China 1984 STAMP set T94 Mint

Ibis

Technical details:

Scott No: 1912-1914
Serial number: T94
Values in set: 3
Date of issue: May 15, 1984
Denomination: 96 fen
Designers: Li Yinqing
Size of stamps: 40*30mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 50(5*10)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (3-1)
Title: Hovering
Value: 8 fen

SN: (3-2)
Title: Wading in a stream
Value: 8 fen

SN: (3-3)
Title: Perching / Resting
Value: 80 fen

China 1983 STAMP set T85 Mint

Chinese Alligator

Technical details:

Scott No: 1851-1852
Serial number: T85
Values in set: 2
Date of issue: May 24, 1983
Denomination: 28 fen
Designers: Ren Yu
Engraver: Li Qingfa, Sun Hongnian
Size of stamps: 60*27mm
Perforation: 11
Sheet composition: 35 (5*7)
Printing process: Engraving and photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (2-1)
Title: Imposing Appearance
Value: 8 fen

SN: (2-2)
Title: Newly Hatched Babies
Value: 20 fen

China 1983 STAMP set T84 Mint

Tomb of Yellow Emperor

Technical details:

Scott No: 1847-1849
Serial number: T84
Values in set: 3
Date of issue: April 5, 1983
Denomination: 38 fen
Designer: Zhang Kerang
Engraver: Zhao Shunyi, Gao Pinzhang, Hu Zhenyuan
Size of stamps:
31*38.5mm for Value 1, 3;
38.5*31mm for Value 2
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition:
50 (10*5) for Value 1,3;
50 (5*10) for Value 3
Printing process: Engraving and photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (3-1)
Title: Tomb of Yellow Emperor
Value: 8 fen
Size: 31*38.5 mm

SN: (3-2)
Title: Hall of Founder of Chinese Culture
Value: 10 fen
Size: 38.5*31 mm

SN: (3-3)
Title: Xuan Yuan Cypress
Value: 20 fen
Size: 31*38.5 mm

China 1979 STAMP T39 set Mint

Five Thriving Trades of the People's Commune

Technical details:

Scott No: 1487-91
Serial number: T39
Values in set: 5
Date of issue: August 10, 1979
Denomination: 38 fen
Designer: Zou Jianjun
Size of stamps: 62*26mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 35(5*7)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (5-1)
Title: Mechanical Harvesting (Agriculture)
Value: 4 fen

SN: (5-2)
Title: Afforestation (Foresting)
Value: 8 fen

SN: (5-3)
Title: Herding Ducks (Stock Raising)
Value: 8 fen

SN: (5-4)
Title: Woven Wares (Subsidiary Production)
Value: 8 fen

SN: (5-5)
Title: Busy Fishing Port (Fishery)
Value: 10 fen

China 1982 STAMP set T73 mint

Minerals

Technical details:

Scott No: 1799-1802
Serial number: T73
Values in set: 4
Date of issue: August 25, 1982
Denomination: 42 fen
Designer: Xu Yanbo
Size of stamps: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 80 (10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (4-1)
Title: Orpiment
Values: 4 fen

SN: (4-2)
Title: Stibnite
Values: 8 fen

SN: (4-3)
Title: Cinnabar
Values: 10 fen

SN: (4-4)
Title: Wolframite
Values: 20 fen

China 1979 STAMPS T38 set Mint

The Great Wall

Technical details:

Scott No: 1479-83
Serial number: T38
Values in set: 4
Date of issue: June 25, 1979
Denomination: 84 fen
Designer: Wan Weisheng
Size of stamps: 40*30mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 50(5*10)
Perforation: 11*11.5
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (4-1)
Title: Spring of the Great Wall
Values: 8 fen

SN: (4-2)
Title: Summer of the Great Wall
Values: 8 fen

SN: (4-3)
Title: Autumn of the Great Wall
Values: 8 fen

SN: (4-4)
Title: Winter of the Great Wall
Values: 60 fen

China 2005-20 STAMPS Mint Sheet

PLA Army Senior Generals

Technical details:

Scott No: -
Serial number: 2005-20
Values in set: 10
Date of issue: September 27, 2005
Denomination: 800 fen
Designer: Ma Gang
Photographer of Original Photos:
Cheng Mo for item 1, 5, 6, 8;
Xu Wenhui for item 2;
Huang Xu for item 3;
Chen Zhijian for item 4;
Shi Bingli, Jiang Liuxiang for item 7, 9, 10
Engraver: Jiang Weijie
Size of stamps: 30*40 mm
Perforation: 13.5*13
Sheet composition: 10
Printing process: Engraving and offset
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (10-1)
Title: Su Yu
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-2)
Title: Xu Haidong
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-3)
Title: Huang Kecheng
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-4)
Title: Chen Geng
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-5)
Title: Tan Zheng
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-6)
Title: Xiao Jinguang
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-7)
Title: Zhang Yunyi
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-8)
Title: Luo Ruiqing
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-9)
Title: Wang Shusheng
Value: 80 fen

SN: (10-10)
Title: Xu Guangda
Value: 80 fen


Background info

The ten PLA army senior generals scored herioc achievements in the significant revolutionary wars led by the Communist Party of China. For decades, they went through tests of war, braved death and made glorious military exploit. Their superb operation strategies and art of command are precious treasures in the treasury of military thought of the PLA and the Chinese nation. Their monumental contribution to the establishment and building of a revolutionized, modernized and regularized valiant PLA will go down with history.

The stamp pictures are entitled respectively: Su Yu, Xu Haidong, Huang Kecheng, Chen Geng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Luo Ruiqing, Wang Shusheng and Xu Guangda.

China STAMPS 1995-17 set Mint

50th Anniversary of the Victory of the War of Resistance against Japan and the World War of Anti-Fascism

Technical details:

Scott No: 2599-2606
Serial number: 1995-17
Values in set: 8
Date of issue: September 3, 1995
Designers: He Jie; Chen Nan and Feng Xiaohong
Size: 40*30mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 50
Printing process: gravure

SN: (8-1)
Title: July 7th Event
Value: 10 fen

SN: (8-2)
Title: Great Victory at Taier Village
Value: 20 fen

SN: (8-3)
Title: Hundred Regiment Battle
Value: 20 fen

SN: (8-4)
Title: Guerrilla War
Value: 50 fen

SN: (8-5)
Title: Joining Forces at Mangyo
Value: 50 fen

SN: (8-6)
Title: Donation from Overseas Chinese
Value: 60 fen

SN: (8-7)
Title: Taiwan Recovered
Value: 100 fen

SN: (8-8)
Title: Historical Triumph
Values: 100 fen


Background info

World War II is of an unprecedented large-scale war in the history of man. More than 60 countries and regions and two billion people were involved in the war.

In 1973, Japan launched an aggressive war on China again after it occupied Northeast China, while Germany, in collaboration with Italy, unleashed all-out aggressive wars in Europe. On September 1, German troops invaded Poland. Two days later, Britain and France declared war against Germany. In April-June 1941, Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and other five European countries, and the British army withdrew out of the Continent. Only June 22, 1941, German troops launched attacks against the former Soviet Union, which then came into allies with Britain and the United States in the war against Germany. On December 7, Japan made a sneak raid on the Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War broke out. the arduous anti-Japanese war of the Chinese people provided Britain and the United States with a chance for a breathing spell in the Pacific Battlefield and encouraged the people in Southeast Asia to fight against Japan. The victory of the former Soviet army in Stalingrad in February 1943 brought about the fundamental turn in the situation of the European battlefield. Under the attack of British and US troops, Italy surrendered in September 1943. In June 1944, British and US troops , landed in Normandy of France and opened up the second battlefield in Europe. In early 1945, the former Soviet Red Army and British and US troops stormed into the territory of Germany in separate directions. On May 2,1945, the former Soviet Red Army captured Berlin. On May 8, Germany surrendered unconditionally. Afterwards, the United States concentrated its forces to the war against Japan, the former Soviet Union declared war against Japan on August 8, the Chinese people turned to nationwide counteroffensive against Japanese invaders, and Japan declared surrender on August 15 and signed the letter of surrender on September 2, The Chinese people won an over all victory in their 8-year war of resistance against Japan and so did the people throughout the world in the anti-fascist war.

Additional reference:
http://www.xabusiness.com/china-stamps-1995/1995-17

China 1959 STAMPS C69 set mint

10th Anniv. of Founding of PRC(3rd Set)

Technical details:

Scott No: 445-452
Serial number: C69
Values in set: 8
Date of issue: October 1, 1959
Denomination: 64 fen
Designer and Engraver: Zhang Guangyu, Qiu Lin, Chen Hanming, Zhong Lin, Zhang Ding, Zhou Lingzhao
Size of stamps: 26*35.5mm
Perforation: 1*11.5
Sheet composition: 50(10*5)
Printing process: Engraving and photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (8-1)
Title: Iron and steel industry
Values: 8 fen

SN: (8-2)
Title: Coal Industry
Values: 8 fen

SN: (8-3)
Title: Mechanical Industry
Values: 8 fen

SN: (8-4)
Title: Transport
Values: 8 fen

SN: (8-5)
Title: Agriculture
Values: 8 fen

SN: (8-6)
Title: Water control and hydropower industry
Values: 8 fen

SN: (8-7)
Title: Textile industry
Values: 8 fen

SN: (8-8)
Title: Chemical industry
Values: 8 fen

China 1977 STAMP set J20 mint

50th Anniv. of Chinese People's Liberation Army

Technical details:

Scott No: 1349-53
Serial number: J20
Values in set: 5
Date of issue: August 1, 1977
Denomination: 40 fen
Designer: Li Yinqing, Zhang Kerang
Size of stamps: 31*38.5mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 50(10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (5-1)
Title: Accelerating the revolutionary and modern construction of our army
Values: 8 fen

SN: (5-2)
Title: the red flag in Jinggang Mountain
Values: 8 fen

SN: (5-3)
Title: brave guerrilla force
Values: 8 fen

SN: (5-4)
Title: Powerful army crossing the Yangtze River
Values: 8 fen

SN: (5-5)
Title: Steely Great Wall
Values: 8 fen

China 1974 STAMP set J4 Mint

30th Anniv. of Liberation of Albania

Technical details:

Scott No: 1209-10
Serial number: J4
Values in set: 2
Date of issue: November 29, 1974
Denomination: 16 fen
Designer: Sun Chuanzhe, Chen Xiaocun
Size of stamps: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 50(10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (2-1)
Title: The monument of partisan
Values: 8 fen

SN: (2-2)
Title: Pickaxe in one hand, gun in another
Values: 8 fen

China 1974 STAMP set J3 Mint

25th Anniv. of Founding of PRC (2nd Set)

Technical details:

Scott No: 1205-07
Serial number: J3
Values in set: 3
Date of issue: October 1, 1974
Denomination: 24 fen
Designer: Yang Baizi, Ye Wulin, Wan Weisheng
Size of stamps: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 50(10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (3-1)
Title: Learing from Daqing in Industry
Values: 8 fen

SN: (3-2)
Title: Learing from Dazhai in agriculture
Values: 8 fen

SN: (3-3)
Title: Our sacred country does not allow any one trampled on
Values: 8 fen

China 1974 STAMP J2 Mint

25th Anniv. of Founding of PRC (1st Set)

Technical details:

Scott No: 1204
Serial number: J2
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: October 1, 1974
Denomination: 8 fen
Designer: Lu Tianjiao
Size of stamps: 60*40mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 25(5*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

SN: (1-1)
Title: Drawing together and striving for greater victory
Values: 8 fen

China 1942 STAMPS Japanese Occupation of Mengkiang -5 different unused

China 1957 STAMP partial set S20 used

Ploughing (4-2) and Harvesting (4-4)


Agricultural Cooperatives

Technical details:

Scott No: 330-333
Serial number: S20
Values in set: 4
Date of issue: December 30, 1957
Denomination: 32 fen
Designer: Wan Weisheng
Size of stamps: 21*32.5mm
Perforation: 14
Sheet composition: 80(14*6)
Printing process: Offset
Printing House: China Modern Times Printing Works

SN: (4-1)
Title: Joining the Co-op
Value: 8 fen

SN: (4-2)
Title: Ploughing
Value: 8 fen

SN: (4-3)
Title: Tree planting
Value: 8 fen

SN: (4-4)
Title: Harvesting
Value: 8 fen

China 1952 STAMP set C15 unused

International Labour Day

Technical details:

Scott No: 138-140
Serial number: C15
Values in set: 3
Date of issue: May 1, 1952
Denomination: 24 fen
Designer: Sun Chuanzhe
Size of stamps: 16*26mm
Perforation: 12.5
Sheet composition: 144(12*12)
Printing process: Offset
Printing House: Shanghai Huadong Revenue Printing Works

SN: (3-1)
Title: Hook and hammer
Value: 8 fen

SN: (3-2)
Title: Hand of peasant and worker
Value: 8 fen

SN: (3-3)
Title: Hammer and chimney
Value: 8 fen

China 1952 STAMP set C14 unused

International Conference in Defence of Children

Technical details:

Scott No: 136-137
Serial number: C14
Values in set: 2
Date of issue: April 12, 1952
Denomination: 12 fen
Designer: Sun Chuanzhe
Size of stamps: 22*33mm
Perforation: 12.5
Sheet composition: 90(9*10)
Printing process: Offset
Printing House: Shanghai Huadong Revenue Printing Works

SN: (2-1)
Title: Flag, mother's hand and children
Value: 4 fen

SN: (2-2)
Title: Flag, mother's hand and children
Value: 8 fen

1945 China STAMPS unused Sun Yat Sen (Victory)

1945 China STAMPS unused Sun Yat Sen (Big)

The Centenary Birthday of Post of China (Souvenir Sheet) 96-4M

Technical details:

Souvenir sheet
Date of issue: March 20, 1996
Designers: Li Qingfa;JiangWeijie
Size of S/S: 154*83 mm
Size of S/S stamp: 90*60 mm
Perforation: 11.5
Printing process: gravure

SN: (1-1)
Title: Centenary Birthday of Post of China
Values: 500 fen (5 yuan)
Size: 154*83 mm/ 90*60 mm


Background info
China's postal service developed from the courier station service in the ancient times. The primitive communications means in the Shang Dynasty in the 11th century BC was by hearing the drums and watching beacon-fire, which conveyed a message or border alarm in the Zhou Dynasty, courier stations and the beacon towers co-existed. The Qin Dynasty ( 221-207 BC) unified the characters, and constructed many postal routes and postal pavilions to further boost the development of postal system. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC - AD 220), which followed the postal system in the Qin Dynasty, built a relatively complete postal network by setting up a postal station every 30 li ( 15 kilometers ). Then in the Southern and Northern Dynasties ( 420-581). Postal law was issued.

The ancient postal system climbed to its height of development in the Tang Dynasty ( 618-907), when more then 1,600 postal stations were built nationwide, and 300 li ( 150 kilometers ) for a courier was a day's journey. The remaining dynasties in Chinese history followed the conventions, among which the Yuan Dynasty ( 1271-1378) was famous in the world at that time for its large scale and the number of postal stations, and developed postal routes. A courier in the Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1911) could travel 600 li ( 300 kilometers )per day and night.

The ancient Chinese postal stations, as compared to blood and veins of the State, were the main communications means for the rulers in every dynasty to disseminate policies and send military messages.

The modern Chinese postal service was a business communications organization run by the State to serve people in 1866, the Customs was entrusted to concurrently handle the postal business, and in 1878, it was empowered to run the postal service on trial basis. And finally in 1896, the country's postal service was formally launched.

On March 20 that year, pursuant to the memorial to the throne submitted by Zhang Zhidong, the minister of the southern coastal province, and the postal rules drafted by a British, Hurd, who served in the General Taxation Department of the Customs, the Premier Tamen ( government office in feudal China ) of the Qing Dynasty applied the establishment of an Imperial Postal Bureau in their memorial to the Emperor Guangxu. This memorial, submitted to the throne was approved on the same day, thus inaugurating China's postal service history.

The centennial postal service history has witnessed the development periods including those of the Qing postal service, the old China postal service and the New China postal service. The postal service in the people's revolutionary war period is also an important component of the Chinese postal history.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, China's postal service has developed at a rapid pace. By the end of 1995, the number of postal stations in the country has amounted to 63,000, and the postal routes have extended to 1.88 million kilometers, with the business volume totaling RMB 14 billion yuan ( $ 1.68 billion ). A grand postal network has been constructed to cover whole. Besides, postal service has formed an independent industrial system and the pace of its modernization construction has stepped up.


additional reference:
http://www.xabusiness.com/china-stamps-1996/1996-4

Catalogue Value: $6.40 (Mint - From Postage Stamp Catalog of The People's Republic of China 1998)