Indonesia Postal Museum - Bandung

During my trip to Indonesia for the Jakarta 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition, I spent three days sightseeing in Bandung. A philatelic highlight of this trip was visiting the Indonesia Postal Museum on 1 Jul 2024. I learned that the museum's building was originally the first General Post Office (GPO) in Bandung.

The museum is located at Cilaki St No.73, Citarum, Bandung Wetan, Bandung City, Indonesia. With the kind assistance of the head staff, I was given a guided tour around the museum. I would like to share some photos taken during my visit.

JAKARTA 2024 Asian International Stamp Exhibition

Jakarta 2024 was held from July 3 to 7, 2024, at Pos Bloc Jakarta. Pos Bloc Jakarta is a historical building; it was the first post office in Jakarta, then known as Kantor Filateli Jakarta (Jakarta Philatelic Office).

Jakarta 2024 involved 24 countries with a total of 241 exhibits comprising 1036 frames. Myanmar submitted three exhibits. Toe Kyaw Kyar's exhibit "British Burma Postal Stationeries 1857 - 1937" scored 80 points and won a Vermeil medal award. Additionally, his one-frame exhibit titled "Prepaid Propaganda Postcards of Burma (1964-1972)" scored 72 points in the One Frame Class. Myanmar Philatelic Society's journal, "The Burma StaMPS Volume 2 (2023)," scored 67 points and won a Silver Bronze medal award.

First Day Cover Seminar

Myanmar Philatelic Society donated a "Burmese Harp Model" as a special prize, which was awarded to an exhibitor from China.  Along with the exhibition, philatelic seminars were also held. I attended the "First Day Cover" seminar and the "Picture Postcard" seminar, both presented by Glen Stafford. Additionally, I attended the FIAP Exco meeting as an observer, which was held from 2 to 4 PM on July 6, 2024.

FIAP Exco Meeting