Stamp SN | D497 |
Stamp Name | Sp.497 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 2006) |
Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
Stamp Cat | Lunar New Year, Zodiac |
Issue date | 2006-12-01 |
Suspersion date | |
Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
Printer | Cardon Enterprise Co., Ltd. |
Drawer | |
Designer | Wu Jen-feng, Chen Yu-wen |
Photographer | |
Engraver | |
Creative Director | |
Sheet composition | 20 (4 x 5) |
Print color | Colorful |
Process | Deep etch offset |
Paper | Phosphorescent stamp paper |
Back | |
Perforation | 12 1/2 × 12 |
This year the Chinese lunar New Year falls on
1. NT$3.50 Stamp: This stamp features a pig with a traditional Chinese pattern in the background to convey the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. A cute plump pig is running toward Chinese characters that mean "ding-hai year," symbolizing the joy of welcoming the New Year.
2. NT$13.00 Stamp: “Gongs and drums sounding to Heaven,” the theme of the stamp, captures the happy and festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. The bluish-purple silhouette of a piglet and the Chinese characters that mean“ding-hai year” are set against a background of a group of festive looking bright red drums. Together they convey a lively and cheerful New Year's atmosphere.
3. NT$12.00 Miniature sheet: Two roly-poly red and gold piglets, standing on the right and left sides of the sheet, smile at each other. Apart from representing nobility and joy, the plump bodies of the piglets and their smiles convey the abundance and festivity of the year of the pig. The overall design of the miniature sheet uses bright gold and celebratory red to convey the joyous and festive feeling of the New Year. On the left side a little boy holds a paper cut of fish (a homonym for surplus) and lotuses (a homonym for one after another), symbolizing the idea of a surplus, year after year. Under a policy of striving for innovation, this miniature sheet, unlike those of past years, is printed with a partially glossy effect, so as to provide greater interest for stamp collectors.
To purchase relative stamps, the public can go directly to the post offices, or order on line at https://stamp.post.gov.tw