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Great Bell of Dhammazedi - Union of Burma
Red stamp with 1A postal value was issued in 1949.
Blue stamp with 5p Postal value was issued in 1954.

Dhammazedi c. 1409–1492) was the 16th king of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in Burma from 1471 to 1492. Considered one of the most enlightened rulers in Burmese history, by some accounts call him "the greatest" of all Hanthawaddy kings.