Sun Yat-sen Portrait, Taiwan Surcharge 10,000 Yuan
Republic of China (Taiwan) · 1949 · 10,000 Yuan
The stamp features a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, the 'Father of the Nation,' facing left. It is surcharged with '限臺灣貼用' (For use in Taiwan only) and '壹萬元' (10,000 Yuan) in Chinese characters over the original design.
This stamp reflects the hyperinflationary period in post-WWII China and Taiwan, where existing stamps were surcharged with drastically higher denominations. The 'For use in Taiwan only' overprint signifies the Republic of China's administration of Taiwan after the Japanese surrender in 1945.
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