Lot# 8007

comprising one unused and one used single, two unused blocks of four, and one unused block of six, all printed in blue ink on imported European wove paper. The design features a crouching tiger, emblem of the Formosan Republic, symbolizing the spirit of courage, self-reliance, and resistance in defense of the homeland. This 30 Cash value, the lowest denomination of the Third Issue (Die III), was printed at Tainan in September 1895, using hand-applied ink and hand-press methods. Variations in inking and slightly irregular perforations are characteristic of this hand-produced issue. The group, comprising both unused and used examples as well as multiples, fully illustrates the range of shades, settings, and printing characteristics of the Third Issue 30 Cash stamps. An important and scarce assemblage for the study of the late postal operations of the Taiwan Republic, exceptionally well preserved. Ex Meiso Mizuhara Collection.