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Meghdoot Postcard on Yoga

By Vijay Kumar Jain Block of Meghdoot Postcard  on Yoga with cancelled stamps of Maharishi Patanjali .

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New Stamps Released to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of International Telecommunication Union ITU

ITU was established on 17 May 1865 with the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in Paris to facilitate the transmission of telegraphy across international borders. ITU was initially headquartered in Berne and moved to Geneva in 1948, soon after it became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1947. For a century […]

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Birds of the Himalayas : Picture Postcards Set

By  Suresh Rao India Post North Karnataka Region (Dharwad) has released a set of 49 Picture postcards  on the theme Birds of the Himalayas to observe the International Biodiversity decade 2011-2020. The Himalayas, is a mountain range which separates the Great Indian Plains from the Tibetan Plateau. This range is home to nine of the […]

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New Stamps and Postal Stationary from UNPA

Definitives – New York & Vienna UNPA  issued two New York and two Vienna definitive stamps. The stamp designs represent “The UN Community” (US$ 0.35), “Climate Change” (US$ 0.40), “Peace” (€ 0.68) and “Human Rights” (€ 0.80). Issue Date: 07.05.2015 Designer: Sergio Baradat (United Nations)  Printer: Lowe-Martin Group (Canada)  Process: Offset Lithography Colours: 4 Colours Size: 30 mm x 40 mmValues: US$ […]

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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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India-Sri Lanka Stamp Issue  to Honour Anagarika Dharmapala

By Anurag India Post will issue a commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala on 25th October 2014.Infact it is a joint stamp issue of India and Sri Lanka.Its the first joint stamp issue of India with any SAARC country.Sri Lanka issued stamp on 150th Birth Anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala last week.The stamp was designed by […]

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India-Sri Lanka Stamp Issue  to Honour Anagarika Dharmapala

By Anurag India Post will issue a commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala on 25th October 2014.Infact it is a joint stamp issue of India and Sri Lanka.Its the first joint stamp issue of India with any SAARC country.Sri Lanka issued stamp on 150th Birth Anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala last week.The stamp was designed by […]

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History of Meghdoot Postcard

First Meghdoot Postcard The first  MEGHDOOT Post Card of  India issued as on 02.09.2002 on  a film advertisement with  a  photo of Tamil  cinema star  Rajnikant .Features of the postcard   were  unique .  Meghdoot  Postcard  is priced cheaper than normal postcard at  25 paisa instead of normal postcard’s price is 50 paisa.,.50 %  space […]

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Picture Postcards on 600 Years of Ahmedabad

By-Anil Kr. Pujara On 26.2.10 Chief Post Master General, Gujarat Circle,Ahmedabad had issued 750 Picture Post Cards on the occasion of 600 years of Ahmedabad  with a beautiful special heritage assets cancellation on 600 years of Ahmedabad. These picture post cards were of 10 different varieties carrying pictures of 10 different Historical Assets of Ahmedabad. The […]