Republic of China Sun Yat-sen $50.00 Overprint

Republic of China · 1941 · $50.00

The stamp features a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, in an oval frame. It has a large '$50.00' overprint in red on the original design.

This stamp, issued during World War II (Sino-Japanese War), reflects the economic instability and inflation in China, necessitating high-value overprints on existing definitive issues. The portrait of Sun Yat-sen was a common motif for Chinese definitive stamps of the era.