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Special Cover : Sacred Heart Convent School Jamshedpur

The special cover was released on the occasion of Platinum jubilee of Sacred Heart Convent School Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) on 4th January 2020.

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Mahatma Gandhi and Jamshedpur

By Abhyuday Vajpeyi Mahatma Gandhi came to Jamshedpur for the first time in 1917 in order to go from Wardha (Maharashtra) to Champaran (Bihar), in which he stayed only a little during the journey. The second time Gandhiji visited was in 1925, in which he not only addressed the public meeting at the United Club, […]

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Philippines:Love Stamps 2020

The four heart shaped stamps were released on Valentine’s Day . According to PHLPost, the four heart-shaped designs show the values important to contemporary society. Each stamp represents a creed: Love  Nature, Love for Country, Love Knows No Gender, and Love Yourself.

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North Korea Issued Stamps on 5th Plenary Meeting of WPK

The stamps are in commemoration of the 5th Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) held from December 28-31, and each features an image of the WPK headquarters building and the WPK emblem. They each also feature the title, “On the orientation of our immediate struggle under the present […]

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Special Cover Released on Naval Aircraft Yard Kochi

Naval Aircraft Yard, Kochi, celebrated its diamond jubilee with the release of the First Day Cover, commemorating 60 years of service, by Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, on Feb 5, 2020 at the Naval Base, Kochi.A naval aviation history cell ‘Udaan’, which depicts the milestones […]

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Indian Contribution to Postal Services of Kuwait

By Abhyuday Vajpeyi In November 1901, Sheikh Muabarak as-Sabah asked Britain to open an Indian post office in Kuwait. Since that time postal services in Kuwait were connected with India. Stamps at that time were of George the Fifth, King of England and Emperor of India. Stamps used in Kuwait were the same as the […]

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Special Cover Released on Centenary of Panangad Vocational Higher Secondary School

The Special cover was released by  Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khanon 14th February 2020 at Panandgad (Kerala). Established on 19th June 1919 (1094), the school was established in the year 2008 at Panangad village. Establishment of an English school has been a dream come true of Mr. Kalazathu Gopala Menon, who was the first […]

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Premier Establishments of India: Cochin International Airport Limited

Cochin International Airport  is the first green field airport  in the country built with public-private partnership .Planned and constructed from scratch, the airport has been acclaimed for setting a novel idea in infrastructure development. The astonishing public participation, relentless support from NRIs and an effective leadership have made CIAL, the company that built and operates the […]

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New Stamps and Postmark from Korea

By Wolfgang Beyer Postmark :Old Palaces Date of Release:26th March 2020 Korean Aircrafts : 2nd Series, Helicopters The stamps depicts three different Helicopters 1.KUH-1EM for Firefighting  2. KUH-1FS for Forest Service and 3. KUH-1P for Police Date of Release:20th March 2020

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Bangladesh Issued Stamps on Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina released a commemorative postage stamp, commemorative gold and silver coins, Tk 100 commemorative note and Tk 200 bank note marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 17th February 2020.