Myanmar began issuing stamps in 1937 under its former name of Burma. This list is short because Myanmar's stamp issuing policies are among the most conservative in the world. It also avoids featuring individuals on its stamps. The stamps of Myanmar have been reviewed up to the year 2000, and only two identifiable individuals have appeared on them since it achieved modern independence in 1948.
... in many parts of the island. The clays, which contain layers of good coal and an abundant fossil vegetation, show that during the Miocene period Sakhalin formed ...