In front of a post office Tuesday in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, a stamp collector shows a set of two special edition stamps featuring Chinese zodiac animals. Photo: IC Photo

A person prepares to postmark a postcard stuck with a stamp commemorating the Year of the Ox. Photo: IC Photo

A resident points to an Ox stamp on a table in front of the post office. Photo: IC Photo

Residents line up to buy Year of the Ox stamps at a China Post in Hangzhou. Photo: IC Photo

Residents wait outside a post office in Shanghai Monday evening to get their hands on the special-edition stamps as soon as they’re released. Photo: IC Photo