1980版猴年郵票身價翻15萬倍 1.2萬元一枚

The price of Chinese zodiac stamps commemorating the 1980 Year of the Monkey have rocketed to a historical high for a number of reasons, according to National Business Daily.

根據《每日經濟新聞》報道，1980版的猴年生肖紀念郵票價格由於種種原因創下了歷史新高。

As the first of its kind, these monkey stamps are sought-after items, with a single stamp fetching 12,000 yuan, much more than its original face value of 0.8 yuan. The complete set of stamps is priced at 1.5 million yuan.

該版猴票爲我國發行的首套生肖郵票，因此頗受追捧。據悉，一枚郵票的價格已經從當時的發行價8分漲至1.2萬元，整版價格更是達到150萬元。

The reason for its high valuation is based on the fact that it was the first time China Post released stamps featuring the Chinese Zodiac since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

這套郵票價格如此之高的原因是因爲這是中華人民共和國1949年建國以來，第一次中國郵政發行的生肖郵票。

Since then, China has been issuing stamps on the theme of the lunar calendar every year to mark the 12 Chinese astrological signs.

自此之後，中國每年都會發布以12生肖屬相爲主題的農曆新年紀念郵票。

Small circulation also contributed to the monkey stamp's record price. Only five million "Golden Monkey" stamps were released for circulation in 1980, and they are exceedingly rare now.

流通量小也助長了給猴年郵票創紀錄的價格。在1980年，只有500萬“金猴”枚郵票發行，所以現在非常罕見。

In addition, the 1980 stamps were designed by Huang Yongyu, 92, a well-known Chinese master painter, making it a collectible item with extreme value.

除此之外，它的設計者是92歲的黃永玉大師，一位著名的畫家，使它成爲了極具收藏價值的物品。

China's newly issued lunar New Year monkey stamps marking 2016, another Year of the Monkey, also designed by Huang and each with a face value of 1.20 yuan, have attracted much attention, with collectors lining up outside post offices ahead of their release.

我國近日發行的2016年猴票同樣由黃永玉創作。面值爲每張1.2元錢，也頗受關注。在正式發佈之前，收集者已經在郵局外排起了長隊。