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                                     YEAR OF THE RAT (2020) and YEAR OF THE OX (2021)

                           TWO(2) CORNER PLATE BLOCKS OF 4 MINT SELF ADHESIVE STAMPS

                                                  PRISTINE NEVER HINGED (UNMOUNTED) MINT CONDITION

                             HEADS OF ANIMALS OF  FUTURE DESIGNS GOLD-EMBOSSED DOWN SIDE MARGINS

                                                                                 Sc. #5428 + 5556

These brilliant designs by American artist Camille Chew were adapted for the U. S. Postal Service by Antonio Alcalá.  These are the first two stamps in the 12-stamp Asian Lunar New Year cycle of stamps Ms Chew has designed for annual release until 2031. Examples of these are seen on the edges of the sheets, representing the annual issues still to be issued.

Future designs of animals to be depicted on the Lunar New Year stamps are: Year of the Tiger (2022), Rabbit (2023), Dragon (2024), Snake (2025), Horse (2026), Goat (2027), Monkey (2028), Rooster (2029), Dog (2030) and Boar (2031). All are gold-embossed, and appear down the side margins of the blocks.

The Year of the Ox is celebrated from 12 February 2021 until 31 January 2022. These two blocks would make a fine page in your Lunar New Year stamp collection.

Each stamp is rich in color, with gold embossing in the side margins and above the title lettering.  Each design has many adornments in Chinese and Asian folklore.

The single detailed images of the RAT and OX are from advertisements by the USPS ©.

                                           PRISTINE POST OFFICE-FRESH CONDITION

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