2008年1月5日发行《戊子年》特种邮票1套1枚，小本票1本。详情如下：
志号：2008-1
图 序 图 名 面 值
（1-1）T 戊子年 1.20元
邮票规格：36×36毫米
齿孔度数：13 度
整张枚数：版式一 20枚
版式二 6枚
整张规格：版式一 180×210毫米
版式二 128×180毫米
小本票编号：（34）2008
小本票成品规格：121×88毫米
小本票售价：12元
版 别：影写
防伪方式：防伪纸张
防伪油墨
异形齿孔
荧光喷码
邮票设计者：于平、任凭
小本票设计者：夏竞秋
责任编辑：史渊
印 制 厂：北京邮票厂
出售办法：自发行之日起，在全国各地邮局出售，出售期限6个月。请组织好邮票销售工作。
注：同时发行《戊子年》邮票版式三（整张枚数：4枚；整张规格：120×130毫米），作为2008年纪特邮票全额交款预订户赠品。
Serial number: 2008-1
Values in set: 1
Denomination: 1.20 yuan
Date of issue:January 5, 2008
Size of stamp: 36 * 36 mm
Perforation: 13°
Sheet composition: 20 for Sheet I;6 for Sheet II
Size of sheet:180 * 210 mm for Sheet I;128*180 mm for Sheet II
Serial number of booklet:(34)2008
Size of booklet: 121 * 88 mm
Selling price of booklet: 12.00 yuan
Printing process: photogravure
Designer of stamp: Yu Ping , Ren Ping
Designer of booklet: Xia Jingqiu
Editor in Charge: Shi Yuan
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
(1-1)T Wu Zi Year 　　1.20 yuan
Background Informations:
China National Philatelic Corporation issued a first-day cover entitled "Wu Zi Year" on January 5,2008, bearing one special stamp with the same title.The face value of the stamp is 1.20yuan.
Rat corresponds to "Zi" in the Chinese Earthly Branch.Its legendary contribution to the creation of heaven and earth ranked the rat first on the Chinese zodiac. In folk culture, rat is the symbol of bumper harvest, auspiciousness and prosperity.There are many folklores related to it, such as the creation of heaven by a bite of the rat and the rat's marrying its daughter to a cat.These stories reflect the humor of Chinese culture.Besides Chinese cultrue, the clever animal aslo has presence in many other languages and literatures worldwide.