First stamps
The first stamps of Burma were stamps of British India overprinted BURMA from 1 April 1937. It is shown on Tharaphi Philately. [2] [1] [3]
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , formerly known as Burma.
Burma is the largest country by geographical area in Indochina (mainland Southeast Asia). The country is bordered by China on the north-east, Laos on the east, Thailand on the south-east, Bangladesh on the west, India on the north-west and the Bay of Bengal to the south-west with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery.
Starting in 1854, Burma used the stamps of British India without any form of overprinting. The stamps may be identified by the postmarks used which, after 1856, were specially prepared for Burma post offices. [1]
The first stamps of Burma were stamps of British India overprinted BURMA from 1 April 1937. It is shown on Tharaphi Philately. [2] [1] [3]
The first stamps inscribed Burma in the design, rather than simple overprints, were definitive stamps depicting King George VI issued between 1938 and 1940. On 6 May 1940 a commemorative stamp was issued to celebrate the centenary of the first postage stamp by overprinting one of the 1938 stamp with the inscriptions "Commemoration Postage Stamp 6th May 1840". [1]
During World War II, Burma was occupied by the Japanese between 1942 and 1945. Stamps were issued by the Japanese Army and by the Burma Independence Army in 1942. In 1943 and 1944 stamps were issued by the Burma Government with the permission of the occupying forces. [1]
In 1943 separate stamps were also issued for use in the Shan States under Japanese occupation.
After the liberation of Burma, normal postal services were gradually restored under a British Military Administration. Pre-war stamps of Burma from 1938 were overprinted MILY ADMN in 1945. [1]
When civilian administration of Burma was restored, new stamps were issued in the designs of the stamps from 1938 but in different colours. In 1946 a set of 4 Victory stamps were issued.
In 1947, the 1946 series was overprinted Interim Government in Burmese characters as Burma gained self government. [1]
On 4 January 1948 Burma became an independent republic as the Union of Burma and stamps were issued in that name until 1973. From 1974 stamps were marked Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma , and from 1990 Union of Myanmar . After The Multi-Party Democracy General Elections, special postage stamp issued on November 7, 2010, which shown THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR until now. But the special postage stamps were issued a series of BIRD SPECIES NATIVE TO MYANMAR just marked MYANMAR. . [4] [5]
This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of Australia.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate.
Originally mail from British Somaliland used postage stamps of Egypt, then India. In 1903, about 30 types of stamps of India were overprinted "BRITISH / SOMALILAND".
The Straits Settlements of the Malayan Peninsula have a postal history distinct from the other Malayan areas.
Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries themselves are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Tripolitania, now part of Libya.
The postage stamps and postal history of Papua New Guinea originated in the two colonial administrations on the eastern part of the island of New Guinea and continued until their eventual merger, followed by independence in 1975.
The postage stamps and postal history of Azerbaijan describes the history of postage stamps and postal systems in Azerbaijan, which closely follows the political history of Azerbaijan, from its incorporation to the Russian Empire in 1806, to its briefly obtained independence in 1918, which it lost to the Soviet Union in 1920 and re-acquired in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Bahrain first used the postage stamps of British India before eventually issuing its own stamps in 1960.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Brunei.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Georgia.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Syria.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lebanon, formerly known as Liban.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ghana, known as the Gold Coast before independence.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Togo.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Cyrenaica, now part of Libya.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Libya. Libya is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Biafra.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Eritrea.
The following is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Somalia. From the late 1800s to 1960, northwestern present-day Somalia was administered as British Somaliland, while the northeastern, central and southern part of the country were concurrently administered as Italian Somaliland. In 1960, the two territories were unified as the Somali Republic.
