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Year of the Rat Celebrates Lunar New Forever Postage Stamps

Year of the Rat Celebrates Lunar New Forever Postage Stamps

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Lunar New Year is the most important holiday of the year for many Asian communities around the world. Across these varied cultures, many traditions exist for ringing in a new year of good luck and prosperity. In communities across the United States, people shop for food and other supplies, hang decorations and ceremoniously clean their homes and streets to welcome the year with a fresh start.  

The rat is the first of the 12 zodiac animal signs associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. Those born during the Year of the Rat may be seen as very clever, self-aware and highly social. The Year of the Rat begins Jan. 25, 2020, and ends Feb. 11, 2021.

With blue as the predominant color — said to be one of the lucky colors for individuals born during the Year of the Rat — the rat mask in the stamp design incorporates elements with symbolic meaning. Several of the patterns were created with the style of Asian textiles and the circle in the center of the rat’s head represents the new moon on which the Lunar New Year begins. A pop of the very lucky color red ties the design in with other common celebratory decorations.

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Basil Xanthe
Nice and convenient to purchase online.

They packaged my stamps for total protection and that was great. easy to work with and great communication will use them again

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Seaside
Rat Stamps

Great Chinese Zodiac 'Rat' stamps. These are collector stamps and for the person who is into their zodiac. My granddaughter really likes them.

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Stephanie Waterman
Wonderful stamps, easy to buy, thanks

This is a great way to buy stamps. I do not have to go to the post office, they are in stock, and in mint condition.

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S. Muscarella
Stamp Collecting

I thought I'd missed out on this part of a historic collection. Glad I could get it with a reasonable price.

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Melinda Bates
Good

Waiting to use them, albeit w extra postage next lunar year, year of the rat