八方连猴票实寄封，1980.3.9四川重庆实寄日本
One of the most renowned stamps issued by the People's Republic of China on February 15, 1980, is the special stamp T46 "Gengshen Year." This is the first stamp from New China's inaugural series of Lunar Zodiac stamps, commemorating the Year of the Monkey. Today, unused Red Monkey stamps are considered auspicious and highly treasured. Genuine first-day covers actually mailed with the Red Monkey stamp are exceptionally rare. The "Red Monkey" was illustrated by Huang Yongyu, designed by Shao Bolin, engraved by Jiang Weijie, and produced using intaglio printing. The vibrant red color holds rich cultural significance in Chinese tradition. As the first stamp in this series was printed in limited quantities, most of the Monkey stamps were not preserved. Later, when philatelists resumed collecting or newcomers joined the hobby, these stamps had already become extremely scarce, making them highly prized rarities in New China's stamp collection.
This exhibit centers on the postal usage of the "Red Monkey" stamp and is presented as follows:
Title Page
Place Name Postmarks: Featuring postmarks from various cities, including three blocks of stamps attached to parcel documents
Domestic Ordinary Mail: Including actually mailed domestic covers, one reused cover with a reversed Monkey stamp, and items with railway postmarks
Airmail: Comprising domestic airmail covers, airmail covers sent to Asia and other international destinations
Registered Mail: Including domestic registered covers, as well as registered covers sent to Hong Kong and Macau
Printed Matter Mail: Featuring printed matter sent via international surface mail, airmail printed matter, and registered printed matter
Block of Eight Monkey Stamps on an Actually Mailed Cover, mailed from Chongqing, Sichuan, to Japan on March 9, 1980 作者: 手机集邮 时间: 2025-8-24 19:52
盖各地名戳的猴票，包裹单与保价信函剪片，华东地区（第一行）、华北与西北地区（第二行）、华中、华南及东北地区（第三、四行）——红猴邮票在中国各地的邮递使用。