comprising one unused (faulty) and one used single, together with three unused blocks of four, all printed in red ink on imported European wove paper. The design depicts a crouching tiger, emblem of the Formosan Republic, symbolizing the spirit of courage, self-reliance, and resistance in defense of the homeland. This 50 Cash value, printed at Tainan in September 1895, represents the middle denomination of the Third Issue (Die III). Each stamp was hand-inked and impression-pressed, showing slight variations in shade and minor irregularities in perforation, characteristic of this hand-produced issue. The group provides a comprehensive representation of the printing and typographic varieties of the 50 Cash denomination, serving as an important reference for the study of the late postal operations of the Taiwan Republic. Ex Meiso Mizuhara Collection.

tied by a strike of double-circle English datestamp “FORMOSAN REPUBLIC / TAINAN”, dated October 15, 1895. Posted barely ten days before the fall of Formosan Republic, this cover was sent during a time of great political turmoil, when Japanese forces were about to occupy Tainan. Despite the imminent collapse of the regime, the local postal authority continued to maintain external communications, a remarkable testament to the Republic’s determination to preserve administrative order and autonomy even in its final days. This cover stands as a rare surviving example of Tainan Local Post’s external correspondence, evidencing the brief but genuine operation of Taiwan’s independent postal system following the cession from the Qing Empire. It further illustrates the continuation of foreign trade and private correspondence during the last phase of the Republic. An item of outstanding historical and philatelic importance for the study of Taiwan’s postal evolution and the operation of Formosan Republic’s postal administration. Ex Meiso Mizuhara Collection.

tied by a struck of double-circle English datestamp “FORMOSAN REPUBLIC / TAINAN”, dated October 15, 1895. Posted barely ten days before the fall of Formosan Republic, when Japanese forces were already advancing toward Tainan, this cover evidences that the local official postal system was still functioning and capable of maintaining external mail dispatches to Hong Kong. It vividly illustrates the Republic’s determination to uphold its postal service and international communications despite imminent collapse. A rare and highly significant example of outgoing mail from the final days of the Formosan Republic, of great historical and philatelic importance. Ex Meiso Mizuhara Collection.

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.

comprising a marginal block of fifteen on thin paper (Perf 11½, watermark “1011”), a corner block of four on thicker paper (Perf 12, from corner of sheet), and two singles of one unused and one used. This group fully illustrates the evolution of paper, perforation, and plate characteristics of the 30c value from the third issue, reflecting the development and technical variation of the Tainan printings during the final phase of the Republic. An important reference for the study of late Formosan Republic postal printing techniques, finely assembled and well preserved, of outstanding historical and philatelic significance. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.273.