The following Scott numbers were released last week:

3832a Chinese New Year (Monkey), dated “2005″

3895 Chinese New Year double-sided pane of 24, with 2 each #a-k
• a. 37¢ Rat
• b. 37¢ Ox
• c. 37¢ Tiger
• d. 37¢ Rabbit
• e. 37¢ Dragon
• f. 37¢ Snake
• g. 37¢ Horse
• h. 37¢ Ram (photogravure, dated “2005″)
• i. 37¢ Rooster
• j. 37¢ Dog
• k. 37¢ Boar

3896 37¢ Marian Anderson

3897 37¢ Ronald Reagan

3898 37¢ Love

a. Booklet pane of 20

C138b 60¢ Acadia National Park, with 2005 year date

It defies logic to me why in the world the new Monkey stamp doesn’t have a 3895 number. Yes, it’s a 37¢ Monkey, and looks just like the previous one, but it is still a part of the new issue. My opinion is that Scott made a bad decision on the numbering for this one.