Wednesday 5 August 2015

48th Anniversary of ASEAN Omnibus Issue

On 8th August 2015, all the member country of ASEAN issues the stamps to commemorate the 48th anniversary of founding of ASEAN.  All the stamps will share the same design and postmark also will share common design.  The theme is "One Vision, One Identity, One Community".  The stamps and postmarks are selected through the "Stamp Design Contest" where Ms Vu Kim Lien from Vietnam won the stamp design contest and Mr Nguyen Du from Vietnam won the postmark design contest.  The final design is slight different from the awarded design.  The sun at the middle of the flags was replaced with the ASEAN emblem.  The ASEAN emblem at the upper right corner was removed.
Myanmar Post and Telecommunications issues a set, with two set, where all other ASEAN countries issues as single.  The set contains 100K and 500K valued stamps.  Total of 100,000 pcs is printed for 500K and 300,000 pcs for 100K.  It is in vertical format (21 mm x 30 mm) although all others in square format.  State medias announced it on 5th August 2015.

Newspaper appearances
Stamp Designs
First Day of Issue Postmark
Winner of the design contest was declared in Feb 2015
Technical Details of Stamps
Designer : Ms. Vukim Lien (Vietnam)
Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Stamp Size and Format : 21 mm x 30 mm (Vertical)
Color : 4
Perforation : 14
Denomination : 500K & 100K
Sheet Composition :  100 Stamps per Sheet
Printing Process : Offset
Quantity : 100,000 (500K design) 300,000 (100K design)

Myanmar Post issued official first day cover for this stamps.  Post sold the plain cover at the price of 300K and the buyer have to affix the stamps and make FDC by himself.

FDC by Myanmar Post
FDC by Stamps Myanmar
FDC by Myanmar Philatelic Society (limited edition of 300 covers)
FDC by Hlwan Hmi, cancelled at Mandalay GPO
The cachet used is the original artwork awarded at the stamp design contest.
FDC by Min Ko Ko
FDC by Ko Wint Khine (Limited Edition of 25 Covers)

"SPECIMEN" overprinted stamp and Imperf version stamp of Vietnam are also available in the market.

Normal Stamp, SPECIMEN overprinted Stamp and Imperforated Stamp of Vietnam

Thailand Post, Laos Post issued not only the stamp but Miniature Sheet also.

MS issued by Thailand Post
FDCs by other ASEAN countries
Official FDC by Cambodia Post
Private FDC of Cambodia

FDC by SingPost (Singapore Post)
FDC by Thailand Post
FDC by PhilPost (Philippine Post)
FDC by Brunei Post

 FDC by Malaysia Post



FDC by Indonesia Post
FDC by Vietnam Post
Maximum Card by Vietnam Post


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