Scott No: 2026-27
Serial number: J123
Values in set: 2
Date of issue: March 5, 1986
Denomination: 28 fen
Designers: Li Qingfa
Engraver: Li Qingfa
Size of stamps: February 20, 1987mm
Perforation: 11.5*10
Sheet composition: 50(10*5)
Printing process: Engrave and photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

J123 "Centenary of the Birth of Comrade Dong Biwu" commemorative stamps were issued on March 5, 1986. The set consists of 2 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 Dai Wei and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

Dong Biwu was one of the founders of the Communist Party of China, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary and jurist, and an important founder of legal construction in New China. This set commemorates the centenary of Dong Biwu's birth, selecting his images from different periods and reviewing his glorious course of participating in the founding of the Party, the Long March, the War of Resistance, the construction of New China, and international diplomacy, honoring his lofty qualities of unwavering faith and integrity and pragmatism throughout his life.

Stamp Designs and Historical Background

Portrait of Comrade Dong Biwu

The image is a half-length portrait of Dong Biwu in his later years, with a calm and kindly expression. Dong Biwu personally experienced the First National Congress of the CPC, went through the Long March, and devoted himself over the long term to the revolution and to political power construction, sparing no effort for the founding and development of New China.

Attending the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, 1945

The image shows Dong Biwu in a suit, holding his glasses. In 1945, Dong Biwu attended the United Nations Conference on International Organization on behalf of the Communist Party of China and signed the Charter of the United Nations—the first time the Communist Party of China stepped onto the multilateral diplomatic stage of the United Nations.

Artistic Design Features

The set adopts a realistic portrait painting style, with plain and dignified tones. The two portraits, one static and one diplomatic, present the appearance of different periods. The images are concise, without superfluous decoration, restrained and solemn, full of reverence for the revolutionary forerunner.