| In an effort promote
Indonesian art and culture, a special stamp picturing the
Ngremo dance of East Java was issued on 1
October 1992 by the Directorate General of Posts and
Telecommunications. The issue was followed by a series of
stamps issued on 22 December 1993 featuring the Gending
Sriwijaya dance of South Sumatra, the
Tempayan dance of West Kalimantan and the Tifa dance of
the Irian Jaya. For
the continuation of the Indonesian Art and Culture series,
on 27 December 1994 a series consisting of five provinces
i.e. the Menguap dance of Jambi, the Mask
dance of West Java, the Anging Mamiri
dance of South Sulawesi, the Pisok dance
of North Sulawesi and the Bidu dance of
East Nusa Tenggara.
The special issue will be
followed by Indonesian Art and Culture series, so that
each and every province of Indonesia will be represented
by a special stamp depicting its own traditional dance.
Regarding the special stamp issue, the Public Corporation
for Posts and Giro issues a First Day Cover.
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