01 May (China ) within release Republic of China Issue in Sung Characters (1912) goes into circulation Stamp Coiling Dragon, Kai Characters Overprinted face value ½ Chinese cent
Stamp Coiling Dragon, Kai Characters Overprinted in catalogues | |
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Stanley Gibbons: | Sg: CN-IM 218 |
Stamp is square format.
line perf. 12 to 16 and compoundAlso in the issue Republic of China Issue in Sung Characters (1912):
Stamp Coiling Dragon, Kai Characters Overprinted 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