Unseen Sri Lanka-Souvenir Sheets-(Bambarakanda Falls,Hummanaya etc)

Description

Unseen Sri Lanka Souvenir Sheets (
Miniature Sheets)
Information
Date of Issue:
02nd December 2016
Denomination:
Rs.100.00
Stamp designer:
Mr.Sudath Jayawardhana
Catalogue No.
01)
Bambarakanda Falls - CSL 2194
02)
Govinda Hela (Westminister Abbey) - CSL 2160
03)
Hummanaya – CSL 2197
04)
Senanayake Samudra – CSL 2163
Sheet Size :
155mm x 105mm
Condition
Mint Never Hinged. Excellent Condition.
Payment & Shipping Details
Payment method
Paypal Only
Notes
Customs/Import Duties/Taxes (if any) applicable in buyer's country is payable by buyer.
Dispatches Normally within 1 day of payment clearance
Packing Safe and Secure - item in polythene packets, sandwiched between two stiff boards.
1. Bambarakanda falls.
Also known as Bambarakele falls, this is the highest water fall in Sri Lanka. Its height is 263 meters. It is situated in the Haldummulla area in the Badulla district and can be reached after travelling for about 5 km. from the Kalupahana junction on A 4 highway. It is an estuary of Walawe river.
2. Govinda Hela (Westminster Abbey)
Govinda Hela can be reached after travelling along A 25 road from Siyambalanduwaand proceeding on A 4 road. The distance from Colombo to this site is about 310 km. There is evidence to the effect that it was a fortress during the Yapahuwa Kingdom in the 13th century. On the Northern slope of the rock there are a number of caves with and without early Brahmi inscriptions and ruins of several buildings belonging to abodes of monks scattered over a large area. There is a flat land of over five acres on the summit of the rock and it is possible to see a beautifully carved moonstone along with another moonstone without carvings and also two ponds carved with efforts out of the rock itself in this area.
3. Hummanaya
Hummanaya or the blow hole is the only creation of its kind and it is the second largest creation of that nature in the world. The 'hoo' sound made by it has given its name 'hummanaya'.
The scene created by the upward ejection of a jet of water through a small crevice in a large rock caused by fast sea waves makes a beautiful sight. On occasions when the sea is rough the jet of water rises up to 25-30 meters into the sky. Hummanaya is situated about 2 km turning off at Kudawella junction from a distance of about 180 km. on A 2 road.
4 Senanayake Samudra
Senanayake Samudra is constructed by building a dam across Gal Oya connecting Inginiyagala mountains. It was built during 1949 – 53. With a capacity for collecting 770,000 acre feet (cubic meter 9.5 x 108) of water, its catchment area is 384 square miles. Water is distributed by it for cultivation of over 110,000 acres of land. The extent of water is 91 square kilo metres.