2026
February 17, 2026 – Year of the Horse
Whether it was to chase the gold rush, to set up a market garden, or to share their love of Chinese cuisine, the ancestors of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chinese population brought with them their skills and their heritage in the hopes of building a better tomorrow.
The Lunar New Year is an exciting time for new prospects for many nations including China, and is celebrated widely across Aotearoa New Zealand.
The story of Chinese New Year starts with Jade Emperor, who created the Zodiac calendar, a 12-year cycle to help track the passage of time. The Horse was chosen to represent the seventh year in the Zodiac after it placed seventh in the Jade Emperor’s great race. It’s said that the horse was about to come in sixth but was sabotaged by the snake who spooked it by sliding under its hoof and finishing ahead of its opponent.
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Price: 6.00 Gem
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N° 6 | February 17, 2026 | 2026 Year of the Horse | |
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$2.90 Lucky Peach
Displaying, eating or gifting a peach, an emblem of immortality, makes for a time-honored Lunar New Year tradition. Here the peach also represents Chinese fruit shops, such as Jack Lum’s in Remuera, Auckland, which has been operating for over 50 years.
Quantity: 1 888 ex
Uncommun
$4,20 Good Food, Good Fortune
Although it’s a humble snack, the spring roll is associated with wealth and prosperity and shares its name with the Spring Festival (also known as the Lunar New Year).
Artist Bev Moon makes spring rolls, pork buns and wontons in knitted form. Her work weaves together stories about the courage and resilience of her ancestors with a love of food cooked and shared with family.
Quantity: 1 238 ex
Rare
$4.70 Giving and Receiving
Like many symbols associated with the Lunar New Year, lilies represent good fortune and happiness. In her exhibition Tracing a Gilded Trail, artist Cindy Huang used lilies to honor the memory of the miners who first arrived in from China during the 19th-century gold rushes.
Quantity: 1 288 ex
Rare
$7.60 Service is Success
The stamp shows a couple of jubilant cherubs and their prize kumara.
The kumara represents Mangere couple Joe and Fay Gock, whose generous spirit impacted the community and the country. They have been growing vegetables together ever since they arrived as refugees in the 1950s and are responsible for many horticultural innovations.
Quantity: 588 ex
Ultra Rare
Year of the Horse Medallion
With a completely gold finish, this medallion features a striking illustration of a horse.
Chinese believe the Zodiac & animal years in which people are born have a tremendous influence on their lives & personalities.
The Horse is associated with effortless success. People born in the Year of the Horse are said to be agile, popular, & persuasive, attracting friends with their personalities. However they can also be impulsive, impatient & hedonistic, leading them to spend too much too quickly or abandon projects halfway through.
To craft the Medallion, users must hold one digital collectible from the 2026 Year of the Horse Series. Store-purchases only & no collectibles will be burned. The cost to craft is 0 Gems.
Quantity: 1 888 ex
Uncommon
Year of the Horse Miniature Sheet
This miniature sheet features all four of the 2026 Year of the Horse stamps..
Quantity: 288 ex
Secret Rare