China's stamp lovers got a double treat this week. Buyers hope that the stamps will grow in value, just as Chinese families grow in size.
The
newest release from the country's post office includes a nod to the
historic end of the country's one-child policy while celebrating the
upcoming Lunar New Year.
One of the new stamps features a smiling,
cartoon monkey being kissed by not one, but two baby monkeys. The Year
of the Monkey is set to begin on February 8.
China Post commissioned renowned Chinese
artist Huang Yongyu to design the commemorative stamp. They originally
asked for a female monkey holding a baby, according to Beijing's Legal
Evening News. Huang, reportedly, insisted on drawing two.
"Now
that China has launched the two-child policy recently, it should be
fine to draw two baby monkeys," the 92-year-old artist told the Legal
Evening News
Huang, the elderly stamp designer, also
designed the first ever set of animal Zodiac stamps, released in 1980.
Those stamps, nicknamed the"red monkey" have grown in value 200,000 fold
the past 30 years, according to China Daily
This
year's stamps have a face value of 1.20 yuan (about 18 US cents).
Buyers are optimistic they too will prove to be a good investmentPhotos: Xu Wei- fromchangzhou city china
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