70th Anniversary of Independence | Stamps of Lanka

70th Anniversary of Independence

On February 4, 2018, National Independence Day, the Sri Lanka Philatelic Bureau of the Department of Posts issued a new postage stamp to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Sri Lanka's independence from the British Empire.

Issue Date              04 | Feb | 2018

Denomination       LKR 15.00

Dimension              40mm x 40mm

Perforation             13

Format                    Horizontal

SG Number            2495

CS Number            2130

The stamp depicts a sketch of the Independence Memorial Hall in Colombo, built in 1948 to commemorate the Independence from British rule. The building is considered a national monument in Sri Lanka.