PhlPost issues 2015 Year of the Goat stamp

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) has issued its “2015 Year of the Goat” special stamp in anticipation of the coming New Year.

The PhlPost’s latest offer is a two-design stamp, 55,000 pieces of which have a close up image of a goat, sold at P10 each. Another 55,000 copies of the whole image of the goat is worth P30 each.

On top of the P10 stamp is the greeting “Manigong Bagong Taon” while the P30 stamp bears the English translation “Happy New Year.” At the bottom of the stamps are Chinese characters and the words “2015 Year of the Goat.” The special stamps will be sold until supply runs out.

The stamps, measuring 40mm x 30 mm, were printed by Amstar Co. Inc. Jose Antonio Jayme was layout artist.

Goat sign

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2015 is the year of the green wooden goat.

The goat or sheep is the eighth animal to heed Buddha’s call. It is believed that those born in a goat year are creative, intelligent, dependable and calm.

Goats like being in the company of a group, but prefer to stay on the sidelines. They have nurturing personalities that make them great caregivers.