Date of Issue: December 01, 1992Scott # for stamps: 1059 - 1062
Sri Lanka issued this set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet with these four stamps to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' first voyage and discovery of America.
The cachet shows portrait of Columbus and his flagship Santa Maria. Each of the stamps depict events in chronological order.
1.00 - Aug 1492 - The voyage begins
11.00 - Oct 1492 - First landing in the Americas
13.00 - Dec 1492 - Santa Maria is wrecked
15.00 - Apr 1493 - Return to Spain
The cachet shows portrait of Columbus and his flagship Santa Maria. Each of the stamps depict events in chronological order.
1.00 - Aug 1492 - The voyage begins
11.00 - Oct 1492 - First landing in the Americas
13.00 - Dec 1492 - Santa Maria is wrecked
15.00 - Apr 1493 - Return to Spain
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