TAIWAN
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', 'Taiwan' and '
' or 'Republic of China (Tawan)' and '
'.
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Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks 1961 Ancient Chinese Art IV TW19610915 ST 4_50 Stamp 4.50 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Jade Lion Statuette
MI 4201962 45th Anniversary of Lions International TW19621008 ST 0_80 Stamp 0.80 Lions Club Logo
MI 474ATW19621008 ST 3_60 Stamp 3.60 Lions Club Logo
MI 475ATW19621008 IMP 0_80 Imperforate stamp 0.80 Lions Club Logo
Stamp from MS (with printed 'perforation')
MI 474BTW19621008 IMP 3_60 Imperforate stamp 3.60 Lions Club Logo
Stamp from MS (with printed 'perforation')
MI 475BTW19621008 MS 4_40 Miniature Sheet 4.40 Lions Club Logo
MI B12TW19621008 FDC 4_40 1 First Day Cover 4.40 Lions Club Logo (on stamps, postmark and cachet)
FDC with the two perf. stampsTW19621008 FDC 4_40 2 First Day Cover 4.40 Lions Club Logo (on MS, postmark and cachet)
FDC with MSTW19621008 FDP First Day Postmark - Lions Club Logo 1966 Chinese Traditions TW19661126 ST 6_00 Stamp 6.00 Lion Dance Costume
Wild Cat Art
MI 6201967 International Year of Tourism TW19671210 ST 4_00 Stamp 4.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
MI 6481968 Definitives I TW19680123 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 654TW19680123 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Vermilion, perf. all sides
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 655TW19680123 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 6581968 Definitives II TW19680711 ST 0_05 Stamp 0.05 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 652TW19680711 ST 0_10 Stamp 0.10 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 653TW19680711 ST 1_50 Stamp 1.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 656TW19680711 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 657TW19680711 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5
MI 6591969 Ancient Chinese Art from the Palace Museum II TW19690115 ST 1_50
Deatil
Stamp 1.50 Panthers
Wild Cat Art
Song Dynasty Jade Vase
MI 7071970 Definitives TW19700320 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Stamp from rolls
Imp. vertically
MI 7651970 Chinese Fairytales TW19700710 ST 1_00 2 Stamp 1.00 Tiger
Wild Cats in Literature
"Yang Hsiang saves his Father from a Tiger's Attack"1971 Definitives I TW19710222 ST 0_05 Stamp 0.05 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
MI 811X1971 Definitives II TW19710301 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
Same design as
TW19720222 ST 1_00
but with Watermark 3
MI 814X1971 Definitives III TW19710501 ST 1_50 Stamp 1.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
MI 815XTW19710501 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
MI 816XTW19710501 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
MI 818X1971 Definitives IV TW19710610 ST 0_10 Stamp 0.10 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
MI 812XTW19710610 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
Same design as
TW19711201 ST 0_50
but with Watermark 3
MI 813XTW19710610 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
MI 817X1971 Little League World Series TW19710909 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
TW19680123 ST 1_00
overprinted
MI 836TW19710909 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
TW19680123 ST 2_50
overprinted
MI 837TW19710909 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
TW19680711 ST 3_00
overprinted
MI 8381971 Definitives V TW19711201 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
Same design as
TW19710610 ST 0_50
but with Watermark 6
MI 813Y1972 Definitives TW19720222 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Perf. 13.5 : 12.5
Same design as
TW19710301 ST 1_00
but with Watermark 6
MI 814Y1973 Year of the Tiger TW19731201 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 995TW19731201 ST 4_50 Stamp 4.50 Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 9961975 Definitives TW19750128 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Stone Lion (outside Sun Yat Sen Memorial, Yangmingshan)
Wild Cat Art
Stamp from rolls
Imp. vertically
MI 10621975 Chinese Fairytales TW19750716 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Tiger
Wild Cats in Literature
"Chou Chu Conquers a Wild Tiger"
MI 10901977 Ancient Chinese Laquer Works TW19770928 ST 8_00 Stamp 8.00 Lions
Decorated Ming Dynasty Laquer Box
MI 12111977 60th Anniversary of Lions International TW19771008 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Lions Club Logo
MI 1213TW19771008 ST 10_00 Stamp 10.00 Lions Club Logo
MI 12141982 Tsu Shih Temple, Sanhsia TW19820901 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Carving at Tsu Shih Temple
MI 1484TW19820901 ST 3_00 Stamp 3.00 Lions
Wild Cat Art
Carving at Tsu Shih Temple
MI 14851985 Year of the Tiger TW19851201 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 1655TW19851201 ST 10_00 Stamp 10.00 Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 1656TW19851201 MS 22_00 Miniature Sheet 22.00 Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MS with two of each stamp
MI B33TW19851201 FDC 1_00 First Day Cover 1.00 Stylized Tiger (on stamp and cachet)
Year of the Tiger
FDC with
TW19851201 ST 1_00TW19851201 FDC 10_00 First Day Cover 10.00 Stylized Tiger (on stamp and cachet)
Year of the Tiger
FDC with
TW19851201 ST 10_00TW19851201 PP 22_00 Presentation Pack 22.00 Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger1987 70th Anniversary of Lions International TW19870701 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Lions Club Logo
MI 1756TW19870701 ST 18_00 Stamp 18.00 Lions Club Logo
MI 17571991 Definitives TW19910720 ST NVI 1 Stamp NVI (5.00 on issue date) Lion
Wild Cat Art
Cloissone Enamel Lion (turned right)
MI 1984TW19910720 ST NVI 2 Stamp NVI (5.00 on issue date) Lion
Wild Cat Art
Cloissone Enamel Lioness (turned left)
MI 1985TW19900720 FDC NVI Stamp 2 x NVI
(10.00 on issue date)Lions (on stamps and cachet) 1992 Animals of the Lunar Zodiac TW19920218 ST 5_00 4 Stamp 5.00 Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MI 2031TW19920218 MS 60_00 Miniature Sheet 60.00 Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger
MS with
TW19920218 ST 5_00 4
and 11 other stamps in set
MI B48TW19920218 FDC 60_00 First Day Cover 60.00 Stylized Tiger (on one stamp and postmark)
Year of the Tiger
FDC with MSTW19920218 FDP First Day Postmark - Stylized Tiger
Year of the Tiger1992 Stone Lions of the Lugouqiao Bridge TW19920707 ST 5_00 1 Stamp 5.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
(Lion and stone pavillion)
MI 2062TW19920707 ST 5_00 2 Stamp 5.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
(Lioness and cub with bridge)
MI 2063TW19920707 ST 12_00 1 Stamp 12.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
(Lioness with two cubs, bridge railing)
MI 2064TW19920707 ST 12_00 2 Stamp 12.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
(Male Lion, bridge railing)
MI 2065TW19920707 FDC 20_00 First Day Cover 20.00 Stone Lions (on stamps and cachet)
Wild Cat Art
FDC with all four stamps1992 Endangered Mammals TW19921125 ST 5_00 3 Stamp 5.00 Clouded Leopard
MI 2089TW19921125 FDC 20_00
FDC Back
First Day Cover 20.00 Clouded Leopard (on stamp and cachet) TW19921125 PP 20_00 Presentation Pack 20.00 Clouded Leopard (on stamp an cover) TW19921125 MISC B Pictorial Souvenir 120.00 Cloded Leopard (on stamps, FDC, cover and several pages) 1993 Lucky Animals TW19930929 ST 2_50 Stamp 2.50 Stylized Tiger
"White Tiger"
MI 21451993 Stone Lions TW19931030 ST 3_50 Stamp 3.50 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
from New Park, Taipei
MI 2150TW19931030 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
from Hsinchu City Hall
MI 2151TW19931030 ST 9_00 Stamp 9.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
from Hsinchu City Temple
MI 2152TW19931030 ST 12_00 Stamp 12.00 Stone Lion
Wild Cat Art
from Fort Providentia, Tainan
MI 2153TW19931030 FDC 29_50 First Day Cover 29.50 Stone Lions (on stamps and cachet)
FDC with all 4 tamps in the set1994 Fengshiye - The Wind Lion God TW19940318 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Lion Statue from Kinmen Island
MI 2171TW19940318 ST 9_00 Stamp 5.00 Lion Statue from Kinmen Island
MI 2172TW19940318 ST 12_00 Stamp 5.00 Lion Statue from Kinmen Island
MI 2173TW19940318 ST 17_00 Stamp 5.00 Lion Statue from Kinmen Island
MI 21741996 Traditional Architecture TW19960822 ST 5_00 1 Stamp 5.00 Lion
Wild Cat Art
Beam in the form of a Lion
MI 23161997 Year of the Tiger TW19971201 ST 3_50 1 Stamp 3.50 Stylized Tiger
perf. all sides
MI 2428yATW19971201 ST 3_50 2 Stamp 3.50 Stylized Tiger
imp. horizontally
Stamp from booklet
MI 2428yCTW19971201 ST 13_00 1 Stamp 13.00 Stylized Tiger
Stamp from ordinary sheets
Normal paper
Watermarked
MI 2429xATW19971201 ST 13_00 2 Stamp 13.00 Stylized Tiger
Stamp from MS
Phosphorized paper
No watermark
MI 2429yATW19971201 BK 42_00
CoverInside
Booklet 42.00 Tigers (stylized on stamps more naturalistic on cover)
MI MH ???TW19971201 MS 33_00 Miniature Sheet 30.00 Tigers (stylized on stamps - more naturalistic on selvedge)
MI B70TW19971201 SH 70_00 Sheetlet 70.00 Tigers (stylized on stamps - more naturalistic on margins) TW19971201 SH 260_00 Sheetlet 260.00 Tigers (stylized on stamps - more naturalistic on margins) TW19971201 FDC 16_50
FDC Back
First Day Cover 16.50 Stylized Tigers (on stamps, postmark and cachet)
FDC with the two stampsTW19971201 FDC 33_00 First Day Cover 33.00 Stylized Tigers (on stamps, postmark and cachet)
FDC with MSTW19971201 MC 3_50 Maximum Card 3.50 Stylized Tiger TW19971201 MC 13_00 Maximum Card 13.00 Stylized Tiger TW19971201 PP 16_50
CoverContents
Presentation Pack 16.50 Stylized Tiger (stylized on stamps more naturalistic on cover)
PP with the two stampsTW19971201 PP 33_00
CoverContents
Presentation Pack 33.00 Stylized Tiger (stylized on stamps more naturalistic on cover)
PP with MSTW19971201 FDP First Day Postmark - Tiger TW19971201 LB 1 Marginal label - Running Tiger
Top of MS selvedgeTW19971201 LB 2 Marginal label - Tiger (front part)
First row left label
Imp. leftTW19971201 LB 3 Marginal label - Tiger (back part)
First row right label
Imp. rightTW19971201 LB 4 Marginal label - Tiger (front part)
Second row left label
Imp. leftTW19971201 LB 5 Marginal label - Tiger (front part)
Second row right label
Imp. rightTW19971201 LB 6 Staple label from booklet pane - Tiger (entire)
Central stapling label from booklet pane
Imp. horizontallyTW19971201 LB 7 Sheetlet Top Pane - Running Tiger
Top Pane from SheetletTW19971201 LB 8 Marginal label - Tiger (front part turned right)
Bottom left corner labelTW19971201 LB 9 Marginal label - Tiger (hind part turned right)
First column bottom labelTW19971201 LB 10 Marginal label - Tiger (front part turned right + Chinese script)
Second column bottom labelTW19971201 LB 11 Marginal label - Tiger (entire tiger minus tail turned left)
Third column bottom labelTW19971201 LB 12 Marginal label - Tiger (front part + loose tail turned left)
Fourth column bottom labelTW19971201 LB 13 Marginal label - Tiger (hind part turned left)
Bottom right corner label1998 Stories from Chinese Fables TW19980925 ST 5_00 2 Stamp 5.00 Tiger
Wild Cats in Literature
"The Fox Takes Advantage of the Tiger's Cruelty"2001 Kites TW20010713 ST 5_00 3 Stamp 5.00 Tiger Kite
Wild Cat Art2001 Wetern Zodiac (III) TW20010719 ST 12_00 Stamp 12.00 Lion
Zodiac Leo
Oval stampTW20010719 FDC 42_00 First Day Cover 42.00 Lion
Zodiac Leo (on stamp and cachet)2004 Traditional Performing Arts TW20040511 ST 25_00
Detail
Stamp 25.00 Lion Dance Costume
Wild Cat Art2004 300the Anniversary of Jhuluo/Chiayi TW20041120 ST 5_00 2
Detail
Stamp 5.00 Stone Lions
Wild Cat Art
Chiayi Eastern City Gate2005 Taipei 2005 - 18th Asian International Stamp Exhibition TW20050419 MS 30_00 Miniature Sheet 30.00 Lion (on selvedge)
Wild Cat Art
Carved Lion from Longshan Temple, Lugang2006 Children's Drawings TW20060404 ST 5_00 4 Stamp 5.00 Lion Costume
Wild Cat Art
Traditional costume from Chinese opera
This set also contains domestic cats2006 Winnie the Pooh TW20060621 ST 25_00 1 Stamp 25.00 Cartoon Tiger
Tigger (Tigger, Pooh and Piglet in bathing ring)
Stamp from MSTW20060621 ST 25_00 2 Stamp 25.00 Cartoon Tiger
Tigger (Tigger an Pooh ice fishing)
Stamp from MSTW20060621 MS 30_00 1 Miniature Sheet 30.00 Cartoon Tiger
Tigger (on one stamp and selvedge) (Summer scenes)
2-stamp MS with
TW20060621 ST 25_00 1
and one other stampTW20060621 MS 30_00 2 Miniature Sheet 30.00 Cartoon Tiger
Tigger (on one stamp and selvedge) (Winter scenes)
2-stamp MS with
TW20060621 ST 25_00 2
and one other stamp2007 Signs of Rank on Traditional Officers' Clothing TW20070216 ST 3_50 2 Stamp 3.50 Lion (Cartoonish)
Wild Cat Art
Markings of 2. RankTW20070216 ST 5_00 Stamp 3.50 Leopard (Cartoonish)
Wild Cat Art
Markings of 3. RankTW20070216 ST 25_00 Stamp 25.00 Tiger (Cartoonish)
Wild Cat Art
Markings of 4. RankTW20070216 LB 1 Marginal label - Lion (Cartoonish)
Wild Cat Art
Markings of 2. Rank
Upper left corner marginal labelTW20070216 LB 2 Marginal label - Leopard (Cartoonish)
Wild Cat Art
Markings of 3. Rank
Upper left corner marginal labelTW20070216 LB 3 Marginal label - Tiger (Cartoonish)
Wild Cat Art
Markings of 4. Rank
Upper left corner marginal label2008 Taipei 2008 - 21st Asian International Stamp Exhibition TW20080308 MF TAI
on comm. envelope
envelope back
Commemorative Meter Frank - Clouded Leopard
Illustrated MF used for franking mail at the exhibition (one animal each day) and on daily commemmorative envelopes
Taipei
8 March 20082008 Centenary of the National Museum of Taiwan TW20080529 ST 5_00 Stamp 5.00 Tiger
Wild Cat Art
Flag of the Formosan Republic2008 Festivals I TW20080820 MS 20_00 Miniature Sheet 20.00 Stone Lion (on selvedge)
Wild Cat Art2009 World Games TW20090716 MS 17_00 Miniature Sheet 17.00 Tiger (on selvedge)
Tiger and Dragon Pagodas, Kaohsiung
MI B149TW20090716 FRA 1 Franking Label 1.00 - 99.00 Tiger
Tiger and Dragon Pagodas, Kaohsiung
Black ink
MI AM19eTW20090716 FRA 2 Franking Label 1.00 - 99.00 Tiger
Tiger and Dragon Pagodas, Kaohsiung
Blue ink
MI AM19fTW20090716 FRA 3 Franking Label 1.00 - 99.00 Tiger
Tiger and Dragon Pagodas, Kaohsiung
Red ink
MI AM19aTW20090716 FRA 4 Franking Label 1.00 - 99.00 Tiger
Tiger and Dragon Pagodas, Kaohsiung
Green ink
MI AM19gTW20090716 FDP First Day Postmark - Tiger
Tiger and Dragon Pagodas, Kaohsiung
16 July 2009
(Taiwanese date: 98.7.16)2009 Year of the Tiger TW20091201 ST 3_50 Stamp 3.50 Tiger
Year of the TigerTW20091201 ST 12_00 Stamp 12.00 Tiger
Year of the Tiger
Stamp from MSTW20091201 ST 13_00 Stamp 13.00 Tiger
Year of the TigerTW20091201 MS 12_00 Miniature Sheet 12.00 Tiger
Year of the TigerTW20091201 PC 2_50 1
Address side
Pre-stamped Postcard 2.50 Tiger (in stamp indicum and on picture side)
Year of the Tiger
Tiger Tag on picture side
Lottery cardTW20091201 PC 2_50 2
Address side
Pre-stamped Postcard 2.50 Tiger (in stamp indicum and on picture side)
Year of the Tiger
Roaring Tiger seen from behind on picture side
Lottery cardTW20091201 PC 2_50 3
Address side
Pre-stamped Postcard 2.50 Tiger (in stamp indicum and on picture side)
Year of the Tiger
Tiger head on picture side
Lottery cardTW20091201 PC 2_50 4
Address side
Pre-stamped Postcard 2.50 Tiger (in stamp indicum and on picture side)
Year of the Tiger
Tiger in the mist on picture side
Lottery cardTW20091201 PC 2_50 5
Address side
Pre-stamped Postcard 2.50 Tiger (in stamp indicum and on picture side)
Year of the Tiger
Tiger sketch on picture side
Lottery cardTW20091201 FDC 12_00 First Day Cover 12.00 Tiger (in stamps, cachet and postmark) TW20091201 FDC 16_50 First Day Cover 16.50 Tiger (in MS, cachet and postmark) TW20091201 FDP First Day Postmark - Tiger *
Note that postmarks from Taiwan often follow the Minguo calendar, starting with
1912 (the founding of the Republic of China) as year 1. Example: The date 95.4.4
translates to 4 April 2006.
List compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable assistance from T.S. Tan, Robert Chen, Greg Balagian, Nahum
Shereshevsky, Linda Peters, Shaun Stevens and Marci Jarvis.
Latest update: 25 September 2011