China R31 - Chinese Birds (Issue I)
The colorful series "Chinese Bird" aims at presenting the abundant of Chinese bird and raising the awareness of protecting birds. The whole series is proposed to have ten values, and to be revealed in several issues within one or two year. The first issue of this series consists three values: 80 fen Tragopan caboti, 1 yuan Podoces biddulphi and 2 yuan Urocissa Caerulea Gould. In printing the stamps, four new tech. method are employed as anti-fraud means: fluorescent fiber in paper, fluorescent encrypted ink, micro-printing and colorless fluorescent coding, making these stamps among the most high-tech.stamps ever printed by China. 
 
Date of Issue February 1, 2002
Denomination and Design 80 fen Tragopan caboti
1 yuan Podoces biddulphi
2 yuan Urocissa Caerulea Gould
Designer Huang Huaqiang
Editer Lui Yushu
Size 27x38mm
Perforation 13.5x13
Paper Stamp paper with fluorescent fiber
Printing Process gravure, four color, micro-printing
Sheet Sheet of 30
Printer Beijing Stamp Printing House