Hong Kong: Year of the Dog [歲次戊戌] (FDC)

Year of the Dog - Official First Day Cover 2018-01-27 [Hongkong Post]

The stamp sheetlet highlights a polychrome glazed porcelain dog sculpture against a background full of elegant polychrome glazed porcelain apricot flowers, expressing wishes for a flourishing and fruitful year ahead. Polychrome glazed porcelain figurines are noted for their vibrant colors, lustre, gracefulness and versatility. As their production is complicated and requires exquisite craftsmanship, polychrome glazed porcelain figurines are extremely precious and valuable.


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Taiwan: Year of the Dog

Postcrossing Forum - Taiwan meets the world tag [ting23127]
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Japan: Lunar New Year's Greetings

Postcrossing Forum - 3+ Stamps tag [whoisshe?]
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South Korea: Year of the Dog

Dog is one of the 12 year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. I feel extra special this year because I was born in the Year of Dog in 1994.

Happy Chinese / Lunar New Year everyone!!!!

Direct Swap [gfishjjang]
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