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 China - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
China as it exists today has been variously described in different points of view as a single civilization or multiple civilizations, as a single state or multiple states, and as a single nation or multiple nations.
The imperial system in China ended with the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) under Sun Yat-sen in 1912; however, the next four decades of ROC rule were marred by warlord control, the Second Sino-Japanese War (WWII), and the Chinese Civil War which pitted Chinese Nationalists against the Communist forces.
China is composed of a vast variety of highly different landscapes, with mostly plateaus and mountains in the west, and lower lands on the east.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/h/i/China.html   (5334 words)

  
 Postage stamps and postal history of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The story of the postage stamps and postal history of China is complicated by the gradual decay of imperial China and the years of civil war and Japanese occupation in the 1930s and 1940s.
The first commemorative stamps of China were issued in 1909 to mark the 1st year of the reign of the Xuantong Emperor.
Postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_China   (1367 words)

  
 China at Caribbean Topfunwebsites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, with a history characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war and violent imperial Chinese dynasty change.
The Republic of China as it controlled mainland China, and later, the People's Republic of China, have used ''Zhongguo'' to mean all the territories and peoples within their political control (people in the Republic of China now usually uses Zhongguo to refer to the PRC and Taiwan to refer to itself).
The Manchu-established Qing Dynasty and its successors, the Republic of China and the).
www.topfunwebsites.com /grenada/china.html   (4522 words)

  
 United States Postage stamps. History
A new airmail stamp of the 6-cent denomination was issued to conform to the new rate, but no change was made in the design of this stamp from that of the 16-cent and 24-cent airmail stamps, except that the numeral "6" appears within the circle in the two lower corners and the color is orange.
This stamp is the same shape, size, and design as the 10-cent air mail stamp, issued February 13, 1926, in accordance with act of Congress approved February 2, 1925, except that the numerals "15" appear in both lower corners of the stamp and it is printed in sepia.
The 6-cent airmail postage stamp is identi­cal in size and design with the 5-cent airmail stamp of the 1930 issue and the 8-cent air­mail stamp of 1932; the only alterations are a change in the denomination num­eral to "6" and the color to orange.
www.junior-philatelists.com /USStampsHistoryAirM1.htm   (3764 words)

  
 China - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
With one of the world's longest periods of mostly uninterrupted civilization and the world's longest continuously used written language system, China's history has been largely characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war, and violent imperial dynastic change.
The term has not been used consistently throughout Chinese history, however, and carries certain cultural and political connotations both positive and negative, some ideological, and early states considered part of Chinese history are not called "Zhongguo".
Image:Qinshihuang.jpg China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/China   (5703 words)

  
 NBA.com Wang Zhizhi Honored on Postage Stamps
This tribute to Wang, China's first NBA player, is part of the Legends of Sports postage stamp series issued by the government of Liberia and produced by IGPC, the world's largest postal agency that represents more than 70 governments worldwide.
In recognition of his contributions to the sport of basketball and as China's first NBA player, he will be immortalized on a commemorative series of postage stamps that are legal tender and valid for postage globally.
IGPC, is the world's largest postal agency, representing 70 governments worldwide, assisting these nations in the administration of their postal agencies, postage stamp design, production and worldwide distribution, thus creating unique annual postal programs for its client nations.
www.nba.com /news/wang_postage_stamp_event_011227.html   (611 words)

  
 United States Postage stamps. History
The new stamp was issued primarily for use in prepaying a single rate of letter postage, or for postage and registry fee, and was also available to the amount of its value for other purposes for which ordinary postage stamps are used.
A Victory postage stamp of 3-cent deno nation was issued March 3, 1919, to c(memo rate the successful outcome of World War I. The stamp is 27/32 by 3/4 inch in dimension, arranged horizontally, and is printed in purpIe.
These stamps were intended for sale by the postal agency at Shanghai at their surcharged value in local currency, and were valid to the amount of their original values for the prepayment of postage on mail dispatched from the U.S. postal agency at Shanghai to addresses in the United States.
www.junior-philatelists.com /USStampsHistory20.htm   (495 words)

  
 China - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
China () is a country located chiefly in continental East Asia with some outer territories in Central Asia and offshore islands in the Pacific Ocean.
China is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations, with a history characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war and violent dynastic change.
On the other hand, the Republic of China, while never formally rescinding its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and increasingly characterizes itself as "Taiwan", which is also the usage commonly adopted in the West.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=244908   (4207 words)

  
 Philatelic Articles - The Stamp Market - a Trader's View : Postal History and Stamps @ World-Postal-History.com
Stamp collecting is having a very difficult time competing for the hearts and minds of young people when pitted against their current activities of computers and computer games.
In other words, mint never hinged sets of the last 40 years, medium quality used stamps that are not particularly scarce, the sort of material that is easily found in the stock of any dealer who regularly stocks the area in question.
The definition of "better" is any stamp that one cannot reasonably expect a dealer to have in stock, one that must be "found", either because of scarcity or condition.
www.world-postal-history.com /exhibits/roy/market.shtml   (1298 words)

  
 the history of the postage stamps - 3rd stamp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Stamps and postal history of the United States - TheBestLinks.com - Postage...
Alphabetical index Postage stamps and postal history of Russia This a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Russia.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Greece.
stamp.gundack.info /dir14/the-history-of-the-postage-stamps.html   (657 words)

  
 Stamps and Postal History
Collectors insuring stamps under homeowners or similar general insurance policies should be aware that stamp and manuscript coverage (and possibly other collectibles coverage) provided by the majority of these policies is limited to $1,000 or less.
Individual stamps or postal history items of insured property do not need to be listed unless their value is over $25,000 each.
A stamp or postal history collection is rapidly changing; new purchases, other acquisitions and disposals of unwanted and duplicate stamp or postal history items are the reasons.
www.collectinsure.com /SpecPages/stamps.htm   (2121 words)

  
 Chinese Stamps - About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
China is not my primary collecting area, but I was lucky enough to live in Beijing for several years, and for a philatelist, this is not an opportunity to be missed!
China is said to have five thousand years of recorded history.
Much of this history has been captured on stamps, which is, of course, not to say that stamps were issued back then.
www.chinesestamps.org /about.htm   (284 words)

  
 Baseball on Postage Stamps
One problem facing the postal service is that stamps cannot be issued until an individual has been dead for at least ten years (one year for U.S. presidents is the only exception).
Traditional stamp collectors tend to be very critical of these efforts to cash in on the hunger for collectible baseball stamps.
The stamp itself is relatively inexpensive, a few dollars, but the multi-sport set from which it is seldom separated can cost as much as $2000.
www.ac.wwu.edu /~stephan/webstuff/bbstamps/as.html   (1329 words)

  
 China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
During the 19th and early 20th centuries the country was too weak to repel European colonialism and Japanese invasion, while at the same time suffering internal conflicts which led to its continuing division.
The Republic of China and later People's Republic of China have used Zhongguo to mean all the territories and peoples within their political control.
Most of China's arable lands lie along the two major rivers, the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Huang He, and each are the centers around which are founded China's major, ancient civilizations.
www.info-pedia.net /about/china   (3166 words)

  
 Postal History: Imperial China at AC All Collectibles
The overprinted German stamp for usage in China is tied by a clear Peking, Nov. 11, 1906, German Post strike.
Attached is a German 10 Pfennig stamp with China overprint, tied by clear Peking Deutsche Post 25.
The 1 Cent coiling dragon stamp is tied by a Tientsin July 24th strike and an oval shaped Peking July 25th cancellation.
www.tias.com /8984/InventoryPage/1566185/1.html   (520 words)

  
 INDIAN POSTAL SERVICES
But, collectors are prepared to pay huge sums for these early stamps, as on international catalogues of philately, they are rated among the classic stamps of the world.
The local public was invited to deliver stamped and addressed mail to the Chaplain of the Church, enclosing six annas (1/6th of a Rupee) with every letter to be posted by air.
One hundred and fifty years after the postal services came to the Asian continent, the India postal system with 1,55,618 post offices and over 5,66,000 employees working in unison, is considered the largest postal network in the world.
www.gatewayforindia.com /articles/postal.htm   (1212 words)

  
 AJ's Encyclopedia - The Philately of China
Tommy is a "member of The China Stamp Society, The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and The China Philatelic Society of London."
All stamps are listed chronologically under each country or region with detailed information.
Postal History Society of China - Tommy Chiu
ajward.tripod.com /stamps/chinaphi.htm   (443 words)

  
 Miscellaneous Bahamian Philatelic Information
The 1959 stamp centenary set (S.G. 217-220, Scott 174-177) is perforated 13¼ and not 13 as listed in the Scott [and Gibbons: 13½] catalogues.
The special delivery stamps of 1916 to 1918 (S.G. S1-S3, Scott E1-E3) are the only special delivery stamps to be issued by a commonwealth country other than Canada, New Zealand, and Mauritius.
Of the twelve participating administrations which took part in the Crown Agents Stamp Bureau's philatelic farewell to Hong Kong, the Bahamas was the only one which produced an official first-day cover.
www.gsu.edu /~libpjr/bahmisc.htm   (654 words)

  
 Postal History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Stamps, Postcards, Photo's and Ephemeral paper items of Asia are both rich in the history and tradition of the cultures that produced them.
Asian Stamps and Postal History accepts no responsibility for packages lost in the mail.
Any stamps or other merchandise purchased from Asian Stamps and Postal History can be returned within 10 days for full refund.
www.nomadtrader.com /asianpostalhistory.aspx   (458 words)

  
 H.R. Harmer Inc.
JOHN BULL STAMP AUCTIONS LTD. of Hong Kong is the world’s leading auctioneer of important philatelic material from China, Japan, Korea and all other countries of the Far East.
A large portion of the best stamps and postal history from this vast region of the world reach the marketplace through John Bull auctions.
NUTMEG STAMP SALES, the world’s largest philatelic mail auction firm, features more than 200,000 lots of specialized stamps and covers from around the world in mail sales that take place over a dozen times per year.
www.hrharmer.com   (451 words)

  
 H.R. Harmer Inc.
Sima Axelrad first started collecting postage stamps as a poor child in Romania.
That hobby would evolve into a lifelong passion – as well as a vocation that enabled him to flee post-war Eastern Europe and support his family across several continents.
But thanks to a keen mind and a pocketful of stamps, he survived again and again – in Israel, Italy, and eventually the United States.
www.hrharmer.com /sales/2965/HTML/auction.html   (308 words)

  
 Namib STAMPS - Africa Postage Stamps | British Africa Stamp Dealers | African Topical, German Colonial Dealer, ...
Also of interest is our fine Postal History section, plus a superb range of Miniature (Souvenir) Sheets, Maximum Card and African First Day Cover selection.
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Birds, Space Stamps, Fauna and Flora Stamps, Ships, Fish Stamps, Airplanes, Marine, Minerals, Trains and UPU, Fossils, Costumes and Animals.
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 Postage Stamps: Republic of China at AC All Collectibles
Postage Stamps: Republic of China at AC All Collectibles
PR China: Agriculture Students MNH, Scott 1007-1010 PR - China: Agriculture Students MNH.
A few stamps with fl spots from printing process.
www.tias.com /8984/InventoryPage/1566198/1.html   (153 words)

  
 "AXIS & FOREIGN LEGION MILITARIA
Only the Germans to a point had enough material to sustain an extended war.
The Axis countries issued postage stamps and postal cards showing their military contribution in the Eastern Front.
These postal issues provided an important propaganda role that encourage servicemen and civilians with a sence of patriotism.
axis101.bizland.com /stamps.html   (236 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada: Books: Winthrop Smillie Boggs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.
The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada (Hardcover)
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www.amazon.com /Postage-Stamps-Postal-History-Canada/dp/0880000422   (623 words)

  
 A.J.'s Encyclopedia Of Stamps and Philatelic Links
The Swedish Tigers' US Catalog - some of the best graphics we've seen..
The All World Stamps Catalog - From Stanley Gibbons
Choose your goals and keep aiming for them.
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