On Thursday morning, Jason Sean joined a long line of people eagerly (wait) to buy a commemorative(纪念的) Year of the Dragon stamp issued by the US Postal Service.
He was among the hundreds waited at the Chinatown Community Center in Seattle, Washington, for the first day of the issue ceremony for the stamp. Sean said purchasing stamps to celebrate the Lunar New Year is tradition in his family.
For more than three decades, the Postal Service (issue) stamps highlighting the Lunar New Year, and it has been one of the (successful) stamp releases in the long history of the Postal Service. The Postal Service has one of the most diverse workplaces in the United States, and its customer base is as diverse as the country (it). This stamp is a great example that reflects the nation's rich, multicultural heritage traditions.
The stamp (design) by Antonio Alcala in 2023, the USPS art director, with original art by Camille Chew. It features a colorful, three-dimensional mask depicting a dragon, which is a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk art crafts created by Chew. Gold and red (colour) represent prosperity in the coming year and good fortune.
The Year of the Dragon stamp is on sale now at post offices across the US and on USPS.com . total, 22 million new stamps have been printed.
