USA - Celebrating Lunar New Year: The Year of the Tiger Digital Color Postmark

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The Year of the Tiger Digital Color Postmark, a 2010 first-day cover from the United States. The first day of issue of this Postal Service envelope was January 14, 2010.

In observance of the Chinese New Year, the U.S. Postal Service issues the third stamp in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series. The series will continue through 2019 with stamps for the Year of the Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. To commemorate the Year of the Tiger, the designers chose narcissus flowers, considered auspicious at any time of the year and, thus, especially appropriate at this time of renewed hope for the future. The illustration was originally created using oil paints on a fiberboard panel. The design also incorporates elements from the previous series of Lunar New Year stamps, using intricate paper–cut design of a tiger and the Chinese character for “Tiger.”

The Lunar New Year is celebrated primarily by people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, and Mongolian heritage in many parts of the world. In the United States as elsewhere, the occasion is marked in various ways across many cultures. Parades, parties, and other special events are common.

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