US 2022 Lunar New Year ; Year of the Tiger 58c. (FOREVER º) Scott. 5662


US 2022 Lunar New Year ; Year of the Tiger 58c. (FOREVER º) Scott. 5662


Series: Year of the Tiger 2022

Stamp details: Lunar New Year

Issued date: 20-01-2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 58c. (FOREVER º - No Face Value)
Format: Pane of 20

Emission: Commemorative
First Day City: New York, NY

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5662
Michel (Germany): 5889BA
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5500

Dimensions (height x width):
39.75mm x 25mm

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Print Method: Offset, Foil Stamping, Flexographic, Microprint

Designers: Camille Chew

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Tiger, Chinese Zodiac, Chinese New Year

Total print: 24,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.58 on day of issue.

Description:- Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. The Lunar New Year as a celebration is observed by numerous cultures. It is featured in East Asian cultural sphere countries, the Hindu-Buddhist calendars of South and Southeast Asia, the Islamic calendar and the Jewish calendar in the Middle East, and is also celebrated by the indigenous Nisga'a people of Canada.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_New_Year