Scott No: 1962-1964
Serial number: J101
Values in set: 3
Date of issue: December 15, 1984
Denomination: 38 fen
Designers: Li Yinqing
Size of stamps: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 50 (10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J101 "80th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Ren Bishi (Series II)" commemorative stamps were issued on December 15, 1984. The set consists of 3 stamps, printed by photogravure, designed by Li Yinqing, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

Ren Bishi was a great proletarian revolutionary, statesman, and organizer, and one of the five secretaries of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee. Following the first set of portrait stamps, this group selects three important historical moments in his revolutionary career, linking together his revolutionary course during the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the War of Resistance, and the War of Liberation, honoring his life of dedicating himself wholeheartedly and working tirelessly for the cause of the Chinese revolution, and carrying forward his "camel spirit" of being willing to dedicate himself and keeping the people in his heart.

Stamp Designs and Historical Background

On the Long March

The image shows Ren Bishi after the Long March reached northern Shaanxi, wearing a military uniform with a resolute expression. During the Long March, as political commissar of the Second Front Red Army, he led his troops through dangerous and difficult routes, safeguarded the unity of the Red Army, and made important contributions to the victory of the Long March.

At the Seventh National Congress of the CPC

The image shows Ren Bishi speaking at the Seventh National Congress. The Seventh National Congress of the CPC was a landmark meeting; Ren Bishi was elected a secretary of the Secretariat at this congress and played an important role in Party building and in uniting revolutionary forces.

At the Beiping Review Parade

The image records the review scene at the Xijiao Airport in Beiping in 1949 when the CPC Central Committee and the PLA General Headquarters entered Beiping, with Ren Bishi standing on an open-top vehicle greeting the troops—bearing witness to the historical moment when the War of Liberation moved toward victory.

Artistic Design Features

The set adopts a black-and-white documentary photo printmaking style, using historical photographs as the basis, with calm and plain tones. The three stamps are arranged in chronological order, completely presenting Ren Bishi's revolutionary footsteps from the Long March to the Seventh National Congress to the entry into Beiping. The images are faithful to the original historical appearance, dignified and restrained, and complement the single-portrait first set. It is a classic commemorative stamp set on the theme of veteran proletarian revolutionaries.