Padauk as a national flower

Relating to the national flower of Myanmar and ASEAN nations, I have reported in this blog.  Laos recently issued 10 stamps set featuring national flowers of ASEAN countries, just about 8 months before the ASEAN joint issues of stamps featuring national flowers.  Joint issue is for commemoration of 50th anniversaries of forming ASEAN and Laos, Brunie and Myanmar did not participate in the joint issue.

In the set issued by Laso PDR, Padauk is used as Myanmar national flower.  The stamp is valued at 1000K. 

Date of issue - 12 Dec 2016

Another International Reply Coupon

International Reply Coupons for Burma are scarce and rarely seen on online auctions. Richard Warren reported one coupon with 4 annas value cancelled 30 May 1941 in Fantail 30. Another IRC with 62 pyas denomination (VINNEA type) was acquired recently and it is good to report here. It is cancelled “RANGOON GPO / TREAS” on 14 Sept 1971.

Toe Kyaw Kyar, "Notes & queries: Another International Reply Coupon", The Burma Fantail, Vol. 14, No. 4, Whole Number 54, pp. 56, October 2017.

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VI These were given the designation VI for the different types. The so called Vienna type of IRC‘s, launched by the UPU at the end of 1965 and early 1966 as a result of the UPU Congress held in Vienna 1964. This type lasted until 1975. To verify the sub-type one has to study the reverse as well as the obverse. This coupon is (Vienna) type VI-XX.