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Stamps on Shiva & Vishnu Temples – Triangular Stamps of Thailand -2005

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Building Gables – Triangular Stamps of Thailand -2005

Thailand issued a set of Four triangular stamps in a  strip of five se-tenants on Building Gables on 04 Aug 2005. These stamps feature Architecture, Cave Temples and Sculptures.

5 Baht – Scripture Library at Wat Phra Sing at Woramahawihan.

5 Baht -Uposatha Hall at Wat Khao Bandai It. (Temple in Caves in Phetchaburi)

5 Baht – Phra Prang at Wat Phra Phai Luang.12th or 13th Century Temple built by Angkor King and dedicated to Vishnu.

5 Baht – Prasat Phanom Rung. It is a Hindu Khmer Temple complex set up on an extinct Volcano at 402 metres in Buriram Province of Thailand. It is a Shiva Temple

THAILAND SCULPTURES
THAILAND SCULPTURES 2005

First Day Cover Pakistan – Restoration of Murree GPO

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First Day Cover Pakistan – Restoration of Murree GPO

Murree is a hill station of Pakistan located in Rawalpindi district at an elevation of  2291m. The Murree GPO was built by British in 1867 and is located at The Mall. Post-1970 it was renovated in the name of modernisation. In 2014 it was decided to restore it to 1910 heritage form. A stamp was issued to mark this on 04 Nov 2015. A FDC is listed.

PAKISTAN FDC MURREE GPO
PAKISTAN FDC RESTORATION OF MURREE GPO 2015

Stamp on Hill Gold Mine – Bolivia 1987

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Stamp on Hill Gold Mine – Bolivia 1987.

Exfivia 87 Philatelic Exhibition was held in Potosi in Bolivia. Potosi is one of the highest cities in the World at 4,090 metres. But it most famous for its Silver ore Mine hill called Hill Gold Mine. Spain established a Colonial Mint here and it took Silver to Spain via the Ilama and Mule trains and Spanish treasure fleets.

Bolivia issued a stamp on Exfivia featuring the Hill Gold Mine on 05 Aug 1987.

FDC BOLIVIA
FDC BOLIVIA HILL GOLD MINE AND EXFIVIA 87

Miniature Sheet Huangshan Mountain – China 1997

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Miniature Sheet Huangshan Mountain – China 1997

China hosted the 22nd UPU Congress in Beijing in 1999. It issued a Miniature sheet containing eight stamps on Huangshan mountain on 20 Oct 1997. Each stamp was of  200 Chinese renminbi.

Huangshan is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. It is UNESCO  World Heritage site and one of China’s main tourist destinations. It was namedHuangshan Mountain (Yellow Mountain) in 747 AD by Imperial order of Tang Dynasty.

The scenes feature on the miniature sheet from Top left to right are

200 ren – Mount Huangshan at Sunrise            200 ren -XIHAI Peaks

200 ren – Flying rock in surging Clouds.          200 ren – Beihai in drifting Clouds

200 ren -Yupping Peak                                        200 ren – Mystical Stone

200 ren – Tiandu Peak over Clouds                  200 ren –  Fabied abode of Immortals

CHINA MS UPU CONG 1999 HUANGSHAN MOUNTAINS
CHINA MS UPU CONG 1999 HUANGSHAN MOUNTAINS

 

 

World Heritage Sites of Malaysia on Stamps -2009

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World Heritage Sites of Malaysia on Stamps -2009

Malaysia issued a miniature sheet with four stamps on UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 09 Apr 2009.

50 sen – Historic City of Straits of Malacca (World Heritage Site 2008)

50 sen – Taman Kinabalu, Sabah (World Heritage Site 2000)-First national Parks of Malaysia built in 1964. It is Malaysia’s First UNESCO Heritage sites. It is surrounded by Mount Kinabalu -the highest mountain on the Island of Borneo. This park is home to 4,500 species of Flora and Fauna including 326 Bird species.

50 sen – George Town,  Penang (World Heritage Site 2008)

50 sen – Taman Negara Mulu, Sarawak – Mulu National Park has one of the largest known Caves in the World.

MALAYSIA WORLD HERITAGE SITES
MALAYSIA MINIATURE SHEET 2009 -WORLD HERITAGE SITES

Traditional Costumes of Laotian Mountain Villages – Laos 1992

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Traditional Costumes of Laotian Mountain Villages – Laos 1992

Laos issued a set of stamps on 02 Oct 1992 on Traditional Costumes of Laotian Mountain Villages. People of Mountain are also known as Montagnards in French.

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Traditional Costumes of Laotian Mountain Villages – Laos 1992

FDC Japan 1968- Centenary of Hokkaido

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FDC Japan 1968- Centenary of Hokkaido

Japan issued a stamp on 14 Jun 1968 to celebrate the centenary of Hokkaido. It is the northernmost of Japan’s main islands known for its Volcanoes, natural hot springs, and ski areas. Today is the eight most populous Japanese prefecture.

The stamp shows The Centenary Memorial Tower and the Badge of Hokkaido.

FDC JAPAN HOKKAIDO
FDC JAPAN 1968 -CENTENARY OF HOKKAIDO