Bhutan 2014 – 25 ngultrum sheet

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 2014
VALUE: 25 ngultrum x 4

This set of four stamps was issued by the government of Bhutan to commemorate Bhutan’s collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the United States. Two of the stamps depict rather pedestrian images from UTEP, and two depict the masked Buddhist dances of Bhutan, specifically Cham dancers (designated RAPA on the stamp, in reference to the Royal Academy of Performing Arts where the dance is frequently rehearsed), and the Durdag dance, which represents the lords of the cremation grounds, who help transport the spirits of the dead to the afterworld.

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Bhutan 1985 – 6 ngultrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 1985
VALUE: 6 ngultrum

This stamp is one of a set of two issued by Bhutan in 1985 celebrating Chaam dance characters from the Buddhist Tsechu festivals. This stamp depicts the Khimdi Pelkyi character, a devout monk who is judged by the Lord of the Dead as worthy to ascend to Heaven.

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Bhutan 1985 – 5.5 ngultrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 1985
VALUE: 5.5 ngultrum

This stamp is one of a set of two issued by Bhutan in 1985 celebrating Chaam dance characters from the Buddhist Tsechu festivals. This stamp depicts the Nyalbum or Nyelbum character, who is evil and sentenced to spend eternity in Hell by the Lord of the Dead.

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Bhutan 2015 – 30 ngultrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 2015
VALUE: 30 ngultrum

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by Bhutan in 2015 celebrating the atsara, or acharya, a kind of clown who amuses the audience during the Tsechu festivals with jokes and pranks while engaging in light social criticism to reveal immoral behavior.

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Bhutan 2015 – 15 ngultrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 2015
VALUE: 15 ngultrum

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by Bhutan in 2015 celebrating the atsara, or acharya, a kind of clown who amuses the audience during the Tsechu festivals with jokes and pranks while engaging in light social criticism to reveal immoral behavior.

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Bhutan 2015 – 10 ngultrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 2015
VALUE: 10 ngultrum

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by Bhutan in 2015 celebrating the atsara, or acharya, a kind of clown who amuses the audience during the Tsechu festivals with jokes and pranks while engaging in light social criticism to reveal immoral behavior.

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Bhutan 2015 – 5 ngultrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 2015
VALUE: 5 ngultrum

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by Bhutan in 2015 celebrating the atsara, or acharya, a kind of clown who amuses the audience during the Tsechu festivals with jokes and pranks while engaging in light social criticism to reveal immoral behavior.

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Bhutan 1976 – 25 chetrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 1976
VALUE: 25 chetrum

This stamp is one of a set of seven Hindu-Buddhist mask stamps issued by Bhutan in 1976.  These unusual stamps display a holographic image of the masks on a colorful background. This stamp depicts a protective tiger spirit.

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Bhutan 1976 – 20 chetrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 1976
VALUE: 20 chetrum

This stamp is one of a set of seven Hindu-Buddhist mask stamps issued by Bhutan in 1976.  These unusual stamps display a holographic image of the masks on a colorful background. This stamp depicts Citipati, the Tibetan Lord of the Graveyard, who represents one of a male-female pair of ascetics killed while meditating near a graveyard and who punish thieves and other criminals who stray too near cemeteries.

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Bhutan 1976 – 15 chetrum

REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Bhutan
YEAR PRINTED: 1976
VALUE: 15 chetrum

This stamp is one of a set of seven Hindu-Buddhist mask stamps issued by Bhutan in 1976.  These unusual stamps display a holographic image of the masks on a colorful background. This is one of two depicting Garuda, a Hindu bird-god.

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