Stamp Title: Dove
On November 5, 2022, China Post issued a set of 4 special stamps of “Dove”.
(4-1) T rock pigeon / 2022-25-1 Columba rupestries 1.20 yuan
(4-2) T Spot-tailed Forest Pigeon / 2022-25-2 Columba palumbus 1.20 yuan
(4-3) T snow pigeon / 2022-25-3 Columba leuconota 1.20 yuan
(4-4) T spotted pigeon / 2022-25-4 Columba hodgsonii 1.20 yuan

Number: 2022-25
Stamp size: 50×30 mm
Perforation: 13 degrees
Number of whole sheets: 12 pieces (6 pieces each in the first and second pictures; 6 pieces each of the third and fourth pictures)
Whole sheet size: 180×190 mm
Edition: Offset printing (using local embossing process)
Anti-counterfeiting mode: anti-counterfeiting paper, anti-counterfeiting ink, special-shaped tooth holes, fluorescent inkjet code
Designer: Zeng Xiaolian
Printing plant: Liaoning Shenyang Post and Telecommunications Printing Co., Ltd
Planned number of units: 6.5 million sets

P.S. The beautiful and docile dove is the darling of Eastern and Western cultures. Western culture regards the dove as a symbol of peace, love, and equality, while Chinese culture sees the dove as a symbol of faith and family harmony. In today’s major cities, it has become fashionable to breed pigeons in the square, and the image of pigeons is more and more loved and welcomed by people.
There are 10 species of wild pigeon birds in China, and this set of stamps shows four of them, namely rock pigeon, spot-tailed forest pigeon, snow pigeon and spotted forest pigeon. The artwork depicts the habitat and form of the pigeons in detail in the form of animal science paintings, realistically showing the living conditions of the four types of pigeons in the wild, and fully showing the natural and harmonious beauty of the painted birds.

2022年特种邮票《鸽》
中国邮政2022年11月5日发行《鸽》特种邮票1套4枚。
（4-1）T　　岩鸽　　　1.20元
（4-2）T　　斑尾林鸽　1.20元
（4-3）T　　雪鸽　　　1.20元
（4-4）T　　斑林鸽　　1.20元
志号：2022-25
邮票规格：50×30毫米
齿孔度数：13度
整张枚数：12枚（一、二图各6枚/张；三、四图各6枚/张）
整张规格：180×190毫米
版别：胶印（采用局部压凸工艺）
防伪方式：防伪纸张、防伪油墨、异形齿孔、荧光喷码
设计者：曾孝濂
印制厂：辽宁省沈阳邮电印刷有限责任公司
计划发行数量：650万套

P.S. 形象优美、性情温顺的鸽，是东西方文化的宠儿。西方文化把鸽视为和平、爱情、平等的象征，中国文化则把鸽视为信义和家庭和睦的标志。当今各大城市，饲养广场鸽已成时尚，鸽的形象，越来越受到人们的喜爱和欢迎。
鸽子在分类上属于鸟纲鸽形目鸠鸽科，中国野生鸽属鸟类共有10种，本套邮票展示了其中的四种，即岩鸽、斑尾林鸽、雪鸽、斑林鸽。图稿以动物科学画的方式，对鸽子的生境、形态进行了细致的描摹，逼真地呈现出了四种鸽子在野外的生活状态，并充分展露了所绘鸟类的自然与和谐之美。