US 2015 Chinese Lunar New Year ; Imperf. 49c. Scott. 4957a


US 2015 Chinese Lunar New Year ; Imperf. 49c. Scott. 4957a


Series: Chinese New Year (2015)

Stamp details: Lunar New Year - Year of the Ram

Issued date: 07-02-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 49c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Format: PSA (Pressure-sensitive adhesive) Pane of 12

First Day City: San Francisco, California, at the Chinese Culture Center

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 4957
Michel (Germany): 5146BB

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 40mm


Designers: Kim Mak (designer) ; Clarence Lee (artist)

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America for Sennett Security Products

Printing Method: Lithographed in sheets of 144, with 12 panes of 12

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Imperforate
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Ram, Sheep, Animals, Birds, Flowers, Dried fruits

Note: Face value US$0.49 on day of issue.

Description:- Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of the Chinese New Year. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place from New Year’s Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year