The Philippine Postal Corporation recently came up with the New Year 2012: “Year Of The Dragon” stamps, which was issued last December 5, 2011. It is classified as a “Special” kind of issue with denominations of P 7.00 and P 30.00 and quantity of 35,000 pieces each. Also to be issued are souvenir sheets with a denomination of P 74.00 and quantity of 5,000 pieces.

The design for the Se-tenant Pair shows the Philpost Chinese characters series depicting the Year of the Dragon.
The technical description of the New Year 2012: “Year Of The Dragon” stamps are as follows:

Kind of Issue: Special

Denominations and Quantity: Php 7.00 / 35,000 pieces

Php 30.00 / 35,000 pieces

Date of Issue: December 5, 2011

Last date of Sale: December 4, 2012

Sheet Composition: 10 (2 x 5)

Size: 40 mm x 30 mm

Souvenir Sheet: Php74.00 /5,000 pieces

Perforation: 14

Printing: Litho offset (4 colors)

Paper: Imported Unwatermarked

Printer: APO Production Unit

Designer: Jesus Alfredo D. Delos Santos

Design Coordinator: Dr. Ngo TiongTak