Special 55 New Year’s Greeting Stamps (Issue of 1968) (D055)

Stamp SN : D055
Stamp Name : Special 55 New Year’s Greeting Stamps (Issue of 1968)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Lunar New Year,Zodiac
Issue date : 1968-11-12
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 26x34
Printer : China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : 76-lb〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper with red-blue fiber
Perforation : 12 1/2
Designer : Wen Hsueh-ju

This set of 〝New Year's Greeting〞stamps shows a cock as the central design. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, 1969 is the year of the cock.Having a cock as the subject is because of popular appreciation and also because〝the cock heralds the dawn,〞and 〝the dawn is the most important time of a day.〞