Stamp: Year of the Rat (Hong Kong 2008)
Year of the Rat (Hong Kong 2008)
26 January (Hong Kong ) within release Chinese New Year goes into circulation Stamp Year of the Rat face value 1.40 Hong Kong dollar
| Stamp Year of the Rat in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:HK 1489 |
| WADP Numbering System - WNS: | WAD:HK001.08 |
Stamp is vertical format.
Also in the issue Chinese New Year:
- Stamp - Gold & Silver Stamp sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals - Pig face value 50;
- Stamp - Gold & Silver Stamp sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals - Rat face value 50;
- Souvenir Sheet - Gold & Silver Stamp sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals - Rat face value 50;
- Stamp - Year of the Rat face value 1.40;
- Stamp - Year of the Rat face value 2.40;
- Stamp - Year of the Rat face value 3;
- Stamp - Year of the Rat face value 5;
- Souvenir Sheet - Year of the Rat face value 11.80;
- Souvenir Sheet - Year of the Rat face value 5;
Stamp Year of the Rat 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.
