At the time when People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, there were 21,800 km of railway in China, but because of war damages, only 11, 000 km railway can be used. After China rushed into repair mode, most of the railways were open to traffic by the end of 1950.
In the following several decades, Chinese railway construction has made great progress. China makes railways under central management control, invests much money in building new railway lines and rebuilding old railway lines every year.
To reflect the railway construction and achievement in China, the Ministry of the Posts and Telecommunications of People's Republic of China released a set of three stamps on October 30, 1979.
(3-1) 8 fen, Electric locomotive 电力机车
(3-2) 8 fen, Newly built railway line 铁路新线
(3-3) 8 fen, Big railway bridge 铁路大桥
(3-1)【Electric locomotive】An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines. The stamp depicts an electric locomotive leading a series of green train carriages into a tunnel.
(3-2)【Newly built railway line】The stamp depicts high railway bridge among tall mountains in the background. This is to show that railway lines are extending from the cities and developed areas into rural and frontier areas.
(3-3)【Big railway bridge】 The stamp depict the railway bridge of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. It is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River between Pukou and Xiaguan in Nanjing. It started construction on January 18, 1960. It opened to traffic on 1968 and is 1,576 m long.
T36 – Railway Construction 铁路建设
Issue Date: 1979.10.30 | |
Serial Number:
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T36
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Scott No.:
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1527-1529
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Michel No.:
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1536-1538
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Number of stamps in Set:
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Denomination:
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8 fen for stamp 1, 2, 3
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Quantity of Issue: |
7,500,000 for stamp 1, 2, 3
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Perforation:
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P11 X 11½
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Sheet Composition:
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50 (5 X 10) for stamp 1, 2, 3
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Size of stamps:
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40 X 30 mm for stamp 1, 2, 3
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Designer:
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Engraver:
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Jiang Weijie, Li Qingfa 姜伟杰, 李庆发
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Printing Process:
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Engraving and photogravure
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Printing House:
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Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works
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