Laos - The People And The Land - A Journey Through Postcards

Hello Dianne Earl and jorgesurcl,

Thank you very much! glad you like the PC's.

Lao traditional musical instruments, a set of PC's used to create maxi cards with stamps of Kingdom of Laos. The cards are signed by Jean Pheulpin, the engraver of the stamps:

- Khouy flute player
- Khene pipes player
- Khong Wong bells player
- So violin player
- Kong Thab drum player





Missing maxi card with the 8K. value stamp shows Row Nat xylophone player:

Buddhist festivals celebrated during the Kingdom of Laos period:

Pha That Luang festival:

Boun Bang Phai - Rocket festival:

Boun Khatin - The offering of new robes to monks

Celebrating 2500th anniversary of Buddhism in year 1956:

Lao traditional dancers during the Kingdom of Laos period:




The last photo was used to design the woman dancer in this stamp, issued as part of the set about education and fine arts:

People of Laos:

- Meo (Hmong) women
- Lao woman from Vientiane
- Meo girl
- Meo women from Luang Prabang
- Tai Dam woman

People of Laos:

- Lao woman
- Hmong couple from Na Vang
- Young Lao girl from Keng Sadok
- Yao people in northern Laos

Lao traditional weaving:

Lao culture - Ballet Natasinh

Views of Laos:

Elephant caravan on the Mekong river, 1973:

Royal Palace, Luang Prabang, the Royal capital:

Boat racing, Luang Prabang:

Nam Ngum river:

Buddhist Temples:

- Wat Mai, Luang Prabang
- Wat Mixay, Vientiane
- Wat Ong Teu, Vientiane
- Wat Pa Houak, Luang Prabang
- Temple in Southern Laos

Buddhism in Laos;

- Pha That Luang temple, Vientiane:


Pha That Luang temple, Vientiane and King Setthathirath (1534-1571) statue in front of the temple:

Phya Wat Buddha statue, Vientiane:

Wat Sop Buddha statue, Luang Prabang:

Takbaat - Morning alms to monks. This is my favorite postcard from the Kingdom of Laos period:


This group of postcards is the last one I have from the Kingdom of Laos period. On December 2, 1975, the last King of Laos, Savang Vatthana, surrendered the throne to the Pathet Lao, a Lao anti-Royal guerrilla force, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) was established. From the next post on, I will post postcards from Lao PDR period.

Well, from now, I will post PC's from the period of Lao PDR (1976-current). I have more than 100 of them but I think I can't post part of them, at least the very new ones, since they are copyrighted and still in sale in the market. I will post PC's from years 1976 to about 2000.

Lao Artisans:

Pou Gneu Nha Gneu Legend is a creation legend that tells about a mythical couple, Pou Gneu and Nha Gneu. They created the earth by stamping on the sea that covered the earth and planted seeds where from man appeared. They domesticated a lion named Sing Keo Sing Kham, thus they eliminated a beast that terrorized the Luang Prabang region. To commemorate this event, people of Luang Prabang hold during New Year festival (Boun Pi Mai) a procession with characters of the legend.

Buddhism in Laos:

Buddha of Vang Sang:

Ban Keune temple:

Ho Phabang, Luang Prabang:

That Chom Si, Luang Prabang:

Wat Sen Vang, Saravan:

Laos landscapes:

Lak Sao Nakay Mountain:

Muang Ngoi, Luang Prabang Province:

Akha Village, Province Luangnamtha:

Nam Ngum River:

Xai District, Oudomxai Province:

Rice Field:

Lao Tiger (Panthera tigris), a set of four maxi cards franked with Laos WWF stamps of 1984: