Braille Stamps

 Braille Stamps

Wasgamuwa National Park - Sri Lanka

Wasgamuwa National Park MSs- Sri Lanka

Wasgamuwa (Meaning Sloth Wood, home for sloth bears) is situated  at  Handungamuwa, Matale district, Sri Lanka. Spanning over 36,900 hectares and bordered by 2 rivers, Mahaweli Ganga and Amban Ganga (tributary of Mahaweli Ganga),  It has around 150 varieties of flora and birds, 50 varieties of butterflies, nearly 20 varieties of mammals, reptiles and snakes and other animals . 

It was declared as a game reserve (like Natural reserve but hunting is allowed) in 1907, Natural reserve (like National park, but no roads or other facilities, means not suitable for common people) in 1938 and National Park in 1984.

It  is not only a natural park but also a historic place.  The park has the ruins of canal built by King Parakramabahu I(ruled between 1153- 1186), Chitya (Buddhist prayer hall) built by King Mahanaga (one of the earliest rulers of SL).  Battle between South Indian Chola dynasty king Elara and Sinhalese king Dutugamunu happened in this place. 

This park is also popular for it's 1700 years old Tamarind tree.

Sri Lanka post recently issued 6 Miniature sheets of faunas of this park.  Like the park, these stamps also very catchy.

Cards from Sri Lanka

Tabu, a friend of mine visited Sri Lanka and was kind enough to mail me some picture postcards from different cities across Sri Lanka. The cards illustrate various aspects of the country, the picture-perfect beaches, the rich Buddhist heritage, the diverse land and sea creatures found there etc.

Seeing these wild animals in-person (safaris) takes a lot of effort and time. As Tabu rightly notes, "in the world of instant coffee & internet, Miss Patience has sort of gone into hiding". 

Thanks Tabu.

Odd World - Sri Lanka

My Sri Lankan collection of Odd/Unique stamps

Yala miniature sheet

In the year 2013, Sri Lanka Post issued three miniature sheets on Yala National Park. 

Here are the Miniature sheets:

The speciality of this miniature sheets are that they are odd shaped. One shaped like a Sloth Bear, Second shaped like a Leopard and the third shaped like an elephant.  

These Miniature sheets were once again reprinted, but with the Thailand exhibition logo and was issued for the Thailand Exhibition with higher face value.

Braille Stamp - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Post issued a beautiful elongated Braille stamp on 17th June 2012.

The stamp was issued to commemorate the Centenary of  the Ceylon school of Deaf and Blind-Rathmalana . You can easily feel as well as see the embossed Braille texture.

Given below is the stamp:

And a cover with the Braille stamp on it:

The Braille script on the stamp mean the words "I Love You".