Taiwan FDC on "New Year's Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 2011)"

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New Year's Greeting Postage Stamps (Issue of 2011)

Date of Issue : 1 December 2011

Continuing the pop modern art and traditional Chinese ink-wash styles of the 2010 issue, the vignette of each of the stamps features a dragon or dragons colored with regal purple and nature's green against an orange background with random yellow splatters. The bright color scheme brings a joyous atmosphere to the Year of the Dragon.

NT$3.50 Stamp: Staring into each other’s eyes, this pair of dragons represents the idea of “belonging to each other” and symbolizes that “all one’s wishes will come true.”

NT$13.00 Stamp: Holding its head up high and ready to spring into action, the image of this dragon represents “pride” and symbolizes “joy and good health.”

NT$12.00 Souvenir Sheet: The image of a proud dragon soaring in the sky conveys the idea of “promotion” and “success.”

This set of stamps features the work of Chen Peiyi, who won a competition to design the stamps.