Soong Mei-ling stamp causes buying spree  

宋美龄邮票引民众排队抢购 转手价格飙升10倍(图)

据台湾《旺报》报道，今年是宋美龄逝世10周年，台湾中华邮政以宋美龄的肖像结合画作设计一枚邮票，共发行85万枚，面值12元(新台币，下同)。邮票发行后，不只台湾民众提前排队购买，不少大陆集邮爱好者也前来抢购。[查看全文]

(ECNS)-- A stamp featuring portraits of Madame Soong Mei-ling, one of the most influential Chinese women of the 20th century, has become a hit on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, according to a report released by the Taiwan newspaper Want Daily.

The Chunghwa Post Company issued the stamp to commemorate Madame Soong, who was very active on the political stage. This year marks the 10th anniversary of her death.

The stamp carries the value of 12 New Taiwan Dollars (US$0.41) and has a circulation of 850,000.

When the stamp was launched, some people lined up for it early in the morning. The price of the stamp has already soared to 100 New Taiwan Dollars, nearly 10 times its face value.

Some mainlanders have asked Taiwan locals to purchase the commemorative stamp for them at a higher price.

Mainland collectors have paid as much as 100 yuan, or 500 New Taiwan Dollars, for the stamp.