Scott No: 2018
Serial number: J125
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: December 9, 1985
Denomination: 8 fen
Designers: Li Fangfang
Size of stamps: 31*26mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 80 (10*8)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J125 "50th Anniversary of the December 9th Movement" commemorative stamp was issued on December 9, 1985. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by photogravure, designed by Li Zhenhua, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

The December 9th Movement was a large-scale anti-Japanese national salvation patriotic movement launched by patriotic students in Beiping under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, which pushed the nationwide wave of resistance against Japan and national salvation to a new high. This stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the movement, honoring the patriotic youth who stepped forward in those years, carrying forward the patriotic spirit of youth bravely shouldering the mission of the homeland, and encouraging later generations to remember history and not forget national humiliation.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Memorial Pavilion of the December 9th Movement

The main subject of the design is the sculpture of the December 9th Movement Memorial Pavilion located in Beijing, with three white pointed pavilion forms, concise and sharp in shape. The memorial pavilion was built to commemorate this student patriotic movement and symbolizes the unyielding will to resist of the young students. In the upper right corner of the stamp is commemorative text marking the starting and ending years of the movement.

Artistic Design Features

The design adopts a modern sculptural freehand style, with the background divided into red and green. Red symbolizes the flames of revolution and the leadership of the Party, and green represents the vigorous vitality of youth. The white pavilion form is striking and full of a sense of power. The composition is clean and condensed, without complicated figures or scenes, and uses the imagery of the monument to convey remembrance, with a profound and dignified meaning.