Definitive 087 Kinmen Chu Kwang Tower Stamps of 2nd Print (1960) (A087)

Stamp SN : A087
Stamp Name : Definitive 087 Kinmen Chu Kwang Tower Stamps of 2nd Print (1960)
Stamp Cat Standard : Definitive Stamps
Stamp Cat : Scenic Spots,Architecture
Issue date : 1960-10-05
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 26x34
Printer : China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : 76-lb〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper
Back : Gumless
Perforation : 12
Designer : Wen Hsueh-ju
Engraver : Chen Lien-huei

Stamp No. Issue date Namber issued
D87.1 15.11.1960 15,000,000
20. 2.1962 20,000,000
23. 1.1963 10,000,000
D87.2 15.12.1963 6,000,000
D87.3 5.10.1960 100,000,000
20. 2.1962 60,000,000
1.12.1962 70,000,000
25. 1.1964 5,000,000
D87.4 28. 1.1961 3,000,000
D87.5 5.10.1960 5,000,000
D87.6 5.10.1960 119,000,000
20. 3.1962 70,000,000
23. 1.1963 40,000,000
D87.7 28. 1.1961 8,000,000
23. 1.1963 5,000,000
D87.8 24.12.1960 5,000,000
D87.9 24.12.1960 5,000,000
D87.10 28. 1.1961 10,000,000
1.12.1962 20,000,000
D87.11 5.10.1960 6,000,000
D87.12 24.12.1960 5,000,000
D87.13 5.10.1960 10,000,000
25. 1.1964 2,000,000
D87.14 28. 1.1961 3,000,000
30. 6.1962 3,000,000
D87.15 23. 1.1963 3,000,000
25. 1.1964 2,000,000
D87.16 15.11.1960 2,000,000
1.12.1962 2,000,000

In order to meet service needs, a new print of Kinmen Chu Kwang Tower issue was released in four lots. In the new print, six Chinese characters meaning 〝Postage Stamp, Republic of China〞 and denominations indicated by Arabic figures and Chinese characters are inscribed in a white panel, while those of former print were inscribed in a dark panel. The 76-lb〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper was used for stamps issued in 1960 and 1961. But paper used in 1962 and afterward bears red-blue fibers (P-80).