CHINA - 2016 (II)

New Issue

BREAKING NEWS !!!

This was unexpected... China surprise us with this issue of 5 stamps. Like Russia and the crimean lighthouses, I find this serie very controversial. Why?  These 5 beautiful lighthouses are new, and were builded in the South China Sea. This zone and the mix of the Spratly (Nansha) Islands, reefs,  and artificial islands is in dispute between China, Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.

GENERAL INFO:
Code: CHN-2016-02
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Authority: China Post
Title: Lighthouses of China
Format: Serie of 5 se-tenant stamps
Presentation: 
-Minisheet of 10 stamps (2 series)
-Sheets of 20 stamps (4 series)
Dimensions (mm):
-Minisheet: 196 x 155
-Sheets: 180 x 240
Design: Shi Yuan
Printing Process: Photogravure
Paper:
Gum:
Security:
Printed by: Beijin Stamp Factory

Quantity:

Stamp 1 of 5

Currency: Chinese Yuan - CNY

Facial: 1.20 

Service: 

Dimensions (mm): 30 x 50

Perf: 13 1/2 

Lighthouse: Huáyáng Jiao  /  Cuarteron Reef

ALL:  

Location: South China Sea.  Zone in dispute.

Stamp 2 of 5

Currency: Chinese Yuan - CNY

Facial: 1.20 

Service: 

Dimensions (mm): 30 x 50

Perf: 13 1/2 

Lighthouse: Chigua Reef / Johnson South

ALL:  

Location: South China Sea.  Zone in dispute.

Stamp 3 of 5 

Currency: Chinese Yuan - CNY

Facial: 1.20 

Service: 

Dimensions (mm): 30 x 50

Perf: 13 1/2 

Lighthouse: Zhubi Jiao  /  Subi Reef

ALL:  

Location: South China Sea.  Zone in dispute.

Stamp 4 of 5

Currency: Chinese Yuan - CNY

Facial: 1.50 

Service: 

Dimensions (mm): 30 x 50

Perf: 13 1/2 

Lighthouse: Yongshu Reef / Fiery Cross

ALL:  

Location: South China Sea.  Zone in dispute.

Stamp 5 of 5

Currency: Chinese Yuan - CNY

Facial: 1.50 

Service: 

Dimensions (mm): 30 x 50

Perf: 13 1/2 

Lighthouse: Meiji Reef / Mischief Reef

ALL:  

Location: South China Sea.  Zone in dispute.

Full Sheet