The month of Tabaung

The third stamp of the festivals series is for the month of Tabaung and it was issued on 6 Mar. It is the 1st Waxing of Tabaung, first day of the month of Tobodwe.

The stamp for the month of Tabaung featured its seasonal flower Tharaphi [Calophyllum inophyllum] as depicted on stamp and sand pagodas (stupa) festival.  Sand stupa festival is held in Tabaung (March) which is the last month on traditional Burmese calendar.  Sand stupas are built by piling up the clean and white sand, shaped using bamboo frames, decorated with umbrella crown and paper banners to be look like with an actual stupa. 

Stamp design

Newspaper announcement

One unintentional mistake on this stamp design is the scientific name of the Tharaphi flower.  The actual name for Tharaphi is Calophyllum amoenum.  But it was mistakenly labeled as Calophyllum inophyllum which is actually Ponenyat flower.  For this reason, the flower's scientific name on the stamp for the month of Waso was replaced with its common name "Alexandrian laurel" which is noticeably not italicized.

Technical Details of Stamps

Date of Issue : 6 March 2019

Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)

Printing Process : Offset

Stamp Size and Format : 84 mm x 30 mm (Horizontal)

Color : 4

Perforation : 14

Denomination : K200

Sheet Composition :  30 Stamps per Sheet
Quantity : 150,000 pcs each design
Stamp Designers : Wai Zin Paing (MPS)

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