Description: This Listing is for ONE NEW Sheet of 12 x 41¢ Stamps: Celebrating Lunar New Year, Year of the Rat from 2008.Mint. MNH. No flaws. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment. The U.S. Postal Service issued this sheet of twelve self-adhesive Lunar New Year stamps on January 9, 2008 in San Francisco, CA in celebration of the Year of the Rat. The Brooklyn artist Kam Mak (who was born in Hong Kong and grew up in New York City's Chinatown) created this design, depicting festive paper lanterns - in red, for luck - which are common decorations at Lunar New Year celebrations, where they are frequently hung in rows. The Lunar New Year, the most important holiday of the year for many Asian communities around the world, is celebrated primarily by people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, and Mongolian heritage. 1st in the U.S. Celebrating Lunar New Year stamp series. Years of the Rat include: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, and 2020. People born in the Year of the Rat are said to be adaptable, clever, ambitious, and industrious.Self-adhesive collectible stamps; great as gifts for people born in the Year of the Rat; or use for postage. Scott # 4221 Free Shipping in the U.S. by USPS First Class
Price: 9.15 USD
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 41 Cent
Type: Full Sheet
Year of Issue: 2008
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
Color: Multi-Color
Region: United States
Theme: Cultures & Ethnicities
Grade: Ungraded
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
