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India-Sri Lanka Stamp Issue  to Honour Anagarika Dharmapala

By Anurag India Post will issue a commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala on 25th October 2014.Infact it is a joint stamp issue of India and Sri Lanka.Its the first joint stamp issue of India with any SAARC country.Sri Lanka issued stamp on 150th Birth Anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala last week.The stamp was designed by […]

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New Stamps of Gibraltar

Evacuation 75th Anniversary The £2 stamp has set a record for ‘Most words on a postage stamp’ with a total of 2,183 legible words!  For over 300 years Gibraltar has been a British overseas territory of military importance. During the Second World War there was a fear that if Nazi Germany and its allies took […]

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Special Cover Issued on Jain Temple

By Sudhir  Jain. A special cover has been issued on Jainism theme on 12th May 2014 on the occasion of Anjanshalaka Pratistha Samaroh of Kalyanak Bhumi Jin Prasad of 10th Jain Tirthankar Shri Sheetalnath Swami at Shri Sheetalnath Jin Prasad, Village Bhondal, P. O. Hunterganj, Distt. Chatra (Jharkhand). This special Cover and special Cancellation was released by […]

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New Stamps on Sochi 2014 Games

Belarus:Stamps on Medal Winners Belarus issued 3 stamps and a souvenir sheet from the series “Medal winners of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi”.The XXII Olympic Winter Games were held in Sochi (Russian Federation) from 7 to 23 February 2014.2800 athletes from 88 countries attended the event. Belarus was represented by 26 athletes (15 […]

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Ukraine-Russia Joint Issue

Some media resources have spread the information that the new joint stamp marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine from fascist invaders would be released in the amended version. For some reason, the original sketch lost the mention of Ukraine. Thus, in the final version of the stamp only Belarus and […]

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New IOM Stamps on Aircrafts

Isle of Man Stamps and Coins are releasing a set of six stamps celebrating the 50th display season of the Red Arrows on February 19th.  The celebratory anniversary pack comes complete with six stamps that depict the speed, agility and precision of the world-famous Red Arrows synchronised acrobatics team.The Red Arrows is the public face […]

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New IOM Stamps on Aircrafts

Isle of Man Stamps and Coins are releasing a set of six stamps celebrating the 50th display season of the Red Arrows on February 19th.  The celebratory anniversary pack comes complete with six stamps that depict the speed, agility and precision of the world-famous Red Arrows synchronised acrobatics team.The Red Arrows is the public face […]

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New Stamps Released on Year of the Horse to Mark Chinese New Year

Singapore The stamps come in 1st Local, $0.65, and $1.10 denominations, and are the seventh in a set of 12 featuring the animals of the Chinese zodiac.It is also releasing a collector’s edition with stamps in denominations of $5 and $10.SingPost is also offering discounted postage rates for greeting cards posted between Jan 10 and […]

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Distt Level Philatelic Exhibition at Chandigarh

By Anil Kr Pujara Advent of new year n nearing closing of  financial year has again put philately in good speed. A 2 days Distt level Philatelic is being organised at Chandigarh. It shall be organised from 17th n 18th Jan University Campus. Punjab University Sector 14 at Chandigarh.The exhibition is open to the philatelists of Chandigarh […]

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Italy Issued Stamp on 150th Anniversary of Poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli

Italy has  issued a stamp to commemorate the 150th death anniversary of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet whose satirical sonnets present a vivid picture of life in papal Rome in the early 19th century. After an unhappy childhood Belli was a clerical worker until, in 1816, marriage to a rich widow enabled him to devote […]