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This cover from Indonesia depicts 3 different stamps, including two stamps celebrating 2 heritage sites: the 5000 stamp on the left shows a picture of Borobudur temple and the 2500 middle stamp shows a picture of Prambanan Temple. Borobudur Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of the area of three Buddhist temples in Central Java, Indonesia. It comprises Borobudur, Mendut and Pawon. The temples were built during the Shailendra Dynasty around the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Yogyakarta, Borobudur sits on a plateau between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi, and two rivers, the Progo and the Elo. According to local myth, the area known as Kedu Plain is a Javanese sacred place and has been dubbed 'the garden of Java' due to its high agricultural fertility. Prambanan Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of a group of Hindu temple compounds that lie on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java. It comprises Prambanan, Lumbung, Bubrah and Sewu temple compounds, all are located within Prambanan Archaeological Park. Both places are inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991.

Thursday, 29 December 2022

INDONESIA

This cover from Indonesia depict a miniature sheet issued in 2022 celebrating the UNESCO Global Geopark of Belitong.

Monday, 11 July 2022

INDONESIA

Sunday, 6 June 2021

INDONESIA

Thursday, 31 December 2020

INDONESIA

A beautiful UNESCO cover from Indonesia, depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2014, celebrating 200 years of Borobudur Temple. Borobudur Temple Compounds is the World Heritage designation of the area of three Buddhist temples in Central Java, Indonesia. It comprises Borobudur, Mendut and Pawon. The temples were built during the Shailendra Dynasty around the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Yogyakarta, Borobudur sits on a plateau between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi, and two rivers, the Progo and the Elo. According to local myth, the area known as Kedu Plain is a Javanese sacred place and has been dubbed 'the garden of Java' due to its high agricultural fertility. Borobudur is inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage place since 1991.