Category - Sight
Sub Category - Extra Wide Length Stamps
Sub Category - Extra Wide Length Stamps
My First Unusual from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 2024 Kandy Esala Perahera (Cultural Heritage) Extra Wide Stamp
Issue date 20 August 2024
Sri Lanka Post to commemorate the famous Sri Dalada Perahera festival in Kandy, has launched a special postage stamp to highlight the rich cultural heritage and traditions of Sri Lanka which measures 205mm x 30mm (205 mm or 8.07 inch in length)
The sheetlet strip of four stamps measures 205 mm x 30 mm, setting the world record for being the World's Longest Postage Stamp. It beats the previous widest stamp by Philippine Postal Corp stamp 200mm x 35mm (Second) issued in June 2024. The previous holders of this record were by Kyrgyzstan Post in 2023 (Third) featuring Kyrgyzstan’s Chaar-Tash mountain range commemorating the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. The stamp is 184 millimeters (7.2 inches) long and the fourth longest stamp 170mm-long (6.7 inches) issued by Thailand Post in 2017 commemorating the 70th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s accession to the throne.
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