Image: Separation of Burma from British India 1937

Description: A first day cover issued on 1 April 1937 by the Government of British-ruled Burma to commemorate the separation of Burma from the British Indian Empire
Title: Separation of Burma from British India 1937
Credit: Personal copy of First Day Cover issued by Government of Burma, on separation from India. Fowler&fowler (talk) 02:34, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Author: Government of Burma, Postal Department, Rangoon
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