Standard Messages: Institutional Identity and Symbolism in Chinese Postal Flags, 1896–1949
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Author/contributor
- Harris, Lane J. (Author)
Title
Standard Messages: Institutional Identity and Symbolism in Chinese Postal Flags, 1896–1949
Abstract
The Chinese post office used flags to mark its facilities—buildings and vehicles—during an era when it served as one of the only unifying institutions in an otherwise fractured nation ruled by factions, warlords, and quasi-states. From the “Flying Goose” to the “automatic canceller mark”, its flag designs invoked speed, loyalty, and reliability.
Publication
Raven: A Journal of Vexillology
Publisher
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
Date
2008
Volume
15
Pages
81-106
Journal Abbr
Raven
ISSN
1071-0043
Archive
NAVA Digital Library
Language
[eng] English
Library Catalog
NAVA Publications Index (NPI) // International Vexillological Index (IVI)
License
open access
Extra
[IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3
Citation
Harris, Lane J. 2008. “Standard Messages: Institutional Identity and Symbolism in Chinese Postal Flags, 1896–1949.” Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 15: 81–106. NAVA Digital Library. https://www.nava.org/digital-library/Raven_v15_2008_p081-106.pdf.
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