Stamp No. Issue date Number issuedD107.1 10. 1.1986 270,000,00016. 6.1989 60,000,000D107.2 12. 2.1988 180,000,000D107.3 12.11.1984 150,000,000 6.12.1985 200,000,000 8. 8.1986 200,000,00016. 6.1989 140,000,00020.11.1990 15,100,000D107.4 24. 2.1989 160,000,000 1. 8.1990 115,500,000D107.5 12. 2.1988 170,000,000D107.6 20.11.1990 66,800,00012.11.1984 20,000,000 1. 5.1985 50,000,000 8. 8.1986 50,000,000D107.7 12.11.1984 30,000,000 1. 5.1985 50,000,00012. 1.1988 10,000,00015. 9.1989 50,000,000D107.8 10. 1.1986 8,000,000 8. 8.1986 10,000,00012. 1.1988 20,000,000D107.9 12. 2.1988 50,000,000D107.10 24. 2.1989 20,000,000 1. 8.1990 20,000,000D107.11 10. 1.1986 22,000,000D106.12 24. 2.1989 20,000,000 The pine, the bamboo, and the plum are known to Chinese people as the 〝Three Friends in the Winter Time,〞or the three fine qualities needed most in times of adversity. Chinese literati have always used the pine, hamboo and plum to stand for fortitude. The pine is evergreen even in the severest cold of winter. The bamboo stands upright in bitter, wintry winds. The plum blossom, the national flower of the Republic of China, only turns pure and fragrant and appears lofty and noble in the very depths of winter. The subjects shown on this set of stamps symbolize our beloved traditional values.