Only 2 sets of stamps were issued by Cambodia in 2009 due, apparently, to financial constraints.
January 7, 2009: The 30th Anniversary of Great Victory Day
A total of 500,000 sets of these 7 stamps were printed (Source: Stock List, Philately Department, Central Post Office, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Phnom Penh).
No Souvenir Sheet was issued; if you see such items being sold on internet websites, they are fake.
According to sources, the below official FDC was issued by the Cambodian postal authorities towards the end of 2009; it is unclear as to why it took the postal authorities so long to release this official FDC.
This set of stamps commemorates the official ousting of the Khmer Rouge regime (formerly known as Democratic Kampuchea) on January 7, 1979, the actual date when the capital, Phnom Penh, was formerly taken by soldiers from Vietnam and Cambodia. Not all of the Cambodian territory was taken from the Khmer Rouge military forces on January 7, 1979, however.
Related Links:
07/01/1979: Overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website: http://www.hmd.org.uk/genocides/07011979-overthrow-of-the-khmer-rouge-regime
This day in history: Pol Pot overthrown, The History Channel: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6769
1979: Vietnam forces Khmer Rouge retreat, On This Day, 1950-2005, BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/8/newsid_2506000/2506533.stm
Genocide in the 20th Century, The History Place: http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/pol-pot.htm
Hanoi Reports Cambodian Capital Conquered By 'Insurgent' Forces; Long Guerrilla Conflict Feared, On This Day, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0107.html
A Delicate History: New School Textbook Finally Confronts Khmer Rouge Years, The Cambodia Daily Weekend, March 23-24, 2002: http://www.camnet.com.kh/cambodia.daily/selected_features/textbook.htm
July 7, 2009: 1st Anniversary of the Inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear on the World Heritage List (UNESCO), July 7, 2008 – July 7, 2009According to sources, the below official FDC was issued by the Cambodian postal authorities towards the end of 2009; it is unclear as to why it took the postal authorities so long to release this official FDC.
This set of stamps commemorates the official ousting of the Khmer Rouge regime (formerly known as Democratic Kampuchea) on January 7, 1979, the actual date when the capital, Phnom Penh, was formerly taken by soldiers from Vietnam and Cambodia. Not all of the Cambodian territory was taken from the Khmer Rouge military forces on January 7, 1979, however.
Related Links:
07/01/1979: Overthrow of the Khmer Rouge regime, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website: http://www.hmd.org.uk/genocides/07011979-overthrow-of-the-khmer-rouge-regime
This day in history: Pol Pot overthrown, The History Channel: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6769
1979: Vietnam forces Khmer Rouge retreat, On This Day, 1950-2005, BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/8/newsid_2506000/2506533.stm
Genocide in the 20th Century, The History Place: http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/pol-pot.htm
Hanoi Reports Cambodian Capital Conquered By 'Insurgent' Forces; Long Guerrilla Conflict Feared, On This Day, The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0107.html
A Delicate History: New School Textbook Finally Confronts Khmer Rouge Years, The Cambodia Daily Weekend, March 23-24, 2002: http://www.camnet.com.kh/cambodia.daily/selected_features/textbook.htm
A total of 100,000 sets of these 5 stamps were printed (Source: Stock List, Philately Department, Central Post Office, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Phnom Penh).
No Souvenir Sheet and no First Day Cover was issued; if you see such items being sold on internet websites, they are fake.
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