The People’s Republic of China is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia with a staggering population of 1,3 billion people, making it the most populous country in the world today. Its capital is Beijing.
In 1878, the first postage stamps, the “Large Dragons” were issued. The stamps were inscribed “CHINA” in Latin and Chinese characters. Initially based on hereditary monarchies, known as dynasties, the Republic of China replaced the last dynasty in 1912. The Communist Party established the People’s Republic of China in 1949. In 1945 inflation had been creating a need for higher values, but eventually in 1946 inflation out of control, stocks of stamps, some as old as 1931, were surcharged with values up to $2000 and one new stamp went up to $5000. 1948 re-issues reached their peak with a $5 000 000 stamp.
The first stamps of the People’s Republic of China were issued in 1949.
Chinese Empire
1897
Various Frames Series (Surcharge in English and Chinese Characters)
SG # 89
Unused (Hinged)
Various Frames Series (Inscribed IMPERIAL CHINESE POST)
SG # 98
Used (Hinged)
1898
Various Frames Series (Inscribed CHINESE IMPERIAL POST)
SG # 121
Used (Hinged)
SG # 122
Used (Hinged)
SG # 123
Used (Hinged)
SG # 151
Used (Hinged)
SG # 152
Used (Hinged)
SG # 124
Used (Hinged)
SG # 153a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 112
Used (Hinged)
SG # 127
Used (Hinged)
SG # 156
Used (Hinged)
1909
1st Year of Reign of Emperor Hsuan T’ung Series
SG # 165
Used (Hinged)
SG # 166
Used (Hinged)
SG # 167
Used (Hinged)
Chinese Republic
1912
Chinese Imperial Post Series of 1898
(Overprinted with 4 Chinese Characters Signifying Republic of China)
SG # 192
Used (Hinged)
SG # 193
Used (Hinged)
SG # 194
Used (Hinged)
SG # 221
Used (Hinged)
SG # 196
Used (Hinged)
SG # 197
Used (Hinged)
SG # 225
Used (Hinged)
1913
Various Scenes Series
SG # 287
Used (Hinged)
SG # 269
Used (Hinged)
SG # 289a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 270
Used (Hinged)
SG # 313
Used (Hinged)
SG # 292
Used (Hinged)
SG # 314
Used (Hinged)
SG # 315
Used (Hinged)
SG # 293
Used (Hinged)
SG # 294
Used (Hinged)
SG # 317
Used (Hinged)
SG # 319
Used (Hinged)
SG # 296
Used (Hinged)
SG # 321
Used (Hinged)
SG # 298
Used (Hinged)
SG # 278
Used (Hinged)
SG # 323
Used (Hinged)
SG # 324
Used (Hinged)
SG # 325
Used (Hinged)
SG # 326
Used (Hinged)
SG # 282
Used (Hinged)
SG # 304
Used (Hinged)
SG # 328
Used (Hinged)
SG # 329
Used (Hinged)
1920
Flood Relief Fund Series
(Surcharge with New Value in English and Chinese Characters)
SG # 349
Used (Hinged)
SG # 361
Used (Hinged)
SG # 350
Used (Hinged)
SG # 351
Used (Hinged)
1925
Flood Relief Fund Series
(Surcharge with New Value in English and Chinese Characters, Figures are at the Top and Smaller than 1920 Series)
SG # 367
Used (Hinged)
SG # 367
Used (Hinged)
SG # 369
Used (Hinged)
SG # 370
Used (Hinged)
1931
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series
SG # 389
Used (Hinged)
SG # 396
Used (Hinged)
SG # 398
Used (Hinged)
SG # 402
Used (Hinged)
SG # 738
Used (Hinged)
1932
Martyrs of the Revolution Series
SG # 410
Used (Hinged)
SG # 508
Used (Hinged)
SG # 511
Used (Hinged)
SG # 515
Used (Hinged)
SG # 417
Used (Hinged)
SG # 542
Used (Hinged)
SG # 544
Used (Hinged)
1937
As per 1931 Series
(Surcharge Overprint in Numeral & Chinese)
SG # 454
Used (Hinged)
1938
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series
SG # 497
Used (Hinged)
1942
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series
SG # 634
Unused (NH)
1944
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series
SG #707
Used (Hinged)
1945
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series
SG # 794
Unused (Hinged)
1946
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Series
SG # 865
Unused (Hinged)
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Series
SG # 889
Unused (Hinged)
1947
Progress of the Postal Service Series
SG # 984
Used (Hinged)
Anniversary of Directorate General of Posts Series
SG # 985
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 986
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 987
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 988
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 989
Unused (Hinged)
1948
75th Anniversary of China Merchant’s Steam Navigation Company
SG # 1046
Unused (Hinged)
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series (Surcharged)
SG # 1051
Unused (Hinged)
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series (Gold Yuan surcharges)
SG # 1068
Unused (Hinged)
1949
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series
SG # 1153
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1156
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1157
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1158
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1160
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1169
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1170
Unused (NH)
SG # 1171
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1172
Unused (Hinged)
Dr Sun Yat-sen Series (Silver Yuan currency)
SG # 1350
Unused (NH)
SG # 1353
Unused (Hinged)
Chinese Provinces
Manchuria
B. North Eastern Provinces
Issues made by the Chinese Nationalist Government of Chiang Kai-Shek
SG # 38
Unused (NH)
Sinkiang (Chinese Turkestan)
SG # 234
Unused (NH)
Szechwan
A province of China, which issued distinguishing stamps because of its debased currency.
1933
Martyrs Issue Series
SG # 13
Used (Hinged)
Chinese People’s Republic
East China People’s Post
1949
Train and Postal Runner Series (inscribed 1947.2.7)
SG # EC336
Unused (Hinged)
Victory in Huaihai Campaign Series
SG # EC347
Unused (Hinged)
Liberation of Nanjing & Shanghai Series
SG # EC358
Unused (Hinged)
Train and Postal Runner Series
SG # EC366
Unused (NH)
22nd Anniversary of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Series
SG # EC378
Unused (Hinged)
Mao Tse-tung Series
SG # EC387
Unused (Hinged)
SG # EC389
Unused (Hinged)
SG # EC390
Unused (Hinged)
SG # EC391
Unused (Hinged)
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Series of 1949 (Overprint in Chinese with Stars over Values)
SG # EC395
Unused (Hinged)
North China People’s Post
1949
Gate of Heavenly Peace, Peking Series
SG # NC352
Unused (Hinged)
SG # NC358
Unused (Hinged)
Port Arthur & Dairen
1949
1st Session of Chinese People’s Political Conference Series
SG # NE259
Unused (Hinged)
South China
SG # SC2
Unused (Hinged)
SG # SC3
Unused (Hinged)
South and Central China
SG # CC79
Unused (Hinged)
1950
Gate of Heavenly Peace Series – Peking
SG # 1414
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1419
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1420c
Unused (Hinged)
Whistling Swans Series
SG # 1451
Unused (Hinged)
Sino-Soviet Treaty Series
SG # 1471
Used (Hinged)
Train and Postal Runner Series as EC Post 1949 (Inscribed 1949 Surcharged)
SG # 1474
Unused (Hinged)
Gate of Heavenly Peace Series – Peking
SG # 1486a
Unused (Hinged)
1951
30th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Series
SG # 1509
Unused (Hinged)
Peace Campaign 2nd Series
SG # 1510
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1511
Used (Hinged)
National Emblem Issue Series
SG # 1523
Unused (Hinged)
1952
Gymnastics by Radio Series
SG # 1549
Unused (NH)
SG # 1549
Unused (NH)
SG # 1549
Unused (NH)
SG # 1552
Unused (NH)
“Glorious Mother Country” 1st Series – Tun Huang Mural Paintings
SG # 1553
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1554
Unused (Hinged)
15th Anniversary of the War with Japan Series
SG # 1559
Unused (Hinged)
“Glorious Mother Country” 2nd Series
SG # 1565
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1566
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1567
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1568
Used (Hinged)
1953
Various Scenes Series
SG # 1581
Unused (Hinged)
“Glorious Mother Country” 3rd Series
SG # 1594
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1596
Unused (Hinged)
“Glorious Mother Country” 4th Series
SG # 1602
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1604
Unused (Hinged)
1954
Industrial Development Series
SG # 1612
Unused (Hinged)
Gate of Heavenly Peace, Peking Series
SG # 1618
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1621
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1622
Unused (Hinged)
1st Session of National Congress Series
SG # 1641
Unused (Hinged)
1955
Various Occupations Series
SG # 1648a
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 1649
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1650
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1651
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1652
Used (Hinged)
Scientists of Ancient China Series
SG # 1660
Used (Hinged)
20th Anniversary of Long March by Communist Army Series
SG # 1687
Used (Hinged)
1956
Opening of Sikang-Tibet & Tsinghai-Tibet Highways Series
SG # 1688
Used (Hinged)
Views of Peking Series
SG # 1693
Used (Hinged)
Archeological Discoveries of Chengtu Series
SG # 1696
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1697
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1698
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1699
Used (Hinged)
National Savings Series
SG # 1701
Used (Hinged)
1957
1st Chinese Worker’s Athletic Meeting Series Inscribed “1955”
SG # 1709
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1710
Used (Hinged)
Air Series
SG # 1729
Used (Hinged)
1958
Chinese Fossils Series
SG # 1747
Used (Hinged)
Peking Planetarium Series
SG # 1764
Used (Hinged)
Flowers Series
SG # 1779
Used (Hinged)
1959
Steel Production Progress Series Inscribed “1958”
SG # 1807
Used (Hinged)
1st Anniversary of People’s Communes Series
SG # 1835
Used (Hinged)
1st National Games, Peking Series
SG # 1879
Used (Hinged)
1960
Chrysanthemums Series
SG # 1947
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1749
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1950
Used (Hinged)
1961
Various Buildings Series
SG # 1987
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1988
Used (Hinged)
SG # 1989
Used (Hinged)
Tang Dynasty Pottery (618-907AD)
SG # 2002
Used (Hinged)
1962
Birth Anniversary of Tu Fu (Poet) Series
SG # 2027
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2028
Used (Hinged)
Scientists of Ancient China Series
SG # 2056
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2057
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2059
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2060
Used (Hinged)
1963
Butterflies Series
SG # 2082
Used (Hinged)
1964
Various Scenes Series (No Gum)
SG # 2168
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2169
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2171
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2172
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2174
Used (Hinged)
1965
Chingkang Mountains Series – Cradle of the Chinese Revolution
SG # 2251
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2252
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2253
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2254
Used (Hinged)
SG # 2255
Used (Hinged)
1977
Various Scenes Series
SG # 2704
Used (Hinged)
1986
Traditional Houses Series
SG # 3442
Used (Hinged)
SG # 3448
Used (Hinged)
SG # 3448b
Used (Hinged)