Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig Collectible Stamp Sheet

Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig Collectible Stamp Sheet
- 3rd in the U.S. Lunar New Year stamp series.
- Features an intricate Chinese paper-cut design by artist, Clarence Lee.
- An unusual and artistic gift for people born in the Year of the Boar.
- Years of the Boar include 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, and 2031.
- Gummed collectible stamps or use for postage.
These "Year of the Boar" stamps were issued on December 30, 1994 in Sacramento, California. Artist, Clarence Lee, of Honolulu, HI, created a distinctively modern and Chinese design with a paper-cut two dimensional look. A professional calligrapher, Lau Bun, wrote Kanji characters to state the name of each stamp on the left side. Kanji is a Japanese adaptation to Chinese characters and can be read by a variety of Asian groups from differing countries and cultures. The Chinese lunar cycle is based on a 12-year repeating cycle. According to legend, the signs of the Zodiac were determined when Buddha invited all the animals of the kingdom for a meeting. Only 12 animals showed up: the rooster, dog, boar, rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, ram and monkey. Buddha gave each animal its own year; thus, it is believed that people will possess the nature and characteristics of the animal that represents the year in which they are born.
Country USA
Brand United States Postal Service
Manufacturer USPS
Binding Toy
ItemPartNumber 1995shx
Model 1995shx
UnitCount 1
UPCs 783719822834
EANs 0783318284385
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	United States Postal Service
Manufacturer	USPS
Binding	Toy
ItemPartNumber	1995shx
Model	1995shx
UnitCount	1
UPCs	783719822834
EANs	0783318284385
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Chinese Lunar Year of the Pig Collectible Stamp Sheet

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