arr.gif (852 bytes)THE WONDERLAND OF VIETNAMESE STAMPS_98

40th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution   -  Code: 794

On 01.01.1959, Cuban revolution was successful after overthrowing the pro-US puppet regime. For the past 40 years, under the clear-sighted leadership of President and General Secretary of Cuban Communist Party - Phidel Castro, the Cuban people have reaped achievement after achievement in various fields as economy, politics, culture, society, science _ technology, health care, education _ sport, etc. For this period, Cuba and Vietnam have stood shoulder and shoulder in the cause of struggling, building _ defending their own countries.

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In order to celebrate this historic event of 40th Anniv. of Cuban Revolution and mark close relationship between the two peoples, on 30.12.1998, Department General of Posts _ Telecommunications (DGPT) issues the stampset "40th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution" with one value of 400d. The stampset shows the stylised number 40: No. 4 representing for revolutionary wall in Latin America with some images on Cuba_s remarkable economic achivements as mining, sugar-cane industry, construction, etc and No. 0 representing for Cuban flag. Outstanding on the stamp is Revolutionary Memorial at the Revolutionary square (Havana - Cuba).

Designer

Size

Perforation

Sheet composition

FDC

Sixe

Printer

Printing process

Colour

Paper

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Sam

43 x 32 mm

13

25 stamps

1 cover

170 x 110 mm

Postal Stamp Printing Enterprise (in Ho Chi Minh City)

offset

multi-coloured

standard paper (with gummed)

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