"There are only twelve in the world, and everyone in China has one." This riddle is about the Chinese zodiac in China. Of course, the zodiac is also very popular in other countries in Europe and Asia. Therefore, many countries in the world have specially issued zodiac stamps. Because the zodiac stamps take everyone's "Zodiac" as the theme, they are favored by stamp collectors.

China's first Zodiac stamp was issued on1February, 1980 15, which is the first set of "monkey stamps" in the first round of Zodiac stamps. This small "monkey ticket" has been worth more than 1 gram of gold since it was issued.

From February 1980 when the first zodiac stamp was issued to October 5 199 165438 when the "sheep stamp" was issued, the first round of zodiac stamps was 12.

The pattern design of the first round of Zodiac stamps is diversified. There are realistic paintings, folk clay sculptures, paper-cut paintings and cloth toys. Most of them have traditional and folk decorative styles in China.

The stamps of the first round of Zodiac stamps are all 26× 3 1mm, and the full page is 8× 10 = 80.

The second round of China Zodiac stamps was issued on June 5th1992,65438+,which started with a monkey ticket. How to collect and arrange stamps

There are usually three ways to collect stamps:

First, go to the stamp company or the post office to buy new tickets;

The second is to take out the stamped ticket from the envelope in the letter;

Third, exchange with others to get the stamps you need.

When you start collecting stamps, you can't set a high goal at the beginning, but set a low goal that is easy to achieve, make constant efforts and persevere. It is very important to develop good stamp collecting habits for the success of stamp collecting. In other words, for the collected stamps, write down their names, numbers and appearance; Then arrange the stamps as planned and store them in the stamp album. A good stamp album is like a miniature illustrated "encyclopedia", which is rich in content and all-encompassing.

For the old tickets collected from the envelope, you can cut the stamps from the envelope first, and the edges should be relaxed when cutting. Then soak in water for about 20 minutes. After the stamp is separated from the envelope paper, gently wash off the glue or paste on the back of the stamp with your fingers. Remember, the glue or paste on the back must be washed and wiped clean, otherwise it will not only stick to other objects, but also become moldy and yellow over time, which will affect the beauty of stamps. After washing, drip dry water and put it in white paper with good water absorption. When the face is half dry, take it out with tweezers and put it in a clean and flat book to flatten it. After more than 12 hours, the stamps can not be stored in the stamp album until they are completely dried.

When sorting stamps, be careful not to move stamps directly with your fingers, but use stamp tweezers; When tearing two stamps together, you should fold them several times along the perforation, and then tear them off evenly to avoid damaging the corners and perforations of the stamps.