Lunar Year stamps and s/s from Macau since 2006:
2006 - Year of the Dog:
2007 - Year of the Pig
2008 was the year of the Rat and was a new cycle in the lunar series
Instead of just one stamp, the series has 5, each stamp representing each of the 5 elements of the zodiac signs: Metal, Wood, Fire, Earth and Water. Normally, on one of the stamps the image is embossed.
2009 - Year of the Buffalo
The 5th stamp has the embossed image. Same as the s/s
2010 - Year of the Tiger
First stamp is embossed, just like the s/s stamp.
2011 - Year of the Rabbit
Once again the first stamp is the embossed one.
Posted 08/27/2011 04:36 am
