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       JANUARY 2019 | No. 1

       Your source for new Canadian stamps

  HAPPY NEW YEAR
Year of the Pig
Details - Year of the Pig HAPPY NEW YEAR - Canada Post
YEAR OF THE PIG
UNCUT PRESS SHEET
Pigsy has been banished from heaven.                        Still available
Will you give him a home?                                   Limited quantities of these
                                                            Lunar New Year uncut press sheets
                                                            remain. Add to your collection today.
                                                            All other years are sold out.

                                       Only 7,000
                                       available

                                                                               $30
                                                                               2017 – Year of
                                                                               the Dog
                                                                               404069149

                                                                               $30
                                                                               2015 – Year of
                                                                               the Ram
                                                                               403970149

                                                                               $2995
                                                                               2014 – Year of

$31     80                                                                     the Horse
                                                                               403908149
404102149                                                                      Limited quantities

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CONTENTS
JANUARY 2019 | No. 1

  6 From Far and Wide
     This scenic series continues with nine more
     examples of Canada’s breathtaking beauty.

13 Her Majesty
     Queen Elizabeth II
     The Queen of Canada graces this stately,
     ­traditional definitive stamp.

14 Year of the Pig
     Canada Post celebrates the Lunar New Year
     with Year of the Pig stamps.

20 Royal Canadian Mint Coins
     Browse the variety of collectible coins
     ­available for all occasions.

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EVENT

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DEAR
­COLLECTORS
Happy New (Stamp) Year!

                Albert Ng, designer and calligrapher (left), and
                Seung Jai Paek, designer and illustrator (right),
                    sign the limited edition uncut press sheets
                          for the 2019 Year of the Pig stamps.

We’re always excited about kicking off a new year of                    Speaking of what’s to come, see below for
stamps – and we hope you’re excited about it, too.                  the stamps we’ll feature in the next issue of Details,
This issue of Details launches the 2019 Canadian                    coming soon to your mailbox and at your local
stamp program with the lunar Year of the Pig,                       post office.
another voyage across Canada with the second set of
stamps in our From Far and Wide series and a new                        Happy collecting,
royal definitive.
    It’s not too late for more New Year’s resolutions.
There’s even one that will make collecting a lot easier
and more convenient: join our standing order program
to guarantee you never miss a single stamp issue.
Trust me, there will be some great ones this year.                                     Jim Phillips, Director, Stamp Services

P.S. You’ll find these stamp stories in the next issue of Details:
• Black History: Albert Jackson, January 25
• Gardenia, February 14

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•   Gum type is pressure sensitive, unless otherwise indicated.

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YEAR OF THE PIG
             Limited edition framed uncut press sheet
                          Don’t wallow in the mud – get yours today.

 Only 350 available,
  framed, signed
  and numbered

                                                                       Signed by designer and
                                                                       calligrapher Albert Ng

                                                                         Signed by designer and
                                                                       ­illustrator Seung Jai Paek

  $150
  Year of the Pig – Limited e­ dition framed uncut
  press sheet, signed and numbered
  19.5 in. x 31.5 in. / 500 mm x 800 mm                            See page 14 for more
  342203                                                          Year of the Pig products.

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FROM FAR
AND WIDE
Issue date: January 14, 2019

The challenge is to establish
a design platform that can
be repeated, but that can
also evolve.
Stéphane Huot, stamp designer
                                                           Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon

$1237
Souvenir sheet first day
of issue special envelope
411238144

                                                                                                          $1137
                                                                                                 Souvenir sheet
                                                                                                       411238145

  With the release of the second issue in the From Far         As a definitive issue, From Far and Wide includes
  and Wide series, Canada Post once again invites you      stamps denominated with domestic, U.S., interna-
  to take a fantasy trip to some of the most amazing       tional and oversized rates and is available in booklets
  and picturesque places in Canada.                        and coils. Postcards featuring the stamp images are
        According to stamp designer Stéphane Huot,         also available, as is a nine-stamp gummed souvenir
  it’s a privilege to work on a stamp series over an       sheet and souvenir sheet OFDC. Here are the 2019
extended period of time. He adds, “The challenge is        must-see places:
  to e­ stablish a design platform that can be repeated,
  but that can also evolve. In the ‘From Far and Wide’     Tombstone Territorial Park (Yukon)
  series, the evolution is the result of the images        Permanent™ rate
­c hosen for the background of the souvenir sheet          Yukon’s Tombstone Territorial Park was established
  and a strong and distinctive color scheme that           as the result of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in land claim
 ­establishes the tone for the series.”                    agreement, and the park lies entirely within that First
                                                           Nation’s traditional territory. The diverse landscape

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Athabasca Falls, Jasper National Park, Alberta             Quttinirpaaq National Park, Nunavut

                          Each stamp edge shows distinct
                          images under a blacklight.
                                                                 $1549
                                                                 Ultraviolet lamp
                                                                 341406

supports a variety of wildlife, including Dall sheep,      Quttinirpaaq National Park (Nunavut)
caribou, moose, black and grizzly bears, and dozens        Permanent™ rate
of bird species.                                           Nunavut’s isolated Quttinirpaaq (­pronounced “koo-
                                                           tin-ear-paahk”) National Park is at the top of the
Athabasca Falls, Jasper National Park (Alta.)              world, as its Inuktitut name proclaims. Canada’s
Permanent™ rate                                            most northern national park boasts ­mountains, ice
Athabasca Falls, in Alberta’s Jasper National Park,        caps, glaciers, valleys and tundra that are home to
  is one of the most power ful water falls in the          muskoxen, Arctic wolves, Arctic hares, ptarmigan
  Canadian Rockies due to the sheer volume of its          and the endangered Peary caribou.
  flow. Fed by the Columbia Icefield, the 23-metre-
  high falls pour over hard quartzite and cut into the     Mahone Bay (N.S.) Permanent™ rate
 ­u nderlying limestone, carving potholes into the         Found on the west shore of Mahone Bay along
­canyon below.                                             Nova Scotia’s South Shore, the town of Mahone Bay
                                                           was originally home to the Mi’kmaq people, which

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Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia                                   Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park, Manitoba

                                                          $90
                                                          Coil of 100 stamps
                                                          (5 Permanent™ designs)
                                                          101404
              $9                                                                              $4 50
  Booklet of
                                                                                           Strip of
   10 stamps
                                                                                          5 stamps
  (domestic)
                                                                                          401404118
          111238

 they called Mushamush. Known for its shipbuilding
 history, visitors flock there to find three heritage
churches that form par t of the seaside area’s
                                                             $4 50               $9
­eye-catching scenery.                                       Strip of            Strip of
                                                             5 stamps            10 stamps
Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park (Man.)                 (from large         (from large
                                                             coil of 5,000)      coil of 5,000)
Permanent™ rate                                              401405118           401405119
Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park, in north central      Not shown           Not shown
Manitoba, is the world’s largest and most o­ utstanding
example of a marl lake. As the water temperature
                                                                                                                  $9
                                                                                                           Strip of
rises, the calcite separates and forms tiny crystals,                                                    10 stamps
which transform the lake from clear to an opaque                                                            401404119
turquoise or milky blue.

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Castle Butte, Big Muddy Badlands (Sask.)
single-stamp domestic rate
Castle Butte is a natural structure that was left
behind in Saskatchewan’s Big Muddy Badlands after
the last ice age. The well-known landmark stands at
60 metres high with a perimeter of half a kilometre.

                                  $5250
                                  Coil of 50 stamps
                                  401409117
                                                                      Castle Butte, Big Muddy Badlands, Saskatchewan

                                                                                                   $420
                                                                                                   Strip of 4 stamps
                                                                                                   401409118

                                                                                                                                   $1050
                                                                                                                 Strip of 10 stamps
                                                                                                                                401409119

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 Booklet of 10 stamps       5 x Permanent™ (domestic rate)       24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Coil of 100 stamps         5 x Permanent™ (domestic rate)       24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Coil of 50 stamps          $1.05 (single-stamp domestic rate)   26 mm x 22 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Coil of 50 stamps                  $1.27 (U.S. rate)            24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Booklet of 6 stamps                $1.27 (U.S. rate)            24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Coil of 50 stamps               $1.90 (oversized rate)          24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Booklet of 6 stamps             $1.90 (oversized rate)          24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Coil of 50 stamps             $2.65 (international rate)        24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Booklet of 6 stamps           $2.65 (international rate)        24 mm x 20 mm     Continuous printing      Lithography in 5 colours
 Souvenir sheet of             5 x Permanent™, 1 x $1.05,        150 mm x 75 mm          80,000             Lithography in 5 colours
 9 stamps ‡                   1 x $1.27, 1 x $1.90, 1 x $2.65
 Souvenir sheet                5 x Permanent™, 1 x $1.05,        190 mm x 112 mm           7,000            Cancellation site:
 Official First Day Cover     1 x $1.27, 1 x $1.90, 1 x $2.65                                               Mahone Bay NS
 Design: Stéphane Huot Photos: Tombstone Territorial Park (YT) – Fritz Mueller, courtesy of Yukon Parks. Athabasca Falls,
 Jasper National Park (AB) – Jeff Lewis, courtesy of Parks Canada. Quttinirpaaq National Park (NU) – Ryan Bray, courtesy of
 Parks Canada. Mahone Bay (NS) – Betty Meredith. Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park (MB) – courtesy of Manitoba Parks.
 Castle Butte, Big Muddy Badlands (SK) – Robin and Arlene Karpan, courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan. Smoke Lake, Algonquin
 Provincial Park (ON) – Mike Last, courtesy of Ontario Parks. Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve (QC) – Lévis Landry,
 courtesy of Parks Canada. Iceberg Alley, near Ferryland (NL) – Mike Winsor. Printing: Lowe-Martin ‡Gum type: PVA

Included in Stamps of Canada January-March 2019 collector’s pack: souvenir sheet, die-cut single stamps from booklets of 6 and
coils of 50, die-cut strips of 5 stamps from booklet of 10 and coils of 100 and 5,000.

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Smoke Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park (Ont.)
U.S. rate
Algonquin Provincial Park boasts a variety of natural,
cultural and recreational features. Over the years,
the province’s oldest provincial park has been
enlarged eight times. Today, many visitors explore its
hilly, rocky terrain, mixed forests and more than
2,000 lakes.

                                           $508
                                           Strip of
                                           4 stamps
                                           401406118
                                                                          Smoke Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

                                                                                     $762
                                                                   Booklet of 6 stamps
                                                                                     111239

                                                                 $6350
                                                      Coil of 50 stamps
                   $1270                                     401406117
                   Strip of
                   10 stamps
                   401406119

       $265                                             $265                                  $265
       Postcard (Tombstone)                             Postcard (Athabasca Falls)            Postcard (Quttinirpaaq)
       262482                                           262483                                262484
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Mingan Archipelago National Park
Reserve (Que.) oversized rate
 Quebec’s Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
 is home to the largest concentration of ocean-sculpted
 monoliths in Canada. Following the last ice age,
­sediment and marine animal remains formed a sea floor
of limestone in the St. Lawrence lowland, which was
 sculpted by continental drift and changing water
 levels into the Mingan islands and coastline.

                             $760
                             Strip of
                             4 stamps
                             401407118
                                                            Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec

                                                                     $1140
                                                      Booklet of 6 stamps
                                                                      111240

                                                   $95
                                        Coil of 50 stamps
              $19                              401407117
              Strip of
              10 stamps
              401407119

     $265                                 $265                                 $265
     Postcard (Mahone Bay)                Postcard (Limestone Lake)            Postcard (Castle Butte)
     262485                               262486                               262487
From other countries 902-863-6550                                                       D E TA I L S 1 | J A N U A R Y 2 019   11
Iceberg Alley near Ferryland (N.L.)
­international rate
The annual southbound drift of 10,000-year-old
­icebergs has brought tourist attention to Iceberg
Alley – the route that icebergs travel from the coast of
 Labrador to the southeast shore of Newfoundland.
The 1,800-nautical-mile journey down the Labrador
Current to the Grand Banks and out into the Atlantic
Ocean takes two to three years.

                                           $1060
                                           Strip of
                                           4 stamps
                                           401408118
                                                                          Iceberg Alley, near Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador

                                                                                    $1590
                                                                     Booklet of 6 stamps
                                                                                        111241

                                                              $13250
                                                      Coil of 50 stamps
                                                             401408117

                   $2650
                   Strip of
                   10 stamps                            $2120
                   401408119                            Postcards (set of 9)
                                                        262491* Not shown
                                                        * Online and mail order only

       $265                                             $265                                     $265
       Postcard (Smoke Lake)                            Postcard (Mingan Archipelago)            Postcard (Iceberg Alley)
       262488                                           262489                                   262490
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HER MAJESTY
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Issue date: January 14, 2019

                                                                                  $9
                                                                          Booklet of
                                                                          10 stamps
                                                                               111242

                                                                   Maple leaves and
                                                                 Her Majesty’s cypher
                                                                     appear under a
                                                                         black light.

$190
First day of issue special envelope
411242131

Our latest definitive honouring Her Majesty Queen               to create stamps have evolved since the Queen’s
Elizabeth II was designed by Steven Slipp, whose                ­coronation in 1953.”
work has appeared on more than 20 stamps.                              Slipp focused his image research on recent ­photos
    To bring a fresh approach to the latest stamp                to continue the visual narrative of Her Majesty’s
of Her Majesty, Slipp took an in-depth look at                   reign, deciding on one from 2017. An important
past issues featuring royalty. “It was a real ­philatelic        ­factor, he pointed out, was that the photo had to
education, researching and comparing the stamps of                work at the diminutive dimensions of 20 by 24 mm.
our monarchs over more than a century and a half,”                “I felt we could crop tightly to her face and have the
he said. “It was also a time-warp for a print nerd like           hat brim frame this engaging portrait.”
me to see how the techniques and technologies used

 Product                         Denomination                   Size                Quantity           Printing process
 Booklet of 10 stamps       Permanent™ (domestic rate)   20.25 mm x 23.5 mm    Continuous printing     Lithography in 5 colours
 Official First Day Cover   Permanent™ (domestic rate)    190 mm x 112 mm               7,000          Cancellation site:
                                                                                                       Ottawa ON
 Design: Steven Slipp Photo: Chris Jackson | Getty Images Printing: Lowe-Martin

Included in Stamps of Canada January-March 2019 collector’s pack: die-cut single stamp from booklet.

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YEAR OF THE PIG
Issue date: January 18, 2019

                                                                                        $9
                                                                                        Booklet of
                                                                                        10 stamps
                                                                                        (domestic)
                                                                                        414102111

                                                                         Zhu Bajie is a colourful
                   $190                                                  character from the
First day of issue                                                       16th-century Chinese
special envelope
       (domestic)
                                                                         novel Journey to
            404102121                                                    the West.

After one last bark from the Year of the Dog, the       life on Earth as a human-pig hybrid. The Permanent™
Year of the Pig trots into the limelight on February 5, domestic-rate stamp features a proud Pigsy clad in
2019, and squeals to a stop on January 24, 2020. heavenly armour, clutching an enormous nine-
Two stamps – the 11th issue in our 12-year series – toothed muck rake. The international stamp shows
­c elebrate this porcine sign, which also ruled the     him lounging in more modest attire.
 Chinese zodiac in 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971 and 1959.          As with past years, the pane of 25 stamps and
Those born under it are said to be frank, forthright    the uncut press sheet are adorned with auspicious
 and trusting.                                          messages offering blessings for the New Year. When
      Albert Ng and Seung Jai Paek, of Albert Ng and    asked about their significance, Ng said he followed
Associates, based their designs for the stamps on the   one principal in choosing them: to be meaningful.
 story of Zhu Bajie, a colourful character from the “Another challenge,” he added, “was to select
16 th -century Chinese novel Journey to the West. ­sayings that were acceptable to both Mandarin- and
A once powerful figure in Heaven, Pigsy – as he         Cantonese-speaking audiences.”
 became known – was banished for misbehaviour to

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1                                          2       $2250
                                                                       Pane (domestic)
                                                                       404102107

                                                                        1 M
                                                                           ay our world
                                                                          be filled with
                                                                          blessings.

                                                                        2 Always smiling,
                                                                           always happy.

                                                                        3 Harmony brings
                                                                           wealth.

                                                                        4	
                                                                          Celestial
                                                                          phenomena
                                                                          signal peace
                                                                          and prosperity.

                     3                                         4

                                                                                     $14 40
                                                                                     Corner set
                                                                                     404102106

$360                       $360          $360           $360
 Upper left                Upper right    Lower left    Lower right
­corner (UL)               corner (UR)   ­corner (LL)   corner (LR)
404102102                  404102103     404102104      404102105

          $4 60                                                               $4 60
    Upper left                                                                 Upper right
   corner first                                                                corner first
   day of issue                                                                day of issue
        special                                                                special
     ­envelope                                                                ­envelope
     404102122                                                                404102123

          $4 60                                                               $4 60
    Lower left                                                                 Lower right
   corner first                                                                corner first
   day of issue                                                                day of issue
        special                                                                special
     ­envelope                                                                ­envelope
      404102124                                                               404102125

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$515
                                                                  Transitional
                                                                  souvenir sheet
                                                                  404103145

                                                                                 $365
                                                                       Souvenir sheet
                                                                     first day of issue
                                                                     special envelope
                                                                              404102144
                                                                                               This first day of issue
                                                                                            ­special envelope of the
                                                                                               souvenir sheet is sold
                                                                                           unsealed for the Chinese
                                                                                          New Year c­ ustom of giving
                                                                                              money in a red pouch.

                                                       $1590
                                           Booklet of 6 stamps
                                               ­(international)
                                                     414103111

$265
Souvenir sheet
404102145

                                                                                                   $265
                                                                                                   Postcard
                                                                                                   (international
                                                                                                   design)
                                                                                                   262493

                                     $2     65

                         Postcard
                 (domestic design)
                                    262492
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The Year of the Pig was celebrated
in 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971 and 1959.
                                                                             Only 350 available

                                               Only 600 available

$5995
Year of the Pig – Framed stamps
15 in. x 14 in. / 390 mm x 350 mm
342201
                                                                    $8895
                                                    Year of the Pig –
                             Framed souvenir sheet enlargement
                                 12 in. x 26 in. / 305 mm x 660 mm
                                                                    342202

 Product                     Denomination                Size           Quantity       Printing process
 Pane of 25 stamps ‡           Permanent™          32 mm x 32 mm         40,000        Lithography in 6 colours, embossing,
                                                                                       1 foil stamping
 Booklet of 10 stamps          Permanent™          32 mm x 32 mm         270,000       Lithography in 6 colours
 Booklet of 6 stamps               $2.65           32 mm x 32 mm             50,000    Lithography in 5 colours, 1 foil stamping
 Souvenir sheet ‡                  $2.65           40 mm x 140 mm        120,000       Lithography in 5 colours, embossing,
                                                                                       1 foil stamping
 Transitional souvenir      1 x $2.50, 1 x $2.65   118 mm x 90 mm            60,000    Lithography in 5 colours, embossing,
 sheet of 2 stamps ‡                                                                   1 foil stamping
 Uncut press sheet of              $2.65           359 mm x 638 mm            7,000    Lithography in 5 colours, embossing,
 12 souvenir sheets ‡                                                                  1 foil stamping
 Official First Day Cover      Permanent™          190 mm x 112 mm           21,000    Cancellation site: Markham ON
 Souvenir sheet                    $2.65           190 mm x 112 mm           22,000    Cancellation site: Markham ON
 Official First Day Cover
 Design: Albert Ng, O.Ont., and Seung Jai Paek Illustration: Seung Jai Paek Calligraphy: Albert Ng, O.Ont.
 Printer: Colour Innovations ‡ Gum type: PVA

Included in Stamps of Canada January-March 2019 collector’s pack: die-cut single stamps from booklets of 6 and 10, single stamp
from pane of 25, souvenir sheet, transitional souvenir sheet.

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LUNAR NEW YEAR COINS
   Royal Canadian Mint coins sold at Canada Post

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                                                                                 ­ lossoms, ensconced
                                                                                    within the unique
                                                                                  scallop edging of our
                                                                                  famed annual Lunar
                                                                                       Lotus series.

                                                 $10188
                                                 2019 $15 Pure Silver Coin – Lunar Lotus: Year of the Pig
                                                 15,888 coins worldwide
                                                 245292 No GST/HST

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   $4188                                                  $10188
   2019 $10 Pure Silver Coin – Lunar Year of the Pig      2019 $15 Pure Silver Coin – Year of the Pig
   45,888 coins worldwide                                 15,888 coins worldwide
   245344 No GST/HST                                      245312 No GST/HST

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   $82888                                                 $18888
   2019 $150 Gold Coin – Year of the Pig                  2019 $30 Pure Silver Coin – A Hundred Blessings
   1,500 coins worldwide                                  of Good Fortune
   245283                                                 3,888 coins worldwide
                                                          245311 No GST/HST
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Article     Description                                                       Price

404069107   Year of the Dog – Pane                                            $22.50

404069106   Year of the Dog – Corner set                                       $14.40

404069121   Year of the Dog – OFDC                                              $1.85

404069122   Year of the Dog – UL corner OFDC                                   $4.40

404069124   Year of the Dog – LL corner OFDC                                   $4.40

404069125   Year of the Dog – LR corner OFDC                                   $4.40

404069144   Year of the Dog – Souvenir sheet OFDC                               $3.50

404069145   Year of the Dog – Souvenir sheet                                    $2.50

404070145   Year of the Dog – Transitional souvenir sheet                       $5.00

404069149   Year of the Dog – Uncut press sheet                               $30.00

414069111   Year of the Dog – Booklet of 10 (domestic)                          $9.00

414070111   Year of the Dog – Booklet of 6 (international)                     $15.00

            Year of the Dog – Limited edition framed uncut press sheet,
342175
            signed and numbered                                               $150.00

342174      Year of the Dog – Framed souvenir sheet enlargement               $88.95

245045      2018 $15 Pure Silver Coin – Lunar Lotus – Year of the Dog         $101.88

404030107   Year of the Rooster – Pane                                        $22.50

404030106   Year of the Rooster – Corner set                                   $14.40

404030121   Year of the Rooster – OFDC                                          $1.85

404030122   Year of the Rooster – UL corner OFDC                               $4.40

404030123   Year of the Rooster – UR corner OFDC                               $4.40

404030124   Year of the Rooster – LL corner OFDC                               $4.40

404030125   Year of the Rooster – LR corner OFDC                               $4.40

404030144   Year of the Rooster – Souvenir sheet OFDC                           $3.50

404030145   Year of the Rooster – Souvenir sheet                                $2.50

404031145   Year of the Rooster – Transitional souvenir sheet                   $5.00

414031111   Year of the Rooster – Booklet of 6 (international)                 $15.00

            Year of the Rooster – Limited edition framed uncut press sheet,
342135
            signed and numbered                                               $150.00

342134      Year of the Rooster – Framed souvenir sheet enlargement           $89.95

404000107   Year of the Monkey – Pane                                         $22.50

404001145   Year of the Monkey – Transitional souvenir sheet                    $5.00

414001111   Year of the Monkey – Booklet of 6 (international)                  $15.00

341953      Chinatown Gates – Collection                                      $88.88

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