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India: Holiday Destinations Stamp Issue

India Post has issued a set of two stamps and a miniature sheet on holiday destinations of India.The MS depicts Thar desert of Rajasthan.First stamp depicts City Palace Udaipur and second stamp depicts an image of Stone Chariot of Hampi (Karnataka).Denomination of both stamps is 15 Rs each. Technical Detail:Date of Release:15th August 2018 ,Quantity:Stamps- […]

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Malaysia Issued Stamp on Longest Rivers

The rivers depicted on stamps are the Sungai Rajang in Sarawak, Sungai Kinabatangan (Sabah) and Sungai Pahang (Pahang).Sungai Rajang – the longest river in the country measuring at 563km – was chosen to be the longest miniature sheet ever produced by Pos Malaysia.The stamps feature the illustration of top-down views of the second and third […]

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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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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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Azerbaijan Issued Stamps on Chess Olympiad

Azerbaijan has issued a beautiful stamp set on 42nd World Chess Olympiad .The “Chess World Cup: Baku-2015” stamp was named the “Most interesting stamp” by Italian journal “L’arte del francobollo”. The price of each stamp of the series is 0.5 manats.

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Taiwan Issued Stamps and MS on The Year of Monkey

2016, will be year of the monkey. 1) NT$3.5 stamp: The image of a golden monkey holding a rosy peach symbolizes “ushering in wealth”.   2) NT$13 stamp: The image of a vivacious monkey striding with its head held high conveys the idea of a promotion or attainment of high office.   3) NT$12 souvenir […]

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Jersey Issued Second Set of Stamps on World War I

The second part released on 4th August 2015 commemorating the events of World War I focusses on change. ‘The Great War’ 1914-1918 was the first conflict to embrace the need for dramatic change in order to achieve the upper hand.The stamps feature the development of mechanization, communication, camouflage and deception, uniform, observation and the tactics […]

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Portugal Issued Stamps on Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet is a food concept that, within the history chronology, is as much timeless as it is accurate. Its classification as “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO confirms not only the existence of a specific food regime, but also a historic trace born within the Mediterranean. This is the legacy that the […]

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Australia-Singapore-New Zealand Joint stamp issue on Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition

Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition is being organized to celebrate Singapore’s 50th year of independence and the 150th year of Wellington being New Zealand’s capital city, this issue features all three countries’ parliament buildings. The stamp  issue will be released on 14th August 2015.

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Belgium Issued Stamp on Shrimp Fishing on Horseback

This stamp issue released on 29th June 2015 is commemorating it native and unique tradition – shrimp fishing on horseback. Combining the power of draft horses with the shrimp fishing industry, this tradition still lives strong in just one Belgian coastal village – Oostduinkerke. Shrimp fishing on horseback is a form of traditional craftsmanship closely […]