Taiwan

National Museum of Prehistory

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Contents:

• Country overview
• Philately at Taiwan
• Some stamps of Taiwan to consider
• References

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbors include China (officially the People's Republic of China, abbreviated as PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations, and the one with the largest economy.
In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist control after World War II. Following the communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. Beginning in the 1950s, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the local population within the governing structure. This process expanded rapidly in the 1980s. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of Taiwan's eventual status - as well as domestic political and economic reform. ^[R1]

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. ^[R2]

So far Taiwan doesn't issue any stamp directly related to Paleontology.

Some stamps to consider: Natural History Museum

20.04.2016 "Scenery Souvenir Sheet – Taitung County" [A1]

Notes:
[A1] NT$12 (number 4) of "Scenery Souvenir Sheet – Taitung County" souvenir sheet show National Museum of Prehistory. It is Taiwan’s first museum dedicated to prehistoric and indigenous cultures, the first museum to contain a prehistoric site and eco-park in the premises, and the first national museum built on the east coast of Taiwan. There are at least two permanent exhibitions that feet to our topic: The Ice Age and Human Evolution

Commemorative postmarks related to Paleontology: fossils

12.05.2019 "Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park" [PM1]

Notes:
[PM1] Commemorative postmark of Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park with fossil of prehistoric Rhinoceros sinensis hayasakai from Tsai-liao fossil museum of Tainan city. The postmark shows the logo of the park.



References:
[R1] More information about the Taiwan are on Wikipedia WikiTravel Flag Counter

[R2] More information: Wikipedia

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