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Gandhi Khadi Stamp :Soon Available at Bureaus For Common Collectors

By Anil Kr Pujara and Dr.Pradeep Jain Mega philatelic event i.e.INDIPEX-2011 had a sensational item for sale. It was release of GANDHI KHADI stamp. For the first time, India Post used Khadi cloth i.e. other than paper for printing the stamp. Though use of other material and not paper is quite common in other countries […]

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Russia Issues Sochi 2014 stamp

Stamp collectors in Russia have got a good chance to become the first owners of the Sochi (Russia) – Capital of the 22nd Olympic Games 2014 stamp. A memorable seal stamp set ceremony was held simultaneously in Moscow and Sochi.Since 1896 all organizers of the Olympic Games have been issuing stamps on the occasion. These […]

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Joint Issue on hero’s fought against Apartheid and racism in Africa

The postal services of Liberia, Gambia and Sierra Leone  simultaneously issue a set of three commemorative postal sheets on 1st March 2011 in memory of 12  men and women who fought Apartheid and racism in Africa. In the struggle against South African Apartheid, according to one of the commemorative sheets, it was estimated that Jews […]