I thought perhaps the stamp rate change had somehow hindered the USPS in creating a Chinese New Year stamp this year, but apparently there was none issued because they are done with all the animals. They finished off with the monkey in 2004, issued a commemorative sheet of all twelve animals in 2005 and … that’s it. If they don’t want to bother with new art, I hope they will at least reissue the appropriate animal with updated postage every year.