The stamp issued in 1980 is the year of Geng, which was issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the People's Republic of China on February 1980 to commemorate Geng, with the symbol T.46

The stamp pattern of "The Year of Gengshen" is a sitting and lovely golden monkey painted by China painter Huang Yongyu, with a red background and full of festive atmosphere. ?

"The Year of Geng Shen" is one of the precious stamps issued in New China, and it is also the fastest issuing stamp with the highest added value among the stamps officially issued in New China.

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In China, the lunar calendar uses the method of calculating the age of branches and branches, and the Chinese Zodiac, also known as the Zodiac, is a folk animal used to calculate the age. For example, 1980 is the lunar year, and Shen is a monkey. This year is the Year of the Monkey, and all the people born in that year are monkeys. To commemorate the year of Geng Shen, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the People's Republic of China issued the first set of stamps in the first set of zodiac stamps on February 1980, the day before the first day of the first lunar month in Geng Shen.

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