Year of the Rooster: Lunar New Year, Full Sheet of 20 x

Year of the Rooster: Lunar New Year, Full Sheet of 20 x 29-Cent Postage Stamps, USA 1992, Scott 2720
- 1st 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 Rooster.
- Years of the Rooster include 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, and 2029.
- Gummed collectible stamps or use for postage.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, artist Clarence Lee was selected to design the first Chinese lunar stamp, the "Year of the Rooster." Issued on December 30, 1992 in San Francisco, the stamp met with such success that he continued to design the stamps for the rest of the 12-year series. When designing this first stamp of the series, Lee created a distinctively modern and Chinese design, hence the paper-cut two dimensional look. On each stamp of the series, a professional calligrapher wrote Kanji characters to state the name of each stamp. Kanji is a Japanese adaptation to Chinese characters and can often 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 1993shx
Model 1993shx
UPCs 783318184456
EANs 0783318184456
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	United States Postal Service
Manufacturer	USPS
Binding	Toy
ItemPartNumber	1993shx
Model	1993shx
UPCs	783318184456
EANs	0783318184456
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Year of the Rooster: Lunar New Year, Full Sheet of 20 x 29-Cent Postage Stamps, USA 1992, Scott 2720

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