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Year of the Pig

Chinese New Year

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Date of Issue January 18, 2019
Year 2019
Quantity 3,700,000
Denomination
PERMANENTâ„¢ (P).
Current monetary value: $0.92.
Series Chinese New Year
Series Time Span 1997 - 2021
Postal Administration Canada

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Booklet of 10 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 270,000

Celebrate the Year of the Pig with this booklet of 10 PermanentTM domestic stamps. The design is inspired by Zhu Bajie, a colourful character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. Banished from a powerful position in Heaven, he is reborn into the mortal world as Pigsy, a half-human, half-pig creature. On the stamp, a proud Pigsy is clad in heavenly armour as he carries an enormous muck rake.

The Year of the Pig begins February 5, 2019, and ends on January 24, 2020. While the pig is the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese Lunar calendar, this is Canada Post’s eleventh Lunar New Year issue. Our series concludes in January 2020, with the arrival of the Year of the Rat.

NOTIFICATION

Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 18, 2019.

  • ISSUE DATE: January 18, 2019
  • STAMP DESIGNER: Albert Ng O.Ont and Jai Paek
  • STAMP VALUE: PermanentTM (domestic rate)
  • NUMBER OF STAMPS INCLUDED: 10
  • QUANTITY PRODUCTS: 270,000
  • DIMENSIONS: 32 mm x 32 mm
Original Purchase Price: $9.00
Perforation: Simulated Perforation
Dimension: 32 mm x 32 mm
Printer: Colour Innovations
Printing Process: Lithography in 6 colours
Gum Type: Pressure sensitive
Tagging: General tagging, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Full Pane of 25 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 40,000

Honour the arrival of the Year of the Pig with this pane of 25 PermanentTM domestic stamps. The pane is embossed and accented with gold foil. On each corner is a traditional blessing in Chinese calligraphy by Albert Ng, O.Ont..

The stamp design is inspired by Zhu Bajie, a colourful character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. Banished from a powerful position in Heaven, he is reborn into the mortal world as Pigsy, a half-human, half-pig creature. On the stamp, a proud Pigsy is clad in heavenly armour as he carries an enormous muck rake.

The Year of the Pig begins February 5, 2019, and ends on January 24, 2020. While the pig is the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese Lunar calendar, this is Canada Post’s eleventh Lunar New Year issue. Our series concludes in January 2020, with the arrival of the Year of the Rat.

NOTIFICATION

Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 18, 2019.

  • ISSUE DATE: January 18, 2019
  • STAMP DESIGNER: Albert Ng O.Ont and Jai Paek
  • STAMP ILLUSTRATOR: Jai Paek
  • STAMP VALUE: PermanentTM (domestic rate)
  • QUANTITY PRODUCED: 40,000
  • DIMENSIONS: 32 mm x 32 mm
Original Purchase Price: $22.50
Perforation: 13+
Dimension: 32 mm x 32 mm
Printer: Colour Innovations
Printing Process: Lithography in 6 colours, embossing, 1 foil stamping
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General tagging, four sides
Paper: Tullis Russell
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - 21,000

Honour the arrival of the Year of the Pig with this Official First Day Cover featuring the PermanentTM domestic stamp from this issue. This colourful collectible is the perfect gift for a friend or relative born in the Year of the Pig, or for parents expecting a child this year.

The stamp design is inspired by Zhu Bajie, a colourful character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. Banished from a powerful position in Heaven, he is reborn into the mortal world as Pigsy, a half-human, half-pig creature. On the stamp, a proud Pigsy is clad in heavenly armour as he carries an enormous muck rake. On the Official First Day Cover, a seated Pigsy is shown dressed in more modest attire.

The stamp is cancelled in Markham, Ontario. The pictorial cancellation is the Chinese word ‘pig’ in calligraphy by Albert Ng, O.Ont.

The Year of the Pig begins February 5, 2019, and ends on January 24, 2020. While the pig is the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese Lunar calendar, this is Canada Post’s eleventh Lunar New Year issue. Our series concludes in January 2020, with the arrival of the Year of the Rat.

NOTIFICATION

Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 18, 2019.

  • ISSUE DATE: January 18, 2019
  • STAMP DESIGNER: Albert Ng O.Ont and Jai Paek
  • STAMP ILLUSTRATOR: Jai Paek
  • STAMP VALUE: PermanentTM (domestic rate
  • QUANTITY PRODUCED: 21,000
  • DIMENSIONS: 190 mm x 112 mm
  • CANCELLATION SITE: Markham ON
Original Purchase Price: $1.90
Cancellation Location: Markham ON
Dimension: 190 mm x 112 mm
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Official First Day Cover - Plate Block

Quantity Produced - 16,000

Honour the arrival of the Year of the Pig with this Official First Day Cover featuring a corner set of four PermanentTM domestic stamps.

The corner set on this Official First Day Cover is the lower right. It is embossed and accented with gold foil. On the border is a traditional blessing in calligraphy by Albert Ng, O.Ont. The message reads “Celestial phenomena portending peace and prosperity.” The stamps are cancelled in Markham, Ontario.

The stamp design is inspired by Zhu Bajie, a colourful character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. Banished from a powerful position in Heaven, he is reborn into the mortal world as Pigsy, a half-human, half-pig creature. On the stamp, a proud Pigsy is clad in heavenly armour as he carries an enormous muck rake. On the Official First Day Cover, a seated Pigsy is shown dressed in more modest attire.

The Year of the Pig begins February 5, 2019, and ends on January 24, 2020. While the pig is the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese Lunar calendar, this is Canada Post’s eleventh Lunar New Year issue. Our series concludes in January 2020, with the arrival of the Year of the Rat.

NOTIFICATION

Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 18, 2019.

  • ISSUE DATE: January 18, 2019
  • STAMP DESIGNER: Albert Ng O.Ont and Jai Paek
  • STAMP ILLUSTRATOR: Jai Paek
  • STAMP VALUE: PermanentTM (domestic rate
  • QUANTITY PRODUCED: 4,000
  • DIMENSIONS: 190 mm x 112 mm
  • CANCELLATION SITE: Markham ON
Original Purchase Price: $4.60
Cancellation Location: Markham ON
Dimension: 190 mm x 112 mm
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About Stamp

After one last bark from the Year of the Dog, the Year of the Pig trots into the limelight on February 5, 2019, and squeals to a stop on January 24, 2020. Two stamps – the 11th issue in our 12-year series – celebrate this porcine sign, which also ruled the Chinese zodiac in 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971 and 1959. Those born under it are said to be frank, forthright and trusting.

Albert Ng and Seung Jai Paek, of Albert Ng and Associates, based their designs for the stamps on the story of Zhu Bajie, a colourful character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. A once powerful figure in Heaven, Pigsy – as he became known – was banished for misbehaviour to life on Earth as a human-pig hybrid. The PermanentTM domestic-rate stamp features a proud Pigsy clad in heavenly armour, clutching an enormous nine-toothed muck rake. The international stamp shows him lounging in more modest attire.

As with past years, the pane of 25 stamps and the uncut press sheet are adorned with auspicious messages offering blessings for the New Year. When asked about their significance, Ng said he followed one principal in choosing them: to be meaningful. “Another challenge,” he added, “was to select sayings that were acceptable to both Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking audiences.”

About Stamp Series

Canada Post started issuing Chinese New Year stamps in 1997. Since then, Canada Post has been issuing a stamp for the Chinese New Year each year.

2009-2021

From 2009 to 2020, Canada Post issued an exquisite Chinese New Year stamp that was part of one of Canada Post’s most popular and longest-running series, which featured such elaborate techniques as gold and silver foiling and multi-level embossing.

In 2021, Canada Post issued a special tribute to the culmination of more than a decade of award-winning stamps. This retrospective brought together in a single issue all the stamps from their 2009-2020 Lunar New Year series.

The Lunar New Year cycle showcased all of the animals in the Chinese zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Conceived well before the series was launched, this collection features 24 stamps based on the designs of all the previous domestic and international rate stamps in the last 12 years.

“Even before we began this series of Lunar New Year stamps, we envisioned bringing them all together for a grand finale,” explains Jim Phillips, Director of Stamp Services. “That required a plan from the very beginning. We developed standardized specifications that made the stamps consistent across issues in terms of dimension, format and palette, but still allowed sufficient creative freedom for each to be spectacular in its own right.”

Brought together by Paprika from Montréal, these eye-catching stamps feature the work of the many design firms and designers who contributed to the series over the years. The result is a unique collectible that is a fitting tribute to Lunar New Year celebrations everywhere.

Creators

Design: Albert Ng, O.Ont., and Seung Jai Paek Illustration: Seung Jai Paek Calligraphy: Albert Ng, O.Ont.

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Reference

Canada Post Details Magazine: January 2019, Volume XXVIII NO 1.

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