1998 Disney Friends Celebrate Mickey's 70th Birthday, Mint Sheet of 6 Stamps, Gambia

Join Mickey on his Journey to the West

Issued in 1997, this fun sheet of six mint Gambia stamps honors Mickey's Journey to the West.  It pictures 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 B...  more

Join Mickey on his Journey to the West

Issued in 1997, this fun sheet of six mint Gambia stamps honors Mickey's Journey to the West.  It pictures 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 released from the furnace
    • The Monkey King asking for a magic weapon
    • The Monkey King putting out a fire on the Flame Mountain 
    • 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
   
A fun addition to your collection – order today.