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NEW APS Cover’s of 2015 (2)

Serial Number 6.13th Battalion The Rajputana Rifles 20 January 2015 Serial Number 7. 19th Battalion The Madras Regiment 17 January 2015 Serial Number 8. 14 Grenadiers 22 January 2015 Serial Number 9. 6th Battalion The Jat Regiment 1 February 2015 Serial Number 10.192 Field Regiment 1 February 2015

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India Post Announced Result of Stamp Design Competition

India Post has announced the result of stamp design competition for students.Theme of the competition was “Women Empowerment”. First Prize : Gurmeet Singh, Nayagaon, Mohali, Punjab. Second Prize : Athul S.Raj, Kottayam,  Kerala. Third Prize – Pratheek Roopjith : Thalassery, Kerala.

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South Georgia Issued Stamp on Steam Trawler Viola

A dramatic episode off the North East coast during the First World War is recalled by a special issue of stamps issued on the other side of the world.The steam trawler Viola operated out of the Tyne during the Great War and is currently the subject of a bid to bring her back from South […]

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Thailand Issued Stamps to Help Nepal

A new stamp collection was produced by Thailand Post to raise funds for earthquake victims in Nepal.The “Thailand Post for Nepal’ collection consists of 20 stamps and will be sold for Bt120 (S$4.70) a set. Each stamp depicts scenic spots and the daily life of Nepalese people, photographed before the quake, by 2009 National Artist […]

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Red Cross Society to Bring Out Stamps

Thiruvananthapuram: The state branch of Indian Red Cross Society would soon bring out stamps, in a bid to mobilize funds. The state government has accorded sanction to print and sell 30 lakh 10-rupee stamps. The decision has been taken to save the state branch of the society which has been facing severe financial crunch.”The stamps […]

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Special Cover Released on Game for Green Match

By Suresh Rao RCB ” Game for Green ” Match held at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 7th May 2015 . The cover is made of eco friendly material.Cost : Rs 25.00 .These Special Covers will also be made available with My Stamp ( Rs.45) shortly.

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Denmark :Charity  Stamp 2015

The design of the charity stamps is the same in Sweden and Denmark. In Denmark, they will be sold in ten-stamp strips for DKK 110, with DKK 10 being donated to the WWF. This year’s charity stamp is also a first in other ways. For the first time ever, PostNord’s logo is being profiled on a stamp. […]

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Philippines Issued Stamp on Romblon State University Centenary

Philippines has issued a new  stamp marking the centennial of Romblon State University.The school was established to train locals in agricultural arts to establish food sufficiency in Romblon, which was then a sub-province of Capiz.A secondary course in farming for boys and housekeeping for girls was opened in June 1916. In 1929, it was converted […]

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Quotes on Stamp Collecting

Collecting, especially of the classifying sort epitomized by stamp collecting, offered a means to seem to gain control of the world and of the past. – RUSSELL W. BELK, Collecting in a Consumer Society In their stamp collecting, boys … played within the discourse of commerce and nationalism and learned its language, learning to put the […]

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Philippines Issued Stamps on Nino Image

Philippines issued  stamps on 19th April 2015  to mark the 450 years of finding the image of the Sto. Niño stamps. “The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) pays its homage to the image of Señor Sto. Niño of Cebu, the source of hope and faith of the people, who is historically recognized as the oldest religious […]