Lot# 8016

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.