By Sudhir Jain For the first time an International Philatelic Exhibition INDIPEX-73 was organized in India from 14th to 23rd Nov. 1973. To propagate this exhibition, one stamp was issued on 8th Jan. 1973 and three stamps were issued on inauguration day of the exhibition i.e. 14th Nov.1973. F.D.C. exhibited here is of first stamp issued […]
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Butterflies : My Own Stamp Date of Release:9th June 2020 Summer Flowers:Epilobium Hirsutum Relatively few plants bloom in Israel in the summer due to the lack of rain during this arid season. It is therefore not surprising that most of the species that do bloom are found in damp habitats such as pools, riverbanks and […]
India Post has released a beautiful thematic set of six stamps on Musical instruments.The stamps are released in setenant format.Each sheet contains 15 setenant stamps of denomination 5 Rs. 1. Kamaicha 2. Ravanahatha 3. Surando 4. Algoza 5. Burrakatha 6. Ektara Date of Release:25th June 2020,Designer;Sankha Samanta,Print Run:500,000 (each stamp),Process;Wet Offset,Printer:Security Printing Press,Hyderabad For Image […]
By Sudhir Jain Gandhi and Nehru (Allahabad cancellation) : 15-08-1973 Kamla Nehru (Allahabad cancellation) : 01-08-1974
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
By Sudhir Jain Jawaharlal Nehru : 12-06-1964 Kamla Nehru : 01-08-1974
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Mumtaz Mahal:Memories
Mumtaz Mahal born Arjumand Banu; 27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the Empress consort of theMughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631 as the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan . The Taj Mahal in Agra was commissioned by her husband to act as her tomb. Mumtaz Mahal was born in Agra. . […]
Mohan Lal Bakliwal was a freedom fighter .He was elected for Loksabha in 1957.He was a trade union leader of INTUC and ex chairman of Durg municipality (Chhattisgarh).The government has named an over bridge in Durg on his name last year.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920-1975), the founding leader of Bangladesh and the country’s first Prime Minister. He is referred to as Sheikh Mujib or simply Mujib, the title ‘Bangabandhu’ meaning ‘friend of Bengal’. Before joining politics, Rahman studied law and political science in Kolkata and Dhaka, and agitated for Indian independence. In 1949, he joined […]
Date of Release:26th May 2020,Bhubaneswar