July 14, 2011

Stamps of South Sudan.

New postage stamps have been launched for the new Republic of South Sudan.

The stamps depicts Flag, Emblem and the Sudanese Leader John Garang.

According to Brigadier General (Rtd) Elijah Biar Kuol, the Director General for Administration and Finance in the Ministry of  Telecommunications and Postal Services, 100,000 copies of the stamps have already been distributed to all the states of South Sudan. Also the new currency, which are in denominations of one, five, 10, 25, 50 and 100 will be effective as of 18 July.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just a little correction: it's not the picture of the first elected president, but of the South Sudan historical leader John Garang who died in 2005.

maihuenia said...

Any source for ordering the new South Sudan stamps?

Rod Haenni
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