Charity 4 North Vietnam Overseas Chinese Relief Surtax Stamps (1954)
| Stamp SN | E004 |
| Stamp Name | Charity 4 North Vietnam Overseas Chinese Relief Surtax Stamps (1954) |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Surtax Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Relief |
| Issue date | 1954-10-01 |
| Suspersion date | |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C. |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | Y. S. Lin |
| Photographer | |
| Engraver | Pao Liang-yu |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | (5×5)×4 |
| Print color | |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Paper | 60-lb woodfree printing paper |
| Back | Gumless |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
Description
The signing of the Indo-China ceasefire agreement in Geneva on July 21, 1954 resulted in a divided Vietnam. Thousands of overseas Chinese in North Vietnam, unwilling to stay behind the Iron Curtain, evacuated their homes and went to South Vietnam.
In response to the wide-spread campaign for their relief, the Directorate General of Posts issued a set of stamps on which a surtax was collected as relief funds.
The stamp design is a picture of young and old refugees fleeing over a pontoon bridge constructed by their mother country, from a war-stricken area to an area of freedom.