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eng2-001-3 Philatelic circles is acting for relieving the people in disaster
The flood in 1998 influenced billions of own of China. The flood was callosity, but people owned affection. In order to support the soldiers and citizens in the front of anti-flood and to help the people in the disaster area to rebuild their home, The Chinese post urgently issued a set "fight a flood and relieve the people in disaster" surtax stamp on Sep.10,1998,issued quantity was 30 million sets. The printing plate was destroyed after issuing and never issue again. The whole selling income would be used for relieving the people in disaster to rebuild their home. This was the first set of the surtax stamp with annex. All post stuffs involved in designing, printing did their best and completed all work with in 12 days from the decision day of 12 August. The official issuing was at 10 September in all of the country. It created the record of the shortest time of issuing in the history of stamp issuing of China.
A large number commemorative covers,postcards are issued in many cities of nationwide in the meantime。