of the People's Republic of China," which introduces outstanding stamps of the new China, this book selects nearly 300 well-known rare stamps from different periods, including the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, the liberation zones, and the People's Republic of China. It features over 100 sets of more than 300 famous stamps such as the Dragon Stamp, the Red Seal Stamp, the Inverted Palace Gate Stamp, the "Draft" Square Block, Mei Lanfang's Miniature Sheet, and the "One Red for the Whole Country" stamp. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to these stamps from various aspects, including content, design, specifications, printing, production, discovery, and circulation. It also includes images of these rare stamps and provides detailed information on stamp collecting, authentication, recent auction trends, and reference prices of rare stamps. Due to the limitations of the original images, some of the illustrations may not be entirely clear, and this is hereby noted.