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Ring in the new year with the 5th issuance of the Lunar New Year series — the Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®. People born in the Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious sign in the Chinese zodiac, are said to be successful, wise, and powerful. The Lunar New Year holiday is a celebration of new beginnings that falls on the second new moon of the Chinese lunar calendar following the winter solstice. On Jan. 29, millions around the world will hold parades and host parties, decorate with red and gold lanterns, set off firecrackers to ward off evil spirits, and invite family and friends On 17 January 2025, UNPA celebrates the Chinese Lunar Calendar – Year of the Snake with the issuance of a special event sheet of 10 stamps. The Chinese New Year officially begins on 29 January 2025 and continues until 16 February 2026. The ten $1.65 denominated stamps and background design show four snakes intimately embracing [] Mr. Pan also designed and illustrated the 2023 Lunar Rabbit, the 2022 Lunar Tiger, and the 2018 Lunar Dog stamp sheets. A special Year of the Dragon postcard, featuring the same illustration as the stamps, is also being issued. Specifications: Stamp size: 40.6 mm x 29.8 mm Tab size: 26.6 mm x 29.8 mm Sheet size: 279.4 mm x 215.9 mm Illustrations of the 12 zodiac animals, done in the artist’s unique style, form vertical lines on the left and right sides of the pane of 20 stamps. The Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon pane of 20 stamps are issued as Forever stamps. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1‑ounce price. A pane of 10 stamps issued Jan. 17 by the United Nations Postal Administration celebrates the Year of the Snake in the Chinese lunar calendar. The stamps are denominated $1.65 for use for the post office at U.N. headquarters in New York City. third Lunar New Year series. This is the fifth Forever stamp in that series, which will continue through 2031 with stamps for the Year of the Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. “The Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon stamp is much more than U.S. postage,” said Tan, the Wing Luke Museum executive director. The USPS began a tradition of issuing stamps in celebration of the Chinese New Year in 1972 with the Year of the Rooster issue. The Chinese New Year is the most important social holiday for the Chinese American community and enjoyed by all Americans. Originally tied to the lunar-solar Chinese calendar, the Chinese New Year period began in the The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) celebrates the new lunar calendar with the issuance of a special event sheet for the “Year of the Snake”, which begins 29 January 2025 and The Lunar New Year holiday is a celebration of new beginnings that falls on the second new moon of the Chinese lunar calendar following the winter solstice. On Jan. 29, millions around the world will hold parades and host parties, decorate with red and gold lanterns, set off firecrackers to ward off evil spirits, and invite family and friends A continuation from previous Lunar New Year issues, our 2025 Year of the Snake issue was illustrated by Chief Art Consultant of China Post, Wang Huming. The issue includes a miniature sheet and stamp, as well as additional products such as first day covers and presentation packs. The Postal Store® ships all in-stock orders with USPS Tracking® service. Please allow 3-5 business days for in-stock items to be shipped with Standard Shipping, or 1-2 business days for in-stock orders to be shipped with Priority Mail Express® service. The first stamp was a rooster stamp issued on December 30, 1992 for the 1993 Year of the Rooster. Twelve stamps were issued, one per year, with the appropriate first class postage denomination for the year of issue. The second design was a dog for 1994 which is shown on the postcard above. The dog is a Pekinese, the royal dog of China. The The stamps and the sheet’s background were illustrated by Tiger Pan (China), who also illustrated the Chinese Lunar Calendar – Year of the Tiger stamps in 2022 as well as the Chinese Lunar Calendar – Year of the Dog stamps in 2018. A special Year of the Rabbit postcard, featuring the same illustration as the stamps, is also being issued. Download this Free Vector about Chinese new year postcard, and discover more than 15 Million Professional Graphic Resources on Freepik In 2023, the U.S. Postal Service issues the fourth of 12 stamps in the latest Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Rabbit begins January 22, 2023, and ends on February 9, 2024.
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