List of people on the postage stamps of China

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This article contains a list of people who appeared on the stamps of the People's Republic of China, commonly known as China. See also Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue - Part 17 China.

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Between 1949 and 1979, China's stamps featured 56 distinct people who belonged in four categories: ethical and mythical figures, revolutionary martyrs, political figures, and cultural figures. [1] During the same time period, Taiwan had 57 distinct people on its stamps. Four people appeared on both China's stamps and Taiwan's stamps during the time period. [1] They were Sun Yat-sen, the poets Qu Yuan and Du Fu, and Zhan Tianyou, who was the earliest Chinese railroad engineer. [1]

On 1 December 1962, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the People's Republic of China  [ zh ] released a set of eight stamps in its second edition of a collection titled "Ancient Chinese Scientists" (Chinese :中国古代科学家). [2] On 25 February 1994, the ministry published a four-stamp collection of its second edition of "Patriotic Democrats" (Chinese :爱国民主人士). [2] The agency issued a four-stamp collection of its second edition of "Modern Chinese Scientists" (Chinese :中国古代科学家) on 25 May 2011. [2] On 30 September 2014, it released a four-stamp collection titled "Patriotic Democrats" (Chinese :爱国民主人士). [2] The ministry published the a four-stamp collection of its seventh edition of "Modern Chinese Scientists" (Chinese :中国现代科学家) on 8 May 2016. Xi'an Evening News  [ zh ] noted the prevalence of centenarians appearing on the stamps. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Huang 2007 , pp. 229–230
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "曾经登上邮票的百岁老人" [Centenarians who used to be on stamps]. Xi'an Evening News  [ zh ] (in Chinese). 2017-10-30. Archived from the original on 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-30 via Sina Corporation.
  3. China Reconstructs 1983 , p.  10
  4. The Publishing House 1982 , p.  5
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