Stamp: Small Dragon (Xiaolong) (China - Treaty Ports- Shanghai 1877)
Small Dragon (Xiaolong) (China - Treaty Ports- Shanghai 1877)
17 April (China - Treaty Ports- Shanghai ) within release Small Dragon (in Cash) goes into circulation Stamp Small Dragon (Xiaolong) face value 40 Chinese cash
| Stamp Small Dragon (Xiaolong) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi: CN-SH 66A |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt: CN-SH 49(A) |
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: CN-SH 76 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Small Dragon (in Cash):
- Stamp - Small Dragon (Xiaolong) face value 20;
- Stamp - Small Dragon (Xiaolong) face value 20;
- Stamp - Small Dragon (Xiaolong) face value 40;
- Stamp - Small Dragon (Xiaolong) face value 80;
Stamp Small Dragon (Xiaolong) it reflects the thematic directions:
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
