Dubai 2026 World Stamp Exhibition

Myanmar proudly participated in the Dubai 2026 World Stamp Exhibition, held from 4–8 February 2026 at the Sheikh Maktoum Hall, World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The exhibition was organised by the Emirates Philatelic Association (EPA) and featured a total of 452 competitive exhibits from around the world.

Representing Myanmar in the Literature Class, U Thiha Lwin exhibited his book Myanmar Postage Stamp and was awarded a Large Silver medal, scoring 75 points.

In addition, the Myanmar Philatelic Society exhibited its journal The Burma StaMPS, Volume 3 (2024), which received a Silver medal with 71 points.

I warmly congratulate U Thiha Lwin and the Myanmar Philatelic Society on these commendable international achievements. Their success reflects the continued progress of Myanmar philatelic literature on the world stage.

World Food Day Stamps, 1981

The World Food Day commemorative set was issued on 16 October 1981 and printed by the Wazi Security Printing Works, Myanmar.

The stamps were produced by offset lithography, perforated 14, and measure 42 × 30 mm. They were printed in sheets of 50 (5 × 10 format) on unwatermarked white wove paper with white gum.

The set comprises three denominations:

• 25 pyas

• 50 pyas

• 1 kyat

A total of 1,000,000 stamps were printed for each of the 25 pyas and 50 pyas values, while only 100,000 copies were produced for the 1 kyat denomination, making it the scarcer value within the set.

The designs were prepared by the Design Department of Wazi Security Printing Works. 

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