J126, 90th Anniv. of Birth of Comrade He Long《贺龙同志诞生九十周年》

Stamp Title: 90th Anniv. of Birth of Comrade He Long
Scott No: 2030-31
Serial number: J126
Values in set: 2
(2-1), Portrait of He Long, 8 fen, 40*30 mm
(2-2), Comrade He Long in the war field, 28 fen, 40*30 mm
Date of issue: March 22, 1986
Denomination: 28 fen
Designers: Yang Lizhou, Wang Yingchun
Engraver: Sun Hongnian, Hu Zhengyuan
Size of stamps: 40*30mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 50(5*10)
Printing process: Engraving and photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

He Long(1896-1969)was born in SangZhi, first named WenChang, Yun qing. In 1914, he joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party. He had ever been appointed the battalion commander of XiangXi National guard Army brigade commander of the mixed chuan brigade, divisional commander. garrison envoy etc. In 1926, He joined the Northern Expedition and was promoted to be the army commanded of the twentieth National Revolutionary Army. In 1927, he joined and led the NanChang uprising as a chief commander. In the same year in Sept. He joined the Chinese Communist Party. During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, he successively held the posts of the Fourth Red Army commander, the Xiangerxi front committee secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, chief commander of the second Red Army Group, Chief commander of the second & sixth Red Army group and commander of the Xianger Chuang Qian military area. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he served successively as divisional commander of the Eighth Route Army 120 division, commander of JinShui military area, commander of the Shan Gan Ning. Jin Shui united defense army. During the War of liberation, he was appointed the commander of the JinShui military area & JinShui field army, the second secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. After the People’s Republic of China was founded, he was appointed to be the commander of the Southwest military area, the third secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party, vice president of the people’s revolutionary military committee, vice president of the National Defense Committee, vice Premier of the State Council and head of the physical committee, vice chairman of the central military Commission and head of the national defense industrial committee. In 1955 he was awarded the military rankle of the Field Marshal. He was selected the seventh. eighth member of the Chinese Communist Party. member of the Central Polictial Committee. He died of the political persecution in the Great Culture Revolution”. In 1978 his grievance was redressed.

J126 贺龙同志诞生九十周年
发行日期：；1986.3.22。影雕套印。P11*11.5 。 40mm*30mm。 50(5*10)。[G]。
设计：杨力舟、王迎春。 [E]呼振源、孙鸿年。 印制：北京邮票厂。

2-1为“贺龙同志像”。画面是贺龙身穿元帅礼服的头部肖像。
2-2为“战场上的贺龙同志”。是贺龙在红军时代的形象。他身骑高头大马，手持望远镜，神态坚定沉着，透出一丝豪放开朗的笑意。背景图案为战场上弥漫的硝烟。
整套邮票雕刻细腻，运色素净，布局大方。人物形象十分饱满，个性突出，栩栩如生。本套邮票共2枚，采用40×30的横票幅，画面显得开阔而不拘谨，富有气势，使人物形象丰满突出。

贺龙(1896~1969)，　湖南桑植人。1926年参加北伐。1927年参加南昌起义，任起义军总指挥。同年加入中国共产党。年底在湘鄂西建立革命武装，开辟革命根据地，历任红二军总指挥、前委书记等职。1935年参加长征。抗日战争时期任八路军一二0师师长，创建晋绥抗日根据地。解放战争时期，任西北军区司令员。在中共七大、八大上当选为中央委员、第八届中央政治局委员。中华人民共和国成立后，历任国防委员会副主席、国务院副总理兼国家体育运动委员会主任等职。1955年被授元帅军衔。1969年6月9日逝世。