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Chinese ROC(Taiwan) stamps about Ching Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling

$ 5.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Quality: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Taiwan
  • Type: Postage
  • Topic: Politicians
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Year of Issue: 1941-1950
  • Place of Origin: Taiwan
  • Currency: NTD

    Description

    Chinese ROC stamps about Ching Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling.
    Total 25 stamps
    Chiang Kai-shek
    (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975),
    also known as
    Chiang Chung-cheng
    and
    romanized
    via
    Mandarin
    as
    Chiang Chieh-shih
    and
    Jiang Jieshi
    , was a Chinese
    Nationalist
    politician, revolutionary and military leader who served as the
    leader of the Republic of China
    between 1928 and 1975, first in
    mainland China
    until 1949 and then in
    Taiwan
    until his death.
    Soong Mei-ling
    or, legally,
    Soong May-ling
    (
    Chinese
    :
    宋美齡
    ;
    pinyin
    :
    Sòng Měilíng
    ; March 5, 1898
    – October 23, 2003), also known as
    Madame Chiang Kai-shek
    or
    Madame Chiang
    , was a Chinese political figure who was
    First Lady of the Republic of China
    , the wife of
    Generalissimo
    and
    President
    Chiang Kai-shek
    . Soong played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China and was the sister-in-law of
    Sun Yat-sen
    , the founder and the leader of the Republic of China. She was active in the civic life of her country and held many honorary and active positions, including chairwoman of
    Fu Jen Catholic University
    . During the
    Second Sino-Japanese War
    , she rallied her people against the Japanese invasion; and in 1943 conducted an eight-month speaking tour of the
    United States of America
    to gain support. Her life traversed three centuries.