150th anniversary of Ceylon Tea commemorated with two stamps

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Two stamps were launched yesterday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Ceylon Tea.

Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake, Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Minister Mohammad Hashim Abdul Halim and Sri Lanka Tea Board Chairman Rohan Pethiyagoda were present at the ceremony along with tea industry leaders.

Minister Haleem presented the two postal stamps valued at Rs. 35 each and a first-day cover to Minister Dissanayake. Dr. Pethiyagoda and Colombo Tea Traders Association Chairman Anselm Perera were also present.

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