Formosa, Republic of

The Republic of Formosa, was an autonomous government of the island of Taiwan, lasting from May to October of 1895. After the cession of Taiwan to Japan by China after the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Taiwanese organized resistance to the Japanese occupation that would follow. However, The island was conquered, becoming a part of Japan until 1945.

The republic's stamp were handstamped. 3 values exist in 3 different dies each. As expected, forgeries exist and should be compared with original types; Stanley Gibbons' China catalog provides useful images.  File:Formosa Republic.jpg|100 cash die II. 