Stamp Title: Chinese Ceramics – Porcelain from the Jun Kiln
Serial number: 1999-3
Values in set: 4
Date of issue: April 8, 1999
Designers: Wang Huming
Size: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 40
Printing process: gravure

On April 8,1999, the State Postal Bureau issued a four – piece stamp set titled “Chinese Ceramics – Porcelain from the Jun Kiln”. Their total face value is 530 fen. The titles of the stamps are “Halberd – Shaped Cup from Horthern Song”, “Cup from Northern Song”, “Dual – Handled Stove from Yuan” and “Dual-Handled Vase with a Base from Yuan”.

The Jun Kiln in Henan Province was one of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty and produced north China blue porcelain. The porcelain is famous for its unique shapes and colors. Its glaze contained metal and it changed as the temperature rose, turning blue, green and white or even rose or crabapple red. The porcelain from the Jun Kiln is widely appreciated.

中国国家邮政局1999年4月8日发行《中国陶瓷——钧窑瓷器》特种邮票1套4枚。
(4-1)T 北宋·出戟尊 80分 3746.3万枚
(4-2)T 北宋·尊 100分 2722.7万枚
(4-3)T 元·双耳炉 150分 2415.5万枚
(4-4)T 元·双耳连座瓶 200分 2574.3万枚

志号名称:1999-3T
版别:影写
整版枚数:40枚
全套面值:5.30元
邮票规格:30×40毫米
齿孔度数:11.5度
设计者:王虎鸣
印制机构:北京邮票厂