Stamp: Year of the Rooster (Canada 2017)

Year of the Rooster (Canada 2017)

09 January (Canada ) within release Chinese New Year (2017) - Year of the Rooster goes into circulation Stamp Year of the Rooster face value 2.50 Canadian dollar

Stamp Year of the Rooster in catalogues
Michel: Mi: CA 3441
Stamp Number: Sn: CA 2962
Yvert et Tellier: Yt: CA 3314

Stamp is square format.

Self adhesive stamp from booklet of 6 stamps Sn 2962a (BK660).

Also in the issue Chinese New Year (2017) - Year of the Rooster:

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Stamp Year of the Rooster in digits
Country: Canada
Date: 2017-01-09
Paper: fluorescent frame on three sides.
Print: Offset lithography and Hot stamping
Size: 32 x 32
Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 13½
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 2.50 Canadian dollar
Print run: 600000

Stamp Year of the 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

Stamp, Year of the Rooster, Canada,  , Chinese New Year, Stylized Animals