By Anil Kr Pujara Advent of new year n nearing closing of financial year has again put philately in good speed. A 2 days Distt level Philatelic is being organised at Chandigarh. It shall be organised from 17th n 18th Jan University Campus. Punjab University Sector 14 at Chandigarh.The exhibition is open to the philatelists of Chandigarh […]
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Italy has issued a stamp to commemorate the 150th death anniversary of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet whose satirical sonnets present a vivid picture of life in papal Rome in the early 19th century. After an unhappy childhood Belli was a clerical worker until, in 1816, marriage to a rich widow enabled him to devote […]
Department of post to conduct 43’o UPU Letter Writing Competition on Sunday,5 January 2AM. Subject of this year’s competition is ”Write a letter describing how music can touch lives. Children up to 15 years of age will be eligible and Composition must be presented in the form of letter not exceed 800 length on the […]
Islamia College Centenary The Pakistan Post is releasing a commemorative postage stamp of Rs8 denomination on completion of the 100 years of Islamia College, Peshawar. The stamp has been designed by Adil Salahuddin (Sitara-e-Imtiaz/Pride of Performance) and printed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi.The commemorative postage stamp will be available for sale from May 30.A […]
Italian post issued a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of foundation of 12¡ä Dinghy (12 foot dinghy). The stamp features a vintage sailing boat Dinghy 12 ¡® in the foreground on the left, and a series of modern boats of the same class, participating in the race.Designed by George Cockshott, an amateur boat designer from […]
By Kevin Morgan Sir Edmund Hillary, Mountaineer, Explorer, Statesman, Philanthropist died on 11th January 2008 aged 88. This New Zealand mint pair of stamps was issued in 2003 for the 50th anniversary of the Conquest of Everest. Beginnings Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland, on 20 July 1919, to a district landowner. His father had […]
New Delhi, May 3 : At 60th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday released postal stamps commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes in the Indian cinema.Minister of Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal said that as the country celebrates the 100 years of Indian cinema, it is vital to […]
Pakistan Post has issued a commemorative postage stampon 2nd March 2013 to pay tribute to renowned Urdu poet Nasir Kazmi (man of letters).Nasir Kazmi was born on December 8, 1925 at Ambala in British India. He was educated at Ambala and Lahore. After the creation of Pakistan, he came to Lahore,He did some journalistic work […]
New Delhi, May 3 : At 60th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday released postal stamps commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes in the Indian cinema.Minister of Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal said that as the country celebrates the 100 years of Indian cinema, it is vital to […]
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Canada: New Stamps on Zodiac Signs
Canada Post will issue the final four stamps in the 12-part Signs of the Zodiac series, which began with Aries in spring 2011.As with the stamps issued in 2011 and 2012, this issue was also designed by Paprika Design of Montréal. The stamps, each printed in the vivid colours traditionally associated with their respective sky sign, feature […]