Scott No: 2028-29
Serial number: J124
Values in set: 2
Date of issue: March 20, 1986
Denomination: 28 fen
Designers: Li Dawei
Engraver: Sun Hongnian, Zhao Shunyi
Size of stamps: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 50(10*5)
Printing process: Engraving and photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J124 "Centenary of the Birth of Comrade Lin Boqu" commemorative stamps were issued on March 20, 1986. The set consists of 2 stamps, printed by photogravure combined with engraving, with a stamp size of 40 × 30 mm, perforation gauge 11.5, and 50 stamps per sheet (10 × 5). Designed by Li Dawei, engraved by Sun Hongnian and Zhao Shunyi, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

Lin Boqu was a great proletarian revolutionary and an important leader of the Party and the state. He took part in the Revolution of 1911 and the Long March, served for a long time as chairman of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government, and was secretary-general of the Central People's Government at the founding ceremony of New China. This set commemorates the centenary of Lin Boqu's birth, selecting images from two different periods and recalling his decades-long course of devoting himself to the revolution and diligently serving the people, honoring his important contributions to national independence, the liberation of the people, and the construction of New China.

Stamp Designs and Historical Background

Portrait of Comrade Lin Boqu

The image is a half-length portrait of Lin Boqu in his later years, with silver hair and glasses, refined and gentle in expression. Lin Boqu was an early member of the Tongmenghui and a delegate to the First National Congress of the CPC; he went through many major revolutionary struggles and was upright and pragmatic throughout his life.

Comrade Lin Boqu in Yan'an

The image shows Lin Boqu during the Yan'an period, with the Pagoda Hill in the background. In Yan'an he presided over the construction of the border region, developed production, and ensured supply, devoting enormous effort to consolidating the base area.

Artistic Design Features

The set adopts the technique of line drawing combined with photogravure-plus-engraving. The lines are concise and plain, and the images are elegant and clean. The two portraits, one static and one gentle, have restrained backgrounds without elaborate decoration. The style is dignified and inward-looking, full of respect for the veteran revolutionaries.