Special 138 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1977) (D138)

Stamp SN : D138
Stamp Name : Special 138 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1977)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Lunar New Year,Zodiac
Issue date : 1977-12-01
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 26x34或34x26
Printer : China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Locally-made mat finished, watermarked stamp paper with gum
Perforation : 12 1/2
Photographer : Huang Po-hsiung

In the Chinese lunar calendar, 1978 is the year of the Horse. The stamps use horses as the main subject. The designs are of two close-up views chosen from Lang Shih-ning's painting 〝One Hundred Horses,〞 which is now being kept in the National Palace Museum.