Saturday 12 August 2017

High Value Definitives of 2017

To cope with the new postage rates adopted on 25 May 2017, new high value definitive stamps were issued.  The new rate cost 1000K for ordinary foreign mail up to 20 gram and additional 1500K for registration fees for registered mail, which will cost total of 2500K.  Two new stamps are face valued at 1000K and 2500K which can be solo used for ordinary and registered mail.  The design is similar to previous definitive issue of 1990's, xylophone and harp but different image.

Newspaper Announcement
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Technical Details of Stamps
Date of Issue : 27 July 2016 
Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Printing Process : Offset
Stamp Size and Format : 30 mm x 42 mm (Vertical)
Color : 4
Perforation : 14
Denomination : K1000, K2500
Sheet Composition :  50 Stamps per Sheet
FDC by Ko Sein Minn (cancelled at Mandalay GPO)
FDC cancelled at Naypyitaw CPO

FDC by Myanmar Philatelic Society (limited to 300 covers)
 
Solo use of 2500K stamp, registered to Singapore.
Ordinary mail, 1000K rate to Singapore.

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