Scott No: 2220
Serial number: J160
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: August 4, 1989
Denomination: 8 fen
Designers: Wang Yinyin
Size of stamps: 40*27mm
Perforation: 11
Sheet composition: 28(7*4)
Printing process: Offset
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J160 "Tenth Anniversary of the Founding of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity" commemorative stamp was issued on August 4, 1989. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by offset, with a stamp size of 40 × 30 mm, perforation gauge 11, and 50 stamps per sheet. Designed by Wang Yinyin and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) is an intergovernmental regional telecommunications organization in the Asia-Pacific region, founded in 1979. Its purpose is to promote the balanced development of telecommunications in the Asia-Pacific and to support regional social and economic progress. China joined the organization in the year of its founding and was one of its early members. This stamp commemorates the tenth anniversary of the organization's founding, expressing the development vision of exchange, collaboration, and interconnection among Asia-Pacific countries in the field of telecommunications, and embodying the value of communications technology in transcending geographical boundaries and connecting the Asia-Pacific.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Tenth Anniversary of the Founding of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity

The main subject of the design is the numeral "10" formed by rainbow-colored gradient horizontal lines, representing the tenth anniversary; embedded in the center of the numeral is the emblem of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity, which features a globe as its main element accompanied by the letters "APT." The Chinese stamp title appears on both sides of the design, and "1979–1989" is marked in the lower right corner, indicating the starting and ending years. The colored stripes symbolize radio waves and signal transmission, implying that telecommunications cross mountains and seas.

Artistic Design Features

The design adopts a modern abstract logo-based approach, with a concise and lively composition and no realistic scenes. The colored gradient lines simulate electromagnetic waves, full of dynamism, with rich and bright colors. By integrating the anniversary numeral and the organization's emblem, the theme is intuitive and condensed, rich in a sense of technology, and well suited to the industry attributes of telecommunications. It is a typical example of the international thematic commemorative stamp style of the 1980s.