Description
Opr (5x1 + 5x1); A = perf. K 13; B = imperforated
Set, issue date: August 5, 2024
Image description:
ecd-ecn) Scenes from the celebration marking the start of construction of the Funan Techo Canal
ecd) Drawing of a section of the planned Funan Techo Canal
ece) Opening with balloons and colored rockets
ecf) Pressing of the start button to begin construction
ecg) Excavator parade along the first construction section
ech) Gong beating at the groundbreaking ceremony
eci) Buddhist blessing for the construction project
ecj) Drumbeat in front of the Ministry of Posts & Communications
eck) Opening speech by the Prime Minister
ecl) Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, and Samdech Maha Prasad Hun Manet, Prime Minister
A2834 A 500 R multicolor ecd
A2835 A 800 R multicolor ece
A2836 A 1,000 R multicolor ecf
A2837 A 1,800 R multicolor ecg
A2838 A 2,000 R multicolor ech
A2839 A 2,200 R multicolor eci
A2840 A 2,500 R multicolor ecj
A2841 A 3,000 R multicolor eck
A2842 A 3,500 R multicolor ecl
Quantity: 2,000 pieces
Designer: Cambodia Post
Printer: Instampvina, Vietnam
Conservation Status:
Here as a "MINT NEVER HINGED (MNH)" perforated Set
Issue Notice:
- The Funan-Techo Canal, officially known as the "Tonle Bassac Navigation Road and Logistics System Project," is a 180-km-long canal under construction in Cambodia that connects the autonomous port of Phnom Penh with Kep and the Gulf of Thailand.
- The FDCs bear the date of planned issue as the first-day postmark.
- Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia, celebrated his 72nd birthday on the historic day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the "Prek Chik Funan Techo" construction project on August 5, 2024.