China Stamp: 10c Temple of Heaven model, China, 1923

National Postal Museum
February 7, 2014
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10c Temple of Heaven model, China, 1923
National Postal Museum

This model was rejected in favor of a design without the airplane. On October 10, 1923—a week before the issue of the stamp—the Republic of China formally adopted its national constitution at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.