2025-18, 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World‑Anti‑Fascist War《中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利八十周年》纪念邮票

Commemorative Stamps: 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World‑Anti‑Fascist War (2025‑18)

China Post issued a set of thirteen commemorative stamps plus one souvenir sheet for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World‑Anti‑Fascist War on September 3, 2025.

(13‑1) J Rise to Resist Japanese Aggression 0.80 CNY
(13‑2) J Eight Heroines Drowning Themselves 0.80 CNY
(13‑3) J Outbreak of the Nation‑Wide War of Resistance 1.20 CNY
(13‑4) J Great Victory at Pingxingguan 1.20 CNY
(13‑5) J Nanjing Massacre 1.20 CNY
(13‑6) J Battle of Taierzhuang 1.20 CNY
(13‑7) J Hundred‑Regiments Offensive 1.20 CNY
(13‑8) J Liuzhuanglian Company 1.20 CNY
(13‑9) J On Protracted War 1.20 CNY
(13‑10) J People’s War 1.20 CNY
(13‑11) J Chinese Expeditionary Force 1.20 CNY
(13‑12) J Fight Side‑by‑Side 1.20 CNY
(13‑13) J Great Victory 1.20 CNY
Souvenir‑sheet: 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World‑Anti‑Fascist War 6.00 CNY

Serial No.: 2025‑18
Stamp size: 44 × 33 mm | Perforation:13 degrees
Stamps per full sheet:13 units (one complete set)
Full‑sheet size:224 × 180 mm
Souvenir‑sheet stamp size:50 × 60 mm
Souvenir‑sheet outer size:80 × 118 mm
Souvenir‑sheet perforation:13 degrees
Printing process: Offset printing
Security features: Security paper, security ink, special‑shaped perforations, fluorescent coding
Designer: Collective creation of Beijing Stamp Factory Co., Ltd.
Data sources: September‑18th History Museum, Chinese People’s Revolutionary Military Museum, Pingxingguan‑Great‑Victory Memorial Hall, Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, Taierzhuang‑Battle Memorial Hall, Publicity Department of Yangquan Municipal CPC Committee, Publicity Department of Huaiyin District Huai’an CPC Committee, Central Archives, Chinese People’s War‑of‑Resistance‑Against‑Japanese‑Aggression Memorial Hall, Mine‑War Memorial‑Hall of Haiyang, Western‑Yunnan War‑of‑Resistance‑Against‑Japanese‑Aggression Memorial Hall, Housing and Urban‑Rural Development Bureau of Gaoyou City
Printer: Beijing Stamp Factory Co., Ltd. (stamps); Henan Post & Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. (souvenir sheet)
Planned print run: 6.00 million sets; souvenir‑sheet: 5.00 million pieces
Total face‑value of complete set (stamps + souvenir‑sheet): CNY 20.80

This commemorative stamp set takes the 14‑year‑long course of China’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression as its main storyline, highlights major campaigns and battles, adopts anti‑Japanese‑war‑themed sculptures as its primary artistic form, and uses historical photographs as background material for creation. Stamps No. 1‑13 interpret the theme “Remember History, Honor Fallen Heroes”.
(13‑1) Rise to Resist Japanese Aggression: Foreground: the Broken‑Calendar Monument at September‑18th History Museum. Background: the September 20 1931 Manifesto issued by the CPC Central Committee, and the Liutiaohu railway section blown‑up by Japanese troops.
(13‑2) Eight Heroines Drowning Themselves: Foreground: sculpture Eight Heroines Drowning Themselves from the Chinese People’s Revolutionary Military Museum. Background: bank of the Usuhun River in Heilongjiang Province.
(13‑3) Outbreak of the Nation‑Wide War of Resistance: Foreground: stone lions at Lugou Bridge. Background: soldiers of the 29th Army guarding Lugou Bridge.
(13‑4) Great Victory at Pingxingguan: Foreground: theme sculpture in the pre‑hall of Pingxingguan‑Great‑Victory Memorial Hall. Background: the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army advancing toward Pingxingguan.
(13‑5) Nanjing Massacre: Foreground: memorial wall with “300 000 Victims” inscribed in Chinese‑English‑Japanese at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. Background: Nanjing city burnt‑down and destroyed by Japanese troops.
(13‑6) Battle of Taierzhuang: Foreground: relief Unite and Resist Aggression in Taierzhuang‑Battle Memorial Hall. Background: city gate of Taierzhuang after combat.
(13‑7) Hundred‑Regiments Offensive: Foreground: partial view of theme‑sculpture Hundred‑Regiments Offensive, Glory Through the Ages in the pre‑hall of Hundred‑Regiments‑Offensive Memorial Hall. Background: machine‑gun position of Eighth Route Army in the Shinao‑shan battle.
(13‑8) Liuzhuanglian Company: Foreground: sculpture Pillar at the New Fourth Army Liuzhuanglian Memorial Park. Background: Monument to the Eighty‑Two Martyrs and the company flag of “Liuzhuanglian”.
(13‑9) On Protracted War: Foreground: Mao Zedong writing On Protracted War in Yan’an cave‑dwelling. Background: book‑facsimile of On Protracted War, Baota Mountain of Yan’an, cavalry‑troops of the Garrison Corps of the Shaanxi‑Gansu‑Ningxia Border Region.
(13‑10) People’s War: Foreground: sculpture Five Tiger Generals at the Mine‑War Memorial‑Hall of Haiyang, Shandong. Background: relief of mothers sending sons to the battlefield plus slogans: “Good men take‑up‑arms for the front”, “Resist Japan and Save the Nation”, “Unity”.
(13‑11) Chinese Expeditionary Force: Foreground: partial view of theme‑sculpture Chinese Expeditionary Force in pre‑hall of Western‑Yunnan War‑of‑Resistance‑Against‑Japanese‑Aggression Memorial Hall. Background: marching Chinese Expeditionary Force.
(13‑12) Fight Side‑by‑Side: Foreground: sculpture Defend Peace in Chinese People’s War‑of‑Resistance‑Against‑Japanese‑Aggression Memorial Hall. Background: Flying‑Tigers, Hump Airlift route.
(13‑13) Great Victory: Foreground: Mao Zedong’s inscription “Celebrate Victory of Resistance‑Against‑Japan, Long Live the Liberation of the Chinese Nation” published in Xinhua Daily Sep 3 1945; plus sculpture Moment of Victory at the former‑site where Japanese invaders surrendered to the New Fourth Army. Background: Yan’an populace celebrating victory of the war of resistance.

The souvenir‑sheet uses the official logo for the 80th‑anniversary commemorative activities as main visual element, conveying the theme “Cherish Peace, Create the Future”.
This stamp set well reflects the theme of the commemorative event and promotes the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Solemn and weighty, it possesses strong artistic appeal, historical expressiveness and visual impact. It vividly presents the arduous 14‑year‑long war‑of‑resistance of the Chinese people, highlights the CPC’s role as the mainstay and China’s position as the Eastern main battlefield of World‑Anti‑Fascist War.