A new postage stamp "Chinese New Year - Year of the Wood Snake" was presented today at an official ceremony. The event, held at the Central Post Office in Sofia, was attended by the CEO of Bulgarian Posts, Tsvetiliya Stoilkova, the Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists, Spas Panchev, and the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Bulgaria, Dai Qingli.The postal-philatelic edition includes a postage stamp in a block with a face value of 1 lev and a circulation of 3600. The project was created by the artist Yana Aneva-Pavlova.
Tsvetiliya Stoilkova noted that the postage stamp provides an opportunity to celebrate the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Wood Snake. She mentioned that the theme is extremely popular among collectors and has cultural significance. Stoilkova emphasized that the philatelic celebration of the Chinese New Year is a tradition in Asia and America, where large Chinese communities live. In Eastern Europe and Bulgaria, this philatelic theme is relatively new, and over the past decade it has attracted increasing attention from philatelists.
Dai Qingli, the Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria, expressed her satisfaction with the good cooperation with the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists. She thanked the stamp artist for skillfully combining the image of the snake and the arrival of the Chinese New Year. The Ambassador expressed hope for strengthening relations between China and Bulgaria and deepening the friendship between the two peoples.
Spas Panchev, the Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists, shared that the philatelic theme for the Chinese New Year is diverse and exciting for collectors. He congratulated the representatives of China on the Year of the Wood Snake and thanked them for the good friendship and attention to philatelists.
Chinese New Year is the biggest and most important holiday in China, which was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2024. The Year of the Wood Snake is significant because it repeats every 60 years, the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria said.
At the end of last year, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and China, Bulgarian Posts again validated a special postage stamp.
