Scott No: 1773
Serial number: J75
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: February 15, 1982
Denomination: 8 fen
Designer: Chen Xiaocun
Size of stamps: 40*301mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 50 (5*10)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J75 "70th Anniversary of the Birth of People's Musician Nie Er" commemorative stamp was issued on February 15, 1982. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by photogravure, designed by Chen Xiaocong, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

Nie Er was a great people's musician and a pioneer of proletarian revolutionary music. This stamp commemorates the 70th anniversary of Nie Er's birth, honoring his brief yet glorious life. He composed the March of the Volunteers and a large number of revolutionary songs, using music to awaken the people and inspire the will to resist and save the nation. He was a forerunner of China's new music.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Portrait of Nie Er

The main subject of the design is a sketch portrait of Nie Er, with a high-spirited and vigorous expression. The background is the musical score of the March of the Volunteers, with the staff lines stretching out, indicating that this piece is his most representative and immortal work. Nie Er went deep among the workers and peasants, and the songs he composed are full of the era's cry, carrying the Chinese nation's spirit of unyielding resistance.

Artistic Design Features

The design adopts a decorative style combining a sketch portrait with a musical staff, with plain and clean tones and a concise, balanced composition. It integrates the figure's image with the score of his representative work; the conception is condensed, with no superfluous decoration, dignified and plain. It is a classic commemorative stamp on the theme of musicians.