07 January (Hong Kong ) within release Gold and Silver Stamp Sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals goes into circulation Stamp Gold and Silver Stamp Sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals - Monkey/Rooster face value 50.00 Hong Kong dollar
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WADP Numbering System - WNS: | WAD:HK008.17 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Number in set - 8||(show set). Layout - miniature sheet of 2 of 2 designs. Issuing - Hongkong Post. Printer - Joh Enschedé BV, the NetherlandsAlso in the issue Gold and Silver Stamp Sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals :
Stamp Gold and Silver Stamp Sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals - Monkey/Rooster 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