01 March (China - Treaty Ports- Shanghai ) within release Double Dragon (surcharge) goes into circulation Stamp Double Dragon face value ½ Chinese cent
Stamp Double Dragon in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi: CN-SH 111 |
Yvert et Tellier: | Yt: CN-SH 99 |
Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: CN-SH 147 |
Stamp is square format.
Printer: Nissen & Parker, London Issued by: Shanghai Ministry of Industry and Information TechnologyAlso in the issue Double Dragon (surcharge):
Stamp Double Dragon it reflects the thematic directions:
A coat of arms is an heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e. shield), surcoat, or tabard. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement which in its whole consists of shield, supporters, crest, and motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to an individual person, family (except in the United Kingdom), state, organisation or corporation.
A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in Western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of feline, reptilian, mammalian, and avian features. Some scholars believe large extinct or migrating crocodiles bear the closest resemblance, especially when encountered in forested or swampy areas, and are most likely the template of modern Asian dragon imagery