75th Anniversary of UPU issue, Burma, 1949
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1949
Issuing entity
BurmaThe 75th Anniversary of UPU issue comprises 6 postage stamps released by Burma on 9 October 1949. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 117–122), printed in 6 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2A orange; 3½A green; 6A violet; 8A red; 12½A blue; 1R green. Perforation: 13. No watermark is recorded. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 13
Design
- Values and colours
- 2A orange · 3½A green · 6A violet · 8A red · 12½A blue · 1R green
Identification
- Issue date
- 9 October 1949
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- BG, BG1, BG2, BG3, BG4, BG5
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 117–122
Catalogue references
- StampWorld117–122
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.