Today, December 1, Taiwan issues their New Years Greetings Stamps. The Chinese lunar New Year falls on January 29, 2006 and will be the year of the dog. To welcome the year of the dog, Chunghwa Post has issued two New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 2005), as well as a miniature sheet.
As you can see by the set of New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps below, Taiwan is taking the upcoming year’s Chinese zodiac sign as the theme. The design uses images of traditional New Year’s calligraphy and dogs to convey the joyous atmosphere of the New Year’s holidays. The NT$3.5-denominated stamp features a New Year’s calligraphy with a background pattern of purple flowers and plants. The NT$13-denominated stamp features New Year’s calligraphy with the Chinese characters for “Spring,” “Fullness,” and “Good Fortune” that convey the excitement of waiting for spring. The NT$12-denominated miniature sheet features three dogs of different appearances to express group harmony and ease, so as to convey to society best wishes for peace, health and happiness.
