A staff member of Canada Post shows domestic rate stamps of the Year of the Snake at a post office in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 8, 2013. Canada Post issued the Year of the Snake domestic and international rate stamps and collectibles on Tuesday in celebration
A boy shows a poster including all stamps and collectibles of the Year of the Snake at a post office in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 8, 2013. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng)
Starting February 10th, the Chinese will usher in their Lunar New Year. To celebrate the beginning of the coming Year of the Snake, Canada Post has issued a pair of special stamps.
The set of stamps is designed in a traditional Chinese style, and according to the designer, shows the spirit of the Water Snake. The domestic rate stamp features a red curved snake gliding over water, highlighting its flexibility and acuity.
And the yellow and jade green snake on the international issue coils into a figure eight, a symbolically lucky number in Chinese culture.
Since 1997, Canada Post has published a Chinese zodiac stamp set every year. It has become a very popular series. Earlier, the Royal Canadian Mint also released three 2013 Year of the Snake silver coins.
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