I. Stamp Parade of China's National Games:
As a comprehensive sports competition event held every four years in China, the National Games gathered the best high-level athletes from all over the country and attracted the attention of sports fans across the country. At the same time, the stamps of the Theme of the National Games have always been valued by the national postal department, and both the number of stamps and the number of stamps issued have ranked first in sports stamps, and are essential stamps for the majority of philatelic fans.
Combing through the issuance of stamps for China's National Games, it has gone through three stages before and after:
Stamp information sheet of previous National Games
1. The first stage: mass sports to promote the National Games boutique treasure mail
After the founding of New China, China's mass sports were in full swing, and because European and American countries adopted a chain defense model for China economically and politically, China's sports exchanges with foreign countries could only test the waters through individual items such as table tennis.
Therefore, in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of New China, review the achievements of sports after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and promote and promote the development of national sports activities, the first National Games was solemnly held in Beijing. A total of 10,658 athletes from 29 delegations, including the People's Liberation Army, participated in the National Games, which is unprecedented in scale.
Commemorative stamp of the "First National Games" of The 72nd National Games
In order to commemorate this grand event, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued the Commemorative Stamp of the 72nd "First National Games" on December 28, 1959, which opened the precedent for China to issue a series of stamps for the National Games, and was also the largest set of National Games stamps issued in China.
The first stamp is a statue of an athlete on the north side of the Beijing Workers' Stadium, holding high the flag against the background of the athletics field track, reflecting the spiritual outlook of China's athletes advancing for the motherland's sports cause. The other 15 motifs are popular sports, including table tennis, swimming, weightlifting, athletics, martial arts and more.
This set of stamps by Lu Tianjiao, Wan Weisheng, Sun Chuanzhe and other stamp design masters carefully designed, the overall style is relatively simple, the face reflects the effect of color woodcut prints, concise and concise, athletes' healthy posture and simple background are eye-catching, because the number of prints is only 8 million, the current market price of this set of stamps is about 900 yuan.
After the people of our country experienced the test of three years of natural disasters, the masses were full of expectations for the Second National Games, and from September 11 to 28, 1965, the Second National Games was solemnly opened in Beijing. In the competition for a total of 900 gold, silver and bronze medals, a total of 24 people broke 9 world records 10 times, and 331 people broke 130 national records 469 times.
Commemorative stamp of the 2nd National Games of Ji 116
The commemorative stamps of the Second National Games, numbered Ji 116, are a set of 11 commemorative stamps, including three major sports such as balls, archery, athletics, gymnastics, etc. The image of the opening ceremony of the athletes marching forward is among them, and the great red flag symbolizing socialism is flying on the ticket, which looks exciting.
This set of stamps was completed by the famous stamp designer Sun Chuanzhe, the background of the stamp is very popular, the healthy and powerful movements of athletes and the scene of fierce competition are immersive, the color combination is strong, the sense of picture is very strong, whether from the artistic or design point of view can be called the best product. At the same time, due to the circulation of less than 9 million sets of tickets, while the weightlifting and basketball of tendon tickets are only 900,000 pieces, the current market price has soared to about 3500 yuan.
J6 3rd National Games Commemorative Stamps
2. Stage 2: Stamp style of the National Games of emerging sports powers
The stamps of the third National Games were issued in 1975, and there were 28 major events in this National Games, with more than 12,000 athletes participating in the competition, and the scale of the competition and the number of participants reached a new high. The stamps of the third National Games numbered J6 were shot by Zou Jianjun and Ren Yu, the painting style adopted the traditional propaganda painting technique, the color contrast was strong, and the 7 stamps were divided into horizontal and vertical layouts, which appeared to be staggered, due to the circulation of at least one piece of 2 million pieces, the current set of tickets is more than 100 yuan.
Commemorative stamps and sheetlets of the 4th National Games
The fourth national games held in Beijing in September 1979 were the first large-scale sports event held after China's reform and opening up, and at the same time, the first national games small sheet in China's history was born. The small sheet design number J43M is centered on the emblem and torch, the side paper is printed with various sports equipment, and the design is monochromatic print effect, which is concise and concise. Lu Tianjiao, the designer of the miniature sheet, has a circulation of only 200,000 pieces, and the current small sheet is worth about 500 yuan.
In the 1980s, China's economy began to spread its wings and take off, the number of international competitions for athletes increased, and the results improved by leaps and bounds, and from September 16 to October 1, 1983, the Fifth National Games was held for the first time in Shanghai outside Beijing. The competition set up 25 major events such as three major balls and athletics, and a total of 32 delegations from all over the country participated.
Compared with the many sets of National Games stamps issued later, the exquisiteness of this set of stamps is first-class, representing the highest level of boutique stamp sets at that time.
Commemorative stamps of the 5th and 6th National Games
The Five Games stamp number J93 was designed by Zou Jianjun, the first one consisted of a red emblem of the National Games similar to chinese characters, and the remaining motifs were gymnastics, badminton, diving, high jump and rowing, which were particularly prominent against the beautiful background of the heroic posture of the athletes galloping and the splashing of the waves. The figure pattern has the chiaroscuro effect of a chromatic print, and the overall effect is unforgettable.
3. The third stage: Under the Olympic strategy, the stamp masterpieces of the National Games are difficult to find
The great success of the Chinese Olympic delegation at the Los Angeles Olympic Games has become a major watershed in the national sports strategy, the Olympic strategy has replaced the national fitness movement as the highlight, and in the field of stamp issuance, stamps from events such as the Olympic Games and the World Table Tennis Championships have come to the fore and become the first choice for postal departments.
However, the rapid take-off of the domestic economy has made the competition for the gold medal list of the National Games held every four years extremely fierce, from the rise of Guangdong, the supremacy of Suzhou and Shanghai to the dominance of Shandong, and the economic strength and the gold medal strategy are intertwined. At this time, the stamps of the National Games, both the number of stamps issued and the quality of the design, are slowly declining, and eventually go to mediocrity.
This also shows from another aspect that after the country's comprehensive strength is strong, it pays more attention to the performance of the international arena, and the stamps of the National Games have become supporting roles, which is the inevitable progress of the times, which makes the collection value of those sets of stamps in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China more precious.
Commemorative stamps of the 8th and 9th National Games
The 6th National Games stamp set of four stamps in 1987, the 7th National Games stamp set in 1993, the 8th National Games stamp set of 2 stamps in 1997, and the 9th National Games in 2001 2 stamps.
The 11th and 12th National Games
One stamp set for the 10th National Games in 2005, two stamps for the 11th National Games in 2009, two stamps for the 12th National Games in 2013, and two stamps for the 13th National Games in 2017.
The 13th and 14th National Games
Through data analysis, it can be found that from the perspective of the number of stamps issued, the convention of one or two pieces per National Games is basically maintained, and the subsequent sessions are coordinated with the issuance of a small full sheet, the pattern is taken from the stamp face, and the design is simple. Most of the design of the stamps of the National Games uses emblems or mascots to match, and the artistic appeal is not satisfactory. The 13th National Games adopted the image of a naughty and cute little Nezha, which was cute and full of highlights.
This year's 14th National Games will be held in Shaanxi from September 5 to 21, and all competitions are scheduled to end and hold closing ceremonies on the 27th. Stamp number 2021-19 of the National Games, designed by Guo Zhenshan, Bian Bian, Xu Xinyu, the first one is an athlete who looks exactly like Du Li is firing a gun, the other is four strong rowers who are ready to go, the background of the picture is the Xi'an Ancient City Tower and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the competition venue and other patterns, the picture is strong, the athlete jumps on the paper, it is very vivid.
The biggest highlight of this set of stamps is the use of parallelograms of the billboard design, strong dynamic and novel composition, compared with the past seven national games stamps, it is a big breakthrough, worthy of praise.
Information sheet of China's Olympic-themed series stamps
Second, the Olympic relay National Games, after the climax is flat
After the unlimited scenery of the National Games stamps, the Olympic-themed stamps have achieved a perfect connection. The issuance and trend of China's Olympic-themed stamps are positively correlated with everyone's attention and popularity to the Olympic Games.
1. From Los Angeles to the Beijing Olympic Games, the Issuance of Olympic Stamps is high and high
From the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games with the Chinese athletes to raise the world and the distribution of 6 stamps + miniature sheets and later 4 stamps + miniature sheets configuration, until the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games issued a total of 7 sets of stamps 39 + miniature sheets to reach the climax.
Since then, with the increasing number of national participation in the Olympic Games, gold medals have become a common thing, the masses' attention to the Olympic Games is not as good as before, and the Olympic-themed stamps are also copying the old way of the National Games and no longer being paid attention to.
The first time new Chinese athletes associated with the Olympic Games was the 13th Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1980, which was also the first time that China sent a team to the Winter Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee restored the legal status of the Chinese Olympic Committee in November 1979.
J54 Commemorative stamp of the XIII Winter Olympics
The "Thirteenth Winter Olympic Games" issued in February 1980 with the number J54 should be China's first set of Olympic-themed stamps, a set of four stamps, designed by Zou Jianjun, with pictures of five-star red flag and five rings, speed skating, figure skating and skiing. The graceful athletes are like struggling to compete seriously on the snow field on the white background, the pattern design is natural and harmonious, and the artistic beauty is powerful. The circulation of a ski ticket is 1.5 million pieces, and the set ticket is about 60 yuan.
J62 Stamp "One Anniversary of China's Return to the International Olympic Committee"
In order to commemorate the victory of China's return to the Olympic family, the postal department issued a set of 5 J62 "China's first anniversary of the Return to the International Olympic Committee" in 1980, designed by the famous designer Lu Tianjiao, on the screen there are shooting, gymnastics, diving, women's volleyball and archery five athletes heroic and handsome image, the pattern uses silhouette and printmaking techniques, the character outline outlines gold thread, the background is simple and harmonious, the effect is beautiful.
Coincidentally, in the 84th Los Angeles Olympic Year, these five events in China won gold medals, really a bit of a prediction master taste. The set of stamps has a minimum print run of 1.25 million pieces and is estimated to exceed 100.
China's participation in the Los Angeles Olympic Games was quite dramatic, because the Western countries led by the United States at that time boycotted the Moscow Olympic Games, and Because China and the United States had just established diplomatic relations, China also cancelled its plan to go to Moscow.
J103 Los Angeles Olympic Games commemorative stamp with the first gold medalist Xu Haifeng
As a result, the Chinese athletes who held their breath shined at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, winning 15 gold medals in one fell swoop and stunning the world. The postal department specially issued 6 stamps, one miniature sheet. Chronicle number: J103, designed by the famous stamp design master Lu Tianjiao. The patterns are shooting, high jump, weightlifting, gymnastics, women's volleyball and diving, which are secretly in line with several sports in which China's Olympic athletes have achieved excellent results.
The stamps feature the athletes competing, with characters ranging from the perspective of chiaroscuro to the beauty of chromatic prints, and the background of each stamp complemented by yellow track and field strips to include each sport. The background color of the stamp is white, which is very prominent in the plain and elegant. It is a rare set of high-quality stamps.
China's first Olympic mini Zhang J103M Chinese women's volleyball team to win the championship moment
The miniature sheet number J103M is a competitive scene of gymnasts, cleverly turning the five rings into a circle gymnastics image, the sense of movement is very strong, due to the circulation of 2.19 million pieces, currently around 60 yuan.
Commemorative stamps for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, China's athletes created history with 16 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 16 bronze medals, ranking fourth in the gold medal and medal table. The state issues a set of four + miniature sheetlets for the 1992-8 commemorative stamps.
The stamps were designed by Yin Huili to represent the images of men's basketball, gymnastics, diving and weightlifters, and the face of the miniature sheet is a long-distance track and field running screen. The overall feeling is that the color of the ticket is more brilliant, and there is no surprise, because the circulation is as high as more than 20 million, and it is still hovering around the par value.
Commemorative stamps for the Olympic Games in Atlanta and Athens
Small sheet for the 2000 Sydney Olympics
In Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, China maintained a rhythm of one or two pieces of issuance, from the number of pieces issued to the exquisite design of no breakthrough, all held back for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to enlarge the move.
Around the hard-won 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the State Post Bureau adopted the combination of boxing, which lasted for 4 years before and after batches, and issued a total of 7 sets of stamps totaling 29 stamps, 1 small sheet and 2 small sheets, as well as each set of essential small plates, creating a record for China's Olympic-themed stamps.
Commemorative stamps for the Olympic venues of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
These stamps include 6 mascot emblems (2005), 10 sets of 2 sports (2006-2007), 6+1 sports venues (2007), 2+1 torch relay (2008), 1 sports brief (2008), 1 opening ceremony (2008), and 4 closing ceremonies (2008). Since all stamps are issued more than 12 million, this has also become a value-added space that restricts the future market of these stamps.
Commemorative stamp of the mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
The seven sets of stamps are dominated by olympic emblems, sports, sports venues and mascots, of which the mascot stamp number 2007-22 is very popular. Fuwa is the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games in 2008, and their designs are inspired by the mountains and rivers of the motherland and the cute animal images, including fish, giant pandas, Tibetan antelopes, swallows and Olympic flames.
2008 Beijing Olympic Games mascot and torch stamp sheetlet
China's Fuwa also conveys the spirit of friendship, peace and progress to children around the world and the good wishes of peaceful coexistence between man and nature. It can be said that the use of mascots to express diving, shooting, high jump, volleyball, cycling, weightlifting and other projects to give everyone a refreshing feeling, Fuwa's cute and brief design language replaces the commonly seen athlete image, which is also a pioneering move.
2. From London to the Tokyo Olympics, there are fewer and fewer stamps for gold medals
Since the Beijing Olympic Games, China ranked first with 51 gold medals and 100 medals, the improvement of the country's overall strength and the overall rise of weak sports have made it possible to achieve the top three results in each Olympic Games. Even the Tokyo Olympic showdown was surpassed by the United States on the last day. However, in terms of stamp issuance, the number of stamps and the number of stamps issued have decreased significantly, coupled with the poor trend of Olympic-themed stamps, the popularity has decreased rapidly.
Commemorative stamps for the London 2012 Olympic Games
At the 2012 London Olympic Games, The Olympic athletes still achieved outstanding results, and the postal department issued 4 stamps. Designers Shang Ying and Shen Jiahong, the ticket patterns are football, tennis, horse racing and hurdles.
The design of this set of stamps combines the techniques of silhouette and backlit photography, using the natural phenomenon of red through the fingers of the sunlight to subtly illuminate the reflection of the athletes, showing the vitality and vitality of the athletes.
Commemorative stamps for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games issued two stamps featuring the women's volleyball team and the relay race.
Due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, the stamp issue was changed to July 23 this year, with a circulation of 6.6 million pieces, which shows the coldness of the postal market. Stamp number 2021-14 for men's weightlifters and mixed doubles table tennis players.
Because China's table tennis mixed doubles achievements dominate the world, and Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen ranked first in the world at that time, they were the number one favorite to win the Tokyo Olympic Games, so from the perspective of the image of the athletes designed by the ticket, the two had some similarities with Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen. However, the cruelty of the sports competition is difficult to predict, and in the final three days later, Japan's roaring women's player Ito Mishimasa and Mizutani Hayabusa defeated our players and stole the mixed doubles crown, which really surprised many fans.
Six sets of World Table Tennis Championships commemorative stamp information sheets
3. Inventory of six sets of World Table Tennis Championships stamps in the Kingdom of Table Tennis
Table tennis can be called the first folk sports in China, china as the world's recognized table tennis kingdom not only the results of the game to dominate the world, but also one of the countries in the world that issue the most table tennis commemorative stamps.
Combing through the six sets of commemorative stamps issued by China for the World Table Tennis Championships, I am pleased to see that these stamps are exquisitely designed and well-conceived, and both the artistic value and the market value are far above the Olympic games theme stamps. At the same time, due to the small number of issues and the relatively early issuance date, several sets of World Table Tennis Championship stamps and miniature sheets have become the best products for veteran stamp fans.
Commemorative stamp of the 25th World Table Tennis Championships with men's singles champion Rong Guotuan
1. China's first set of World Table Tennis Championship stamps was issued to commemorate Rong Guotuan's first victory in the Men's Singles Championship of the World Table Tennis Championships, numbered Ji 66 "The 25th World Table Tennis Championships" two pieces, the pattern on the male athletes are near the stage to launch a sharp direct shot fast attack, which reminds us of Rong Guotuan's inspiring motto "How many beats can life have?" "This set of stamps has a minimum circulation of 6 million pieces.
Commemorative stamps and small sheets of the 26th World Table Tennis Championships
2. In order to commemorate the first time that the capital Beijing hosted the World Table Tennis Championships and achieved good results, China issued a set of four commemorative stamps of Ji 86 "The 26th World Table Tennis Championships" in 1961. The miniature includes the emblem of the competition, the Beijing Temple of Heaven, the confrontation scene and the panorama of the workers' body. Due to the exquisite design of the small full sheet and the circulation of only 30,000 pieces, the price of the future market has skyrocketed, and now the market price is about 5,000 yuan, which can be called the number one of sports stamps.
Commemorative stamp of the 27th World Table Tennis Championships
3. In 1963, the 27th World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese men's team Yang Wei world, won the men's team, men's singles and men's doubles championships, the release of the Ji 99 "27th World Table Tennis Championships" is to celebrate this victory, the first for the straight players to prepare to hit the ball, the second for the men's team three trophies silhouette, inspiring.
Commemorative stamps of the 28th World Table Tennis Championships and the table tennis champion
4. The 28th World Table Tennis Championships in 1965 is a grand event for China's table tennis players to achieve a comprehensive harvest, in addition to winning the men's and women's team championships, Zhuang Zedong and Xu Yinsheng won the men's doubles championship, and at the same time won the men's singles gold medal; Lin Huiqing and Zheng Minzhi won the women's doubles championship, and this competition is the first time that the Chinese women's team has lifted the Cobilun Cup.
In order to commemorate the victory of the issue of The 28th World Table Tennis Championships a total of 4 pieces, the unique use of four-square joint form, wearing red sportswear national table tennis athletes swing to attack and defend the war, the green background athletes work hard, for the country's spirit of the spirit of hard work, for the country at a glance, this set of stamps can be called the world table tennis series of the best. This set of stamps has a print run of 5 million pieces, which is around $70.
5. The issuance of stamps for the World Table Tennis Championships was interrupted for historical reasons, but the joy of the return of the king is so ecstatic. At the 36th World Table Tennis Championships held in Yugoslavia in 1981, the Chinese team achieved an unprecedented historical miracle, not only winning all seven championships, but also entering the finals of five individual events by all Chinese players.
This deafening achievement once again shocked the world, and our declaration of winning the championship told the world that the kingdom of table tennis belongs to China. The winners of the five individual competitions are: Guo Yuehua in men's singles, Tong Ling in women's singles, Cai Zhenhua and Li Zhengong in men's doubles, Zhang Deying and Cao Yanhua in women's doubles, and Xie Saike and Huang Junqun in mixed doubles.
The Chinese table tennis team won seven championships at the 36th World Table Tennis Championships
On June 30, 1981, China issued a set of seven stamps of J71 "Chinese Table Tennis Team Won Seven World Championships", with the pattern of seven trophies of the World Table Tennis Championships, the five-star red flag in the upper left corner, and the emblem in the upper right corner.
Commemorative stamps of the 36th World Table Tennis Championships are large stamps
The highlight of this set of stamps appears in the design of the large plate, the group trophy and the single trophy are made in two layouts, and the side of the large plate is patterned with the sports scene of the fierce competition of table tennis players, which has attracted the attention of senior philatelic fans in China. It can be seen that the creative stamp design not only helps stamps add value, but also reflects the superb skills of the designers and makes a name for themselves. The offer for the large edition is currently around 260 yuan.
6. Another fourteen years have passed, in May 1995, China held the world table tennis championships for the second time in Tianjin, with a total of 109 national athletes participating, with an unprecedented grand scale. China's table tennis athletes seized the host's time and place, dared to fight, and the young generals cut off all the three European tigers led by Waldner, left all seven trophies in China, and achieved the feat of winning the championship for the second time. In the end, Kong Linghui and Deng Yaping won the men's and women's singles championships, Wang Tao/Lü Lin and Deng Yaping/Qiao Hong won the men's and women's doubles championships, and Wang Tao/Liu Wei won the mixed doubles championship.
Commemorative stamps of the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships with photos of the winning team
On 1 May, the Post and Telecommunications Department issued two stamps and a small sheetlet of the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships 1995-7. The first main picture is based on the table tennis master Ma Wenge, and the second main picture is the Tianjin Gymnasium. The design of the small sheet is based on stamps, and the seven trophies won are neatly arranged on the background: the men's group Swassling Cup, the women's group Cobiren Cup, the men's singles Brede Cup, the men's doubles Iran Cup, the women's singles Gayster Cup, the women's doubles Pop Cup and the mixed doubles Herdusek Cup
The number of small prints is more than 5 million, and it is currently about 30 yuan. This small full sheet design refers to the separate layout scheme of the 36th session, which is very precious, but the color of the ticket is dark, and the background is slightly monotonous, which is also a fly in the ointment.
Looking at the 6 sets of commemorative stamps issued by China for the World Table Tennis Championships, most of them are cleverly composed, the paintings are exquisite, and the colors are fresh, showing the profound heritage and proud atmosphere of the sports of the table tennis country, and occupy a very prominent position in the camp of new Chinese sports stamps.