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2003 37c Chinese Lunar New Year: Year of the Ram
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U.S. #3747
37¢ Year of the Ram
Chinese New Year
Issue Date: January 15, 2003
City: Chicago, IL
Quantity: 70,000,000
Printed By: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 11 ½
Color: Multicolored
This stamp was issued on January 15, 2003, in Chicago as the eleventh entry in the Lunar New Year series, a set the Postal Service began issuing to mark the Chinese zodiac and the broader Lunar New Year celebrations observed by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, and Mongolian communities around the world. The ram holds the eighth position among the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with recent Years of the Ram falling in 1991, 2003, and 2015, and each cycle repeating roughly once every twelve years. Those born under this sign are traditionally said to be gentle, artistic, and drawn to nature, with a reputation for charm and quiet creativity passed down through generations of zodiac tradition.
Artist Clarence Lee of Honolulu designed the stamp using a modern take on traditional Chinese paper cutting, an art form long associated with Lunar New Year decorations and celebrations. Professional calligrapher Lau Bun contributed handwritten Kanji characters identifying the stamp's subject, characters that can be read across several different Asian languages and cultural traditions despite their Chinese origin. Seventy million copies of this stamp were printed using lithography, reflecting the strong ongoing demand for the series among collectors and members of the Asian American community alike.
This stamp continues a design tradition that began years earlier as the Postal Service worked its way through the full twelve year zodiac cycle, with each release pairing a new animal with the same paper cut inspired visual style.
U.S. #3747
37¢ Year of the Ram
Chinese New Year
Issue Date: January 15, 2003
City: Chicago, IL
Quantity: 70,000,000
Printed By: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 11 ½
Color: Multicolored
This stamp was issued on January 15, 2003, in Chicago as the eleventh entry in the Lunar New Year series, a set the Postal Service began issuing to mark the Chinese zodiac and the broader Lunar New Year celebrations observed by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, and Mongolian communities around the world. The ram holds the eighth position among the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, with recent Years of the Ram falling in 1991, 2003, and 2015, and each cycle repeating roughly once every twelve years. Those born under this sign are traditionally said to be gentle, artistic, and drawn to nature, with a reputation for charm and quiet creativity passed down through generations of zodiac tradition.
Artist Clarence Lee of Honolulu designed the stamp using a modern take on traditional Chinese paper cutting, an art form long associated with Lunar New Year decorations and celebrations. Professional calligrapher Lau Bun contributed handwritten Kanji characters identifying the stamp's subject, characters that can be read across several different Asian languages and cultural traditions despite their Chinese origin. Seventy million copies of this stamp were printed using lithography, reflecting the strong ongoing demand for the series among collectors and members of the Asian American community alike.
This stamp continues a design tradition that began years earlier as the Postal Service worked its way through the full twelve year zodiac cycle, with each release pairing a new animal with the same paper cut inspired visual style.
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