中国邮政于今年3月19日发行1套4枚的《犬》邮票,既合狗年时宜,又为“名犬”邮票第一套。尽管已有一些邮评文章贬多于褒,但总的来说是十分适宜的选题和应当肯定的设计。自1887年“纽芬兰犬”首登方寸(图1)至今,作为人类忠实朋友的狗,已经出现在绝大多数国家、地区的方 China Post issued 1 set of 4 “dog” stamps on March 19 this year, both for the dog year and for the first set of “famous dog” stamps. Although there are already some postal articles that are more derogatory than praise, they are generally suitable topics and should be affirmed design. Since the debut of the Newfoundland dog in 1887 (Figure 1), dogs as loyal friends of humanity have appeared in most countries and regions