Chinese lunar calendar: year of the dragon - stamp block mint never hinged, block 28, Christmas lens

For the Chinese "Year of the Dragon", the Post Office of the Christmas Islands issued this block edition. It contains two postage stamps with the allegorical representation of a dragon and the Chinese characters for the year of the dragon. The edge of the block is also illustrated with a kite. Catalog no. 711-712, block 28
2012 was the year of the dragon according to the Chinese lunar calendar. People born in the year of the dragon are considered healthy, energetic, long-lived, easily excitable, impatient, and stubborn.