Saturday, 17 February 2018

70th Anniversary of Independence Day

Myanmar Post issued a set of three stamps for this year Independence Day.  As usual, Independence Day issue is the earliest issue of the year.  Three designs includes ceremonial barge at Inle lake, Myanmar traditional dance and orchestra, and children enjoying puppet show.

Stamp Set
Newspaper Appearances on 30 Dec 2017 (Myanma Alin, News Light of Myanmar, KyayMon)

Technical Details of Stamps
Date of Issue : 4 January 2018
Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Printing Process : Offset
Stamp Size and Format : 42 mm x 30 mm (Horizontal)
Color : 4
Perforation : 14
Denomination :K100
Sheet Composition :  50 Stamps per Sheet
Quantity : 300,000 pcs each design
Stamp Designers : Aung Kyi Myint (U Kyi Win) [Phaungdawoo Buddha Image at Inle Lake], Win Zaw Oo (Min Bu) [Enjoyable Village Night], Min Min Tun [Myanmar Traditional Dance]

First Day Covers 
FDC by Stamps Myanmar
FDC by Myanmar Philatelic Society (Limited edition of 700 covers)
FDC by KWK (Limited edition of 15 covers)
Official FDC 1 by Myanmar Post
Official FDC 2 by Myanmar Post
Official FDC 3 by Myanmar Post
First Day Cancellations of Yangon GPO, Naypyitaw CPO, and Mandalay GPO

Photos used in stamp design


Thursday, 15 February 2018

70th anniversary of Russia-Myanmar Diplomatic Relation

Russia released the following pre-stamped envelope in 2018 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relation between Russia and Myanmar.  The cachet shown on cover depicts flags of Russian Federation and Union of Myanmar.
Myanmar Post issued stamp on 65th anniversary of Myanmar-Russia Diplomatic Relation in 2013.  Whether Myanmar Post will release the stamp issue for this year is still in question.