Gold Foil Specimen of 2000 Seasonal Periods Stamps-Spring. Formosa(Taiwan), Rep of China.
The official presentation of Hsin Yin Post Office. Scarce.
The designs of the stamps are as the following:
1. "Commencement of Spring": It is the first day of spring.The warm spring breeze is blowing and waking up everything, and the land is green and enveloped by enchanting spring sunlight.
2. "Rain Water": Endless spring rain brings ample water.Farmers go to their fields to work, looking forward to a bumper harvest.
3."Waking of Insects": The spring thunder roars, waking up the hibernating insects and animals. The earth is full of life, and everything is growing and flourishing. Wherever you go, you hear birds singing and smell the scent of the flowers.
4. "Spring Equinox": On this date, day and night are of equal length. It is said that if it rains on this day, one can expect a bumper harvest in the fall. Therefore, farmers are all busy sowing seeds and transplanting rice seedlings.
5. "Pure Brightness": During this time, the weather is warm and the flowers are blooming. It is a time when the atmosphere is clean and clear, and so it is called "Pure Brightness." The whole family goes together to sweep their ancestors´ graves and perform rites in honor of them. These are displays of the traditional Chinese virtue of never forgetting one´s origins. The Chinese put a great emphasis on the performance of funeral.- rites and the making of offerings to ancestors.
6. "Grain Rain": Rain helps grain grow. This date is so named to remind farmers that it is going to rain and that they should start to work. Only with ample spring rain will crops grow well. During this time, the weather is very unstable.
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