Stamp: The Year of the Snake (Hong Kong 1989)
The Year of the Snake (Hong Kong 1989)
18 January (Hong Kong ) within release The Year of the Snake, Serie 2 goes into circulation Stamp The Year of the Snake face value 5 Hong Kong dollar
| Stamp The Year of the Snake in catalogues | |
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| Stamp Number: | Sn:HK 537 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue The Year of the Snake, Serie 2:
- Stamp - The Year of the Snake face value 60;
- Stamp - The Year of the Snake face value 1.40;
- Stamp - The Year of the Snake face value 1.80;
- Stamp - The Year of the Snake face value 5;
- Souvenir Sheet - The Year of the Snake face value 8.80;
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| Stamp The Year of the Snake in digits | |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Date: | 1989-01-18 |
| Perforation: | 13¼ x 14 |
| Emission: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Stamp |
| Face Value: | 5 Hong Kong dollar |
Stamp The Year of the Snake 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
