India Post today released a commemorative stamp on Dr Madhav Shrihari Aney.Aney (29 August, 1880- 26 January, 1968)was a politician. He was one of the founder of the Congress Nationalist Party. He was one of the eminent disciples of Lokmanya Tilak. In 1937, he was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly. During 1941-1943, he was a member of Governor […]
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India Post today released a commemorative stamp on Dr Madhav Shrihari Aney.Aney (29 August, 1880- 26 January, 1968)was a politician. He was one of the founder of the Congress Nationalist Party. He was one of the eminent disciples of Lokmanya Tilak. In 1937, he was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly. During 1941-1943, he was a member of Governor […]
This Ascension Island has released stamps on WWF theme on 31st August 2011.All stamps carry the WWF Panda logo and are released in sheets of twenty with gutter and a sheetlet of sixteen. The three species of tropicbird all have tropical distributions. Two species are found in the tropical Atlantic and both breed on Ascension […]
Postage-stamps “Eurovision Song Contest–Azerbaijan Winner 2011” have been released in Germany. It was dedicated to the bright victory of Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest-2011.Azerbaijan became winner of the 56th Eurovision Song Contest held among 43 countries in Düsseldorf, Germany.The stamp that displays the winners Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal has been released in 15,000 […]
Norfolk Island has issued 5 stamps on seashells of the IslandThe 15c stamp features a plicate Conch and a Zelebor Wentletrap. Wentletrap is derived from the Dutch language meaning spiral stairs, these are also known as ladder or staircase shells. Some conch shells also make pearls and trumpets. The 60c stamp illustrates the Violet Snail […]
US Postal Service today issued a Go Green commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents), in 16 designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps. With Go Green, the U.S. Postal Service seeks to raise awareness of simple actions each of us can take to conserve natural resources and promote the health of […]
Croatian Post has released a commemorative postage stamp dedicated to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Croatia, which will occur on the 4 and 5 of June this year.The motif of the stamp is a photograph of Pope Benedict XVI at the inaugural homily held on 19 April 2005 on St. Peter’s Square in […]
By Anil Kr Pujara and Dr.Pradeep Jain Mega philatelic event i.e.INDIPEX-2011 had a sensational item for sale. It was release of GANDHI KHADI stamp. For the first time, India Post used Khadi cloth i.e. other than paper for printing the stamp. Though use of other material and not paper is quite common in other countries […]
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Russia Issues Sochi 2014 stamp
Stamp collectors in Russia have got a good chance to become the first owners of the Sochi (Russia) – Capital of the 22nd Olympic Games 2014 stamp. A memorable seal stamp set ceremony was held simultaneously in Moscow and Sochi.Since 1896 all organizers of the Olympic Games have been issuing stamps on the occasion. These […]
The postal services of Liberia, Gambia and Sierra Leone simultaneously issue a set of three commemorative postal sheets on 1st March 2011 in memory of 12 men and women who fought Apartheid and racism in Africa. In the struggle against South African Apartheid, according to one of the commemorative sheets, it was estimated that Jews […]