Taiwan S359 (SC3071-75) Silk Postage Stamps, MNH, Block of 4

Item Specifics

Country

Taiwan (Formosa)

Catalog Number

3071-SC3075

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Block

Item Description

MNH lower left corner block of 4 of Taiwan S359 (SC3071-75) Silk Postage Stamps in complete sets.

This Directorate
printed a set of five stamps depicting silk in an attempt to help the Taiwan
populace appreciate and value the traditional manufacturing techniques used in
China. Following the set of paper making stamps issued in 1994, and the
irrigation skills stamps in 1995, this set is the 3rd in this Directorate's
series inspired by the book Tian Gong Kai Wu, written by Sung Yin-shing of the
Ming dynasty. These five stamps illustrate the 5 steps of producing silk cloth
which are recorded in the book-feeding silkworms, picking out cocoons,
degumming raw silk, reeling raw silk, and weaving silk.

Since ancient times, clothing has been an important aspect of culture. Silk, a
very precious material, is said to have been discovered by the Luotzu, Yellow
Emperor's concubine, as material for clothing. China, too, was the first
country in the world to start feeding silkworms and making cloth from the silk.
As early as the Han dynasty, China's production of silk cloths had been known
to the world, especially in Europe where people preferred China's silk and silk
embroidery. Via the 'Silk Road' of the time, silk goods were taken to Europe
and mid-Asia, and in the wake of the good trade relationship, cultural exchange
between the West and the East began.

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