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ldhaber
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Posted 05/10/2010   07:51 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add ldhaber to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I'm sure this has happened to everybody. I was going through a huge pile of Israeli stamps and out popped this.





I have no illusions and even fewer expectations, but I am nevertheless curious.

That is this? Chinese?
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rod222
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Posted 05/10/2010   08:16 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hi Idhaber,

China 1954
Gate of heavenly peace $1
SG1653
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ldhaber
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Posted 05/10/2010   08:26 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ldhaber to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Rod,

Thanks. My curiosity has been sated.

Larry

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halflizard
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Posted 05/10/2010   7:38 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add halflizard to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
A good argument can be made that every stamp collector should know the symbol for China. It is a rectangle with a vertical line through the center and extending above and below the rectangle. It is clearly visible in the picture above. It is the third character from the left.
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cgrotha
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Aye; and to the right of the 'China' symbol is an armless stick man that is the people character to key you to the Peoples Republic of China.
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rod222
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Oft times people can waste time searching through China with that symbol,
only to find it lies in the Catalogue under Formosia / Formosa / Taiwan.
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