1960.CHN.0115th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia — Czech and Chinese Youth Pioneers
China·1960
Commemorative for the fifteenth anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia, 9 May 1960 — Pioneer design
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1960.CHN.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- China (CHN)
- Year
- 1960-05-09
- Event
- Commemorative for the fifteenth anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia, 9 May 1960 — Pioneer design
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Li Weu
- Printer
- Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 11
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 960.22
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- CN 504
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- CN 532
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- CN 1290
History
The People's Republic of China issued two commemoratives on 9 May 1960 for the fifteenth anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia. Domfil catalogues under that heading only the theme-relevant value as 960.22, motif «Juventud Pionera Checa y China / Czech and Chinese Youth Pioneers», and prices the set as 960.22/23.
The 8 fen vertical design (serial 纪79, 2-1) shows Chinese and Czechoslovak Young Pioneers in red scarves before the two national flags, with the anniversary dates 1945–1960 and 中国人民邮政 at the foot. Domfil does not itemise the companion 8 fen horizontal view of Prague (Scott CN 505 / Michel CN 533): that design is outside the Scout/Pioneer motif and is not a piece here.
Li Weu designed the set; the Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works printed it by photogravure in panes of 50, perforation about 11. Chinese sources give a print of 8,000,000 for this value. Further references for the Pioneer stamp are Scott CN 504, Michel CN 532 and Yvert CN 1290. Size is given as 26 × 35.5 mm.