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Occussi-Ambeno: 1988, 20th Anniversary of Independence.

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The 45¢ stamp shows a map of Timor with the Occussi-Ambeno flag flying from our country.  The $3 stamp depicts the two options we face: the Egyptian way of peace, or the capitalist way of selling death and misery weapons.

16th November, 1988.
20th Anniversary of Independence.

145 30¢ Purple, orange, & light blue View stamp
146 45¢ Red, gold, brown, & purple, on yellow toned paper View stamp
147 $1.05 Silver, gold, green, & red, on deep blue toned paper View stamp
148 $3 Orange, brown, & light blue View stamp

 

This set commemorates our 20th birthday. The design of the 30¢ and $3 stamps is by Dunedin artist Judith Wolfe, while the 45¢ and $1.05 stamps were designed by the Norwegian archaeologist Geir Sor-Reime. The stamps were printed by letterpress by the Imperial Occussi-Ambeno Government Printing Office (KDPN) using a Heidelberg platen press. The 30¢ and $3 are on invisibly-gummed paper. All the stamps are perf 12. To view the special First Day Cover, click here. To view the commemorative sticker, click here. The most startling of the many festive events that took place on the day of issue of these stamps was a commemorative zeppelin flight above the capital city. This carried celebrities and a small Adana 8-5 printing press, and a number of postcards actually had a commemorative inscription printed on them in orange ink during the flight, had a 30¢ stamp affixed, then were cancelled at the on-board Post Office, and autographed by the pilot, the Foreign Minister, the Hon. Mr Abdul G. Took. The event was described as the world's first aerial printing press in operation. To view one of these postcards, click here. Several other countries also issued stamps to celebrate this historic event in our history: click here to view the Mevu set, and click here to view the Kemp Land issue. Even the ICIS, the Fifth World's "United Nations", issued a set: click here to see it. Click here to view the Edelweiss stamp.

      The commemorative sticker issued to celebrate our 20th birthday.

Visit the Occussi-Ambeno official website.   His Majesty, the Sultan.   About Occussi-Ambeno.   Mushroom industry in Occussi-Ambeno.   Visit our airline, Swiftair.