{"id":11422,"date":"2020-12-31T14:08:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T19:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=11422"},"modified":"2021-01-25T15:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T20:50:26","slug":"lunar-new-year-wrap-up-canada-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=11422","title":{"rendered":"Lunar New Year Wrap-Up (Canada 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rather than a single Year of the Ox stamp, Canada Post is producing a look back at its Lunar New Year series, from 2009 to 2020. These were issued January 15th.<\/p>\n

However, as of January 25th, two of the Lunar New Year products are sold out<\/span><\/strong>: “We are sold out of the Lunar New Year Cycle pane of 12 stamps and the framed uncut press sheet that were offered through mail order and our online store,” Canada Post spokeswoman Val\u00e9rie Chartrand told The Virtual Stamp Club. “Customers in Canada can find limited quantities in some post offices. Due to popularity and high demand, we expect other products available through mail order to be sold out soon.”<\/p>\n

Following are the English and French versions of the day-of-issue press release (accompanied by a detail of just the Ox international-rate souvenir sheet from the uncut press sheet), and a video.<\/p>\n

[press release]<\/em>
\nFestive Lunar New Year series<\/span> wraps up with a flourish<\/strong><\/span>
\nSpecial collectible issue features all 24 stamp designs from the last 12 years<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"OTTAWA \u2013 As spectacular as the celebration itself, a special set of Lunar New Year stamps was issued today, ushering in the Year of the Ox with a retrospective collection of all 24 colourful stamp designs from the past 12 years.<\/p>\n

Orchestrated with this special finale in mind, the second Lunar New Year series, which ran from 2009 to 2020, followed on the heels of the popular first series, which appeared from 1997 to 2008. One of China\u2019s liveliest and most anticipated festivals, Lunar New Year is celebrated in many countries around the world, including Canada, which is home to nearly two million people of Chinese descent.<\/p>\n

About Lunar New Year<\/span><\/strong>
\nLunar New Year celebrations mark the beginning of the new year in the Chinese lunar calendar. The calendar follows the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac in which each year is represented by an animal. According to one legend, the order of the animals was determined by how they placed in a race called by the Jade Emperor. The first to cross the finish line was Rat, followed by Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and, finally, Pig.<\/p>\n

About the Stamps<\/span><\/strong>
\nDesigned by Paprika, this collectible, wrap-up issue features all 24 of the original stamp designs \u2013 one Permanent\u2122 domestic rate stamp and one international stamp rate from each year \u2013 from the 2009 to 2020 Lunar New Year series. Sharing standardized elements, such as size, palette, perforations and special effects, the stamps feature creative portrayals of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, as imagined by the many designers who contributed to the series.<\/p>\n

Printed by Lowe-Martin and Gravure Choquet, the issue includes a booklet of 12 Permanent domestic rate stamps based on the designs previously denominated at the international rate, a pane based on the 12 original Permanent designs, and an uncut press sheet based on the 12 original international rate souvenir sheet designs, as well as framed products.<\/p>\n

Given the high demand for this stamp issue and limited quantities available at post offices, we encourage our customers to order online at canadapost.ca\/shop<\/a>. \"\"[en Francais]<\/em>
\nLa s\u00e9rie haute en couleur sur la Nouvelle Ann\u00e9e lunaire s\u2019offre une finale \u00e9clatante<\/span><\/strong>
\nUne \u00e9mission sp\u00e9ciale \u00e0 collectionner regroupe l\u2019ensemble des 24 timbres des 12 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

OTTAWA \u2013 Aussi spectaculaire que la c\u00e9l\u00e9bration elle-m\u00eame, un jeu de timbres sp\u00e9cial sur la Nouvelle Ann\u00e9e lunaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9mis aujourd\u2019hui pour lancer l\u2019ann\u00e9e du Buffle avec une collection r\u00e9trospective regroupant l\u2019ensemble des 24 timbres hauts en couleur des 12 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Orchestr\u00e9e avec cette grande finale en t\u00eate, la deuxi\u00e8me s\u00e9rie de la Nouvelle Ann\u00e9e lunaire, qui a eu lieu de 2009 \u00e0 2020, faisait suite \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re s\u00e9rie parue de 1997 \u00e0 \"\"2008. La Nouvelle Ann\u00e9e lunaire, un des festivals les plus anim\u00e9s et les plus attendus en Chine, est c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e dans plusieurs pays du monde, y compris le Canada, o\u00f9 vivent pr\u00e8s de deux millions de personnes d\u2019origine chinoise.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos de la Nouvelle Ann\u00e9e lunaire<\/span><\/strong>
\nLes c\u00e9l\u00e9brations de la Nouvelle Ann\u00e9e lunaire marquent le d\u00e9but de la nouvelle ann\u00e9e dans le calendrier lunaire chinois. Le calendrier suit le cycle de 12 ans du zodiaque chinois dans lequel chaque ann\u00e9e est repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par un animal. Selon la l\u00e9gende, l\u2019ordre des animaux a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9termin\u00e9 en fonction de leur ordre d\u2019arriv\u00e9e dans une course qu\u2019avait organis\u00e9e l\u2019Empereur de Jade. Le premier \u00e0 franchir la ligne d\u2019arriv\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 le rat, suivi du buffle, du tigre, du li\u00e8vre, du dragon, du serpent, du cheval, du b\u00e9lier, du singe, du coq, du chien et, finalement, du cochon.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos des timbres<\/span><\/strong>
\nCon\u00e7ue par Paprika, cette derni\u00e8re \u00e9mission \u00e0 collectionner contient l\u2019ensemble de 24 timbres originaux, dont un timbre PermanentMC au tarif du r\u00e9gime int\u00e9rieur et un timbre au tarif du r\u00e9gime international pour chaque ann\u00e9e de la s\u00e9rie sur la Nouvelle Ann\u00e9e lunaire parue de 2009 \u00e0 2020. Les timbres, qui partagent certaines caract\u00e9ristiques comme la taille, la palette de couleurs, les perforations et les effets sp\u00e9ciaux, illustrent avec originalit\u00e9 les 12 animaux du zodiaque chinois tels qu\u2019imagin\u00e9s par les nombreux designers qui ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la s\u00e9rie.<\/p>\n

Imprim\u00e9e par Lowe-Martin et Gravure Choquet, l\u2019\u00e9mission comprend un carnet de 12 timbres PermanentsMC du r\u00e9gime int\u00e9rieur tir\u00e9s des motifs qui portaient \u00e0 l\u2019origine le tarif du r\u00e9gime international, un feuillet compos\u00e9 des 12 motifs des timbres Permanents originaux et une planche non coup\u00e9e des 12 motifs tir\u00e9s des blocs-feuillets au tarif du r\u00e9gime international originaux, ainsi que les produits encadr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

\u00c9tant donn\u00e9 la popularit\u00e9 de cette \u00e9mission et les quantit\u00e9s limit\u00e9es offertes dans les bureaux de poste, nous recommandons aux clients de passer une commande en ligne \u00e0 postescanada.ca\/magasiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A video from Canada Post:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n