"The red stamp in temporary service as a postage stamp" was issued in the 22nd year of the Kuang Hsu reign (1896). At that time the currency system was being reformed, and the silver liang eliminated and replaced by the silver yuan.
「紅印花加蓋暫作郵票」發行於光緒廿三年，當時正值改革幣制，廢銀兩為銀元。