Special 273 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1989) (D273)

Stamp SN : D273
Stamp Name : Special 273 New Year’s Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 1989)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Lunar New Year,Zodiac
Issue date : 1989-12-01
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 26x34
Printer : China Color Printing Co. Inc., R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Locally-made mat finished,
Perforation : 12 1/2
Suspersion date : 1991-12-01
Designer : Chuang Chu-mei

This set, consisting of two stamps, is the tenth in the second series of New Year's Greeting Postage Stamps released by this Directorate. 1990 is the Year of the Horse, according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. The abstract drawing, round in form to symbolize union and harmony, depicts a horse. The souvenir sheet (78×102 mm.) is composed of two sets of the new stamps.