/kloc-the first set of zodiac stamps discovered in 0/980, heavenly stems and earthly branches is the year of Geng Shen, which is the first stamp of the first round of zodiac stamps. This stamp has been worth more than gold since it was issued. By the end of 20021,China Post * * * had issued 4 1 set of Zodiac stamps, and the Year of Gengzi stamp was the fifth set of the fourth round of Zodiac stamps issued by China Post.
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1979 In April, after the China stamp delegation returned from Hong Kong, it was suggested to follow Hong Kong's example in issuing zodiac stamps. 1June, 979, the first set of stamps of China Zodiac was designed. The original picture of the first set of stamps on China Zodiac was created, designed by Shao Bolin and carved by Jiang.
Because 1980 is the year of Geng Shen, which is also commonly known as the Year of the Monkey. Therefore, Geng stamps are also called "monkey tickets" by collectors. Geng stamps are numbered T46, with a face value of 80 cents, each set 1 piece, and overprinted by color carving. It was originally planned to issue 5 million Geng stamps. Later, due to the high rejection rate, the actual print runs were only 443 1.600, and 1.980 were released in February. The collection and preservation of stamps is very important, and collectors should cherish their own stamps.
Baidu Encyclopedia-China's first set of stamps