Chunghwa Post Co is planning to release a set of two leopard cat stamps on Wednesday as part of efforts to raise public awareness of Taiwan’s only surviving native cat species and its conservation.
The Taiwan Endangered Mammals Postage Stamps are to have face values of NT$8 and NT$28 “as a call to the public to protect the natural ecology,” the company said on its Web site.
Leopard cats, which are slightly bigger than domestic cats and have pelts with dark brown spots, are mostly found in low-altitude mountainous areas.
They are characterized by two parallel white stripes running from their foreheads to
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A stamp featuring James Laidlaw Maxwell, the first Presbyterian missionary to visit Taiwan, is to be released on Friday to commemorate the centennial of his death, Chunghwa Post said yesterday.
“Maxwell, who was known as the father of medical missionaries in Taiwan, dedicated his life to assisting patients, and training missionaries and doctors. To commemorate his contributions to Taiwan, we are publishing this memorial stamp, featuring a portrait of Maxwell and the Tai-Peng-Keng Maxwell Memorial Church,” the state-owned firm said.
The stamp is to have a face value of NT$28 and will be available for purchase at post offices nationwide, the Postal
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