Special 252 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1987) (D252)

Stamp SN : D252
Stamp Name : Special 252 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1987)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Lunar New Year,Zodiac
Issue date : 1987-12-01
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 26x34
Printer : China Engraving & Printing Works, R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Locally-made mat finished,
Perforation : 12 1/2
Suspersion date : 1988-12-01
Designer : Chuang Chu-mei

Consisting of two stamps, this set is the eighth of a second series of New Year's Greeting Postage Stamps drawn by Ms. Chuang Chu-mei. 1988 is the Year of the Dragon, as reckoned by the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. The abstract drawing, round in form symbolizing union and harmony, depicts a dragon. The souvenir sheet (78×102 mm.) is composed of two sets of the new stamps.