Dragons Of The World

Wonderful item and beautiful dragons, BAYERN1kreuzer. Receiving postmarks too.

Thanks Puzzler, lithograving posted this stamp too, but it's great to read the background and see the statue.

Thanks miawanis, three more 2012 dragons, the colleciton is growing! I need to list the countries we have so far.

Oops, I hadn't looked back to see! Sorry!

^ No problem at all Puzzler, you gave us some good background info and a great photo :) Weaponized donkeys, as Cjd said, seemed to be a favourite tactic in those days.

That is nice, the heraldic dragon. Kind of looks like it is missing a limb or two somehow though.

Thanks Fifia, I knew you could find more dragons :) I know what you mean Puzzler. I have seen some dragons depicted with forelegs, but with a body dwindling down to a tail. All part of the mythology I suppose.

A bit of a summary:

Year of the Dragon 2012
Canada - page 7 and 9
Canada (souvenir sheet) - page 8
Canada (FDC) - page 8
Christmas Island - page 6 and 9
Christmas Island (FDC) - page 8
Croatia - page 10
Estonia - page 10
Hong Kong - page 10
Japan - page 8
Korea N - page 5
Korea S (souvenir sheet on cover) - page 1
Korea S (souvenir sheet) - page 8
New Zealand - page 8
Philippines - page 3
Philippines (souvenir sheet) - page 6
Singapore - page 7
Singapore (PC) - page 9
Singapore (ordinary cover) - page 9
Taiwan - page 4
Thailand - page 5
Thailand (ordinary cover) - page 9
USA - page 8

Year of the Dragon 1988
China - page 5

Thanks to all contributors! The year has only just begun

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I don't have this, saw it on ebay in GB. The cover for the year pack Macau 1988 looks stunning. Wish I had the funds to get it.

Republic of China (Taiwan) 1997 'Dragons Circling Two Carp'.
(Four stamps in series, same designs on each stamp, different colours and denominations.)

The Serbian Post has issued two stamps celebrating the new year of Dragon.

Do we have this one?

Fifia: that's my favorite one, from Wales. I have one somewhere here. It is embossed out a bit. I have seen (on ebay) some of these with a personalized label attached also, so I think Royal Mail know they have a winner there.

Bayern: Nice to see. I wouldn't know a forgery myself. Very involved stamps.