Posted on 12/30/2007 8:53:38 PM PST by Calpernia
The U.S. Postal Service revealed its upcoming stamps for 2008.
According to the Service's press release, "the 2008 stamp program recognizes a range of subjects as diverse as America itself, from the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrated in Chinatowns all over the country, to 20th century movie icons and literary figures, to the flags of our states and territories."
Joining the likes of Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra, journalist Eric Severeid, and numerous other notable Americans, the Post Office will kick off its new stamp series this January by celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year with the issuance of the Celebrating Lunar New Year: Year of the Rat stamp.
The rat is the first of 12 animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. The Post Office says that people born in the Year of the Rat are said to be industrious, adaptable and ambitious.
The Year of the Rat begins Feb. 7, 2008, and ends Jan. 25, 2009. The stamp will be dedicated 11 a.m. PT, Jan. 9 at the Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Francisco.
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I would still like to know more about the terms of working with China with our Federal Gov. Many of these partnerships and affiliations have information sharing too.
Or a Chairman Mao stamp?
Rat, Mao....not much difference.
Thanks one and all for the laughs and good humor on the last day of the year!
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