# MDS292 - 1998 Disney Friends Celebrate Mickey's 70th Birthday, Mint, 2 Sheets and 4 Souvenir Sheets, Gambia
Join Mickey on his Journey to the West
Issued in 1997, this fun set of 16 Gambia stamps honors Mickey's Journey to the West. They picture Mickey with the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) and other characters from the classic Chinese Novel, Journey to the West. Published in 1592, the novel tells of the legendary pilgrimage of Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang who traveled to India to find sacred texts (sūtras). The stamps picture:
• The Monkey King putting out fire at Flame Mountain
• The Demon Ox King being teased by the Monkey King
• Master San Tsang chanting the lucantation of the Golden Hoop
• A fight with the Spider Demon
• A fight with the While Skeleton Demon
• The Real and Fake Monkey King
• The Monkey King released from the furnace
• The Monkey King asking for a magic weapon
• The Monkey King roaming the Gate of South Heaven
• The Monkey King tasting the celestial peaches
• The Monkey King being rescued from the Five-Finger Mountain
• The White Dragon Horse assisting Master San Tang
• Mickey and friends obtaining the Buddhist scriptures
• The Intelligent Tortoise giving a ride to Master San Tang
• The Monkey King and friends celebrating
A fun addition to your collection – order today.
Join Mickey on his Journey to the West
Issued in 1997, this fun set of 16 Gambia stamps honors Mickey's Journey to the West. They picture Mickey with the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) and other characters from the classic Chinese Novel, Journey to the West. Published in 1592, the novel tells of the legendary pilgrimage of Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang who traveled to India to find sacred texts (sūtras). The stamps picture:
• The Monkey King putting out fire at Flame Mountain
• The Demon Ox King being teased by the Monkey King
• Master San Tsang chanting the lucantation of the Golden Hoop
• A fight with the Spider Demon
• A fight with the While Skeleton Demon
• The Real and Fake Monkey King
• The Monkey King released from the furnace
• The Monkey King asking for a magic weapon
• The Monkey King roaming the Gate of South Heaven
• The Monkey King tasting the celestial peaches
• The Monkey King being rescued from the Five-Finger Mountain
• The White Dragon Horse assisting Master San Tang
• Mickey and friends obtaining the Buddhist scriptures
• The Intelligent Tortoise giving a ride to Master San Tang
• The Monkey King and friends celebrating
A fun addition to your collection – order today.