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20 February 2009: Stone Lion on Macao Miniature Sheet Macao issues a set called "Opening of Kun Iam Treasury" (should probably be read as "Kuan Yin Temple") on 20 February 2009. The set consists of 4 stamps and a minature sheet, and it's the MS that is of interest for cat-people as it features a Chinese Stone Lion. The MS is denominated MOP 10.00 and is available from the Macao Post's Philately Division. There's no online ordering but stamps can be ordered by other means and major credit cards are accepted. For technical details, see the Macao Post's website. The Philately Division can be contacted at: Philately Division Macao Post Headquarters Largo do Senado MACAO Telephone: +853 8396 8601 Fax: +853 8396 8603 / 2833 6603 E-mail: philately@macaupost.gov.mo Reported by TS Tan	8 January 2009: US Lunar New Year Issue Shows Lion Dance Costume The USPS continues its tradition of issuing special stamps for the celebration of Lunar New Year. For the Year of the Ox 2009 the 42c stamp shows a Lion Dance costume. The self-adhesive stamp is issued in sheetlets of 12 on 8 January 2009. This year's stamps is the second in USPS' new run of Lunar New Year stamps that started with the Year of the Rat last year. It was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD and artist Kam Mak of Brooklyn, NY. The stamp is available from USPS' online store. Reported by Marci Jarvis	2 January 2009: Lion Statue on Slovakia's First Euro Definitives Slovakia became the 20th country to join the Euro on 1 January 2009, and on 2 January the Slovak Post issued a new series of definitive stamps showing churches and details from churches accross the country, all denominated in the new currency. The 50 Eurocents stamp shows a lion statue from the Church of St. Martin in Spiská Kapitula. The statue is believed to origin from the construction of the church in the first half of the 13th century. Similar sculptures originated in Romanesque Italian art, from which the motif spread also to Central Europe. However, the lion in Spiská Kapitula is special. It is different from others because it has got no mane and holds an open book in the front paws. It is not known whether it was originally placed inside the church or outside in front of the portal. Today, it can be found inside the church, by the northern entrance. It was cut out from travertine and it derives its name from the light colour of the stone – leo albus, a white lion. See the web-pages of the Slovak Post for further details. Reported by Nahum Shereshevsky
More news........ 2009: Issues to keep an eye on 2009: Year of the Ox - and All Their Tiger Companions 8 December 2008: Japanese Winter Greetings 1 December 2008: Frö-hö-liches Weihnachten from Mailcats in Germany 13 November 2008: German Charity Stamp with Cat 7 November 2008: Flora and Fauna of Indonesian Provinces 6 November 2008: Icelandic Christmas Cat 4 November 2008: Cat Cancel for UK Christmas Stamps 26 October 2008: Black Cat for Halloween 24 October 2008: Turkey - Indonesia Joint Issue with Both Wild and Domestic Cats 18 October 2008: 2010 Commonwealt Games 18 October 2008: French Cat Painting 12 October 2008: Commonwealth Youth Games in India 9 October 2008: Hello! Hungarian Greeting Stamps 7 October 2008: Dussehra Festival in Kolkata 30 September 2008: Animal Protection in Luxemburg 18 September 2008: Garfield Makes the French Smile 14 September 2008: First Ever Cat Show in Réunion (UPDATED) 6 September 2008: Findus the Cat 6 September 2008: Puss in Boots Strikes Again (UPDATED) 5 September 2008: Finnish Mystery Cat 4 September 2008: Eifel National Park 3 September 2008: Cat Postcard Issued for Praga 2008 August 2008 (?): Chinese Door-knocker 29 August 2008: Definitevely Lynx! 24 and 25 August 2008: US Postmarks 23 August 2008: Charity Ballon Post 14 August 2008: Hungarian Zoo Jubilees 9 August 2008: Scowling Lion Postmark 8 August 2008: Beijing Olympics: Stone Lions from around the World 6 August 2008: Goodnight, Kiwi! 23 July 2008: Hello Kitty! 19 July 2008: Yowling Wildcat from Osbourn, Missouri 17 July 2008: 'Egyptian Civilization' and 'Circus' stamps from St. Thomas and Prince 10 July 2008: Tiger of Shinshi 7 July 2008: 'Wild Cats in Arts' Catalogue Project 4 July 2008: Serbian Wild Cat 3 July 2008: Sumatra Tiger from Montserrat 1 July 2008: 'Big Cats on Stamps' Website Launched 28 June 2008: Kung Fu Panda Prestige Booklet from Austria 18 June 2008: Grendada's 'Cats of the World' 14 June 2008: A Tiger at the Circus - New French Franking Label 14 June 2008: New Cat Postmarks from Catskill, NY and Grand Rapids, MI 10 June 2008: Carry on Cleo 6 June 2008: Hungary: Feline Baker in PhilaVillage 1 June 2008: Colourful Cheetas and Caracals from Turkmenistan 1 June 2008: US Fishing Derby Postmark 28 May 2008: Czech Classic: A Doggie and a Pussycat 23 May 2008: USS New Jersey Winged Lion 16 May 2008: Ocelot on Brazilian MS 16 May 2008: New Ukrainian Cats 14 - 21 May 2008: Several Cat Items issued for Israel 2008 Stamp Exhibition 14 May 2008: 120th Anniversary of Sofia Zoo 8 May 2008: More versions of German cat stamp 5 May 2008: Slovak EUROPA-stamp shows cat 1 May 2008: Heraldic Lion Postmark at Westminster April 2008: Grenada Grenadines 'Cats of the World' 29 April 2008: Marshall Islands Constellations 28 April 2008 / 14 May 2008: Two Catstamps for Israel's 60th Anniversary 19 April 2008: French Smilodon 18 April 2008: The Sundrabans - Bangladesh issues tiger stamp 7 April 2008: Serbian Wild Cat April 2008: New Personal Stamps in Iran 28 March 2008: São Tomé and Principe: Jog Falls 26 - 27 March 2008: JAMPEX '08: Jamshedpur Zoo Commemorative Postmark 25 March 2008: Marshall Islands Majestic Cats 13 March 2008: Cat of the Dark 13 March 2008: USS Montpellier Cougar Mascot 27 February 2008: Senegalese Big Cats 13 February 2008: COSSU Publishes Checklist of Wild Cats on Stamps 11 February 2008: Día de los Enamorados: Valentine's Day in Cuba 7 February 2008: More German Cats 27 January 2008: Israeli Lion Seal 24-27 January 2008: 'The Cat' also on Comemmorative Postmark 21 January 2008: 'The Cat' promotes blood donations 19 January 2008: Kyrgyzstan: Fauna of Asia with Three Cats 23 January 2008: Macedonian Lion Ring 18 January 2008: It's a Zodiac Costume Ball 8 January 2008: Christmas Island's Lunar New Year Issue 2008: Year of the Rat - and all the little tigers..... (UPDATED) January 2008: Mailcats - A German Private Mail Operator (UPDATED)