Stamp: Year of the Rooster (South Africa 2005)

Year of the Rooster (South Africa 2005)

09 February (South Africa ) within release Year of the Rooster goes into circulation Stamp Year of the Rooster face value 12.05 South African rand

Stamp Year of the Rooster in catalogues
Michel: Mi: ZA 1632

Stamp is horizontal format.

Stamp from souvenir sheet

Also in the issue Year of the Rooster:

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Country: South Africa
Date: 2005-02-09
Print: Offset lithography
Size: 105 x 65
Perforation: frame 14½
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 12.05 South African rand

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

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