According to Culture Minister Fadli Zon, commemorative stamps are issued to relive national history and preserve it “as an important part of our nation’s collective memory.”
“Stamps and philately objects are portraits or cultural materials that can be an inseparable part of portraying historical events,” the minister said during the launch of the stamps at the Formulation of Independence Proclamation Museum in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The “The Nation’s Founders” stamp series features 79 members of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK) and the succeeding Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (PPKI), which laid the foundation of the Pancasila ideology and the Constitution.
Zon highlighted that the stamps are the first to feature all members of the BPUPK. The series has been released as a limited edition of just 500 sets, he informed.
The minister said that the issuance of the commemorative stamps was encouraged by many parties, including philatelic communities.
It also aligns with the government’s mission to remind the younger generation of the struggle of the national founders in achieving independence, he added.
“As our first president, Soekarno stated, ‘Never leave history.’ I am confident that all of us here believe that history is important for the younger generation, for our nation,” Zon said.
The launch of the commemorative stamps was attended by 17 descendants of the national heroes featured in the stamps, including first president Soekarno and first vice president Mohammad Hatta.
The families of national founders Radjiman Wedyodiningrat, Muhammad Yamin, Abdurrahman Baswedan, Oto Iskandar di Nata, Iwa Koesoemasoemantri, Hoesein Djajadiningrat, Martini Djojohadikoesomo, KH Wahid Hasyim, Hindromartono, Sartono, Wiranatakusumah, KH Ahmad Sanusi, KH Abdul Halim, and Teuku Muhammad Hasan also joined the ceremony.
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