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Monday, 19 October 2015

Lunar New Year - Year of the Monkey Generic Sheet

The fifth in the series, following on from the 2015 Year of the Sheep last year , Year of the Horse sheet in 2013, Year of the Snake sheet in 2013 and Year of the Dragon sheet in 2012. The sheet features 20 Firework stamps from the Smilers range alongside the five elemental Sheep types Water, Wood, Fire, Earth & Metal, celebrations of Chinese communities from around the UK and imagery associated with the celebrations.

The special postmark is available for use on the day of issue from the London Special Handstamp Centre at Mount Pleasant..

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous19 October 2015 at 13:25

    You appear to have got your years mixed up.!
    I.E Last year was 2014.
    You have 2 2013 years.

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    1. Ian - Norvic19 October 2015 at 13:29

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    2. Ian - Norvic19 October 2015 at 13:32

      2015 is the year of the Sheep/Ram and the sheet was issued in November 2014, so it's last year's sheet.
      2014 was the year of the Horse and the sheet was issued in December 2013.
      2013 was the year of the Snake and the sheet was issued in February 2013.

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