Stamp: Year of the Rat 2020 (Hong Kong 2021)

Year of the Rat 2020 (Hong Kong 2021)

28 January (Hong Kong ) within release Year of the Ox 2021 goes into circulation Stamp Year of the Rat 2020 face value 50 Hong Kong dollar

Stamp Year of the Rat 2020 in catalogues
Colnect codes: Col: HK 2021-01SS3a

Stamp is square format.

stamp from souvenir sheet

Also in the issue Year of the Ox 2021:

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Stamp Year of the Rat 2020 in digits
Country: Hong Kong
Date: 2021-01-28
Print: Offset lithography and Hot stamping
Perforation: Syncopated 13¼
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 50 Hong Kong dollar

Stamp Year of the Rat 2020 it reflects the thematic directions:

Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival (see also § Names) is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, observances traditionally take place from Chinese New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year, to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus. Other rat genera include Neotoma (pack rats), Bandicota (bandicoot rats) and Dipodomys (kangaroo rats).

Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size. Usually the common name of a large muroid rodent will include the word "rat", while a smaller muroid's name will include "mouse". The common terms rat and mouse are not taxonomically specific. There are 56 known species of rats in the world.

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