Year 2020 marks 150 years since the death of Charles Dickens, widely regarded as the greatest author of the Victorian era. Appreciated for his vast contribution to English literature, Dickens is particularly well known for his powerful and evocative descriptions of Victorian London. Issue Date:09.06.2020 Designer:Mark & Julie Wilkinson. Printer:Cartor Security Printing, France. Process:Offset Lithography […]
Month: June 2020
By Sudhir Jain Jawaharlal Nehru (New Delhi cancellation ) : 12-06-1964 Gandhi and Nehru (Anand Bhawan, Allahabad cancellation) : 15-08-1973 Children’s Day (INDIPEX-73 Hall of Nations, New Delhi cancellation) : 14-11-1973
Medical and Industrial Tubing Optinova Group, an Åland company headquartered in Mariehamn, is world leader in the manufacture of polymer-based tubing for medical and industrial applications. The tubing is used in a wide range of areas, for example in cardiovascular surgery, pharmaceutical industry and food production as well as in the electricity and electronics sectors. […]
Hungary had the opportunity to take part in the Soviet Union’s international space research programme for peaceful purposes. Rigorous tests to evaluate medical, intellectual and psychological suitability preceded the selection of the cosmonauts. Among the 95 fighter pilots considered for the space mission, the two most suitable were Bertalan Farkas and Béla Magyari. Based on […]
This year, in celebration of Matariki, stamps released on stories associated with Ngā Hau e Whā or The Four Winds. The four winds are Te Hau Rāwhiti (the easterly), Te Hau-ā-uru (the westerly), Te Hau Tonga (the southerly) and Te Hau Raki (the northerly). Hau can mean air, breath, aura, but it is best known […]
By Sudhir Jain Jawaharlal Nehru : 12-06-1964 Kamla Nehru : 01-08-1974
On the stamp the artist has depicted the plant kingdom in a stylised way, symbolising the essential role of plant health in the existence of humankind and nature. Issue Date:29.05.2020 Designer:Ludis DanilÄns Printer:Baltijas Banknote Latvija
There are many fruits of Our Lady’s apparitions in Međugorje, and one of them is “Mother’s Village” (Majčino selo), a large family that brings together several communities and associations, and belongs to the Herzegovinian Franciscan Province of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was created in 1993 at the instigation of Fr. Slavko […]
Island Bay Wellington:Island Bay sits on the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city. Since the creation of the 854 -hectare Taputeranga Marine Reserve in 2006, this area has been under the protection of the Department of Conservation, and marine life populations have blossomed. Its waters are home to a rich variety of marine […]
Issue Date:21.05.2020 Process:Offset Values:€0.10, €0.90, €1,€2