POSTCARD N.155 - SRI LANKA

Postcard sent on the 24th July; received in (?) August 2024

Postcard image: Kirigalpoththa Mountain
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Another of Ravindra's great sendings. This time a postcard issued by the Philatelic Bureau of Sri Lanka Post with an image of the second highest mountain in the country as can be read in the legend that accopmanies the photograph in the card. Bohomȧ  sthoothi, Ravindra!

Ravindra used one 50 Rupee stamp of the 10 x 50 Rupee minisheet, dating of 02FEB0224, themed on Sri Lankan waterfalls, of which 2 stamps were already mentioned a propos cover #439.

The waterfall highlighted on this stamp is Lanka Ella Waterfall, a 32 m high fall, located in the Kalupahana area in the Badulla District of the Uva Province. It can only be accessed by foot, what contributes to its still very pristine condition. 

The two 15 Rupee stamps with precious stones, an aquamarine, the blue gem form of Beryl  and two zircon gems, an yellow and a green, zircon colours ranging from colourless to golden yellow, brown, red, blue or green, are part of a 10 x 15 rupee mini-sheet, dedicated to gems of Sri Lanka, issued on 06NOV2021.

As usual, the postmark on the stamps was applied at Sri Lanka Post Headquarters, in Colombo.