Myanmar Philately

In Tharaphi Philately, some of Myanmar ( Burma) postage stamps issued from British colonial period to date are arranged in chronological order. Here are some distinctions between the postage stamps that were issued during the following periods.

 

- during British Colonial Administration (1886 - 1948), there were no particular postage stamps for Burma. The word BURMA was just printed on the Indian postage stamps and the price on the postage stamps was Indian Rupee. BURMA POSTAGE and Burmese Rupee (on a par with Indian Rupee) were later printed on the postage stamps.

- during Japan Occupation, Japanese words were printer on postage stamps.

- during the post colonial (1948 - 1962), the country name on the postage stamps was UNION OF BURMA and still used old Burmese Rupee till to the year 1952. Later, the price of the postage stamps has come in use new Myanmar Kyat and Pyas since 1952.

- during Revolution Council Administration (1962 -1974) the country name printed on the postage stamps was still UNION OF BURMA.

- during Myanmar Socialist Era (1974 - 1988) the country name was changed to SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF BURMA

- during The State Law and Order Restoration Council Administration, later known as State Peace and Development Council, (from 1988 till now) change the country name to UNION OF MYANMAR on the postage stamps. However, to honor The Multi-Party Democracy General Elections special postage stamp issued on November 07, 2010 which shown THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR. Another point, 60th ANNIVERSARY MYANMAR-CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS special postage stamp issued on JUNE 08, 2010 was not specified the country of origin.

- during Myanmar Democratic Reforms (2011 - 2021) the country name was changed to THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR on the postage stamps.

- after Military Coup D'état, FEBRUARY 01, 2021 - still use THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR on the postage stamps.

 

Myanmar Postage Stamps are officially issued to commemorate anniversaries of special local or international commemorations related to United Nation. Some postage stamps show the limited series of birds found in Myanmar, some musical instruments used by Myanmar natives, Traditional Costumes, Arts and Crafts Works, events, festivals, flora definitive, etc. Some are issued along with the first day covers, maximum cards, first day cancellations, and leaflets.

Though my hobby is postage stamp collecting, I still miss a lot of postage stamps issued during British Colonial period, Pre-World War Two, Japanese Occupation and post colonial periods. No postage stamps issued during Japanese Occupation are shown in this site. I will update my site when I obtain them and new issue. Moreover, I also link other sites that are about Myanmar philately.

Though I create this site using my best knowledge, it may have had some mistakes. If one finds any kind of mistake, please contact me and let me know what is wrong. I will not hesitate to correct it.

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