Saturday, 2 February 2019

Hello in Burmese on UN Stamp

The United Nations Postal Administration will issue three panes of six stamps each on Feb. 21 2019, International Mother Language Day.  One of the pane which is from Geneva will include Burmese word of "Hello".  The other languages on this pane are French, Russian, Polish, Hebrew, Hindi, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Hausa, Amharic, Danish/ Swedish and Japanese. Inscriptions on this pane are in French with “Langues du Monde” at the top.

The Burmese word featured on the pane is spelling pronunciation of "Hello".  Sadly, it is not on stamp, but on the pane tab.
The pane from Geneva with Burmese wording
The panes from other two offices are shown below.  Thanks, Kevin for sharing about this issue.

More can be read on LINNS's article at https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/hello-in-many-languages-on-new-un-stamps

<Updated on 20 Mar 2019>

There is a design change in issued stamp.  The burmese word "Hello" was changed to "Mingalarpar" in Burmese script.  But, the spelling is wrong.  The issued stamp is displayed below.


 Description

Date of issue: 21 February 2019
Designer: Sergio Baradat (United Nations)
Denomination: CHF1.00
Stamp size: 40 mm x 30 mm
Sheet size: 140 mm x 170 mm
Stamps per sheet: 6
Printer: Cartor Security Printing (France)
Process: Offset plus Hexachrome
Perforation: 13 x 13.75
Quantity: 22,000 sheets (132,000 stamps)

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