Showing posts with label 1966. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1966. Show all posts

Monday, 14 March 2022

Anti-Tuberculosis fundraising labels 1966

These multicolored anti-TB labels are the latest labels produced ever since 1949.  The sheet format is 5 by 4 - four stamps for each designs.  

The designs feature the worker in the fields in the background, and a person in the foreground.  The year of issue and a small lion logo is on the top left and right.

First Row : Chin boy

Second Row: Karen girl (the remarkable  mount Zwekabin is in the background)

Third Row: Kachin girl

Fourth Row: Shan man

Fifth Row: A girl with white hat

For further reading on these labels, please browse https://www.revrevd.com/burma--myanmar.html and go to Label section.

Monday, 2 March 2020

Peasants' Day Prepaid Postcards

In 1960s, Myanmar Post issued several prepaid postcards.  The postcards are prepaid by meter franks of 5 Pyas or hand stamp "Postage Paid".  2nd March is commemorated as the Peasants' Day in Myanmar. In this post, I would like to share some prepaid postcards issued for the Peasants' day.

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