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Hong Kong Lunar New Year Cycle February 21, 1999 The 12 stamps in this special minisheet were chosen from the Chinese New Year series (4 designs per year) issued between 1987 and 1998. They are arranged (from rat to pig) clockwise from the top left.  |
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French Polynesia Chinese New Year 1993 – 2004 The stamp set, designed by François Teriitehau, features traditional Chinese paintings of zodiac animals.   |
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Great stamps of French Polynesia, thanks Kuo! Beginning of year 2004 was the end of the Chinese Year of the Goat and the beginning of the Year of the Monkey. New Caledonia issued a spectacular and well designed SS shows the Monkey enters the New Year riding a horse: 
 In early 2005, the end of the year of the Monkey, New Caledonia issued one more spectacular SS shows the monkey says good bye to the passing year and welcomes the rooster, represents the New Chinese Year of the Rooster:  |
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Netherlands Antilles Chinese New Year Issue 1999 – 2010 One stamp per year was chosen from this series: Year of Rabbit (1999) to Year of Tiger (2010).  |
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Republic of Korea New Year's Greetings 1976 - 1987 This set of 12 stamps show humanized zodiac animals in a bas-relief style (except Year of Dog).  |
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Thailand Songkran Day Zodiac Series 1991 – 2002 The design shows Thai legend figures riding zodiac animals (from rat to pig)  |
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Kazakhstan Chinese New Year 1993 - 2004 This set of 12 stamps features Chinese horoscope motif with stylized zodiac animals.  |
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Canada Chinese New Year series First Round 1997 - 2008 Modern graphic art style, one design per year is chosen for this post  |
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Ireland Chinese New Year 1999 – 2010 (rabbit to tiger) The stamp set shows zodiac animals in a variety of design styles.  |
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South Africa Chinese New Year series 1996 - 2007 All stamps are taken from minisheets. They depict zodiac animals (1996 Year of Rat to 2007 Year of Pig).  |
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The forerunner Christmas Island Lunar New Year series complete full cycle of 12 Lunar New Year Series - 1996 Year of Rat to 2007 Year of Pig miniature sheets.   |
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2003 Year of the Goat miniature sheet overprinted China Philatelic Society of Australia ~ Inaugural Exhibition Melbourne 1st & 2nd February 2003.  |
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