Manx illustrator and artist Ana Jaks has designed a set of four new stamps for the Isle of Man Post Office to mark Chinese New Year.
They are to be issued on Thursday, January 13, ahead of Chinese New Year on February 1.
Neat year is the Year of the Tiger. The Tiger is the third animal within the 12-year cycle of the Zodiac and is perceived as adventurous, courageous, impulsive and passionate.
The four stamps, valued at 67p, £1.71, £2.32 and £3.89, feature traditional Chinese pottery forms alongside the customary use of gold metallic ink. Each stamp also portrays a different facet of the Tiger mythology.
The collection was designed by Manx born and raised Ana Jaks (otherwise known as Anya Jackson).
After completing her national diploma in art and design at the Isle of Man College, Ana left the island in 2012 to complete a degree in Illustration.
Since then Ana has been working both on and off-island in a freelance capacity including the creation of a mural at Henry Bloom Noble Primary School.
This is Ana’s first stamp collection. She said: ’This is a dream. Since first discovering just how beautiful the stamp sets that the Isle of Man Post Office releases are, I’ve been keen to work together.’
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