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Stamp Released on Gujrati Writer Govardhanram Tripathi

India Post has released a commemorative postage stamp on noted Gujrati writer Govardhanram Tripathi.Chief Minister of Gujrat Anandi Ben Patel released the stamp on 27th April 2016.Tripathi  was born in Nadiad, India on 20 October 1855 on the day of the Dashera festival.In 1875, he completed his BA degree and decided to pursue an LLB […]

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Sweden Issues Rainbow Stamps To Celebrate LGBT Pride

Sweden will issue a rainbow colored stamps to celebrate LGBT Pride.Per Ljungberg of PostNord Sweden said:“By issuing a stamp with the Pride Flag, we want to emphasise the equal value of all people and the strength represented by people’s unique qualities and differences. “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time the Pride Flag […]

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India Post Released Stamp on Vasantrao S Dempo

Date of Issue:4 February 2016 Born on March 4, 1916 into an aristocratic Saraswat family and educated in Marathi, Portuguese and English, Vasantrao entered the family business when he was quite young. After his elementary education, he went to the Lyceum where he took his baccalaureate at the age of 18. In 1932, he married […]

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Bahrain Issued Stamp on National Day

Bahrain Post has issued 3 stamps on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the National Day and celebrations of the 16th Anniversary of the Accession Day of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.The set was designed from art reflecting some of the recent social and civil achievements that have been made and […]

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Bahrain Issued Stamp on National Day

Bahrain Post has issued 3 stamps on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the National Day and celebrations of the 16th Anniversary of the Accession Day of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.The set was designed from art reflecting some of the recent social and civil achievements that have been made and […]

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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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Cyprus Released Stamps on The Beauty of Akamas

Cyprus has issued two stamps featuring Akamas peninsula and Avakas gorge on 9th  July 2015. Akamas peninsula:The Akamas peninsula, named after an Athenian warrior and son of Theseus, who arrived here after the Trojan war, is a unique area, both geologically and with regard to flora and fauna.At the southern end of the peninsula is […]

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Portugal Issued Stamps on Mediterranean Boats

The three boats depicted in this stamp issue portray Mediterranean traditions, not only regarding shipbuilding techniques but also in what concerns their origins located on the south-western edge of Europe, Portugal was classified as a border country by geographer Orlando Ribeiro.

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Liechtenstein Issued Stamps on Native Apples

These items are a part of a new series of stamps on old fruit varieties. They accurately depict in every detail the Triesenberger Weinapfel, Damason Reinette, Leuser, Bohnapfel, Berlepsch, Rollapfel, Goldparmäne and Rösli Marie varieties.

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China Issued Stamp on Year of Monkey

This year’s stamps for the monkey was designed by Huang Yongyu, one of the most celebrated cultural icons in contemporary China. The printing of the stamps marked the beginning of the fourth round of the  zodiac animal themed stamps, which have been released in China for 36 years.Year of Monkey stamp was released on 6th […]