Scott No: 1130
Serial number: N95
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: October 15, 1973
Denomination: 8
Designer: Yang Baizi
Size of stamps: 60*27mm
Perforation: 11
Sheet composition: 40(5*8)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

Numbered Stamp 95 "Chinese Export Commodities Fair" numbered stamp was issued on October 15, 1973. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by photogravure, designed by Yang Baizi, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory. Stamp size 60 mm × 27 mm, perforation gauge 11, 40 stamps per sheet.

Theme of the Set

On October 15, 1973, the 34th Autumn Chinese Export Commodities Fair opened in Guangzhou, and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued this stamp to offer congratulations. The Canton Fair is an important window for China's foreign economic and trade exchanges, concentrating on displaying China's industrial and agricultural export commodities, receiving merchants from all over the world, promoting Chinese-foreign trade exchanges, and enhancing friendship between the Chinese people and the peoples of all countries. This stamp is also the first Canton Fair-themed stamp; subsequently, in 1974, T6 "Chinese Export Commodities Fair" was issued, presenting the new venue on Liuhua Road.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Chinese Export Commodities Fair Building

The main subject of the design is the old Canton Fair building located at Haizhu Square in Guangzhou. The building is dignified, with slogans hung on the roof and red balloons floating in the air. Flowers and trees are lush in front of the building, with fiery red bougainvillea and tall palm trees setting off the southern flavor; crowds gather in the square, presenting the lively scene of merchants converging and the grand opening of the event, creating a grand and enthusiastic exhibition atmosphere.

Artistic Design Features

The stamp uses a horizontal long strip format, with expansive layers in the picture. The architectural form is realistic and neat, and the colors are bright and vivid. The blue sky, red flowers, and green trees set off the main body of the exhibition hall, with a strong flavor of the times. It is one of the few stamps on the theme of foreign trade exhibitions among the numbered stamps, and it echoes the T6 Canton Fair new venue stamp.