1999-18, Macao's Return to Motherland《澳门回归祖国》

1999-18, Macao’s Return to Motherland《澳门回归祖国》

Stamp Title: Macao’s Return to Motherland
Serial number: 1999-18
Values in set: 2
(2-1), Joint Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal on the Question of Macao, 80 fen, 50*30mm
(2-2), Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, 150 fen, 50*30mm
great Deng Xiaoping and his concept of One Country, Two Systems
(1-1), great Deng Xiaoping and his concept of One Country, Two Systems, 800 fen, 140*95mm/ 60*50mm

Souvenir sheet: 1
Gold foiled souvenir sheet: 1
Denomination of stamps: 230 fen
Denomination of S/S: 800 fen
Denomination of gold foiled S/S: 50 yuan
Date of issue: 20 December 1999
Designers: Yang Wenqing and Zhang Guilin
Size: 50*30mm
Size of S/S and gold foiled S/S: 140*95mm
Size of S/S and gold foiled S/S stamp: 60*50mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 32
Printing process of stamp and S/S: gravure
Printing process of gold foiled S/S: Offset
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
Printer for gold foiled S/S: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House and Guangdong Nanfang Telecommunication Group

On December 20, 1999, the People’s Republic of China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, marking an end of Macao’s long history of separation from the motherland, and washing away the humiliation that the Chinese people had suffered for over four centuries. This was another big event for the Chinese people after Hong Kong’s return. Macao will enjoy greater stability and development in the new century under the guidance of the policy of “one country, two systems.”


1999-18 《澳门回归祖国》纪念邮票、小型张

1999-18 《澳门回归祖国》纪念邮票
(2-1)J 中葡联合声明 80分 3412.86万枚
(2-2)J 中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区基本法 150分 2580.86万枚
1999-18 《澳门回归祖国》小型张
小型张 澳门回归祖国 800分 2541.55万枚
1999-18 《澳门回归祖国》金箔小型张
金箔小型张 澳门回归祖国(金箔) 50元 2109.19万枚
志号名称:1999-18J
发行日期:1999年12月20日
版别:影写
整版枚数:32枚
齿孔度数:12度
邮票规格:50 × 30毫米
小型张邮票规格:60×50毫米
小型张外形规格:140×95毫米
设计者:杨文清、张桂林
印制机构:北京邮票厂

澳门自古以来是中国领土,16世纪后被葡萄牙强行租占。1999年12月20日,我国对澳门恢复行使主权,这是继香港回归祖国后中华民族的又一盛事。
这套邮票是纪念澳门回归系列邮票中的第三套,两枚邮票表现了收回澳门的历史进程,小型张表现了我国解决澳门问题的方针政策和邓小平同志为此作出的历史性贡献。

1999年12月20日,中华人民共和国政府对澳门恢复行使主权,结束了澳门离别祖国怀抱的漫漫岁月,洗刷了四百多年来中华民族所蒙受的耻辱,自此彻底结束了外国人在中国领土上管治的历史。这是继香港回归祖国后中华民族的又一盛事。进入新纪元的澳门,在“一国两制”方针的指导下,将更加繁荣、稳定。