Special stamps issued in the Year of Nongyin

On January 5, at the Yangzijiang Road Branch of the Urumqi Branch of China Post Group Co., Ltd., 82-year-old philatelic enthusiast Yang Zhijun displayed the special stamps of "The Year of Nongyin". (Photo by reporter Chen Yan)

Urumqi Evening News (reporter Wang Yanhong) 2022 is the year of the lunar calendar, that is, the year of the tiger in the year of the zodiac. On January 5, China Post issued a set of 2 special stamps of "The Year of Nongyin", the names of the stamp designs are: National Fortune Changlong and Huyun Auspicious, and the face value of the full set of stamps is 2.40 yuan.

On the same day, 15 designated postal outlets and online channels in Urumqi will simultaneously sell special stamps and related philatelic products of the Year of Nongyin for a period of 6 months.

The seventh set of chinese zodiac stamps is designed by The famous Chinese painter Feng Dazhong, whose artworks are especially famous for painting tigers.

Dai Hongtao, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of the Urumqi Branch of China Post Group Co., Ltd., introduced that this set of stamps continues the design concept of the fourth round of Zodiac stamps and interprets the concept of "country" and "home".

At less than 9 o'clock on the same day, many postal fans came to the Yangzijiang Road Branch of the Urumqi Branch of China Post Group Co., Ltd. to queue up.

Yang Zhijun, 82, is in the first place, and as an old stamp collector who has been collecting stamps since elementary school, he comes to buy zodiac tickets every year. "The tiger has come, may everyone be a tiger and a tiger, and the days will get better and better."

It is understood that the special stamp set of "The Year of Nongyin" was retailed in the city and 17,800 sets of small promissory notes were issued, and 450 copies of small promissory notes were issued.