Stamp: Year of the Monkey (Penrhyn 2015)

Year of the Monkey (Penrhyn 2015)

25 September (Penrhyn ) within release Chinese Lunar Year 2016 goes into circulation Stamp Year of the Monkey face value 3 Cook Islands dollar

Stamp Year of the Monkey in catalogues
Michel: Mi:CK-PE 778

Stamp is square format.

Also in the issue Chinese Lunar Year 2016:

Data entry completed
56%
Stamp Year of the Monkey in digits
Country: Penrhyn
Date: 2015-09-25
Print: Offset lithography
Perforation: comb 13¼
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 3 Cook Islands dollar

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, Penrhyn,  , Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac