{"id":219,"date":"2016-01-23T20:30:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T01:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2016-02-08T12:26:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T17:26:42","slug":"definition-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/exhibit\/definition\/definition-8\/","title":{"rendered":"..."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Bhutan, 1973<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Postage stamps mounted on collector\u2019s album page<\/span><br \/>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George S. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Champlin<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Memorial Stamp Collection \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bhutan has unconventional postage stamps, such as these miniature phonograph records first issued in 1972. The Bhutanese government began producing stamps in 1962 to earn \u00a0revenue in support of national infrastructure improvements. The unusual designs were intended to attract interest from the international market. The stamps feature recordings of Bhutan\u2019s history, the national anthem, and two folk songs. Listen to the audio from these stamps through the Tours in the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/collections\/champlin\/tag\/\">TAG<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-519 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md.jpg\" alt=\"StampEx009md\" width=\"863\" height=\"1096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md.jpg 863w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-100x127.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-150x190.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-200x254.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-300x381.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-450x571.jpg 450w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/stamps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2016\/01\/StampEx009md-600x762.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhutan, 1973 Postage stamps mounted on collector\u2019s album page George S. 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