Special 301 The Auspicious Postage Stamps (Issue of 1992) (D301)

Stamp SN : D301
Stamp Name : Special 301 The Auspicious Postage Stamps (Issue of 1992)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Lunar New Year,Birds,Fish,Mammals
Issue date : 1992-01-27
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 30x40
Printer : China Color Printing Co. Inc., R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Locally-made mat finished,
Perforation : 13 1/2
Designer : Hu Zerman

Nienhwa, an auspicious painting drawn for Lunar New Year, is a traditional Chinese art form. It conveys Chinese people's wishes and ideals for good fortune and prosperity during the year to come by means of the name, the homonym, and the auspicious association or implication of an object described. The four Nienhwas taken as the motifs of this set of stamps are Peace in the Wake of Firecrackers, Good Fortune and Satisfaction,The Five Blessings upon the House, and An Abundance for Every Year.