Year of the Rat: Lunar New Year, Full Sheet of 20 x 32-Cent

Year of the Rat: Lunar New Year, Full Sheet of 20 x 32-Cent Postage Stamps, USA 1996, Scott 3060
- 4th in the U.S. Lunar New Year stamp series.
- Features an intricate Chinese paper-cut design by artist, Clarence Lee.
- An unusual and artistic gift for people born in the Year of the Rat.
- Years of the Rat include 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, and 2032.
- Gummed collectible stamps or use for postage.
These "Year of the Rat" stamps were issued on February 8, 1996, in San Francisco, California. Artist, Clarence Lee, of Honolulu, HI, created a distinctively modern and Chinese design with a paper-cut two dimensional look. A professional calligrapher, Lau Bun, wrote Kanji characters to state the name of each stamp on the left side. Kanji is a Japanese adaptation to Chinese characters and can be read by a variety of Asian groups from differing countries and cultures. The Chinese lunar cycle is based on a 12-year repeating cycle. According to legend, the signs of the Zodiac were determined when Buddha invited all the animals of the kingdom for a meeting. Only 12 animals showed up: the rooster, dog, boar, rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, ram and monkey. Buddha gave each animal its own year; thus, it is believed that people will possess the nature and characteristics of the animal that represents the year in which they are born.
Country USA
Brand United States Postal Service
Manufacturer USPS
Binding Toy
ItemPartNumber 1996shx
Model 1996shx
UnitCount 1
UPCs 787793775970
EANs 0787793775970
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	United States Postal Service
Manufacturer	USPS
Binding	Toy
ItemPartNumber	1996shx
Model	1996shx
UnitCount	1
UPCs	787793775970
EANs	0787793775970
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Year of the Rat: Lunar New Year, Full Sheet of 20 x 32-Cent Postage Stamps, USA 1996, Scott 3060

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