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Special Cover and My Stamp Released to Commemorate Sathabishekam of Srimad Srimushnam Andavan

To celebrate 80th Birth day of Srimad Srimushnam Andavan My Stamp and   special cover were released on 21st May 2015. The 81st Tirunakshatram celebrations and Sathabhisheka mahothsavam of Srimad Srimushnam Andavan was held from 17th to 21st May 2015 at Srirangam Srimad Andavan Arts & Science College Campus, Srirangam , Tiruchirappalli.

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New Stamps from Estonia

Lotte Gadgetville lies close by the sea. It is a village where a competition on new gadgets takes place on the most important day of the year, Inventor’s Day. During the long and cold winter the best inventors of the village invent new gadgets to demonstrate them to the folks in the village on Inventor’s […]

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Philippines Issued Stamps on Gumamelas Flowers

Philippines has released special postage stamps on 13th May 2015 featuring hybrid gumamelas. The launch was done in celebration of Heritage Month that aims to promote the country’s unique heritage, traditions, and landmarks here and abroad. The new set of stamps features four different varieties of gumamela flowers: the single, large-flowered white ‘Tandang Sora,’ the […]

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Singapore Issued Stamps on SEA Games

Singapore is issuing stamps on 5th June 2015 featuring the 28th SEA Games official mascot, Nila.Designed by graphic designer Wong Wui Kong, SingPost said the 28th SEA Games stamp issue will be treasured memento for sport enthusiasts and stamp collectors. Other stamp products of this issue include the Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with the […]

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New Zealand:Matariki 2015 Stamp Issue

New Zealand post issued postage stamps on 3rd June 2015  to coincide with the dawn of Maori New Year, the Matariki 2015 stamp issue celebrates the ancient art form ” Kowhaiwhai” in a contemporary setting.Typically featured in the whare whakairo (decorated meeting house) on the heke (rafters), k?whaiwhai is an art form that is distinctively […]

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Philippines : Stamps on 75 Year’s of Ateneo de Naga’s University

Philippines is going to issue stamps on 5 June 2015 to  mark the 75th Anniversary of Ateneo De Naga University.Both the stamps carry the slogan “Ateneo De Naga University 75 years of Magis. Living the Spirit. Forging new frontiers.”PHLPost printed 104,000 copies of the blue-colored stamps measuring 30 mm by 40 mm. Each stamp will […]

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India Post will Celebrate International Yoga Day with Stamps

India Post will release a stamp issue on 21st June 2015 to commemorate International Yoga Day.Earlier stamps on Yoga were issued in 1991.

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Korea Issued ‘Must Visit Korean Places’ Stamps

Korea has issued a set of stamps on 2nd June 2015 under the series ‘Must Visit Korean Places’ . First in the series is a four-stamp set which features photographs of Dumulmeori, where the South Han River and North Han River meet in Yangpyeong, Goesan Mountain’s Hwayang Valley draped along 3 kilometers of Hwayang Stream, […]

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Philippines will Issue Stamp on Bureau of Immigration

The stamp will be released on 4th September 2015. The BI diamond anniversary commemorative stamps will feature a block of four with different designs composed of the BI anniversary logo, stamped canceller, immigration badge, the bureau’s main building with Lapu-Lapu at the middle, the first Filipino to resist Spanish colonization,” .

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Stamps to Feature on 50 Post Boxes in UK to Mark 50th Anniversary of Royal Mail Special Stamp Programme

Royal Mail’s modern Special Stamp programme which celebrates the heritage and culture of the UK, marks its 50thanniversary in 2015.As part of celebrations, Royal Mail is installing 50 plaques with images of some of the most popular stamps on 50 post boxes in locations across the country.Each of the 50 postboxes is located in one […]