Stamps Museum

First China Bank For China's Stamp !

This Stamps Bank, the first Bank for China's stamps, is a miniature encyclopaedia of a nation's development in politics, economy, technology and culture. It is also a bridge of international and personal contact, the pleasant garden for recreation and enlightenment and a spreader of spiritual civilisation.

 
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To all stamps collectors and investors, stamp is not only popular with the people, but also an object of collection and appreciation and research by the philatelists and students of postal history.
In another word, a small piece of stamp, is an epitome of what was discovered in the space and universe and a chronicle of man's achievement in the long process of history.

Stamp, Who Created It?
Since first official central royal post office opened in 1516 in English, ...300 years later Sir Rowland Hill proposed in 1835 that all letters until the weight of a half English ounce should be carried for a fee of 1 Penny...this is the history of stamp...1 Penny Black & 2 Pence Blue in 5/6/1840.

1st. China Stamp, Dragon?
China's first stamp was first issued in 1878, with Dragon design...this was done after Second Opium War, where Qing Government forced to sign the "Tianjin Treaty" in 1858..a British national, Robert Hart was commissioned to run the postal service...in 1866, postal officers were set up under the Customs in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Zhenjiang,

40 Million Stamps Population In China?
Based upon the surveys shown, till today, PRC China is the biggest stamp market in the world, with roughly estimated 40,000,000 collectors and investors! Stock Market and Stamp Market is the two important pillars for China's future market, and this figure will be increased to 100,000,000 in 21st. Century.  Why?

Will stamps be another big economic market in China, 2010 ?

Cultural Asset Is A New Investment Instrument?
This Cultural Property or Cultural Asset is one of the new investment instrument for people in the 21st. Century, stamps of China is one of them to be traded as one of the new product via e-commerce, is a total new internet transaction program.
   This is a total new investment strategy and policy for the people in the 21st Century to look at, paradigm shift and positive strategic vision for this cultural collection & investment is a key to your future successful career.  Net-auction, net-marketing, net-trading, e-advertising, e-commerce is the terminator for your investment, Sotheby's paradigm shift for USD25m investment online auction transaction is a good testimony.

To corporatise and to digitalise your cultural collection and investment Is The Key To Your Capital Enhancement & Investment Programs.

Dragon Stamp Is China's Stamp In 1878 ?
Large Dragon issued in 1878, by the Customs trial-run postal service, is our Bank's first series to be introduced to you, from Qing Dynasty (1878-1911), Republic of China (1912-1949), the Liberated Areas (1939-1949), also "Alien Post Office: Treaty Port Stamps and Stamps for Military Post".

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LINKS:

 Museum
 Ancient Jade
 Shipwreck's ceramics
 Ceramics Museum
 Ancient Jade Museum
 Coins Museum
 Fossil & Stone Museum
 Fine Arts Museum

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Dragon Stamps


1883 Large Dragon (a complete set of three stamps)

Red Revenue Stamps

 
February 2, 1897, a complete set of eight Red Revenue Stamps
surcharged for postal use.

 

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