The complete stamp set Chinese zodiac issued

The United States Postal Service (USPS) in celebrating the Lunar New Year issued a complete

Stamps

stamp set in the award-winning Lunar New Year series. The stamp dedication ceremony for the First Day of Issue of the Lunar New Year stamp set took place in the morning at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii January 6.
The Lunar New Year series first began in 1993 with the issuance of the Year of the Rooster stamp, followed by stamps for the Years of the Dog, Boar, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, and Monkey. 2005 is again the Year of the Rooster.
According to the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), the inspiration for creating a Lunar New Year commemorative stamp first originated in 1988 based on an idea of Jean Chen, an OCA Georgia chapter member. Ms. Chen decided that there needed to be something done on a large scale that would recognize Chinese contributions to this nation. Claudine Cheng, OCA national president at the time, launched a campaign based on Ms. Chen inspiration.