Scott No: 1695
Serial number: J64
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: July 1, 1981
Denomination: 8 fen
Designer: Liu Shuoren
Size of stamps: 40*30mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 50 (5*10)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J64 "60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" commemorative stamp was issued on July 1, 1981. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by photogravure, designed by Liu Shuoren, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory. Stamp size 40 mm × 30 mm, perforation gauge 11 × 11.5, 50 stamps per sheet.

Theme of the Set

In July 1921, the Communist Party of China was formally born, and 1981 marked the 60th anniversary of its founding. At this time the country was in the initial stage of reform and opening up. This stamp commemorates the Party's sixty years of glorious struggle, recalls the revolutionary course, and carries the vision of continuing to walk well the road of socialist construction and opening up a new situation under the Party's leadership. It is a set with considerable characteristics of the times among the commemorative stamps for Party founding anniversaries.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China

At the center of the design is the golden hammer-and-sickle Party emblem, surrounded by seven-color rings of light arranged in progressive layers, like the rays of the rising sun, setting off a dignified and bright atmosphere. Above the rings of light are marked "1921–1981," indicating the sixty-year span. Below the design is a broad avenue extending infinitely into the distance, with white lane markings on the road surface, symbolizing the bright road along which the Party leads the people forward. The thematic text and the words "China People's Post" are printed at the bottom of the stamp.

Artistic Design Features

The design adopts a symbolist approach, discarding realistic historical scenes and expressing the theme through condensed symbols. The seven-color halo has soft layers and rich colors, visually passionate and dignified, and the perspective composition of the road brings a sense of dynamic forward extension. The composition is concentrated with clear primary and secondary emphasis, and the form is concise and imposing, with a direct and profound meaning. Among dignified political commemorative themes, it combines modern decorative beauty, and it is a classic work among early 1980s Party-founding-themed stamps.