New stamp featuring nine native Myanmar birds to go on sale on 20 Aug
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A new postage stamp with nine species of
birds endemic to Myanmar will go on sale on 20 August, the Myanma Post Office
announced.
The department under the Ministry of
Transport and Communications aimed at enthusiastic collectors to enjoy
gathering all nine indigenous bird species in a single block.
Consisting of nine special editions of
K200 stamps, the new block will start selling simultaneously at 9:30 am on 20
August at postal offices in Nay Pyi Daw, Yangon, Mandalay and other regions and
states.
As a special programme, stamps sold in
Nay Pyi Daw, Yangon and Mandalay on that day will bear printed date marks. The
stamps have already been distributed to the post offices in regions and
states.
Those interested in purchasing them may
contact Daw Nyo Nyo Myint, in charge (Nay Pyi Taw) at 09 448000096, Daw Tin May
Kyi, in charge (Yangon) at 09 424000518, and U Tin Maung Myint (Mandalay) at
09 424000515.
The MoTC also sold another block of
three 200-Kyat stamps on 20 July to commemorate the joint Myanmar-Russia tiger
conservation. — MT/ZN
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