NEWS FROM AUSTRALIAN POST THAT THE FOLLOWING COLLECTABLES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON
Saturday, 30 January 2016
Thursday, 7 January 2016
HONGKONG Year of the Monkey Issue Date: 16.1.2016
The “Year of the Monkey” issue is the fifth of the fourth Lunar New Year
special stamp series of Hongkong Post. The four stamps depict the
playful character of the Monkey and the vibrancy of the New Year through
the different art forms, including coloured glass, embroidery,
silverware and Beijing opera mask paper-cut. One of the two stamp
sheetlets is printed on silk, capturing the festive spirit of the Lunar
New Year and also Gold and Silver Stamp Sheetlet on Lunar New Year Animals – Ram/Monkey to be issue
Souce: Hongkongpoststamps
Souce: Hongkongpoststamps
Why China is 'going postal' for monkey stamps?
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
-PPAKASHRAJ G
RUSSIA'S NEXT POSTCROSSING STAMP
Russia Post will issue 'Postcrossing. Continuation of the Series' 1 stamp, sheet with illustrated margins with 9 (3х3) stamps at March10-2016
source: http://www.rusmarka.ru/en/plans/planmarka.aspx
source: http://www.rusmarka.ru/en/plans/planmarka.aspx
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