The pattern of my country’s first set of zodiac stamps in 1980.

The stamps issued in 1980 were "Gengshen Year". "Gengshen Year" was issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China on February 15, 1980 to commemorate the Gengshen Year. The stamp number was Special stamp of T.46.

The stamp pattern of "The Year of Geng Shen" uses a cute sitting golden monkey painted by Chinese painter Huang Yongyu, with a bright red background, full of festive flavor. ?

"The Year of Gengshen" is one of the precious stamps issued by New China. It is also the stamp product with the largest and fastest appreciation in value among the stamps officially issued by New China.

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Issue background

The Chinese lunar calendar uses the stem and branch method of counting years. The twelve zodiac signs are also called the twelve zodiac signs, which are used by the people to calculate age. of twelve animals. For example, 1980 is the year of Gengshen in the lunar calendar, and Shen is a monkey. This year is the year of the monkey, and people born in that year are monkeys. In order to commemorate the Gengshen Year, on February 15, 1980, the day before the first day of the first lunar month of the Gengshen Year in the lunar calendar, the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued the first set of stamps in the first round of the zodiac series of stamps - "Gengshen Year" 》.

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