CHINA POST on 14 November 1998 issued a set of five First Day Cover stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the battles waged at Liaoshen, Pingjin and Huaihai during the Chinese Civil War that was fought between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1927 to 1949. The stamp designers were Chen Xiaocong, Wei Chuyu, Ji Hongmin. An offset printing process was used. Size was 50x30mm. This set of stamps is rendered here on maxicards.
The stamps included:
- Making Splendid Plans, 50 fen (not shown)
- Conquering Jinzhou, 50 fen
- Decisive Battle Field in Huaihai, 50 fen
- Liberating Beiping, 50 fen
- Supporting the Forefront, 150 fen
From autumn and winter of 1948 to early 1949, the People's Liberation Army launched strategic and decisive campaigns against the Kuomintang army in northeast, north and central China. The three major campaigns: Liaoshen, Pingjin and Huaihai liberated a large area and some important cities, this wiping out the effective strength of the Kuomintang army and led to the Communist victory.
The victory of these three major campaigns was waged by more than 10 million people who participated in repairing bridges and roads, transporting materials and rescuing injured soldiers.
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