Commemorative stamps on war heroes

by Sanath ROHANA WICKRAMASINGHE

Mahawamsa, literature, epics and folklore have perpetuated our memory of ancient war heroes, various battles they fought and won. Today the print as well as the electronic media portray the past to rekindle our memories. The postage stamp however plays a remarkable role in marking the past significant events. Commemorative stamps on war heroes have been issued as follows:

Postage Value 	Date of Issue 		Occasion 

		
Rs. 1.00 	01.04.1981 		Ceylon Light Infantry Centenary 
					(designed by D. C. Karunaratne)
Rs. 5.75 	20.04.1988 		Ceylon Artillery Regiment Centenary 
					(designed by Sanath Rohana Wickra masinghe.
Re. 1.00 	03.09.1991 		125th Anniversary of Sri Lanka Police Dept. 
					(designed by S.S.de Silva) 
Re. 1.00 	02.03.1992 		Gen Ranjan Wijeratne - 3rd month remembrance 
					(designed by Sanath Ro hana Wickramasinghe) 
Rs. 2.00 	04.04.1997 		Lt. Gen. Denzil KobbekaduwaCom memoration 
					(designed by S. S. de Sil va) 
Rs. 3.50 	10.10.1999 		S. L. Army Golden Jubilee 
					(designed by Sanath Rohana Wickra masinghe)
Rs. 3.50 	09.12.2000 		S. L. Navy Golden Jubilee 
					(designed by Sanath Rohana Wickramasinghe)
Rs. 3.50 	09.03.2001 		S. L. Air Force Golden Jubilee 
					(designed by Sudath Jayawardena)
Rs. 3.50 	14.07.2001 		10th Anniversary of War HeroHasala ka Gamini Kularatne's act ofvalour
					(designed by Sudath Jayawardena) 
Rs. 50.00 	07.06.2005 		National Heroes Day 
					(designed by Wasantha Perera) 
Rs. 5.00 	04.10.2005 		25th Anniversary of Kotalawala Defence Academy
					(designed by Sudath Jayawardena)
Rs. 2.00 	18.05.2006 		Sri Lanka Cadet Corps Centenary
					(designed by Mevan Fonseka)