Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Gold Stamps - Update

Category - Touch
Subcategory - Gold Stamps

Australia Christmas Island 2020 Year of the Rat Gold Stamps

Issue date 08 January 2020

In a new series Christmas Island to commemorate the start of the New Lunar Cycle with the year of the Rat, has issued a special minisheet made of Gold;

In 2020, the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle begins again. The striking illustrations for the Year of the Rat stamp issue are by Yan Lin, a visual designer based in Sydney. The three diamond shaped stamps in this issue present the Rat as characters from traditional Peking Opera, which has its origins in the mid-Qing dynasty (1636–1912). The characters perform spectacular vocals, mime, dance and acrobatics in beautiful, ornate costumes. The stamps present the principal male role (sheng), the comedy role (chou) and the female role (dan). 

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