This Listing is for ONE NEW Modified Gift Sheet of 12 37¢ Year of the Boar: Chinese Lunar Happy New Year Stamps from 2005.

Mint. MNH. No flaws. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.

This Year of the Boar design was first issued on December 30, 1994 in Sacramento, CA in a sheet of 20 gummed 29¢ stamps. The same design was re-issued on January 6, 2005 in Honolulu, HI in a sheet of 12 self-adhesive 37¢ stamps (one of each zodiac animal). THIS gift sheet has been modified to have all 12 self-adhesive 37¢ stamps in the Year of the Boar design.

The artist, Clarence Lee of Honolulu, created this intricate paper cut-out design using an airbrush. Calligrapher Lau Bun, also of Honolulu, drew the Kanji characters on the side of the souvenir sheet, which may be translated as "Happy New Year!" in English. The boar is the 12th of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac associated with the Lunar calendar. People of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, and Mongolian heritage celebrate the Lunar New Year. People born in the Year of the Boar are said to be laid-back, happy-go-lucky, affable, and friendly, preferring life to be as simple and trouble-free as possible.

An unusual and artistic gift for people born in the Year of the Boar.

Years of the Boar include 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, and 2019.

Self-adhesive collectible stamps, or use for postage.

Scott # 3895l

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