Special 35 Famous Chinese-Confucius & Mencius-Portrait Stamps (1965) (D035)

Stamp SN : D035
Stamp Name : Special 35 Famous Chinese-Confucius & Mencius-Portrait Stamps (1965)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Calligraphy & Paintings,Education
Issue date : 1965-09-28
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 27x37
Printer : China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×5
Process : Intaglio
Paper : 76-lb〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper
Back : Gumless
Perforation : 11 1/2
Photographer : Liu Pao-chin
Engraver : Pao Liang-yu

To acquaint the public with Chinese culture, a series of postage stamps with the portraits of historically famous Chinese would be released on separate occasions. Two kinds of such stamps, the first ones of the series, were issued with the portraits of Confucius and Mencius selected from the Palace Museum collection as the central designs. The original paintings were drawn in color on paper.