Monday, 11 September 2017

U Bein bridge on France stamp

France issued new booklet featuring "BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS" recently.  The bridges which illustrate the stamps of this notebook were chosen to show architectures from different periods, different countries, made in different materials, allowing the passage from one bank to another of people on foot or by bicycle, trains, Cars, tramways, cargo loads, etc.  One of the set featured "U Bein bridge of Amarapura, Burma".



Technical Details

Issue Date: 02.09.2017
Illustrator: Etienne Thery
Process: Heliogravure
Size: 38 x 24 mm
Values: 8.76€