VietNamNet Bridge - The legend of the 12 animal designations originated from the East, but so far about 80 countries have issued stamps for the Lunar New Year with more than 1000 designs.

In HCM City, a stamp exhibition with the theme "12 animal designations on stamps and curve-edged stamps" opened this week. The exhibition introduces stamps from the collection of Mr. Han Tan Quang. Quang, editor of the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay (Today Knowledge) Magazine, owns about 20 collections of stamps.

In Vietnam, the first set of stamps issued for the Tet holiday with 12 animal designations was issued in 1962 - the "New Year Dong Ho Paintings" - including two designs "A sow and piglets" and "A hen and chicks".

In the 1962-1992 period, the issuance of Lunar New Year stamps was not maintained regularly. From 1993, Lunar New Year stamps became an indispensable topic in the annual stamp issuance programs. By 2004, the cycle of 12 animal designations on stamps completed. At this time, stamp collectors had a full set of 12 animal designations.

The Philately exhibition takes place from January 11 to 21 at Exhibition Room 16, Tran Quy Khoach, District 1, HCM City.

12 animal designation stamps of Vietnam:

Some curved-edge stamps of the world:

New Year stamps and stamps of 12 animal designations of the world:

T. Van