Canada Post unveils Year of the Water Snake stamps(2)

Janet Williams, one of the many collectors waiting in line for the stamp designers to autograph her new stamps, echoed the same sentiments.

"They're so pretty, and it's our pride and joy of Canada that produces it," she said. "I'll keep on collecting them."

Other than its gorgeous designs, Williams said flipping through the stamps she's collected over the last few decades have now become a way for her to reminisce the earlier years.

"In the stamp, I enjoy most of all is the color and the meaning of it. I truly believe what it portrays and what it predicts," she said. "It's just fascinating to collect them, it brings me joy to look at them, and I enjoy going back through the pages of every year what I've been through, the trials and tribulations."

Chinese Lunar New Year is a significant event on the Chinese calendar. Feb. 10 will mark the end of the Year of the Dragon, and ring in the Year of the Snake.