Special 62 New Year’s Greeting Stamps (Issue of 1969)
| Stamp SN | D062 |
|---|---|
| Stamp Name | Special 62 New Year’s Greeting Stamps (Issue of 1969) |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Lunar New Year, Zodiac |
| Issue date | 1969-12-01 |
| Suspersion date | |
| Dimension of stamps(mm.) | 26x34 |
| Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
| Printer | China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C. |
| Drawer | |
| Designer | Yen Ki-shih |
| Photographer | |
| Engraver | |
| Creative Director | |
| Sheet composition | 10×10 |
| Print color | |
| Process | Deep etch offset |
| Paper | 76-1b〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper with red-blue fiber |
| Back | |
| Perforation | 12 |
The adoption of a pair of dogs as the central design on this set of stamps serves a dual purpose. First, it satisfies popular interest because, ac-cording to the traditional Chinese calendar system, 1970 is the year of the Dog. Secondly, it promotes the virtues of loyalty and faithfulness, because in Chinese folklore the dog signifies these two virtues.
Special 55 New Year’s Greeting Stamps (Issue of 1968)
Special 55 New Year’s Greeting Stamps (Issue of 1968)
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