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India: Philatelic Joy on Launching of Covid-19 Vaccination

By Sanjay Mundra The Government of India launched Covid-19 vaccination drive on 16th January 2021,This is  world’s largest inoculation exercise against the novel corona virus. India will administer shots to three crore frontline workers in phase one. There are 3,006 session sites across the country, where 100 beneficiaries each will be given either of India’s two […]

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Kyrgyzstan:Stamps Released on Covid-19 and Year of Ox

Covid-19 Stamp and Maxim Card Issue Date:30.12.2020 Designer:Maxim Cerevcov Printer:“Nova Imprim” (Chișinău, Moldova). Process:Offset Lithography Size:46.00 х 27.50 mm Year of Ox According to the traditional Chinese calendar, the coming new year will be the Year of the White Metal Ox. It will begin on February 12, 2021 and last until January 30, 2022. The […]

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India:First Flight Carried Cover’s Released to Commemorate Air Connectivity between Tirupati and Kalaburagi

Star Air on 11th January 2021 launched flights between Kalaburagi in Karnataka and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. “Star Air was awarded the Kalaburagi-Tirupati route under the RCS-UDAN-3 bidding process last year,” the ministry’s statement noted. The airline will be operating three weekly flights […]

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India:My Stamp Released on AMU

The Aligarh Muslim University grew out of the work of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the great Muslim reformer and statesman, who in the aftermath of the Indian War of Independence of 1857 felt that it was important for Muslims to gain education and become involved in the public life and government services in India. Raja […]

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Iran:Stamp Issued on Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani

On the occasion of the first death anniversary of the Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani unveiled the commemorative stamp. General Soleimani was the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, killed in an attack  outside Baghdad International Airport on 3rd January  2020.

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India:Unique Retirement Cover’s in Honor of Postal Emplyees

Senior philatelist of Allahabad Mr. Ambrish Kumar prepared very unique Retirement covers in honor of two postal employees of Allahabad.Mr. Ram Sumer Pal(packer) and Mr. Shyamlal (postman) of Dhoomanganj post office ,Allahabad  retired on 31st December 2020 after successful service. Mr. Ambrish  prepared and gifted the covers to these postal workers .Covers are signed by […]

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India:Special Cover and My Stamp on TCI

TCI XPS was established in 1996 as one of the foremost divisions of Transport Corporation of India (TCI), India’s most admired logistics company. It was promoted by P D Agarwal. The Company’s main activities are transport services and aluminium extrusion.The special cover and My stamp was released on the occasion of centenary of Shri P.D. […]

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Royal Mail: National Parks

Royal Mail will issue a set of 10 stamps on 14th January 2021 celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s first National Parks.  Featuring UK’s most popular and visited landscapes, the stamp set features 10 of the 15 National Parks: 1.Peak District  2.Lake District  3.Snowdonia  4.Dartmoor  5.North York Moors 6.The Broads 7.New Forest […]

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India : Customized My Stamp and Special Cover on Chhath Festival

It is a four-day festival mostly celebrated by people from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar. As per the Hindu tradition, devotees worship the Sun God to express gratitude and seek their blessings. Along with the Sun God, people also make offerings to Chhath Maiya, commonly known as Usha, the wife of the Sun God. According to Vedic astrology, […]

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India:Special Cover on Centenary of Veena R.Pichumani Iyer

R.Pichumani Iyer one of the foremost veena vidwans in Carnatic music, was born on May 18, 1920. R.Pichumani hailed from a family of musicians.  After profiting by early training at the age of 10 in vocal music from Jalar Gopala Aiyar, he later took to the Veena and underwent discipleship under Tiruchi Kupanna. His pursuit of Veena music […]