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Spain  Issued Stamp on World Food Programme

Spain issued a stamp on 4th June 2015 on the World Food Programme (WFP). The stamp depicts a world map made of food-producing seeds and a hand with a double symbolism is recreated; on the one hand, it works for a world with Zero Hunger providing the fruits needed for universal support, but which in […]

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Children’s Day 2015  Stamp Design Competition

Department of Posts is holding a Stamp Design Competition. The theme of the competition is “A Day in the Rains”. The Terms and Conditions to participate in the competition are as follows:- Entries are invited for Stamp Design Competition. The participants are to make an original design on this subject (should not be copy of […]

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UAE and Kazakhastan will Issue Joint Stamps on The Presidents

Emirates Post Group and Kazpost, the national postal corporation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to issue joint stamps featuring the UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, as part of increased postal cooperation between UAE and Kazakhstan. The postage stamps, dedicated to […]

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Special Cover and My Stamp Released to Commemorate Sathabishekam of Srimad Srimushnam Andavan

To celebrate 80th Birth day of Srimad Srimushnam Andavan My Stamp and   special cover were released on 21st May 2015. The 81st Tirunakshatram celebrations and Sathabhisheka mahothsavam of Srimad Srimushnam Andavan was held from 17th to 21st May 2015 at Srirangam Srimad Andavan Arts & Science College Campus, Srirangam , Tiruchirappalli.

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New Stamps from Estonia

Lotte Gadgetville lies close by the sea. It is a village where a competition on new gadgets takes place on the most important day of the year, Inventor’s Day. During the long and cold winter the best inventors of the village invent new gadgets to demonstrate them to the folks in the village on Inventor’s […]

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Maxim Cards on Ranthambhor Tigers

Private maxim cards cancelled with permanent pictorial cancellation of Ranthambhor.Every card is showing different styles of tigers of Ranthambhor Tiger Reserve Park.

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Philippines Issued Stamps on Gumamelas Flowers

Philippines has released special postage stamps on 13th May 2015 featuring hybrid gumamelas. The launch was done in celebration of Heritage Month that aims to promote the country’s unique heritage, traditions, and landmarks here and abroad. The new set of stamps features four different varieties of gumamela flowers: the single, large-flowered white ‘Tandang Sora,’ the […]

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New Zealand:Matariki 2015 Stamp Issue

New Zealand post issued postage stamps on 3rd June 2015  to coincide with the dawn of Maori New Year, the Matariki 2015 stamp issue celebrates the ancient art form ” Kowhaiwhai” in a contemporary setting.Typically featured in the whare whakairo (decorated meeting house) on the heke (rafters), k?whaiwhai is an art form that is distinctively […]

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India Post will Celebrate International Yoga Day with Stamps

India Post will release a stamp issue on 21st June 2015 to commemorate International Yoga Day.Earlier stamps on Yoga were issued in 1991.

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Singapore Issued Stamps on SEA Games

Singapore is issuing stamps on 5th June 2015 featuring the 28th SEA Games official mascot, Nila.Designed by graphic designer Wong Wui Kong, SingPost said the 28th SEA Games stamp issue will be treasured memento for sport enthusiasts and stamp collectors. Other stamp products of this issue include the Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with the […]