27th SEA Games

27th South East Asian Games was hosted by Myanmar and it took place in major cities like Naypyidaw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwesaung beach from December 11 to 22. Myanmar post commemorated the games by issuing the stamps, miniature sheet and commemorative postmarks of sport village.  The sport village postmarks are documented in the previous blog post.  

Newspaper apperance

The stamp set and miniature sheet was issued on 2 September 2013, by Myanmar Post.  Four stamp designs with mascots and games logo are duplicated with two denominations of 500 k and 100 k, making the 8 values set.  The whole set cost 2400 kyats.

Technical Details of Stamps

Date of Issue : 2 September 2013

Designer : Myanmar Post & Telecommunications
Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Stamp Size and Format : 42 mm x 30 mm (Horizontal)
Color : 4
Perforation : 14
Denomination : 500K (four designs) & 100K (four designs)
Sheet Composition :  50 Stamps per Sheet/8 Stamps per sheetlet
Printing Process : Offset

FDC by Myanmar Philatelic Society

FDC by Ko Wint Khine

FDC by Bo Group (Limited Edition of 50 Covers)

Postcard 1; issued by Myanmar Philatelic Society

Postcard 2; issued by Myanmar Philatelic Society

Myanmar Philatelic Society issued two postcards to commemorate games.

More 2013 SEA Games temporary post offices

The last Fantail (Fantail 45) reported on a 2013 SEA Games temporary post office at Zabu Thiri. Actually, there are three temporary post offices at that time: Zabu Thiri (recorded), Wunna Theikdi Sport Complex and Ngwe Saung Beach. The Zabu Thiri postmark and Wunna Theikdi postmark are similar, double circle postmarks. The Ngwe Saung postmark is pictorial, with a sailing design.

Zabuthiri Sport Village PO

Wunna Theikdi Sport Complex PO

Ngwe Saung Beach, Sport Village PO

To reference this article, please cite:

Toe Kyaw Kyar, "New issues and developments: More 2013 SEA Games temporary post offices", The Burma Fantail, Vol. 12, No. 4, Whole Number 46, pp. 51, October 2015.

65th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Myanmar and Russia

One stamp denominated 500K was issued for the 65th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Myanmar and Russia on 10 April 2013.  The illustration includes Mandalay walled fort of Myanmar and Red Square of Russia.  State medias made public announcement on 8 April 2013.

News from State Media

Stamp Design

Technical Details of Stamps

Printer : Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Stamp Size and Format : 84 mm x 30 mm (Horizontal)
Color : 4
Perforation : 14
Denomination : 500K
Sheet Composition :  30 Stamps per Sheet
Printing Process : Offset

No Official First Day Cover was produced by MPT.

FDC by Myanmar Philatelic Society (Limited Edition of 600 Covers)

FDC of Bo Group (Limited Edition of 70 Covers)