Monday 15 August 2022

Indonesia 2022 World Stamp Championship Exhibition

Indonesia 2022 World Stamp Championship Exhibition was successfully held at JIEXPO convention center in Jakarta from 4 to 9 August 2022.  The official hotel is within 5km distance from the exhibition hall.  Shuttle buses were provided between official hotel and exhibition hall every hour.  

Myanmar submitted three exhibits and one literature to this competition.  U Thein Tun Kyaw exhibited his PPC exhibit titled Nostalgia of Burma in British Colonial Time.  His exhibit scored 82 points and won Vermeil medal.  U Toe's PPC exhibit titled People of Burma and Their Lifestyles scored 80 points and won Vermeil medal.  U Kyaw Myint Maung's book "Postage Stamps of Myanmar" also awarded Silver medal with 72 points. It is first time for these three exhibits to appear in FIP exhibitions. 


 U Toe's aerogramme exhibit which won Large Vermeil in China 2019 was awarded the same medal with one point increased (87 points).  MPS members U Thein Tun Kyaw and U Sein Minn attended the exhibition whilst U Toe Kyaw Kyar served as Myanmar Commissioner.  All attendees were invited to Welcome dinner by the Organizing Committee at Bandar Djakarta restaurant on 4 Aug.  The Palmares dinner was held at the Parliament House on 7 Aug.

National Commissioners

 The Indonesian Philatelic Federation hosted 76th FIP congress on 9 Aug.  U Toe Kyaw Kyar attended the congress as an observer.  Myanmar has yet join the FIP but only FIAP.  Myanmar Philatelic Society donated the Burmese lacquerware tray as a special prize and noted that the prize was awarded to an exhibitor from South Korea.

The exhibition hall was quite lively, always full with young and enthusiastic students visitors. 



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