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Russia Issued Stamp on 100th Birth Anniversary of Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was an Indian statesman, Prime Minister of India in 1966-1977 and 1980-1984.She was born in November 19, 1917 in Allahabad, her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first prime minister of independent India, a leader of the party “Indian National Congress”. Since 1955 Indira Gandhi is a member of the Working Committee and […]

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India Post Issued Stamps on BHU

MOS Commutation Mr. Manoj Sinha released a setenent stamp on Bananas Hindu University at ‘Swatantrata Bhavan'(BHU campus) on 28.6.2017. Mr.Y.P. CPMG UP Circle ,  Mr.S.K. Rai,DPS Varanasi circle and Mr. Grish Chand Tripathi Vice Chancellor BHU were also present on the occasion By M Gulrez India Post has released a se-tenant stamp set on Banaras Hindu University.The […]

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Korea will Issue Stamps on Kingfisher and Siberian  Chipmunk

By Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ArGe Zoologie These stamps will be issued on 6th June 2017 .  The stamps are featuring a Siberian  chipmunk(Tamias sibiricus) and a Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).

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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 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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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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Hungary Issued Stamp on 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Revolution

An interesting circumstance related to the stamp block is that its colour scheme and the circular perforated stamp image in the middle recalls the well-known symbol of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight – the flag with a hole. The stamp image of the block shows one of the heroes – and at the same time a victim – of […]

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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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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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Greece Issued Stamps on Famous Personalities

Five distinguished Greek personalities living abroad have been honored   with a commemorative series of stamps on 1st september 2016. Costa Gavras:Greek-French director (featured photo) born in Loutra Iraias, Arcadia, but lives and works in France creating internationally acclaimed films such as “Z,” “Mad City,” “Betrayed” and many more. He has bought attention to numerous international […]