Chinese Year Of The Monkey

Chinese Year of the Monkey, Grenada, 2016. The stamps depict traditional Chinese auspicious statues of a monkey riding a horse and a monkey seated on an elephant, rebus symbols expressing wishes for rapid promotion, high rank, and great success.

Chinese Year of the Monkey, 2016, Antigua and Barbuda. The stamps depict traditional Chinese jade and stone monkey carvings, symbolic objects associated with intelligence, good fortune, and protection, commonly used as decorative charms during the Year of the Monkey.

Chinese Year of the Monkey, 2016, Guyana. These stamps reproduce scenes in the style of traditional Chinese ink painting (guohua), depicting monkeys in expressive natural poses. No specific artist is credited, and the designs represent a classical Chinese painting tradition rather than identifiable works.


The stamps were issued in different colors and values.

In addition to the above items issued by Guyana, a set of two stamps was issued depicting traditional Chinese ink paintings (guohua).

Chinese Year of the Monkey, 2016, Turks and Caicos.

Chinese Year of the Monkey, 2016, Liberia.

To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Monkey 2016, Canada issued a set of two stamps and SS, feature the image of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, hero of the Chinese Novel "Journey to the West - the adventures of Monkey King".

More from Canada for Year of the Monkey 2016, two postal stationaries cards with printed stamps. The face sides show the same designs as on the stamps.

Two more SS's from Canada about 2016 Year of the Monkey.

A souvenir sheet issued at the beginning of the Year of the Monkey and includes two stamps: an embossed stamp depicting a Ram representing the outgoing year, and an embossed stamp showing a Monkey symbolizing the incoming new year (same design as the single stamp).


A souvenir sheet issued at the end of the Year of the Monkey and includes two stamps: an embossed stamp depicting a Monkey representing the outgoing year, and an gold-embossed stamp showing a Rooster symbolizing the incoming new year.

Chinese Year of the Monkey, 2016, South Korea.

South Korea issued a postal stationary with printed stamp to celebrate the 2016 Year of the Monkey.


South Korea Post issued two greeting cards to celebrate the Monkey Year. Both were sold inside the above postal stationary cover.

To celebrate the 2016 Year of the Monkey, the United Nations issued a souvenir sheet of 10 postage stamps, each paired with an attached tab bearing the Chinese zodiac symbol for the Monkey. The design combines the UN emblem with a stylized golden monkey on a red background, a color traditionally associated with good fortune and celebration in the Lunar New Year.

Year of the Monkey, 2016, PR of China, 10 Yuan Coin.

I already posted the stamps and SS issued by the Republic of China (Taiwan) to celebrate the 2016 Year of the Monkey, but they are again on two different official FDC's.

For the Year of the Monkey 2016, Malaysia issued a very attractive set and SS's show local monkeys. Unfortunately, it is impossible to scan the stamps because the scans come out in black and white rather than their attractive colors. Therefore, I took pictures of the items with my mobile phone, but the resolution isn't very good.

The SS on official FDC.

The other side of the FDC also depicting local monkeys.

I scanned the Malaysian post brochure so you can see the stamps in their real color and to add information.