Stamp: Pictorial Derivation of the Ox 2009 (Christmas Island 2009)

Pictorial Derivation of the Ox 2009 (Christmas Island 2009)

08 January (Christmas Island ) within release Lunar New Year - Year of the Ox 2009 goes into circulation Stamp Pictorial Derivation of the Ox 2009 face value 1.65 Australian dollar

Stamp Pictorial Derivation of the Ox 2009 in catalogues
Michel: Mi:CX 639I

Stamp is vertical format.

Also in the issue Lunar New Year - Year of the Ox 2009:

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Country: Christmas Island
Date: 2009-01-08
Print: Offset lithography and Hot stamping
Size: 26 x 37.5
Perforation: comb 14¾ x 14
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 1.65 Australian dollar

Stamp Pictorial Derivation of the Ox 2009 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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