Special 252 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1987)

Stamp SN D252
Stamp Name Special 252 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1987)
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Lunar New Year, Zodiac
Issue date 1987-12-01
Suspersion date 民國77年12月01日
Dimension of stamps(mm.)
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Drawer
Designer Chuang Chu-mei
Photographer
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition 10×10
Print color
Process Deep etch offset
Paper Locally-made mat finished,
watermarked stamp paper with gum
Back
Perforation 12 1/2

Description




  Consisting of two stamps, this set is the eighth of a second series of New Year's Greeting Postage Stamps drawn by Ms. Chuang Chu-mei. 1988 is the Year of the Dragon, as reckoned by the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. The abstract drawing, round in form symbolizing union and harmony, depicts a dragon. The souvenir sheet (78×102 mm.) is composed of two sets of the new stamps.