Burma Overprint - Hamsa, 1954
Dublin Core
Title
Burma Overprint - Hamsa, 1954
Subject
Burma--Civilization--Pictorial works.
Burma. Posts and Telegraphs Department
Southeast Asia--Antiquities--Pictorial works.
Burma--History--1948---Pictorial works.
Burma--History--1948-1962.
Burma. Posts and Telegraphs Department
Southeast Asia--Antiquities--Pictorial works.
Burma--History--1948---Pictorial works.
Burma--History--1948-1962.
Description
A green service stamp from the Union of Burma (Myanmar) celebrating the first anniversary of independence from British rule (in 1948). This definitive from 1949 is now printed with the value in a new currency. In the center is an image of a mythical bird, called a Hamsa, a symbol from Southeast Asian culture and mount of Brahma. At the top is written "Union of Burma" in Burmese (Myanmar) and English. In the bottom corners is listed the postage value of 15 P (Myanma pya) (also listed in Burmese letters). Printed with offset lithography printing technique. The watermark is elephant heads (multiple).
Creator
Unknown
Source
None
Date
1/4/1954
Rights
This stamp is in the public domain in Myanmar because it is more than 50 years old (S.18 of the Copyright Act of 1911).
Format
Materials: Ink, Paper, Adhesive
Dimensions: 20 x 24 mm
Perforations: 14
Dimensions: 20 x 24 mm
Perforations: 14
Language
my
en
Type
Still Image
Identifier
2022EMISC_0006
Michel MM D70
Scott Number MM O72
Yvert et Tellier MM S30
Stanley Gibbons MM O155
Scott Number MM O72
Yvert et Tellier MM S30
Stanley Gibbons MM O155
Date Issued
04 January 1954
Citation
Unknown, “Burma Overprint - Hamsa, 1954,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed April 23, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/837.