03 February (Christmas Island ) within release Christmas Island Lunar New Year goes into circulation Stamp Christmas Island Lunar New Year - Year of the Monkey - Rat face value 0.20 Australian dollar
Stamp Christmas Island Lunar New Year - Year of the Monkey - Rat in catalogues | |
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WADP Numbering System - WNS: | WAD:CX003.16 |
Stamp is vertical format.
Number in set - 14||(show set). Layout - sheet of 50, miniature sheet of 14 of 14 designs. Issuing - Australia Post. Printer - RA PrintingAlso in the issue Christmas Island Lunar New Year :
Stamp Christmas Island Lunar New Year - Year of the Monkey - 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