Special 21 Mail Order Service Stamp (1961) (D021)

Stamp SN : D021
Stamp Name : Special 21 Mail Order Service Stamp (1961)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Crustaccan,Post && Telecommunications
Issue date : 1961-03-20
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 30x38
Printer : China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×5
Process : Intaglio
Paper : 80-lb woodfree printing paper
Back : Gumless
Perforation : 11 1/2
Designer : Chen Hung-wei
Engraver : Pao Liang-yu

The Mail Order Service was inaugurated on August 1, 1957 for the purpose of meeting the needs of the public, promoting industry, and encouraging the export of national products. This service was of great convenience to the public that the response was very favorable. Lobsters are produced in abundance in waters along the seashore of Taiwan. The public may order live lobsters through mail order service, when in season a convenience that has been specially appreciated by the public since its inauguration. With a view to acquainting the public with this new service, a postage stamp was issued. As its central subject, the design depicts a lobster crawling out of the water.