Dragons Of The World

A flying dragon? looks mean to me...

Definitely dragon-related in a mythical creature kind of way, fifia.

Just received, 2012 Dragons from my exchange pal in Taiwan. Beautiful designs:

Wow, those Taiwan stamps and souvenir sheet are wonderful.

Are those yellow-looking spots (in the scans) on them reflective and shiny to represent gold?

Is this the Year of the Metal (gold) Dragon like it was for the tiger last year?

The design of the 3-50 stamp has me wondering too. It looks like the two dragons are forming their own negative and positive Yin Yang symbols.

Hidden symbology. Hide it out in plain site. I like it.

Hi Puzzler - the yellow spots are just yellow, no special finish. Your question about the element caught me out, but I see now that Akeela said that 2012 will be Water Dragon. Metal Dragon was the earlier cycle in 2000. I don't know about the dragons on the 3.50 stamp, but I agree it is amazing how great a message a small stamp carry!

Christmas island Year of the Dragon stamps will be issued January 10. As usual, two gummed stamps plus a minisheet with the same stamps. Stamps have values of 60c and $1.80. Also prepaid covers for local and International rates. You can see all the issues in the latest auspost bulletin.

a dragon from Czechoslovakia, Victory stamp with St George and the Dragon issued 1945

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the figurehead from the 19th century Danish brig Hvalfisken ("The Whalefish"), designed by Greenlandic artist Jens Christian Rosing (1925-2008), combined engraved by Martin Mörck and offset, and issued by Greenland on October 12, 1995, Scott No. 299, Facit No. 277, plus a photo of a replica of the figurehead used by a tavern in Svendborg, Denmark. Strictly speaking, I suppose Hvalfisken is not a dragon; but surely it must be a close marine relative?

- nethryk

Akeela, thanks for the pointer to the AusPost brochure. I have been reading about Christmas island. I will definitely try to get those dragons.

Excellent find nethryk, great comparison with the photo (I am drafting a topic similar to this). Definitely of the dragon family, I'd say, considering 2012 is year of the Water Dragon.

hi scifi7, You dont have to try too hard to get one of those CI covers...you're already on my list of recipients!! :)

Cool! Thanks Akeela I didn't realise that would be a CI cover I have a Thai dragon cover reserved for you. There is a lot of interest in the Thailand dragon issue from China - I am exchanging 30 covers!

scifi7 - Thanks. "Water dragon" works for me.

More Welsh Dragons: Two Wales & Monmouthshire regional definitive stamps designed by Reynolds Stone, printed by photogravure, and first issued by Great Britain (UK) on September 29, 1958, Scott Nos. WM3 & WM5, SG Nos. W3 & W5. Note the bubtle design differences between the two dragons, e.g., the direction of the curl in the tail!

- nethryk

Dragon


Dragon and Leek (another national symbol of Wales)

and another little stamp - Vietnam

Don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, but that is a lion, fifia. Temple Lion to be exact. Postage due 1952.
Pretty though.
The issue after that 1955-56 did show a dragon. Haven't got one to show, I'm afraid.