New Thailand stamp with Padauk Flower

Thiland Post issues new stamp on 1st June 2019 for the commemoration of ASEAN chairmanship of Thailand.  The single stamp issues featured bouquet of national flowers of ASEAN countries tied with the Thai flag ribbon.  Face value of each stamp is at 3 bath and one sheets contains 10 pcs.

Stamp design

Sheet

First Day Cover by Thailand Post

"MANADALAY" postmark named wrongly

While introducing new and standardized postmarks in 2018, Mandalay GPO has an interesting event. One of its new postmark comes with the wrong spelling of "MANADALAY" instead of "MANDALAY".  Once public and officials noticed, it was widthdrawn from GPO.  It was used about a month, I believed.  As Mandalay GPO is the high grade PO, it has more then one set of new postmark.  I have also received one postcard with the correct town name which was used on same day.  The wrong and correctly spelled postmarks are compared below.

The new postmarks were introduced on 9 Oct 2018. The new set of postmarks (Burmese and English) were distributed to 778 full service post offices around the country.

The month of Kason

The fifth stamp of the festivals series is for the month of Kason and it was issued on 4 May. It is the 1st Waxing of Kason.


Kason (May) is the second month of the Burmese lunar calendar.  As it falls in the middle of summer, the water in ponds and lakes reduces to its lowest level.  Burmese celebrates by pouring water at the holy Bodhi tree where the Buddha enlightened to keep it green. The stamp for the month of Kason featured its seasonal flowers Sagarwar [Michelia Champaca] and Bodhi Tree watering festival.

Stamp design

Public Announcement

Technical Details of Stamps

Date of Issue : 4 May 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)

Maxicard

 

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First Day Covers

Official FDC by Myanmar Post, sent from Mandalay

MPS FDC (950 Covers) [MPS-FDC-029]

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