The nation's deputy representative to the US, Stanley Kao (高碩泰), unveiled on Friday a new US stamp featuring the Twin Oaks estate -- an upscale mansion in northwest Washington used by Taiwanese officials to entertain foreign dignitaries -- to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the 7.3-hectare property.
The stamp features a sketch of the property done by renowned Taiwanese artist Liang Dan-feng (
The Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington has asked the US Postal Service to issue 1,000 US$0.41 commemorative stamps to mark the anniversary next year.
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The 26-room Twin Oaks Estate, built in 1888 in Georgian revival style, was the home of Gardiner Hubbard, the first president of the National Geographic Society.
It was home to nine Republic of China (ROC) ambassadors and is considered to be the largest privately owned estate in Washington. It was placed on the US' National Register for Historic Sites in 1986.
In 1937, the Hubbard family rented the house to then-ROC ambassador Thomas Wang (
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After the US severed relations with the ROC in 1979, staunch supporters of Taiwan facilitated the sale of the the estate to the Friends of Free China Association, a private US group, to ensure that the People's Republic of China would not take over ROC possessions.
That same year, the ROC government bought back Twin Oaks from the group.
In related news, the Los Angeles chapter of the Taiwan United Nations Alliance has printed 20,000 Christmas postcards reading "UN for Taiwan."
The purpose of the postcard, alliance president Shen Pei-chih (
The postcard features a light green background with the UN logo on the left-hand side and Santa Claus hand on the right.
The back of the card reads: "Yes, We Support Taiwan to Join the United Nations."
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