Scott No: 3029
Serial number:2000-10
Values in set: 1
Denomination: 80 fen
Date of issue: May 22, 2000
Designer: Yuan Yuan, Yun Zhou
Size of stamps: 40*30 mm
Perforation:12
Sheet composition: 50
Printing process: offset
Printer: Henan Post & Telecommmunication Printing Works

The commemorative stamp Centenary of the Birth of a Lifelong Revolutionary Couple was issued on May 22, 2000. It consists of one stamp with a face value of 0.80 yuan. It was designed by Yuan Yuan and Yun Zhou and printed by Henan Post and Telecommunications Printing Factory using offset printing. The year 2000 marked the centenary of the births of Li Fuchun and Cai Chang. The stamp takes this as its theme, commemorating this couple who walked together through the long years of revolution and showcasing the patriotic devotion of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries.

Li Fuchun and Cai Chang were veteran proletarian revolutionaries of China. Both were born in 1900. In their youth, they went to France for work-study together and devoted themselves to the revolutionary cause. During the long revolutionary struggle, they became partners and fought side by side, dedicating their lives to national independence and national construction. This stamp features a photograph of the couple, commemorating this revolutionary husband and wife and praising their noble character of loyalty to their ideals, steadfast faith, and integration of personal destiny into the cause of the country and the people.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Centenary of the Birth of a Lifelong Revolutionary Couple

The main image of the stamp is a photograph of Li Fuchun and Cai Chang. Li Fuchun long engaged in leading the country's economic construction and made important contributions to the establishment of New China's planned economy system. Cai Chang was an outstanding leader of the Chinese women's movement and devoted her life to the cause of women's liberation. The two were companions for decades, both revolutionary comrades and life partners. This photograph preserves their simple and composed image, bearing witness to their revolutionary career of sharing hardships and storms together.

Artistic and Design Features

The stamp features a documentary photograph as the main subject. The background uses a soft, gradient warm red tone, dignified yet warm. The offset printing provides a stable and soft image, with clear and natural figures. Below the image are the theme title and the birth and death years of the figures. The layout is simple and restrained, without extraneous decoration. It commemorates the revolutionary pioneers in a plain and realistic style. It is a modern commemorative stamp in the category of red figure themes.