4c Republic of China single

Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Depicts

Yat-sen Sun, Chinese, 1866 - 1925

Description

This Republic of China Issue stamp features a portrait of Sun Yat-sen. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of China. Sun Yat-sen was leader of the Chinese nationalist movement. He sought to modernize China. He was elected as provisional president of Republic of China for a brief period of time until the Qing Dynasty officially abdicated and Yuan Shikai took Sun Yat-sen’s place.

United States; China; Sun Yat-sen; Republic of China; revolution; leader; nationalist; provisional; president; Qing Dynasty; portrait

October 10, 1961

Object number

1980.2493.5396

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (blue); adhesive / engraving

Place

China (early republic)

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Title

Scott Catalogue USA 1188

National Postal Museum

Topic

The Cold War (1945-1990)

Asian-Pacific American Heritage

Political Figures

U.S. Stamps

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5396

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8d59a54cb-1f89-405d-a485-892b338a76ba