Golden Monkey stamp

The Golden Monkey Stamp or Gēngshēn Monkey is a postage stamp issued in China in 1980 of which 5 million copies were printed. Although not rare, the stamp has come to symbolise the strong market for collectable postage stamps in Asia. Demand for the stamp has made it one of the most sought after contemporary Chinese stamps.

Golden Monkey Stamp
Country of productionPeople's Republic of China
Date of production15 February 1980 (1980-02-15)
Designer
  • Huang Yongyu
  • Shao Bolin
CommemoratesChinese year of the Monkey
No. in existenceUp to 5 million
Face value8 fen
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