Snake’s head:Snake’s head is a strictly protected plant species from the lily family (Liliaceae). This perennial bulbous monocotyledon rarely grows higher than 20 cm and flowers in early spring, usually producing a single large flower. The snake’s head is a widespread species found almost in entire Europe and in western Asia, but is becoming increasingly […]
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The birthday of the most famous fairy-tale writer, Hans Christian Anderson, was chosen to mark the International Children’s Book Day. The aim of celebrating this day is to develop a love for reading in children, in order to keep this habit up throughout their lives. Anderson’s fairy-tales are based on folklore literature and have been […]
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.
Theme:Ancient Postal Routes Denmark has released a set of three stamps and a ms under Europa 2020 series. The two stamps, show the skyline of Copenhagen in 1728 and Altona in 1742, respectively. At the time, Altona was not part of Hamburg because it was under Danish rule from 1640 to 1864.The souvenir sheet marking […]
Parrots In te reo Māori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand, kākāriki is the term used to describe the small parakeets found on the mainland and surrounding islands. All species and subspecies of New Zealand parakeet share the characteristic of green plumage, and kākāriki also serves as the word for this colour.The stamps depicts […]
Anniversary letter “150th birthday Ernst Barlach” Ernst Barlach – pioneer of modernity:Shaped envelope with special postage stamp and information sheet (A4) and postcard (format: 18 × 13 cm). Date of Release:2nd January 2020,Format: 23.0 × 16.2 cm 175 Years of the German Physical Society The German Physical Society will celebrate its 175th anniversary in January […]
India Post is issuing a commemorative postage stamp on the centenary of ILO on 22nd January 2020.The unique tripartite structure of the ILO gives an equal voice to workers, employers and governments to ensure that the views of the social partners are closely reflected in labour standards and in shaping policies and programmes. It was […]
Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869 – 1948) was the leader of the Indian Independence Movement and is known as the Father of the Nation. With his unusual yet powerful political tools of satyagraha (truth-force) and non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi inspired several other political leaders and movements for civil rights and freedoms across the world. Every […]
India Post has issued a set of 12 postage stamps on master healers of AYUSH on 30th August 2019. A mix sheet also issued having 2 stamps each of the set.AYUSH consists of alternate medical systems of India AyurvedaYogaUnaniSiddha and Homeopathy.In India The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on 9th November 2014 to ensure the […]
India Post is issuing a set of postage stamps on master healers of AYUSH on 21st June 2019.AYUSH consists of alternate medical systems of India AyurvedaYogaUnaniSiddha and Homeopathy.In India The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on 9th November 2014 to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care. Earlier it was […]