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Special Cover on Inaugural Run of Chennai Metro

A special carried cover was released on 29th June 2015 to commemorate the metro train in Chennai.Back of cover is showing technical details like number of stations and speed of the train etc.

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Meghdoot Postcard on Yoga

By Vijay Kumar Jain Block of Meghdoot Postcard  on Yoga with cancelled stamps of Maharishi Patanjali .

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India Post Issued Stamps and MS on International Yoga Day

By Parthita Jain India Post has today issued a stamp and a miniature sheet (Denomination 5 Rs) on International Yoga Day .                                                       June 21st was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014.Yoga,a 6000 year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice aims to transform the body and […]

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India Post Released Stamp Book on  Mahatma Gandhi

The book contains 7 original stamps/MS : 125 Yrs of Mahatma Gandhi- 02.10.1994 India-South Africa Cooperation -02.10.1995 50th Death Anniversary- 30.01.1998 Man of the Millennium- 02.10.2001 75th Anniversary of Dandi March (Salt Satyagrah)- 05.04.2005 Satyagrah- 02.10.2007 100 Years of Mahatma Gandhi’s Return- 09.01.2005 Price-2000 Rs,Available at snapdeal

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India Post: Lord Buddha Stamp Booklet

Stamp book on Buddha contains 6 original stamps/MS : International Year of Piece -24.10.1986 Asit Kumar Haldar- 28.12.1991 Centre for culture and tourism – 6.06.1997 Buddha Mahotsav- 21.01.2002 2550 years of Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha – 02.05.2007 Drukpa Lineage of Buddhism- 14.05.2014 Price:1500Rs

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Birds of the Himalayas : Picture Postcards Set

By  Suresh Rao India Post North Karnataka Region (Dharwad) has released a set of 49 Picture postcards  on the theme Birds of the Himalayas to observe the International Biodiversity decade 2011-2020. The Himalayas, is a mountain range which separates the Great Indian Plains from the Tibetan Plateau. This range is home to nine of the […]

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Pakistan Issued Stamp on First 100 MW Solar Plant

Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the country’s first solar power plant, the latest fruit of increasingly close cooperation with China and a step towards an electoral promise to end chronic power shortages. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Bahawalpur produces 100MW of power, which will be increased by next year.The plant, owned by the […]

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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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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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India Post is planning to Issue Stamps on Two Spiritual Leaders

The Indian Postal department has expressed a possibility of releasing a joint issue of Hindu saint Sohirobanath Ambiye and Blessed Joseph Vaz stamps to celebrate the communal harmony in Goa, a senior official said .”We should also try to bring out a joint issue of Sohirobanath Ambiye stamp and St Joseph Vaz stamp by releasing […]