Tuesday, 28 June 2016

27th SEA Games

27th South East Asian Games was hosted by Myanmar and it took place in major cities like Naypyidaw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwesaung beach from December 11 to 22. Myanmar post commemorated the games by issuing the stamps, miniature sheet and commemorative postmarks of sport village.  The sport village postmarks are documented in the previous blog post.  

Newspaper apperance
The stamp set and miniature sheet was issued on 2 September 2013, by Myanmar Post.  Four stamp designs with mascots and games logo are duplicated with two denominations of 500 k and 100 k, making the 8 values set.  The whole set cost 2400 kyats.

Technical Details of Stamps
Date of Issue : 2 September 2013
Designer : Myanmar Post & Telecommunications
Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Stamp Size and Format : 42 mm x 30 mm (Horizontal)
Color : 4
Perforation : 14
Denomination : 500K (four designs) & 100K (four designs)
Sheet Composition :  50 Stamps per Sheet/8 Stamps per sheetlet
Printing Process : Offset

FDC by Myanmar Philatelic Society
FDC by Ko Wint Khine

FDC by Bo Group (Limited Edition of 50 Covers)

Postcard 1; issued by Myanmar Philatelic Society

Postcard 2; issued by Myanmar Philatelic Society

Myanmar Philatelic Society issued two postcards to commemorate games.