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The regular stamps of Tian'anmen, came out on April
18,1951, are stamps with the highest face values ever issued in
China since 1949. The face values, respectively, are 10,000; 20,000;
30,000, 50,000; 100,000 and 200,000 (old RMB). Due to the fact
that they were mostly used on parcels and remittance, there is
only a small number of stamps in the possession of the stamp collectors.They
are famouse for the high face values and the very limited number.
Therefore, the stamps are very valuable------both the new ones
and the old ones.
On November 21,1997, during the auction of the Second
Stamps and Coins Exhibition in 1997, a complete and new set of
"R5" whose start price was 40,000 RMB was sold at 47,000 RMB;
a new block of four of "R5" whose start price was 160,000 RMB
was sold at 175,000 RMB.
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