China 1980 PRC GEN ISSUES Year of the Monkey 8f vermilion, black and gold, SG2968 South West Africa stamps The photographer was a teenage

The photographer was a teenage journalist for amateur magazine Teen Topics

despite some minor soiling

It was created by Franc Fernandez

Very fine quality other than odd trivial perforation tone and with large part original gum

example lettered 'BC'

China 1980 PRC GEN ISSUES Year of the Monkey 8f vermilion, black and gold, SG2968 South West Africa stamps The photographer was a teenageChina 1980 People's Republic China (PRC) General Issues, "Year of the Monkey" 8f vermilion, black and gold, SG2968. A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum and good perforations. The 1980 Year of the Monkey stamp is Chinas most revered and iconic stamp. The reason it is so coveted is because it features three good luck symbols in Chinese culture (the colour red, number 8 and a monkey). Despite a large print run of 5 million, prices