Year of the Dog Forever stamp

United States Postal Service2018-01-11

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Lunar New Year: Year of the Dog Forever stamp

The Year of the Dog illustration, originally created using oil paints on panel, depicts an arrangement of lucky bamboo (Dracaena braunii). To the right is a lozenge-shaped piece of red paper with the Chinese character fu, meaning good fortune, rendered in calligraphy — a common decoration on doors and entryways during Lunar New Year festivities.

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Title: Year of the Dog Forever stamp
Creator: United States Postal Service
Date Created: 2018-01-11
Subject Keywords: Year of the Dog, Lunar New Year

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