Scott No: 2064-66
Serial number: J132
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: October 10, 1986
Denomination: 58 fen
Designers: Tian Liming
Size of stamps: 40*30mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 50(5*10)
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J132 "Famous Leaders of the Revolution of 1911" commemorative stamps were issued on October 10, 1986. The set consists of 3 stamps, printed by photogravure, with a stamp size of 40 × 30 mm, perforation gauge 11.5, and 50 stamps per sheet (5 × 10). Designed by Huang Xing and Xiao Jianzhong, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

The Revolution of 1911 was a great modern bourgeois democratic revolution that overthrew the feudal monarchy. This set selects three core leaders of the Revolution of 1911, commemorating the historical achievements they made in overthrowing the Qing dynasty and inaugurating the republic, and honoring the revolutionary spirit of the forerunners' unremitting struggle for national rejuvenation.

Stamp Designs and Historical Background

Sun Yat-sen

The image is a half-length portrait of Sun Yat-sen, with the army flag of the Wuchang Uprising in the background. Sun Yat-sen was the principal leader of the Revolution of 1911; he proposed the Three Principles of the People, led the revolution, and founded the Republic of China. He was a great forerunner of the revolution.

Huang Xing

The image is a half-length portrait of Huang Xing, with the city of Wuchang in the background. Huang Xing was an important military leader of the Revolution of 1911; he commanded armed uprisings many times and, after the Wuchang Uprising, served as commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army in wartime, rendering great service to the revolution.

Zhang Taiyan

The image is a half-length portrait of Zhang Taiyan, with the masthead of Minbao in the background. Zhang Taiyan was a famous revolutionary propagandist who used his writings to promote the anti-Qing revolution, building momentum for the Revolution of 1911 on the ideological and public-opinion front.

Artistic Design Features

The set adopts the expressive form of sketch portraiture, with steady and powerful lines and plain and dignified tones. Each stamp is paired with background elements suited to the figure's deeds, distinguishing the different historical contributions of the three figures. The compositions are concise, with a strong sense of historical atmosphere.