page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Taiwan
section_title: Republic of China (since 1945)
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Taiwan / Republic of China (since 1945)
caption_attribution_description: English: Japanease postage stamps with overprint,reading"Rep.of China Taiwan" temporary Issue. 日本語: 日本の植民地であった、台湾総督府交通部逓信局が1945年10月21日に発行した「台湾地方切手」の5銭に、中華民国に台湾の主権が返還された後に「中華民国台湾省」の文字が加刷されて再発行された
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Taiwan, otherwise known as Formosa, and currently governed by the Republic of China.
  The Republic of China comprises the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands, which are located off the east coast of mainland China. Neighboring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the north-east, and the Philippines to the south.
context_section_description: The locally printed stamps, both issued and unissued, were immediately overprinted  with "Chinese Republic" and "Taiwan Province" and went on sale 4 November.  Two Japanese stamps, the 5-yen and 10-yen values of the 1937 pictorial series, were also overprinted, serving as the high values.
  Throughout 1946, stocks of Chinese stamps were overprinted with new values in sen and "for use in Taiwan only".  This was followed by an issue in March 1947 marking Chiang Kai-shek's 60th birthday; four small characters in the background say "for Taiwan only".  Subsequent stamp issues followed the same pattern through 1948.
  With the loss of mainland China, there was no longer any purpose in separate issues for Taiwan. 
  The Ju Guang Lou tower on Kinmen was featured on several of the definitive series of the 1960s.
  Since 2008, stamps are inscribed "Republic of China (Taiwan)".
caption: A 1945 stamp of Taiwan.
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