Scott No: 1973
Serial number: J108
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: March 8, 1985
Denomination: 20 fen
Designers: Lu Tianjiao
Size of stamps: 31*38.5mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 50(10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J108 "United Nations Decade for Women, 1976–1985" commemorative stamp was issued on March 8, 1985. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by photogravure, designed by Lu Tianjiao, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

The United Nations designated 1976 to 1985 as the United Nations Decade for Women, with the goals of promoting the realization of gender equality worldwide and advancing women's participation in social development, economic construction, and the cause of peace. This stamp was issued in the closing year of the Decade for Women, on the day of International Women's Day (March 8), echoing the international agenda and expressing China's position of supporting women's liberation, safeguarding women's rights and interests, and promoting the development of women's undertakings.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Emblem of the United Nations Decade for Women

At the center of the design is the official emblem of this theme. Its overall form is a dove of peace, with the dove's outline encircling an olive branch and integrating within it the female symbol and the equals sign. Below, many arms of different skin colors reach upward, symbolizing women of all countries joining hands and advancing together in pursuit of equality, development, and peace. Surrounding multicolored blocks imply a diverse world and represent women of different countries and ethnic groups participating together in this global undertaking.

Artistic Design Features

The design adopts a modern graphic decorative style, with concise and condensed graphics and an intuitive, easy-to-understand symbolic language. The colors are rich and bright, and the color blocks are arranged in a scattered yet varied way, with strong visual impact. It condenses the ideals of peace, equality, and solidarity into abstract symbols. The design is full of a sense of the times, and it is an international-themed commemorative stamp with a clear theme and profound meaning.