Scott No: 2499
Serial number: 1994-6
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: June 16, 1994
Designers: Ren Yu
Size: 40*30mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 50
Printing process: offset

The commemorative stamp Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the Whampoa Military Academy, catalog number 1994-6, was issued on June 16, 1994. It consists of one stamp, produced using offset printing. The stamp measures 40×30 mm, with a perforation gauge of 12 degrees. Each sheet contains 50 stamps. It was designed by Ren Yu and printed by Shenyang Post and Telecommunications Printing Factory in Liaoning Province.

Thematic Focus of the Set

This stamp was issued to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Whampoa Military Academy. The academy was established during the first period of Kuomintang-Communist cooperation. It was a famous modern revolutionary military academy that trained a large number of military and political talents for the national revolution. The stamp uses the iconic former site building to carry historical memory, promotes the patriotic and revolutionary Whampoa spirit, commemorates the contributions of Whampoa teachers and students in the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal revolutionary struggle, and expresses the contemporary vision of promoting national reunification and revitalizing China.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the Whampoa Military Academy

The main subject is the gate of the former site of the Whampoa Military Academy. The plaque above the gate reading "Army Officer Academy" was inscribed by Tan Yankai. There is a sentry box in front of the gate, and ancient banyan trees are lush behind it. The academy was founded in 1924 on Changzhou Island in Whampoa, Guangzhou, with the motto "Fraternity, Sincerity." It adopted a teaching model that emphasized both military and political education and left a profound influence on the history of modern Chinese revolution. The academy gate is the most recognizable historical symbol of the Whampoa Military Academy.

Artistic and Design Features

The stamp uses a realistic landscape painting format. The tones are steady and substantial, and the composition is balanced and dignified, accurately reproducing the original appearance of the Whampoa Military Academy gate. It relies on the iconic building to condense the profound revolutionary history. The image is simple and direct, solemn and dignified, using a concrete former site to carry grand historical connotations. It is a classic architectural portrait-style design in commemorative stamps of revolutionary history.