Bird stamps from China (Taiwan). ~ Stamps of the World

Taiwan is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which makes up over 99% of its territory,[f] as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands. Neighboring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taipei is the political capital as well as economic and cultural centre in Taiwan. New Taipei is the most populous city.

The island of Taiwan was mainly inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines until the Dutch period in the 17th century when ethnic Chinese began immigrating to the island. The Qing Dynasty of China later conquered Taiwan in 1683. By the time Taiwan was ceded to Japan in 1895, the majority of Taiwan's inhabitants were Han Chinese either by ancestry or by assimilation. The Republic of China (ROC) was established in China in 1912. At the end of World War II in 1945, Japan surrendered Taiwan to ROC military forces on behalf of the Allies.

Following the Chinese civil war, the Communist Party of China took full control of mainland China and founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. The ROC relocated its government to Taiwan, and its jurisdiction became limited to Taiwan and its surrounding islands.

In 1971, the PRC assumed China's seat at the United Nations, which the ROC originally occupied. International recognition of the ROC has gradually eroded as most countries switched recognition to the PRC. Only 22 UN member states and the Holy See currently maintain formal diplomatic relations with the ROC, though it has informal ties with most other states via its representative offices.

Constitutionally, the ROC government has claimed sovereignty over all of "China", in a definition that includes mainland China and Outer Mongolia, as well as Taiwan, but has not made retaking mainland China a political goal since 1992.

However, the government's stance on defining its political position largely depends on which political coalition is in charge (See Politics below). Meanwhile, the PRC also asserts itself to be the sole legal representation of China and claims Taiwan to be under its sovereignty, denying the status and existence of ROC as a sovereign state. The PRC has threatened the use of military force as a response to any formal declaration of Taiwanese independence, or if it deems peaceful reunification no longer possible. Relations between Taiwan and China as well as issues of national identity within the country are important factors in Taiwanese politics and a cause of social and political division among political parties and their respective supporters.

During the latter half of the 20th century, Taiwan has experienced rapid economic growth and industrialization and is now an advanced industrial economy. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Taiwan evolved into a multi-party democracy with universal suffrage. Taiwan is one of the Four Asian Tigers and a member of the WTO and APEC. The 19th-largest economy in the world,its advanced technology industry plays a key role in the global economy. Taiwan is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press, health care, public education, economic freedom, and human development.
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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1950.01
01.01.1950
Surcharge on China 1949.01
No frame around denomination

1$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

2$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

5$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

1950.02
23.01.1950
Surcharge on China 1949.01
No frame around denomination

10$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

20$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

1951.01
19.07.1951
Surcharge on China 1949.01
Oval frame

5$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

10$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

20$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

50$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

1952.01
08.12.1952
Surcharge on China 1949.01
Rectangular frame

10$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

20$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

50$
14
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

1959.01
20.03.1959
Air

8$
66
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus

1960.01
04.08.1960
Ancient Chinese paintings in the Palace Museum
4v set

1.60$
162
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha

2$
14
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca

1963.01
01.04.1963
First anniversary of Asian Oceanic Postal Union

80c
183
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

2$
31
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

6$
48
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

1966.01
20.05.1966
Ancient Chinese paintings in the Palace Museum
4v set

5$
162
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

1966.02
19.10.1966
Definitives
No gum, p 12

3.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

6.50$
    14
    Taiga Bean Goose    Anser fabalis
    = 3.50$

7$
    14
    Taiga Bean Goose    Anser fabalis
    = 3.50$

1966.03
10.12.1966
Definitives
No gum, p 12
1966.02

4$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

4.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

5$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

6$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1967.01
15.02.1967
Definitives
No gum, p 12
1966.02

5.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

8$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1967.02
25.11.1967
Taiwan birds

1$
105
Taiwan Barbet Megalaima nuchalis

2$
158
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii

2.50$
70
White-bellied Green Pigeon Treron sieboldii

3$
162
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea

5$
37
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela

8$
11
Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado

1968.01
20.03.1968
Anniversary of Chinese stamps
1966.02

1$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1968.02
20.03.1968
Anniversary of Chinese stamps
1968.01

3$
    14
    Taiga Bean Goose    Anser fabalis
    imp

1969.01
14.08.1969
Air

2.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

5$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

8$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1969.02
09.10.1969
Ancient painting of flowers and birds

1$
11
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

2.50$
11
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

5$
213
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

and
216
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis

and
158
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

8$
48
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

1970.01
20.06.1970
Definitives
With gum
1966.02

4$
    14
    Taiga Bean Goose    Anser fabalis
    p 11½

5$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1970.02
31.08.1970
Definitives
With gum
1966.02

3.50$
    14
    Taiga Bean Goose    Anser fabalis
    p 11½

4$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1971.01
25.06.1971
Definitives
With gum
1966.02

7$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

8$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1971.02
18.08.1971
Definitives
With gum
1966.02

4.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

5$
    14
    Taiga Bean Goose    Anser fabalis
    p 11½

6$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1971.03
01.10.1971
Definitives
With gum
1966.02

3.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

5.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

6.50$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1972.01
12.01.1972
Dogs paintings
5v set

2$
162
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

1973.01
20.06.1973
Spring morning in the Han Palace
7v set

1$
11
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus

1974.01
14.08.1974
Famous Chinese paintings on moon
4v set

8$
216
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina

1975.01
15.08.1975
Famous Chinese paintings on moon
4v set

8$
221
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

1976.01
14.07.1976
Famous Chinese paintings on moon
4v set

10$
11
Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica

1977.01
16.02.1977
Taiwan birds

2$
158
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

8$
92
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

10$
61
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

1979.01
08.08.1979
Taiwan birds

2$
11
Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoii

8$
199
Steere's Liocichla Liocichla steerii

10$
201
Taiwan Yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps

1983.01
08.10.1983
Protection of migratory birds

2$
156
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

18$
37
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus

1984.01
15.02.1984
Chinese classical poetry
4v set

2$
14
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

18$
11
Green Pheasant Phasianus versicolor

1986.01
22.05.1986
Famous Chinese paintings
3v set

2$
205
Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi

1986.02
12.06.1986
Protection of intellectual property rights

2$
73
Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus

1990.01
20.08.1990
Taiwan birds

2$
205
Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi

3$
199
White-whiskered Laughingthrush Trochalopteron morrisonianum

7.50$
199
White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis

16$
177
Yellow Tit Parus holsti

1990.02
09.10.1990
Children's drawings
4v set

3$
11
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

1991.01
24.08.1991
Taiwan stream birds
Sheet

5$
215
Taiwan Whistling Thrush Myophonus insularis

5$
217
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii

5$
14
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

5$
26
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

5$
26
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

5$
216
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosa

5$
216
Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri

5$
227
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

5$
92
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

5$
227
White Wagtail Motacilla alba

1991.02
30.10.1991
Peacocks paintings

5$
11
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

20$
11
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

1991.03
30.10.1991
Peacocks paintings
1991.02

20$
    11
    Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus
    MS

1992.01
09.10.1992
Silk tapestry of National Palace Museum

5$
199
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine

12$
199
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis

1992.02
09.10.1992
Silk tapestry of National Palace Museum
Sheet
1992.01

5$
199
Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine

12$
199
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis

1993.01
17.11.1993
Taiwan birds
Strip

5$
11
Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado

1994.01
07.05.1994
Parent-child relationship

5$
26
Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus

7$
66
Little Tern Sternula albifrons

10$
66
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

12$
105
Taiwan Barbet Megalaima nuchalis

1995.01
24.01.1995
Ancient Chinese engraving art
4v set

2.50$
162
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha

28$
96
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

1996.01
21.10.1996
Taipei 96

5$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

7$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

13$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

15$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1996.02
21.10.1996
Taipei 96
Sheet
1996.01

5$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

7$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

13$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

15$
14
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis

1996.03
21.10.1996
Taipei 96
1996.01

5$
    14
    Taiga Bean Goose    Anser fabalis
    MS

1997.01
09.10.1997
Bird paintings from National Palace Museum

5$
73
Purple-naped Lory Lorius domicella

5$
162
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis

5$
73
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus

5$
Not identified Not identified

5$
162
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha

5$
199
Plain Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi

5$
228
Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi

5$
229
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

5$
229
Mongolian Finch Eremopsaltria mongolica

5$
152
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus

5$
158
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

5$
234
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans

5$
170
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

5$
229
Mongolian Finch Eremopsaltria mongolica

5$
213
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

5$
223
Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora

5$
73
Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda

5$
213
Black-winged Starling Acridotheres melanopterus

5$
70
Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea

5$
108
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

1998.01
30.10.1998
Conservation of birds

5$
    37
    Mountain Hawk-Eagle    Nisaetus nipalensis
    Sitting

5$
    37
    Mountain Hawk-Eagle    Nisaetus nipalensis
    Flying

5$
    37
    Crested Serpent Eagle    Spilornis cheela
    Sitting

5$
    37
    Crested Serpent Eagle    Spilornis cheela
    Flying

10$
    37
    Black Eagle    Ictinaetus malayensis
    Sitting

10$
    37
    Black Eagle    Ictinaetus malayensis
    Flying

10$
    37
    Black Kite    Milvus migrans
    Sitting

10$
    37
    Black Kite    Milvus migrans
    Flying

1999.01
06.01.1999
The auspicious postage stamps
4v set

5$
14
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

1999.02
20.01.1999
Ancient Chinese engraving art
6v set
1995.01

1$
162
Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha

10$
96
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

1999.03
11.11.1999
National Palace Museum‘s bird manual

5$
73
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix

5$
73
Golden-winged Parakeet Brotogeris chrysoptera

12$
73
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus

25$
73
Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus

2000.01
03.02.2000
24 seasonal periods - spring
6v strip

5$
26
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

and
26
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

2000.02
26.10.2000
National Palace Museum‘s bird manual

5$
215
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma

5$
229
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

12$
213
Bali Myna Leucopsar rothschildi

25$
213
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa

2001.01
02.01.2001
The auspicious postage stamps
4v set

12$
182
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis

2001.02
28.09.2001
National Palace Museum‘s bird manual

5$
170
Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica

5$
216
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope

12$
223
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata

25$
105
Great Barbet Megalaima virens

2002.01
15.05.2002
Chinese Crested Tern
Sheet

5$
66
Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini

2002.02
15.05.2002
Chinese Crested Tern

25$
    66
    Chinese Crested Tern    Thalasseus bernsteini
    MS

2002.03
09.10.2002
National Palace Museum‘s bird manual

5$
73
Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis

5$
223
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

12$
229
Grey-capped Greenfinch Chloris sinica

25$
229
Black-headed Greenfinch Chloris ambigua

2003.01
08.05.2003
Conservation of birds
White frames

5$
    95
    Blue-tailed Bee-eater    Merops philippinus
    Foraging

5$
    95
    Blue-tailed Bee-eater    Merops philippinus
    Roosting

10$
95
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

20$
95
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

2003.02
08.05.2003
Conservation of birds
Sheet, no frames
2003.01

5$
    95
    Blue-tailed Bee-eater    Merops philippinus
    Foraging

5$
    95
    Blue-tailed Bee-eater    Merops philippinus
    Roosting

10$
95
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

20$
95
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

2003.03
10.09.2003
National Palace Museum‘s bird manual

5$
199
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis

5$
213
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

12$
50
Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki

25$
181
Crested Lark Galerida cristata

2004.01
25.02.2004
Chinese folklore
4v set

5$
48
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

2004.02
04.06.2004
Harry Potter
6v sheet

5$
78
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus

2004.03
30.10.2004
Black-faced Spoonbill

2.50$
25
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor

15$
25
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor

25$
25
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor

2004.04
30.10.2004
Black-faced Spoonbill

20$
    25
    Black-faced Spoonbill    Platalea minor
    MS

2006.01
25.03.2006
King Penguin

5$
16
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

9$
16
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

12$
16
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

2006.02
25.03.2006
King Penguin

15$
    16
    King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus
    MS

2006.03
04.08.2006
Sung dynasty paintings
4v set

12$
    162
    Azure-winged Magpie    Cyanopica cyanus
    White frame

15$
    162
    Azure-winged Magpie    Cyanopica cyanus
    White frame

2006.04
04.08.2006
Sung dynasty paintings
Sheet
2006.03

12$
    162
    Azure-winged Magpie    Cyanopica cyanus
    No frame

15$
    162
    Azure-winged Magpie    Cyanopica cyanus
    No frame

2006.05
30.09.2006
Conservation of birds
White frames

5$
111
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha

10$
111
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha

2006.06
30.09.2006
Conservation of birds
Sheet, no frames
2006.05

5$
111
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha

10$
111
Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha

2007.01
21.09.2007
Sung Dynasty painting
10v sheet

5$
48
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

2007.02
03.11.2007
Birds

3.50$
152
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris

5$
177
Varied Tit Poecile varius

12$
216
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope

25$
216
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus

2008.01
30.01.2008
Birds

1$
159
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

2.50$
156
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

10$
162
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae

32$
182
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis

2008.02
07.03.2008
Taipei 2008

Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans

5$
234
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans

9$
11
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus

13$
14
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

15$
156
Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus

2008.03
07.03.2008
Taipei 2008
Sheet
2008.02

5$
234
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans

9$
11
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus

13$
14
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

15$
156
Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus

2008.04
07.03.2008
Pheasant

25$
11
Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado

2008.05
05.06.2008
Birds

7$
70
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis

15$
221
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

20$
162
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

34$
201
Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus

2008.06
09.07.2008
Taiwan Blue Magpie
White frames

5$
162
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea

12$
162
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea

2008.07
09.07.2008
Taiwan Blue Magpie
Sheet, no frames
2008.06

5$
162
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea

12$
162
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea

2009.01
15.01.2009
Birds

0.50$
60
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

9$
215
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus

13$
46
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

17$
186
Yellow-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides

2010.01
09.08.2010
Modern Taiwanese paintings
2v set

5$
162
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

2011.01
27.05.2011
Greeting stamps
10vx2 sheet

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3.50$
162
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

3.50$
48
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

3.50$
14
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

2011.02
27.05.2011
Greeting stamps
10vx2 sheet
2011.01

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5$
162
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

5$
48
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

5$
14
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

2011.03
07.07.2011
Owls of Taiwan

5$
78
Long-eared Owl Asio otus

5$
78
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia

10$
78
Tawny Owl Strix aluco

25$
78
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei

2012.01
06.06.2012
Owls of Taiwan

5$
78
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

5$
78
Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus

10$
78
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica

25$
78
Northern Boobook Ninox japonica

2012.02
22.11.2012
Ancient Chinese painting, Bian Wenjin
Sheet

5$
162
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus

and
170
Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica

10$
229
Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria

and
177
Japanese Tit Parus minor

and
199
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea

and
152
Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

and
182
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis

12$
201
Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus

and
162
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus

and
215
Common Blackbird Turdus merula

and
229
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea

2012.03
22.11.2012
Ancient Chinese painting, Bian Wenjin

70$
    215
    Common Blackbird    Turdus merula
    MS

and
152
Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

and
199
Black-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax chinensis

and
162
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus

and
170
Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica

and
216
White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis

and
216
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis

and
213
Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

and
216
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis

and
221
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

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Stamps of the World

Bird stamps from China (Taiwan).

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