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To mark the 1st Annivesary of the Death of Mei Lanfang,
on September 15,1962, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
issued one commemorative stamp (C94M) "Stage Art of Mei
Lanfang". The denomination is 3 yuan, the printing process
is gravure, the size of souvenir sheet is 108mm * 146mm,
the size of stamp is 52mm * 62mm, the perforation is 11.5.
The picture of the souvenir sheet is from a scene in "the
Druken Beauty",that is, when the beauty got very drunk,
she sent for Emperor Tang Ming Huang, but her servant
was afraid to go. She was so angry that she slapped him
in the face. This souvenir sheet was beautifully designed
and printed and full of Chinese characteristics. It is
one of the best stamps in 30 years since the founding
of China.The issuing quantity is 20,000, which is the
smallest issuing quantity of all the souvenir sheets ever
printed in China since 1949. Some were destroyed during
the Cultural Revolution, only a very small amount exist,
so it is taken as precious by stamps collectors.
"The Catalogue of Stamps of the Peopel's Republic
of China (1991 edition)" marks the prices at: a new one------16,000
RMB; an old one------7,500 RMB.
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