Scott No: 2019
Serial number: T107
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: January 5, 1986
Denomination: 8 fen
Designers: Zhang Guofan
Engraver: Hu Zhengyuan
Size of stamps: 26*31mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 80(10*8)
Printing process: Engraving and photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

T107 "Bingyin Year" special stamp was issued on January 5, 1986. The set consists of 1 stamp, printed by photogravure combined with engraving, with a stamp size of 26 × 31 mm, perforation gauge 11.5, and 80 stamps per sheet (8 × 10). Designed by Zhang Guofan, engraved by Hu Zhenyuan, and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

This is the seventh stamp of the first round of zodiac stamps, for the Bingyin Tiger Year. In traditional culture, the tiger symbolizes fierceness, auspiciousness, and the warding off of evil and the inviting of blessings. It carries the beautiful wishes for peace and smoothness and for the vigor of a tiger, continuing the first round's creative approach of folk art.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Bingyin Year

The main subject of the design is a small tiger in decorative style, with yellow and black fur, a round and lovely form, and its tail held high, with a childish and lively expression. The fierceness of the fierce tiger is softened, and the image is full of childlike charm.

Artistic Design Features

The design adopts a folk New Year picture decorative style. With the photogravure-plus-engraving process, the engraved lines are fine and solid. The forms are naive and festive, the colors are bright, and the rustic flavor is strong. It is one of the most popular stamps in the first round of zodiac stamps.