Stamp Issue “Lunar Year of the Dragon”
03/01/2024 15:30
Macao Post and Telecommunications
Bureau will release the fifth issue of
the fourth series of Chinese Zodiac
philatelic products with the stamp
theme
“Lunar
Year of the Dragon”
on 5th January,
2024. It is said that
“the Dragon brings prosperity to
China, and the swallows dance with the
Spring.” On the joyous arrival
of the Lunar Year of the Dragon, the
well designed commemorative stamps are
issued to wish everyone
“Vigorous as Dragon and
Horse”.
The conceptual design of the fourth
series is based on the four seasons.
This issue includes a set of four
stamps and one souvenir sheet. With
the different images and elements of
the dragon, the stamps were inspired
by three representative festivals and
a solar term in the four seasons,
namely the Chinese New Year, the
Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn
Festival, and the Winter Solstice,
showing the colorful changes of the
seasons. Collectively resembling the
shape of a rectangular grid, the four
stamps share one festive square
pattern which depicts the Chinese
character“龍”(dragon) in
cursive script.
The above issue will be available for
sale at the General Post Office
(9:00a.m. to 5:30p.m.), the
Communications Museum (9:00a.m. to
1:00p.m., 2:30p.m. to 5:30p.m.), and
the “Rua do Campo” Post
Office (9:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.). The
mail service for the philatelic
products cancelled with the
commemorative postmark of this issue
will be available on the issue date at
the above locations. The philatelic
products are as follows:
Besides the above philatelic products,
the following three philatelic
products with the theme of Chinese
Zodiac will also be issued:
Presentation
Pack
The presentation pack contains one set
of four stamps, one souvenir sheet,
one first day cover with stamps and
one first day cover with souvenir
sheet. It is priced at
120.00
patacas.
Gift
Set of Gaiwan and
Stamps
The prestigious gift box contains one
“ceramic” gaiwan of
“Lunar Year of the Dragon”
with the theme of Spring, and a
presentation pack with one set of four
stamps. It will only be available for
sale at the Philatelic Shop of General
Post Office. The gift set is priced at
368.00 patacas
and available in a limited quantity.
Grasp the opportunity to expand your
collection!
Commemorative
Envelope (Joint Issue by China
and Macao)
The commemorative envelope is affixed
with stamps issued by China and Macao,
including one set of two China stamps
at a total of RMB2.40 and one set of
four Macao stamps at a total of 17.00
patacas, and cancelled with the
postmarks of China Post and Macao Post
and Telecommunications respectively.
Among the total printing quantity of
17,500 envelopes, the total of 2,500
envelopes to be sold in Macao are
priced at 30.00
patacas each.
The stamp designer of this issue is
Mr. Wilson Chi Ian
Lam, and the text of the
information brochure is written by
Mr. Lei Kun Teng.
“Lunar Year of the
Dragon” Joint Stamp Products
by China, Hong Kong and
Macao
This is the first time that China Post,
Hongkong Post, and Macao Post and
Telecommunications have jointly issued
a souvenir sheet containing Chinese
zodiac stamps. It reflects a
diversified expression of the
traditional Chinese dragon culture,
and shows a well-integrated cultural
bloodline of the same root. This is
the thirteenth joint issue of the
three postal administrations.
|
Philatelic
Products
|
Face
Value
|
Quantity
|
| Set of 4
Stamps |
17.00 patacas
|
775,000 |
| Stamp |
2.50 patacas
|
78,000 |
Among the total printing quantity of
stamps, 775,000 sets of stamps are
integrated into souvenir sheets, and
the remaining of 78,000 stamps are
printed as sheets of 50 stamps. The
souvenir sheets and stamps of Macao
Post and Telecommunications are
transformed and sold as two types of
presentation packs.
Presentation
Pack with Souvenir Sheet
(Joint
Issue by China, Hong Kong
and
Macao)
The presentation pack contains one
souvenir sheet jointly issued by the
three postal administrations. It
contains two sets of four imperforated
China stamps at a total of RMB4.80,
one set of four Hong Kong stamps at a
total of HKD17.10, and one set of four
Macao stamps at a total of 17.00
patacas. The total of 70,000 packs to
be sold in Macao are numbered with the
code “C” to represent
Macao and priced at 60.00
patacas each.
Presentation
Pack with Souvenir Sheet
and Commemorative Envelope
(Joint Issue by China,
Hong Kong and
Macao)
The presentation pack contains one
souvenir sheet and one commemorative
envelope jointly issued by the three
postal administrations. The
commemorative envelope is affixed with
a China stamp at RMB1.20, a Hong Kong
stamp at HKD2.20 and a Macao stamp at
2.50 patacas, and cancelled with the
postmarks of China Post, Hong Kong
Post and Macao Post and
Telecommunications respectively. The
total of 5,000 packs to be sold in
Macao are priced at 78.00
patacas each.
This is the first theme of the 2024
issues.
Technical Data of Stamp Lunar Year of
the Dragon”
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