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Friday, December 7, 2018

A small island and big leaders



A cover with a burst of colours from Maldives ! 

Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a South Asian country, located in the Indian Ocean, situated in the Arabian Sea. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), the Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states as well as the smallest Asian country by land area and population, with around 427,756 inhabitants. Malé is the capital and most populated city, traditionally called the "King's Island" for its central location.

With an average ground-level elevation of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level,[13] it is the world's lowest country, with even its highest natural point being the lowest in the world, at 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in).



The minisheet on the cover features world leaders 
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm 
Nelson Mandela 
Mahatma Gandhi 
Malala 

The other stamps show the rich marine life of Maldives ! 

I received yet another cover from Maldives with stamps of its marine life :) truly stunning they are !! 


Thanks Silvia for the awesome covers ! 

The postage for mails from Maldives is exorbitantly high , and they don’t postmark their stamps either !! 

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