Feliz Ano Novo Lunar Chinês / Happy Chinese Lunar New Year /快乐中国农历新年

No já distante ano de 1997, os Correios de Macau comemoravam, com este magnifico bloco filatélico, o Ano Lunar do Búfalo.

In the already distant year of 1997, the Macao Post celebrates, with this magnificent souvenir sheet, the Lunar Year of the Ox.

Dados Técnicos/Technical Data
Valores dos Selos/Stamp Values: 10.00 Patacas
Desenho/Design: Lio Man Cheong
Data emissão/Issue date: 23.01.1997

Impressor/Printer: INCM, Lisbon - Portugal
Impressão/Print: Litography
Papel/Paper: Esmalte / Enamel
Bloco/Souvenir Sheet
Picotagem/Perforation: 12 x 12

I'm back ...

... to the philatelic activities, after a journey of three days on business trip in Spain.

To my surprise, the FDC's issue of Chinese New Year, sent by my friend Fan had already arrived.
At the back of the Shanghai Philatelic Corporation FDC there is a description about the meaning of the issue reason and philatelic plan of the theme.

China - Year of Ji Chou (Year of the Ox) issue

Technical Details:
Serial number: 2009-1
Values in set: 1

Denomination: 1.20 yuan

Date of issue:January 5, 2009

Size of stamp: 36 * 36 mm

Perforation: 13

Sheet composition: 20 for Sheet I;6 for Sheet II

Size of sheet:180 * 210 mm for Sheet I;128*180 mm for Sheet II

Serial number of booklet:(36)2009

Size of booklet: 121 * 88 mm

Selling price of booklet: 12.00 yuan

Printing process: photogravure

Designer of stamp: Chen Shaohua

Designer of booklet: Xia Jingqiu

Editor in Charge: Shi Yuan

Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
(1-1)T 　　Ji Chou Year 　　1.20 yuan

(more info about the china issues on: China Philatelic Information)

Lunar Year of the Ox

Este ano, os Correios de Macau dão seguimento à terceira série dedicada ao Zodíaco Chinês, iniciada no ano passado.
Neste novo ano, dedicado ao Búfalo, volta a ter por base os ‘Cinco Elementos’ – Metal, Madeira, Água, Fogo e Terra.

This year, the Macao Post gives the following third series dedicated to the Chinese Zodiac, started last year. In this New Year, dedicated to Buffalo, is based again in the 'Five Elements' - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth.
Dados Técnicos/Technical Data
Valores dos Selos/Stamp Values: 4 stamps of 1.50 Patacas and one stamp of 5.00 Patacas
Desenho/Design: Wilson Chi Ian Lam
Data emissão/Issue date: 08.01.2009
Impressor/Printer: Sprintpak, Australia
Impressão/Print: Lithography with Embossing and Hot Foil Stamping with Gold and Holographic
Papel/Paper: Paper with security fibres
Selos por Folha/Stamps per sheet: 25
Picotagem/Perforation: 14¼ x 14¼

(more info here)