2006-1 (1-1)T, Bing Wu Year, 80 fen, 36*36 mm

2006-1 (1-1)T, Bing Wu Year, 80 fen, 36*36 mm

Serial number: 2006-1
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: January 5, 2006
Denomination: 80 fen
Designer: Lv Shengzhong
Size of stamps: 36*36 mm
Perforation: 13
Sheet composition:
20 for Sheet I; 6 for Sheet II
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

The year 2006, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, is the Bing-Xu Year, or the Year of Dog. The dog is man’s reliable companion through thick and thin together. As early as in the matriarchal society, primitive men living in the Yellow River valley began to raise dogs. With the development of civilization, dogs had been used to tend sheep and cattle. Dogs were not only kept as pets, but also deified by people. Legend has it that a dog, named Xiao Tian Quan, helped its owner God Erlang to subdue evil spirits, singing the praises of dog’s loyalty and courage.

中国国家邮政局2006年1月5日发行《丙戌年》特种邮票1套1枚,小本票1本。
(1-1)T 丙戌年 80分 5562.3万枚
志号:2006-1
邮票规格:36×36毫米
齿孔度数:11度
整张枚数:版式一20(4×5)、版式二6枚
整张规格:版式一180×210毫米、版式二128×180毫米
版别:影写
防伪方式:防伪纸张、防伪油墨、异形齿孔、荧光喷码
设计:吕胜中
印 制 厂:北京邮票厂

注:国家邮政局同时发行《丙戌年》邮票版式三(整张枚数:4枚;整张规格:120×130毫米),作为2006年纪特邮票全额交款预订户赠品。

犬守平安日,梅开如意春。2006年是中国农历丙戌狗年。作为唯一被人类驯化的犬科动物,沟通人性,并长期共处中与人建立了亲密的关系。十二生肖中的狗,与地支“戌”相配,成为一种富有灵性和情感的“出生符号”–属狗。在中国人的心目中,狗是忠诚的值得信赖的朋友,是一心一意、尽职尽责的模范,从牧羊犬、警犬、表演犬等到宠物犬,都深得人们的喜爱。“谁家庭院自成春,窗有霉苔案有尘。偏是关心邻舍犬,隔墙犹吠折花人”(清·李勉),这是古人笔下由狗而发的一份生活情趣。人们不但养狗,还将这一宠物赋予天上的神明,民间相传二郎神杨戬有一只“哮天犬”帮他降妖捉怪,这寄托着人们对狗得忠诚专一和勇猛顽强的赞誉。