Why I Collect Laos
by Mike Johnson
Note: Some of the illustrations have been omitted to improve viewing online. Please refer to the original article in the May/July 2000 issue of the Indo-china Philatelist (issue 143) to reference all of the images. The images appear here in grayscale as they were extraced from the printers file.
Why do I collect Laos? Probably it's because I've always been visually oriented. I enjoy art of all kinds -- paintings, sculptures, nature (flora and fauna), landscape design, architecture, and beautiful women. And, of course, the stamps of Laos have all of the above --
Indochina Introduction
Fr. Indochine, former federation of states, SE Asia.It comprised the French colony of Cochin China and the French protectorates of Tonkin, Annam, Laos, and Cambodia (Cochin China, Tonkin, and Annam were later united to form Vietnam). The capital was Hanoi.