| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | January 18, 2019 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Quantity | 540,000 |
| Denomination |
$2.65
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| Series | Chinese New Year |
| Series Time Span | 1997 - 2021 |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
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Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
Send warm wishes to welcome the Year of the Pig with this booklet of six international-rate stamps accented with gold foil.
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 modestly dressed and seated Pigsy clutches 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.
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Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 18, 2019.
Honour the arrival of the Year of the Pig with this scroll-shaped souvenir sheet featuring the international-rate stamp from this issue. The stamp is accented with gold foil. This colourful collectible makes a great 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 modestly dressed and seated Pigsy clutches an enormous muck rake. The souvenir sheet features a detail from the domestic stamp, showing a proud Pigsy clad in heavenly armour.
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.
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Currently for pre-order only. Your item will ship once it becomes available on January 18, 2019.
Say goodbye to the Year of the Dog and welcome the arrival of the Year of the Pig with this transitional souvenir sheet featuring two international-rate stamps.
At the top is the Year of the Pig stamp. Its 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 modestly dressed and seated Pigsy clutches an enormous muck rake. Underneath is the Year of the Dog stamp, which depicts a stylized dog on a glowing red lantern.
Both stamps are accented with gold foil and feature calligraphy by Albert Ng, O. Ont. A departing dog walks off the left side of the souvenir sheet. Striding in from the right is Pigsy, clad in heavenly armour, a detail from the domestic stamp in this issue.
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.
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Bid farewell to the Year of the Pig and welcome the arrival of the Year of the Rat with this transitional souvenir sheet featuring the international rate stamp from each issue.
Both stamps feature embossing and gold foil and traditional blessings in Chinese calligraphy. At the top is the Year of the Rat stamp, depicting a newly wedded rat couple, with imagery of their wedding procession to the right. Below is the Year of the Pig stamp featuring Pigsy, a colourful character from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
The Year of the Rat begins on January 25, 2020, and ends on February 11, 2021. Although Rat is the first sign in the Chinese zodiac, this is Canada Post’s final issue in the most recent 12-stamp Lunar New Year series.
Celebrate the Year of the Pig with this uncut press sheet. This eye-catching collectible includes 12 scroll-shaped souvenir sheets, each bearing the international-rate stamp from this issue. The stamps are accented with gold foil.
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 modestly dressed and seated Pigsy clutched an enormous muck rake. The souvenir sheet features a detail from the domestic stamp, showing a proud Pigsy clad in heavenly armour. At the bottom of the sheet is a traditional blessing in calligraphy by Albert Ng, O.Ont. The message reads “Treasures fill the home.”
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.
Celebrate the Year of the Pig and honour friends and family born under the sign with this souvenir sheet Official First Day Cover. This colourful collectible is sold unsealed to recognize the Lunar New Year custom of giving money inside a red pouch.
The international-rate stamp on this collectible is accented with gold foil. Its 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. The stamp depicts a modestly dressed and seated Pigsy clutching an enormous muck rake. The souvenir sheet features a detail from the domestic stamp, showing a proud Pigsy clad in heavenly armour. The Official First Day Cover includes a traditional blessing in calligraphy by Albert Ng, O.Ont. The message reads “Treasures fill the home.”
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.
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.”
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.
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.