Heho Post Office

Heho PO is located in Heho, Kalaw township, Shan state (south).  It is grade 3 PO and its post code is 06023.  

Heho Post Office

Hanging Post Box

(front) Registered Mail from Heho to Singapore (sent on 28 Dec 2015)

(back) Registered Mail from Heho to Singapore (sent on 28 Dec 2015)

Postmark of Heho PO

Registration Mark

North Okkalapa Post Office

North Okkalapa Post Office is located on Khaymar Thi Road, near to the University of Medicine No(2). Please click the link for exact location on the map.  A good friend of mine has visited the PO and send me the registered mail.  And he helped me take the photo of the post office as well. It is grade 2 PO and it's postal code is 11031.

North Okkapala Post Office (Credits to Kyaw Zay Hein)

Front - Registered Mail from North Okkapala PO (sent on 14 Jan 2016)

Back - Registered Mail from North Okkapala PO (sent on 14 Jan 2016)

Aung Ban (Aung Pan) Post Office

I visited Aung Ban Post Office on 28 Dec 2015.  It is grade 2 PO and its postal code is 06022.  It is located in Aung Ban, Kalaw township.  Click the link for the exact location of the PO on google map.  The PO is located near to Aung Ban market.  

Aung Ban PO

Posting Box

Front - Registered Mail from Aung Ban to Singapore (sent on 28 Dec 2015)

Back - Registered Mail from Aung Ban to Singapore (sent on 28 Dec 2015)

Postmark of Aung Ban Post Office

Pindaya (Pintaya) Post Office

I visited Pindaya Post Office on 28 Dec 2015.  It is grade 4 PO and its postal code is 06031.  It is located in Pindaya township.  Pindaya great cave is the nearest tourist attraction.  Click the link for the exact location of the PO on google map.  The posting box is facing in front, but too close to the fence.  The postal code is also written on the back of the posting box.

Pindaya Post Office

Posting box at Pindaya PO

Pindaya Registration Postmark

Registered Mail from Pindaya to Singapore (sent on 28 Dec 2015)

The mail from Pindaya is routed to Taunggyi, then Yangon CME.

Pindaya Money Order cancellation

Stamps issued to commemorate 68th Anniversary of Independence Day

Myanma Posts and Telecommunications released the new stamps set to commemorate 68th anniversary of independence day of Myanmar on 4th January 2016.  The stamps set contains two 100K stamps and one 200K stamp.  The design elements includes night scene of Yangon downtown with Sule pagoda,  sunset scene of Yangon with Shwedagon pagoda, and the view of signing ceremony of national ceasefire agreement (signed on 2015 October 15 in Naypyitaw) with the president's portrait displayed on the projector.

Stamps design

Public Announcements (New Light of Myanmar, Myanmar Alin, Kyay Mon)

Technical Details of Stamps

Designer : Ze Yar Lin
Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Stamp Size and Format : 21 mm x 30 mm (Vertical)
Color : 4
Perforation : 14
Denomination : 200K (one design) & 100K (two designs)
Sheet Composition :  100 Stamps per Sheet
Printing Process : Offset
Quantity : 500,000 pcs each

Myanmar Post issued three types of official First Day Covers with different cachet, three types of postcards, each design duplicates the design of the stamps.

FDC by Stamps Myanmar

FDC by Myanmar Philatelic Society

Dedaye Post Office

Dedaye Post Office is located near the Dedaye market.  It is the grade 3 PO and its postal code is 10261.  I visited the PO on 1 Jan 2016.  Click the link for the exact location of the PO.

The Dedaye Post Office

The posting box

Setting up the date for the cancellation

Dedaye Postmark (31 Dec 2015)

Ordinary mail sent from Dedaye PO to Singapore (sent on 1 Jan 2016)