Christmas Island (Australia) -

" YEAR OF THE SNAKE."

Limited Edition ~ Philatelic - Numismatic Cover !

Reverse of Cover gives details, a few words:

YEAR OF THE SNAKE 2013.

" The Snake is the sixth sign in the Chinese zodiac and symbolises wisdom, caution and romance. Nuwa - the half human, half snake goddess - is a life who existed alone at the beginning of the world. To alleviate her loneliness she began to first create animals and then humans. 

On the first day she created chickens. On the second day she created dogs. On the third day she created sheep. On the fourth day she created pigs. On the fifth day she created cows. On the sixth day she created horses. And on the seventh day she began creating men from yellow clay, sculpting each one individually.

Growing tired of the laborious process involved in creating individdual men, she ... "

FDI: 8 JANUARY 2013, CHRISTMAS ISLAND WA 6798.

(HEPA12)