Occussi-Ambeno: 1987, Safe Sex.

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26th November, 1987.
Royal Campaign for Safe Sex.

This set commemorates the campaign decreed by the Sultan to combat the rapid spread of AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases around the world, by encouraging everyone to use condoms. The stamps feature a detail from a painting "The Plague" by Hieronymus Bosch (1450 – 1516). The stamps were printed by letterpress by the Imperial Occussi-Ambeno Government Printing Office (KDPN), Baleksetung. To view the special First Day Cover, click here.