POSTCARD N.120 - SRI LANKA

Postcard sent on the ? October ;received on the 3rd November 2023

Postcard image: Greetings from Sri lanka
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Another self explanatory Post card, and another easy  blog post. Thanks a lot again, Ravindra!

- 2019 was proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, calling on the attention of the world to a vast heritage, of which part is in danger of disappearance either by reverse assimilation of by erosion of speakers.

Of note here is the fact that amongst these languages (although not strictly an indigenous language, I believe,  since it is the product of the interaction and inter-development of a bridge idiom between existing different idioms)  one could possibly count Sri Lankan Portuguese Creole, which to this day is still spoken by a very small number of Sri Lankans.

Highlighting the UN General Assembly decision, Sri Lanka Post issued a 15 Rupee stamp on 06OCT2019, illustrated with the logo chosen to represent the International Year of the Indigenous Languages.

- The motto for World Post day celebrated on the 9th October, was  "Together for trust: Collaborating for a safe and connected future".

To mark the occasion, Sri Lanka Post issued on World Post day the 50 Rupee stamp on the postcard, which is illustrated by a gesture that is synonymous with trust everywhere in the world: a handshake.. The  World Post Day motto is also included in small lettering on the stamp, below the legend “World Post Day” and, on the bottom of the stamp, the flag of Sri Lanka is also included.

- Sixteen constellations were depicted on a sixteen definitive stamp set issued by Sri Lanka Post on 09OCT2007. The five Rupee stamp on the postcard is illustrated with an image of Libra.