Lot# 8014

comprising 30c blue (3), 50c red (14), and 100c violet (1), together with five contemporary forgeries included for comparison. Several genuine examples bear the “FORMOSAN REPUBLIC / TAINAN” double-ring English datestamp, while others remain unused. All belong to the second issue printed in Tainan, showing finer engraving and whiter, firmer paper than the first issue, produced barely a month before the fall of the Republic, an important emission from the final stage of its postal administration. The five forgeries illustrate period and later imitations, differing notably in line quality and paper texture, offering valuable reference for the study of authenticity and printing techniques of Formosan Republic issues. A well-preserved and comprehensive assemblage of significant philatelic and scholarly importance. Ex Meiso Mizuhara Collection.