Scott No: 1511
Serial number: J40
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: October 3, 1979
Denomination: 8 fen
Designer: Zou Jianjun
Size of stamps: 26*31mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 80(8*10)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J40 "National Youth Science and Technology Works Exhibition" commemorative stamp was issued on October 3, 1979. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by photogravure, designed by Zou Jianjun, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory. Stamp size 28 mm × 31 mm, perforation gauge 11.5, 80 stamps per sheet.

Theme of the Set

In response to the call of the National Science Conference to "march toward the modernization of science," the National Youth Science and Technology Works Exhibition was held at the Beijing Exhibition Center in 1979, concentrating on displaying inventions, models, and scientific experiment results of young people from various regions. This stamp was issued to advocate that young people love science, learn science, and use science, encourage children to explore with their own hands and engage in innovative practice, and cultivate reserve forces for the country's scientific and technological undertakings.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Emblem

With a red background, the main subject of the design is the emblem of this exhibition. The emblem is composed of an atomic model and two tender sprouts: the atom represents science, and the tender sprouts symbolize young people, implying that youth are the new force of science and technology. Below the emblem is marked 1979, the outer ring is surrounded by the thematic text "National Youth Science and Technology Works Exhibition," and the bottom bears the face value and "China People's Post."

Artistic Design Features

The layout is simple and compact, with the red background setting off the central symbol and striking, passionate colors. The symbolic design language is condensed and direct, and the combination of the atom and tender sprouts is apt in imagery, combining a sense of technology with vigor. The photogravure printing is clean and neat, with clear lines. It is a simple and classic stamp among youth science-popularization stamps of the JT period.