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.
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| Newspaper appearances |
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| Stamp Designs |
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| First Day of Issue Postmark |
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| 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)
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