On May 31, the commemorative stamps entitled The 50th Anniversary of China-Malaysia Diplomatic Relations are issued.

With two pieces in set, the stamps are jointly issued by China Post and its counterpart in Malaysia, featuring the images of a pine tree and a merbau tree (intsia palembanica). In China, pine trees are commonly found in ancient paintings and poems, symbolizing perseverance, elegance and longevity. The guest-welcoming pine depicted on the stamp is over 800 years old, with its branches stretching as if welcoming guests from afar, and therefore becoming a symbol of peace and friendship. Merbau trees, on the other hand, are large trees found in the Malay Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia. Growing up to 45 meters tall, they are Malaysia’s national tree, indicating the country’s achievements in sustainable management and biodiversity conservation.

This set of stamps is presented in an oil painting style and printed with high-precision multicolor offset printing technology to ensure the accuracy of the stamp designs and the brightness of the colors. The background of the stamps is printed with spot-color inks, while the Chinese characters of the title and the frames are printed with pure golden ink, enhancing the sense of depth and dimensionality of the images through color adjustments.

The stamps are designed by Ma Fenghui, edited by Wang Jing, and printed by Beijing Stamp Printing House Company Limited. The denomination of the whole set is 2.40 yuan, and the planned circulation is 6.65 million sets.