Stamp: Year of the Monkey (Canada 2016)

Year of the Monkey (Canada 2016)

01 February (Canada ) within release Lunar New Year goes into circulation Stamp Year of the Monkey face value 2.50 Canadian dollar

Stamp Year of the Monkey in catalogues
Michel: Mi:CA 3329
Stamp Number: Sn:CA 2887
Yvert et Tellier: Yt:CA 3215

Stamp is square format.

Self adhesive stamp from booklet

Also in the issue Lunar New Year:

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Stamp Year of the Monkey in digits
Country: Canada
Date: 2016-02-01
Print: Offset lithography and Embossed
Size: 32 x 32
Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 13½
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 2.50 Canadian dollar
Print run: 820000

Stamp Year of the Monkey 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

Stamp, Year of the Monkey, Canada,  , Chinese New Year