Rabbit Stamps, 1999, China. Signed by Hua Guofeng. (4)Dimensions: 8 1/4"(21 cm) L, 7 1/8"(18 cm) W1999 中国集邮总公司 己卯年首日封 带4张邮票和华国锋签名Note:Hua Guofeng was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Chinesemunist Party and Premier of the People's Republic of China. The designated successor of Mao Zedong, Hua held the top offices of the government, party, and the military after the deaths of Mao and Premier Zhou Enlai, but was gradually forced out of supreme power by a coalition of party leaders between December 1978 and June 1981, and subsequently retreated from the political limelight, though still remaining a member of the Centralmittee until 2002.华国锋（1921年2月16日-2008年8月20日），原名苏铸，字成九，山西交城人。中国共产党的优秀党员，久经考验的忠诚的共产主义战士，无产阶级革命家，曾担任党和国家重要领导职务，为中国革命、建设、改革奉献了毕生精力。