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Issue date 04 Jan 2019
The Chinese calendar is based on five cycles of 12 years each, with each cycle tempered by one of the five Chinese elements – Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Each year features one of the 12 animal signs, and the year of 2019 is that of the Earth Pig.
The year 2019 marks the reign of the Pig and the twelfth animal in the Zodiac series on the Chinese calendar. The warm-hearted, good-tempered and gentle Pig is depicted on this set of stamps (1st Local, 70¢ and $1.30).
| Denomination | 1st Local, 70¢, $1.30 |
| Stamp Size | 40mm x 30mm (1st Local, 70¢), 35mm x 45.6mm ($1.30) |
| Miniature Sheet Size | 105mm x 65mm |
| Perforation | 13.33 x 13.33 (1st Local, 70¢), 14.286 x 14.286 ($1.30) |
| Paper | unwatermarked |
| Printing | Offset Lithography (stamps); Offset Lithography with Iridescent Ink and Hot Foil using shiny transparent film with laser effect (Collector's Sheet) |
| Sheet Content | 10 stamps per gummed-back |
| Printer | Stamps - Southern Colour Print / Collector's Sheet - Cartor Security Printing |
| Graphic Designer | Leo Teck Chong |
Issue date 04 Jan 2019
The Chinese calendar is based on five cycles of 12 years each, with each cycle tempered by one of the five Chinese elements – Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Each year features one of the 12 animal signs, and the year of 2019 is that of the Earth Pig.
The year 2019 marks the reign of the Pig and the twelfth animal in the Zodiac series on the Chinese calendar. The warm-hearted, good-tempered and gentle Pig is depicted on this set of stamps (1st Local, 70¢ and $1.30).
1st Local, 70¢, $1.30
40mm x 30mm (1st Local, 70¢), 35mm x 45.6mm ($1.30)
105mm x 65mm
13.33 x 13.33 (1st Local, 70¢), 14.286 x 14.286 ($1.30)
unwatermarked
Offset Lithography (stamps); Offset Lithography with Iridescent Ink and Hot Foil using shiny transparent film with laser effect (Collector's Sheet)
10 stamps per gummed-back
Stamps - Southern Colour Print / Collector's Sheet - Cartor Security Printing
Leo Teck Chong
Issue date 04 Jan 2019
The Chinese calendar is based on five cycles of 12 years each, with each cycle tempered by one of the five Chinese elements – Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Each year features one of the 12 animal signs, and the year of 2019 is that of the Earth Pig.
The year 2019 marks the reign of the Pig and the twelfth animal in the Zodiac series on the Chinese calendar. The warm-hearted, good-tempered and gentle Pig is depicted on this set of stamps (1st Local, 70¢ and $1.30).
| Denomination | 1st Local, 70¢, $1.30 |
|---|---|
| Stamp Size | 40mm x 30mm (1st Local, 70¢), 35mm x 45.6mm ($1.30) |
| Miniature Sheet Size | 105mm x 65mm |
| Perforation | 13.33 x 13.33 (1st Local, 70¢), 14.286 x 14.286 ($1.30) |
| Paper | unwatermarked |
| Printing | Offset Lithography (stamps); Offset Lithography with Iridescent Ink and Hot Foil using shiny transparent film with laser effect (Collector's Sheet) |
| Sheet Content | 10 stamps per gummed-back |
| Printer | Stamps - Southern Colour Print / Collector's Sheet - Cartor Security Printing |
| Graphic Designer | Leo Teck Chong |
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