China Premier Sun Yat-sen 5 Yuan Imperforate (Unissued)

China · 1923 · 5 Yuan

The stamp features a left-facing portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen within an ornate rectangular frame, with '中華民國郵政' at the top and '伍圓' at the bottom. This particular item is an imperforate gutter pair.

These stamps honor Sun Yat-sen, the provisional first president and founding father of the Republic of China, whose image was widely used on definitive stamps to symbolize the new nation. This imperforate, unissued variety provides insight into the production and potential issues of the 'Peking Print' series.