This Listing is for ONE NEW Sheet of 12 Year of the Ox: Celebrating Lunar New Year 42¢ U.S. Postage Stamps from 2009

Mint. MNH. No flaws. From a smoke-free and pet-free environment.

The U.S. Postal Service celebrated the Year of the Ox with the issuance of these 42¢ stamps on January 8, 2009 in New York, NY. Original colorful artwork by Kam Mak was combined with two elements from the previous series of Lunar New Year stamps - artist Clarence Lee's intricate paper-cut ox design and calligrapher Lau Bun's grass-style Kenji character for "ox". The ox is the 2nd of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac associated with the Lunar calendar. People of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, and Mongolian heritage celebrate the Lunar New Year. People born in the Year of the Ox are said to be hardworking, tolerant and persistent.

2nd in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series.

Features a dancer wearing a lion head, made of paper mache and bamboo.

An unusual and artistic gift for people born in the Year of the Ox.

Years of the Ox include 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 and 2033.

Self-adhesive collectible stamps or use for postage.

Scott # 4375

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