The 1 Yuan of the China Architecture Definitives series is one of the more commonly used values. It is often found making up rates between 3 and 6 Yuan. Below is a 1.6 Yuan rate detail from a cover with a single 1 Yuan accompanied by 0.50 Yuan and 0.10 Yuan values..

Below are details of two beautiful covers. The top cover is a 3.60 Yuan airmail rate to the U.S.. It bears a vertical strip of three of the 1 Yuan, accompanied by a 0.50 Yuan commemorative and a 0.10 Yuan Architecture definitive. The bottom cover is another 3.60 Yuan airmail rate to the U.S.. It bears a vertical strip of three of the 1 Yuan, accompanied by a vertical pair of 0.30 Yuan commemoratives.

There are several major types of postmarks found on Chinese covers of the 1990s. The left selection has a poatmark with Chinese and Arabic descriptions. The right-had column has, from top to bottom, examples of a small-town postmark, a city postmark-the predominant marking on these covers, and a larger image of the dual language postmark shown on the left-hand column.

Below are four high resolution examples showing color variations and slight printing shifts.

Articles for this country

Article 6: The 1 Yuan China Architecture Value The 1 Yuan value of this series is one of the more commonly used values. This web site contains a section showing the most commonly used China Architecture definitives.

Article 15: The 2 Yuan China Architecture Value I show details of printings that are representative for this issue. I also include a page of usages of the 2 Yuan with other architecture definitives, and a page with uses with commemoratives.

Article 25: China Sculpture High Value Definitives These high values are sometimes found on large format covers to American universities. I also include here a page dedicated to the 2 yuan, and another page to the other three values (the 5 yuan, 10 yuan, and 20 yuan values).

Article 75: Hong Kong 2002 Definitives Here are the low values of this series. I show here the low values, high values, and three selections from high value usages.

Article 85: China Postal Receipts I show here six postal receipts. Quick links: main page / receipts 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6

Article 98: China High Value Bird Definitives This article has a main page with large images of the bird definitives, and a page showing the express mail pieces.

Article 123: Chinal Postal Receipts, Part 2 Here are four postal receipts from China. Quick links: receipt 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Article 138: China Postal Receipts Part 3 Here is another selection of China postal receipts. Definitives from three issues were used on these receipts. Quick links: main page / receipt 1 / receipt 2 / receipt 3 / receipt 4

Article 154: China Postal Receipts Here are four postal receipts from China. Quick links: receipt 1 / receipt 2 / receipt 3 / receipt 4

Article 157: Hong Kong Definitive Kiloware Part 1 Here is a sample of 3 dollar stamps from kiloware. In this page I show a few slogans. Quick links: main page / postmarked specimens

Article 165: Hong Kong Kiloware Part 2 The latest series of definitives from Hong Kong marks a departure from previous designs: the stamps look like postcards. Quick links: page with $1.40 value / high values / small $3 value

Article 170: Hong Kong Kiloware Part 3 The most common value found in this high value sample of Hong Kong kiloware is the $13 value. I show here three pages of clippings with this value. Quick links: main page / second page / third page

Article 247: China Art stamps If only more large format art commemoratives were issued by all countries of the world! Quick links: first page / second page

Article 300: China Art Panels Souvenir Sheet This souvernir sheet shows three wide views from panels. Quick links: the stamps / the sheet

Article 311: Two Souvenir Sheets from China Here are two beautiful souvenir sheets from china. Quick links: main page / country scene / ancient ships

Article 339: China ancient calligraphy souvenir sheet This sheet shows calligraphy samples.

Article 355: China Tourism Souvenir Sheet Here are some nature scenes from China. Quick links: first page / second page

Article 359: China Nature Stamps Another interesting souvenir sheet issued by China. Quick links: the sheet and the low values / the stamps

Article 367: Two Souvenir Sheets from China These souvenir sheets from China depict flowers and a nature scene

Article 376: China Three Kingdoms issue of 1988 Here is an installment of a series dedicated to this novel

Article 382: China Three Kingdoms issue of 1990 These stamps show scenes from this important work of literature.

Article 388: China Three Kingdoms issue of 1992 Here is an installment of a series dedicated to this novel.

Article 396: China Folk Houses Definitives on cover These details are from bank covers. They show the Folk Houses definitives. There are some postal code postamrks as well as the older style postmarks.