The stamps depicts wooden duck and the Dúa cars. The initial production of Dúa cars started in 1985 when several pioneers in the Westfjords founded a toy workshop called Aldan. Their goal was to produce wooden toys. The workshop produced all kinds of sought-after toys, including the Dúa cars which became very popular. The Red […]
Month: May 2015
India Post Mobile App was launched by the Minister of Communications & Information Technology on 11 May 2015. This is an android based application developed by Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology (CEPT), Mysore. The application includes features like real time tracking of accountable articles, Post Offices search, Postage calculator etc through Mobile Phone. Considering […]
India issued its first joint stamp with Japan on 26th April 2002.India issued a set of 2 stamps on dances of both the countries ,FDC and MS .On the other hand Japan issued a single stamp on Taj Mahal on 12 April 2002.
Hungary issued stamp on 19th March 2015 to commemorate the bicentenary of the best-known drama of playwright József Katona (1791-1830), Bánk bán. The stamp design shows a scene from the play featuring the main characters Queen Gertrudis and Viceroy (‘bán’) Bánk based on a copper engraving by Alajos Rohn.The dramatist’s portrait and signature appear under […]
Brazil has released a stamp to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Central Bank on 31st March 2015. The Central Bank of Brazil is Brazil’s central bank. It was established on December 31, 1964.The Central Bank is linked with the Ministry of Finance. Like other central banks, the Brazilian central bank is the principal monetary authority […]
Sweden released stamps on 15th March 2015 dedicated to the Era of the Vikings. The era of the Vikings never ceases to amaze. Objects from this dynamic period in Sweden’s history are also very much in demand as stamp motifs. This time the stamps feature the entire period during which the Vikings were active, namely […]
By Vijay Kumar Jain Uma Sharma ji (born 1942) is a Kathak dancer. She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of Natwari Nritya or the Raslila of Brindavan, which later evolved into the Kathak. In 1973 she became the youngest dancer be conferred upon with the Padma Shri by Government of […]
Azerbaijan has issued stamps for the 18th Eurasian Economic Summit. The stamps, which have pictures of the flags and landmarks of both Azerbaijan and Turkey (the Flame Towers in Baku and Istanbul’s iconic Sultanahmet Mosque), were printed as a gesticulation of the good relationship between the two countries. The Eurasian Economic Summits are annually organized […]
Hungary issued a stamp on 10th April 2015 to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the of actress Zita Szeleczky (1915–1999), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and posthumous holder of the Hungarian Heritage Award. The stamp and the accompanying first day cover feature the portrait of the actress, while […]
QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode ) first designed for the automobile industry in Japan . A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached. A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, […]