Stamp No. Issue date Number issued
D107.1 10. 1.1986 270,000,000
16. 6.1989 60,000,000
D107.2 12. 2.1988 180,000,000
D107.3 12.11.1984 150,000,000
6.12.1985 200,000,000
8. 8.1986 200,000,000
16. 6.1989 140,000,000
20.11.1990 15,100,000
D107.4 24. 2.1989 160,000,000
1. 8.1990 115,500,000
D107.5 12. 2.1988 170,000,000
D107.6 20.11.1990 66,800,000
12.11.1984 20,000,000
1. 5.1985 50,000,000
8. 8.1986 50,000,000
D107.7 12.11.1984 30,000,000
1. 5.1985 50,000,000
12. 1.1988 10,000,000
15. 9.1989 50,000,000
D107.8 10. 1.1986 8,000,000
8. 8.1986 10,000,000
12. 1.1988 20,000,000
D107.9 12. 2.1988 50,000,000
D107.10 24. 2.1989 20,000,000
1. 8.1990 20,000,000
D107.11 10. 1.1986 22,000,000
D106.12 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.