[from Royal Mail]
Issue Date: 8 December 2020

Lunar New Year of the Ox Generic Sheet with 20 First Class Smilers stamps featuring fireworks images. [Larger version below]

Labels showcase Chinese New Year celebrations in named cities across the UK.

The labels are designed by hat-trick design and feature paper cut-outs both on the bright red background of the sheet and the labels representing the five elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth.

The pictorial labels depict Lunar New Year festivities taking place in five UK locations – Liverpool, Edinburgh, Swansea, London and Belfast, whilst the remainder show five Lunar New Year related images.

The Year of the Ox runs from 12 February 2021 to 31st January 2022.

The Ox is the second in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac and if you’re born under this sign you’re believed to be intelligent, dependable, honest and hardworking.