The 20 sen Palestin Merdeka stamp depicts a hand waving the Palestinian flag, set against a silhouette of people representing a united crowd. The method of printing was a lithography. Pos Malaysia and Kamal Masrun designed the stamp. Royal Joh. Enschede, Netherlands printed it.
The first day cover features a white dove gracefully holding an olive branch as symbol of peace, while the folder cover shows a pair of hands tenderly clasping each other with the Keffiyeh motif in the background as symbol of persistence and solidarity.
A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the stamps have been donated to the Palestinian Humanitarian Trust Fund (Akaun Amanah Kemanusiaan Palestin), managed by the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The funds will be channeled through the Ops Ihsan initiative, a collaboration between the Malaysian Government and 53 humanitarian NGOs to provide humanitarian aid and assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza.
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