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 Use these stamps all year long! This Lunar New Year: Year of the Snake stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate. Stamp Issuance: January 14, 2025 Boston, MA 02205. Made in the USA 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 and coiling around each other. In Chinese culture, the circular connection of head to tail signifies endless continuity. The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) on Friday issued a special-event stamp sheet to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake. The stamp sheet consists of 10 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 and coiling around each other. In Chinese culture, the circular connection of head to tail signifies endless continuity. The Year of the Snake begins January 29, 2025, and ends February 16, 2026. "The stamp should eventually sell out once they go on sale across the United States on Jan. 14th. The Postal Service beginning of the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal on the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Snake ends Feb. 16, 2026. The holiday — and the weeks of celebration that surround it — mark the beginning of the traditional planting season in Southeast Asia, but modern Lunar New Year festivities take place all over the world for people of Chinese The image provided by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) shows a Year of the Snake stamp sheet issued on Jan. 17, 2025. The UNPA on Friday issued a special-event stamp sheet to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake. (UNPA/Handout via Xinhua) USPS Unveils 2025 Lunar New Year Stamp. This date also marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake, the sixth animal on the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Snake ends Feb. 16, 2026. In 2025, the U.S. Postal Service issues the sixth of 12 stamps in the newest Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Snake begins January 29, 2025, and ends on February 16, 2026. Beginning in 2020, in observance of the Lunar New Year holiday, the U.S. Postal Service introduced its third Lunar New Year series. This is the sixth Forever® stamp in Australia Post stamps. The official $1.50 and $3.00 Australia Post stamps feature a snake with red and gold scales. A commemorative postmark in the form of a snake's body in a Chinese knot includes the words ‘First day of issue 7 January 2025 Christmas Island WA 6798’. Now showing: Vietnam - Postage stamps - 2024 - Chinese New Year 2025 - Towards the Year of the Snake - 1 stamps. Year of the Snake 2025 for the years 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, and 2025 Chinese Zodiac Animal rubber stamps. Celebrate Chinese New Year or your personal birth year with your Chinese astrological symbol as seen in the Chinese calendar. Black Heritage: Allen Toussaint In recent years, the Black Heritage series has celebrated a man one year and a woman the next. Next year, the 48th stamp in the series will honor Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), the virtuoso pianist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and producer responsible for scores of hits across multiple genres. 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. Chinese New Year 2025 Limited Edition Prestige Booklet. £60.00. First Day Cover. £9.01. ©2025 Guernsey Stamps and Collectables OpenCart Website Development. Get the complete set of three mint stamp sheets celebrating the Lunar New Year for just $9.95 – a savings of $19.90. Plus shipping and guaranteed delivery are FREE. In one easy order you’ll receive 36 mint stamps picturing all 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac for less than $10. Chinese New Year - Limited Edition Years 7-12, Imperforate Uncut Press Sheets. £50.00. ©2025 Guernsey Stamps and Collectables OpenCart Website Development. 10 January 2025 - Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake - 2 gummed stamps, 1 ‘mini-pane’ containing 4 stamps (2 different stamps with 2 pairs tête beche), 1 self-adhesive ‘1st Local’ stamp from booklets of 10, 1 ‘Collectors sheet’ containing a single stamp and 2 My Stamp miniature sheets from packs, one containing 2 different stamps 3 of each with attached labels) and the other Get the complete set of three mint stamp sheets celebrating the Lunar New Year for just $9.95 – a savings of $19.90. Plus shipping and guaranteed delivery are FREE. In one easy order you’ll receive 36 mint stamps picturing all 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac for less than $10.
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