Ko Toe’s book, Postage Rates of Burma (Myanmar) 1937–2024, was awarded a Large Gold Medal, together with Felicitations for Research and a Special Prize, at the New Zealand National Philatelic Literature Exhibition (NZNPLE 2025) held on 6 December 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The literature exhibits were displayed at the Christchurch Philatelic Society’s library, providing an appropriate scholarly setting for this specialist exhibition. Open to exhibitors from both New Zealand and overseas, NZNPLE is a prestigious biennial philatelic literature exhibition, held since 1989, and is widely recognised for its high judging standards. The full list of the Palmarès can be accessed here.
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This marks the second international award for the book. Its first major recognition was a Gold Medal at the Thailand 2025 FIAP Asian International Stamp Exhibition, further affirming its contribution to the study of Burmese and Myanmar postal history.
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