Sp.444 Taiwan Mountains Postage Stamps-Mount Nanhu (D444)

Stamp SN : D444
Stamp Name : Sp.444 Taiwan Mountains Postage Stamps-Mount Nanhu
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Scenic Spots
Issue date : 2003-01-23
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 40 x 30（mm）
Printer : China Color Printing Co., Ltd.,R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 20 ( 5 x 4 )
Print color : Colorful
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Phosphorescent stamp paper
Perforation : 11 1/2 x 11
Photographer : Chen Bing-yuan

To convey the magnificence and beauty of Taiwan's mountains and raise the quality of ROC citizens' recreational activities in the mountains, Chunghwa Post is issuing four sets of stamps on the 11 Taiwan Mountains." The first and second sets, featuring Mount Jade and Mount Hsueh, were released in 2001 and 2002. The third set -11 Mount Nanhu" - features (1) "Spring on Wuyen Peak of Mount Nanhu," (2) "Glacial Cirques on Mount Nanhu," (3) the "Main Peak of Mount Nanhu" and (4) "Snow on Mount Chungyang Chien." Mount Nanhu is situated at the northern end of the Central Range, with its main peak soaring to a height of 3,742 meters, which makes it the highest peak in Taroko National Park. Standing shoulder to shoulder with the renowned Mount Chungyang Chien, it is awe-inspiring to behold and has the air of an emperor. Its beautiful cirques were sculpted by glaciers during the Ice Age. During the winter, the prevailing northeastern monsoon and cold fronts bring heavy snows for as long as four months. It has the deepest snows and the longest snow season in Taiwan.
(1) First Day Cover in small size to be sold at NT$2.00 apiece.
(2) Folder especially prepared for the stamps to be sold at NT$5.00 apiece.
(3) Folder with crystal mount for better protection of the stamps to be sold at NT$5.00 apiece.
(4) Loose-leaf stamp album page with plastic cover to be sold at NT$8.00 apiece.
(5) Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a low-valued stamp to be sold at NT$7.00 apiece.
(6) Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with a complete set of stamps to be sold at NT$49.00 apiece. (7) Taiwan Mountains Postage Stamps Pictorial-Mount Nanhu to be sold at NT$180.00 apiece.