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Top 6 Tips to Inexpensive Stamp Collecting

Many people may be under the impression that stamp collecting or philately is an expensive hobby. It can be expensive if you’re into rare and famous stamps which are mostly acquired through auction houses. But if you’re collecting stamps for the beauty of the stamps, this hobby need not cost you much. There are six common […]

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Indian Paintings through Postage Stamps

By Ganesh Prasad Chowdhury Philately is very important ad famous hobby .Philatelic stamps are something different from the normal stamps. Such stamps are released on specific occasions and in limited number. The hobby of stamps collection is popularly known as philatelic hobby. It needs sincere effort and knowledge. The stamps are required to be kept […]

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Two different Designs of Cancellation of Same Philatelic Bureau

By Sudhir Jain It happens only in India. Two first day cancellations of Agartala on Acharya Gyansagar stamp. Both the designs are different. How it is possible?

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Indian Paintings through Postage Stamps

By Ganesh Prasad Chowdhury Philately is very important ad famous hobby .Philatelic stamps are something different from the normal stamps. Such stamps are released on specific occasions and in limited number. The hobby of stamps collection is popularly known as philatelic hobby. It needs sincere effort and knowledge. The stamps are required to be kept […]

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Odisha Plans to Release Coins, Postal Stamps and FDC on Jagannath Nabakalebara

Bhubaneswar: In view of Nabakalebara of Jagannath in Puri in July, the India Post will release a special rathyatra stamp and first-day cover, featuring images of the reigning deities.The culture department will provide Rs 5 lakh to the postal department for publishing one lakh postage stamps.The department said it would promote Jagannath culture across the […]

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Issue Stamps, Gold Coins on Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary: Congress MP

NEW DELHI: A Congress MP has demanded the Centre to issue a postage stamp and gold coins weighing five and 10 grams to commemorate 125th birth anniversary year of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar falling on April 14.  Bhalchandra Mungekar, Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard. […]

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Autographed Picture Postcard:Maja Tvrdy,Thanks Postcrossing

By Anurakti Vajpeyi Today I received a postcard from Slovenia. It is a picture postcard of a famous badminton player ‘Maja Tvrdy’. Her father sent me this postcard through post crossing. I am very happy. I had also won a gold medal in badminton. I liked that postcard very much. Postcrossing is a very good […]

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Truth of Delhi Philatelic Bureau

By Vijay Kumar Jain Often I see people complaining about services of philately bureau at SMHO, New Delhi.  People’s complaint might be genuine but one should try to understand the truth of this bureau. The functions of this bureau are discharged by two postal assistants and a group D employee. These three personnel discharges following […]

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India Post Issued 50 Stamps on 100 Years of Indian Cinema

New Delhi, May 3 : At 60th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday released postal stamps commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes in the Indian cinema.Minister of Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal said that as the country celebrates the 100 years of Indian cinema, it is vital to […]

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Articles Asian Philately Commemorative Stamps Discussion History Behind a Stamp Max Card Miniature Sheet New Stamps News SARC Philately Stamps Themes World

India Post Issued 50 Stamps on 100 Years of Indian Cinema

New Delhi, May 3 : At 60th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday released postal stamps commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes in the Indian cinema.Minister of Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal said that as the country celebrates the 100 years of Indian cinema, it is vital to […]