J181, 90th Anniv. of Birth of Chen Yi《陈毅同志诞生九十周年》

Stamp Title: 90th Anniv. of Birth of Chen Yi
Scott No: 2351， 2352
Serial number: J181
Values in set: 2
(2-1), Portrait of Chen Yi, 20 fen, 30*40 mm
(2-2), Poem by Chen Yi, 50 fen, 30*40 mm
Denomination: 70 fen
Date of issue: August 26, 1991
Designer: Li Yinqing
Size of stamps: 30*40 mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 50 (10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

Chen Yi (1901-1972) was a Chinese communist military commander and politican.
A comrade of Lin Biao from their guerilla days, Chen was a commander of the New Fourth Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), spearheaded the Shandong counter-offensive during the Chinese Civil War, and later commanded the Communist armies that defeated the KMT forces at Huai-Hai and conquered the lower Yangzi region in 1948-49. He was made a Marshal of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 1955.

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chen became mayor of Shanghai. He also served as foreign minister from 1958 to 1972. During the Cultural Revolution, he was purged in 1967, but not officially dismissed, so Zhou Enlai performed the duties of foreign minister in his place.

J181 陈毅同志诞生九十周年
发行日期：1991.8.26。影写版。P11.5*11。 30mm*40mm。50(10*5)。 [G]。
设计：李印清。印刷：北京邮票厂。

第1枚是陈毅的标准像。
第2枚选用了陈毅手书的一首诗稿，诗如其人，这首诗作为陈毅为人的写照而广为人知。

陈毅(1901~1972)，四川省乐至县人。1919年赴法国勤工俭学。1923年加入中国共产党。1927年参加南昌起义，参与领导了湘南起义。后随部队到达井冈山，与毛泽东的部队汇合。红军长征后，领导了三年南方游击战争。抗日战争时期曾任新四军第一支队司令员，江南指挥部、苏北指挥部指挥，新四军代军长。解放战争时期，任新四军军长兼山东军区司令员、华东军区司令员、华东野战军司令员兼政委、第三野战军司令员兼政委等职。中华人民共和国成立后，先后担任华东军区司令员兼上海市长、国务院副总理兼外交部长等职。1955年被授予元帅军衔。

这套纪念邮票共2枚。第1枚是陈毅的标准像。另1枚选用了陈毅手书的一首诗稿，诗如其人，这首诗作为陈毅为人的写照而广为人知。
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