Year of the Horse stamps sell like hot cakes
Stamps celebrating the Year of the Horse convey proved a hot seller inwards China, amongst the order out of 4000 stamps selling out inside an lx minutes of going on the market in Lanzhou, the upper-case alphabetic lineament of Gansu province.
The stamps celebrating Jia-Wu Year or the Year of the Horse were released inwards 2 sizes together with were designed yesteryear artist Chen Saohua. “Horse” in Mandarin Chinese is a homonym amongst the give-and-take for luck.
The white Equus caballus on the postage stamp features an equine modelled subsequently the tri-colored porcelain Equus caballus of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The peony patterns on its trunk symbolize wealth, dignity, together with expert luck, spell the 2 bats drawn on the saddle hateful “getting blessings instantly.”
From Jan v virtually 50,000 stamps were sold throughout the say inwards 3 days, amongst most going to either postage stamp collectors, those born inwards the Year of the Horse, or those amongst household unit of measurement members born inwards the year.
The larger of the stamps sold for 24 yuan (US$3.9) together with 2 smaller ones sold for 12 yuan (US$1.9) together with 7.2 yuan (US$1.1) , only a solar daytime next the order out the prices more than doubled. According to Want Communist People's Republic of China Times, the prices went to xx yuan (US$3.3), seventy yuan (US$11) together with 240 yuan (US$39) for the 2 smaller together with i larger versions.
China National Philatelic Corporation volition number a FDC together with a commemorative cancellation respectively.
The Lunar New Year's Day begins on Jan 31, 2014, together with ends on Feb 18, 2015.
The Chinese zodiac comprises 12 animate beingness signs, amid which the Equus caballus is the seventh. In Chinese culture, the Equus caballus is a symbol of nobility, class, speed together with perseverance. People born inwards the Year of the Horse are said to last smart together with expert orators gifted at communicating. People bearing the Equus caballus sign strive towards seeking liberty together with happiness.
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