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FDC HS-9 - First Day Cover With a Paper Cut 2000 - 1T «Gengchen Year» special stamp. Gengchen Year paper cut first day cover is the ninth of a series of "animal of the year" FDC issued by Hebei Province. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, Gengchen Year is the year of the dragon. As a totem of the Chinese Nation in ancient times, dragon symbolizes the unity of the descendants of the Yan and Huang Emperors, propitiousness, wealth and strength. In the arriving year of 2000, the Millenium Dragon, which appears every three thousand years, will cast its auspicious aura to the Divine Land, and the descendants of the dragon will develop quickly and play an important role in the world. Designer of cancellation: Li Haichen
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