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Stamps and Miniature Sheet Released on Indian Writers

India Post has issued a set of 5 stamps on eminent Hindi,Urdu,Punjabi and Kannad writers on 31st May 2017.Stamps depicts images of Balwant Gargi,K.V.Puttappa,Shrilal Shukla,Bhishm Sahni,krishan Chander. K.V.Puttappa :Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa, popularly known by the nickname Kuvempu or by K. V. Puttappa, was a Kannada novelist, poet, playwright, critic and thinker. He is widely regarded […]

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Meghdoot Postcard Released on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank TMB

Release Year:2017 The history of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd., the then Nadar Bank Ltd., dates back to 1921. The thought of establishing a bank under the guidance of the able Nadar business community was mooted out in the Anniversary of Nadar Mahajana Sangam held at Tuticorin in 1920. The proposal was effected soon. The bank was registered […]

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India Post Issued Stamps on Telugu Saints and Poets

India Post has released a set of three stamps on poets and saints of Andhra Pradesh  on 26th April 2017. Atukuri Molla (1440–1530) was a  Telugu poet who authored the Telugu-language Ramayana  . Identified by her caste, she was popularly known as Kummara   Molla. Molla claimed Lord Shiva as Guru, and her inspiration is claimed to […]

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Special Covers:Shekhawatipex 2016

Rambilas Gajanand Sharma Sharma called as Headmaster ji “The Man With a Literacy Mission” .Issue Date:4 November 2016,Rajasthan circle Piramal Girls Senior Secondary School,Bagad Issue Date:5 November 2016,Rajasthan circle

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India Post Issued Stamps on Legendary Singers of India

India Post has issued a set of 10 stamps and one Miniature sheet  on Legendary Singers of India .Denomination of each stamp is 5 Rs. Stamps depicts  singers 1.Shamshad Begum 2. Geeta Dutt 3. Hemant Kumar 4.Mukesh 5.Kishor Kumar 6. Mohammed Rafi 7.Manna Dey 8. Talat Mahmood 9.Bhupen Hazarika 10. T M Soundararajan.

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Korea will Issue Stamps on Birds

By Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ArGe Zoologie The stamps will be issued on 22nd November 2016 have postage value of 300 won.Stamps depicts  a Great  tit (Parus major) and a group of Black-faced spoonbills(Platalea minor). It´s the first  issue  Nature in the DMZ of Korea.

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Special Cover on Martyrs

By M.Gulrez A special cover on martyrs of 18 august 1942 at Mohammadabad tehsile, Ghazipur released on 18 August 2016.

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Malaysia Issued Stamps on National Laureates

Malaysia issued its National Laureates stamp series at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS), in conjunction with the International Book Fair Kuala Lumpur 2016.This first stamp series will feature three of Malaysia’s renowned national laureates, namely Kamaluddin Muhammad (Keris Mas), Usman Awang (Tongkat Warrant) and Muhammad Abdul Biang (Arena Wati).

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Stamp Released on Gujrati Writer Govardhanram Tripathi

India Post has released a commemorative postage stamp on noted Gujrati writer Govardhanram Tripathi.Chief Minister of Gujrat Anandi Ben Patel released the stamp on 27th April 2016.Tripathi  was born in Nadiad, India on 20 October 1855 on the day of the Dashera festival.In 1875, he completed his BA degree and decided to pursue an LLB […]

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India Post Released Stamp on Vasantrao S Dempo

Date of Issue:4 February 2016 Born on March 4, 1916 into an aristocratic Saraswat family and educated in Marathi, Portuguese and English, Vasantrao entered the family business when he was quite young. After his elementary education, he went to the Lyceum where he took his baccalaureate at the age of 18. In 1932, he married […]