Special 81 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1971) (D081)

Stamp SN : D081
Stamp Name : Special 81 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1971)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Lunar New Year,Zodiac
Issue date : 1971-12-01
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 24x32
Printer : China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Sheet composition : S81.1-81.4 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : 76-lb 〝郵〞(post) watermarked paper with red-blue fiber
Perforation : 12 3/4 x 12
Designer : Wen Hsueh-ju

To facilitate the prepaying of postage for the yuletide and the New Year mails, a set of the 1972 New Year's Greeting Postage Stamp was issued. This set of stamps adopts the design of four squirrels arranged symmetrically to symbolize the New Year of 1972.