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 […]
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Music legend Phil Lynott has been immortalised after An Post launched two Thin Lizzy stamps to mark the Irish band’s 50th anniversary.The two national rate €1 stamps — which are sure to excite ‘philatelists’, or stamp collectors — feature Thin Lizzy’s Black Rose album cover and a portrait of Phil by renowned Irish artist Jim […]
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 […]
Clondalkin Library was picked alongside Kilkenny, Enniskerry and Athea, to celebrate “Carnegie’s rich dividend and Ireland’s library service.”Clondalkin Library, the Carnegie building built in 1911, and designed by T J Byrne, is located on Monastery Road. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) emigrated with his parents from Scotland to America in 1848.He became exceptionally successful in the steel […]
Kuruc, a German shepherd, was a narcotic detection dog working for the Customs and Finance Guard. His name is associated with the discovery of several major drugs hauls. Mancs, a mantrailing German shepherd, was a rescue dog and a member of the Miskolc-based Spider Rescue Team. He saved the lives of several hundred people during missions […]
This year marks the 30 anniversary of diplomatic ties between Taiwan and Belize. A high level diplomat, Dr. Chia-Lung Lin, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for Taiwan flew to Belize to sign a memorandum of understanding between Chunghwa Post and the Belize Postal Service to improve the technology used by post offices. Ministry of […]
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 […]
India Post has issued a commemorative postage stamp alongwith a sheetlet on Mahadevappa Mailara on 3rd September 2018.Mahadevappa Mailara was a freedom fighter . Mailar Mahadevappa,Only Person from Karnataka at the age of 18 years had accompanied Mahatma Gandhi in his Dandi March (One among original 78 Inmates Selected by Mahathama Gandhiji to started from shabramathi Ashram).After returning […]
By Mukul Bhowmik On 10 th August 2018 , Bhutan post has issued a 4 value 3 D SS to mark the entry of Bhutan in Space with the launch of its first satellite a nano–satellite or cube satellite { cube sat] called Bhutan 1. The satellite was sent in to space at 3.41 PM BST aboard a space X Dragon space craft on […]
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- […]