The stamps have been split and sold individually or in blocks over the years. The block of four is the only one that has the plate number of the printing plate, also inverted, on the sheet margin.

The participants were taught how a block is structured “The crowning glory came in the form of an immersive experience offered to all participants to try their own hand at printing with blocks ...

Editor's note: The China Engraved Block Printing Technique is a traditional method of printing that involves manually carving characters and images into wooden blocks, which are then inked and ...