Bhutan,the extra-ordinary

s.s.,exists perforted and imperforated.

 

Apollo 17 (3-D),issued Feb.28th,1973. (part I of 2)

 

(part II of 2)

 

The first of two s.s. of this set.

 

The second s.s. of this series is "extra-ordinary".
It´s round with a diameter of 160 mm.
It is one of the more difficult to find s.s. of Bhutan.

 

The most famous (and most valuable) set of the "extraordinary"
stamps of Bhutan:"the talking stamps".
The records tell the history of Bhutan,play folklore music and the
national anthem.
Here the lowest values.They are 69 mm in diameter.
Issued April 15th,1973.

 

Two more "small sized" stamps.

 

Large size - diameter 101 mm - air-mails complete the set.

 

20th Thrown-Jubilee of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk (1929-72),
the "modernizer" of Bhutan.
Printed on golden coloured plastic (?)-foil with backing paper.
Most likely self-adhesive.
Issued May 2nd,1973. (part I of 2)

 

(part II of 2) air-mails

 

The souvenir sheet of the set.

 

3-D mushrroms,issued Sept.25th,1973.
(part I of 2)

 

A very interesting collection Werner, from a very small country.
I have the following from my "horses" collection.

 

Betty,maybe Bhutan is very small from an australian perspective.
It is only slightly smaller than the Netherlands,but larger than Belgium.
Bhutan is also larger than my home-state NRW (North-Rhine-Westphalia).
Just our population is more than twenty-times bigger than that of Bhutan.

(part II of 2)

 

The souvenir sheets to the set.Prices for the s.s. vary a lot.A dealer in
Germany,normally offering stamps at reasonable prices,asks for € 475.-
for the pair.But there are also an offer on e-bay f.i.,with an asking-price
of € 60.- !