20 Wén Dragon-Horse Stamp, Formosa, Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty Formosa · 1896 · 20 Wén

The stamp depicts a mythical Longma (dragon-horse) creature in the center, with Chinese characters indicating its 20 Wén denomination and 'Qing Dynasty Formosa Postal Bureau'.

Issued in 1896 by the Qing Dynasty's postal administration in Formosa (Taiwan), this stamp was part of a short-lived local postal service before the island was ceded to Japan later that year.