Souvenir Sheet: Year of the Dog (Canada 2006)

Year of the Dog (Canada 2006)

06 January (Canada ) within release Chinese New Year goes into circulation Souvenir Sheet Year of the Dog face value 1.49 Canadian dollar

Souvenir Sheet Year of the Dog in catalogues
Stamp Number: Sn:CA 2141

Souvenir Sheet is horizontal format.

Also in the issue Chinese New Year:

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Souvenir Sheet Year of the Dog in digits
Country: Canada
Date: 2006-01-06
Print: Offset and Lithography
Size: 130 x 102
Perforation: 13¼
Format: Souvenir Sheet
Face Value: 1.49 Canadian dollar
Print run: 1190000

Souvenir Sheet Year of the Dog 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

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