Definitive 086 Kinmen Chu Kwang Tower Stamps (1959)

Stamp No.   Issue date　  Number issued
D86.1	    27. 4.1959　　  8,000,000
	    30. 6.1960　　  6,000,000
D86.2	     1. 8.1960　　  2,000,000
D86.3	    27. 4.1959　　  4,000,000
	    30. 6.1960	   13,000,000
D86.4	    26. 2.1959	   60,000,000
	    21.12.1959	   25,000,000
	    30. 6.1960	   25,000,000
D86.5	    27. 4.1959    100,000,000
	    30. 6.1960	   20,000,000
D86.6	     5.11.1959　　  5,000,000
D86.7	    26. 2.1959	   10,000,000　 
D86.8	    26. 2.1959　　  6,000,000
	    21.12.1959　    3,000,000
	    30. 6.1960　　  1,000,000
D86.9	    26. 2.1959　　  6,000,000
	    30. 6.1960　　  3,000,000
D86.10	     5.11.1959　　  2,000,000
D86.11	    27. 4.1959　　  6,000,000

　　

　　President Chiang made an inspection tour to Kinmen in the spring of 1952 and took the occasion to encourage the compatriots and keep them vigilant by inscribing four Chinese characters on a gigantic stone on Mt.Tai- wu, Kinmen. The inscription means〝Forget not the city of Chu.〞 In early Chinese history, the city of Chu in Shantung province was held by an ancient State against the enemy, resulting in the recovery of lost territory and the inspiring of national revival. In response to President Chiang's call, the Chu Kwang Tower was built by the Armed Forces and the local people before the end of that year. It is a Chinese style building of reinforced concrete so solid and magnificent that it stands as a symbol of cooperation and anti-communism of both soldiers and civilians at the Kinmen front.

　　The central design of the stamp portrays the Chu Kwang Tower on Kinmen Island. The paper used is 76-1b〝郵〞( post)watermarked per (P-79).