Lot# 8002

printed in red ink on imported European wove paper, depicting a crouching tiger, the emblem of the Formosan Republic, symbolizing strength, self-reliance, and resistance in defense of the homeland. Perforated 11½, with slightly irregular edges typical of this hand-printed issue. This block originates from the corner of the sheet, and the upper-left stamp shows a distinct double impression, clearly visible in the inscriptions and frame lines, caused by a slight movement of the plate during hand-press printing. Printed at Tainan in September 1895, this is part of the Third Issue (Die III) of the Taiwan Republic, the final postal issue before the fall of the regime. Combining both positional and printing-variety rarity and stands as one of the most representative and academically significant surviving examples of the “Formosan Tiger” issue. Mizuhara "Huayou Jijin II" vol. 7, p.275.