Stamp: Year of the Rooster (Niuafo'ou 2016)

Year of the Rooster (Niuafo'ou 2016)

10 August (Niuafo'ou ) within release Lunar New Year goes into circulation Stamp Year of the Rooster face value 5 Tongan pa'anga

Stamp Year of the Rooster in catalogues
Michel: Mi: TO-NI 635y
Yvert et Tellier: Yt: TO-NI 424

Stamp is square format.

Also in the issue Lunar New Year:

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Stamp Year of the Rooster in digits
Country: Niuafo'ou
Date: 2016-08-10
Print: Offset lithography
Perforation: comb 13¼
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 5 Tongan pa'anga

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, Niuafo'ou,  , Chinese New Year, Stylized Animals