Parrots In te reo Māori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand, kākāriki is the term used to describe the small parakeets found on the mainland and surrounding islands. All species and subspecies of New Zealand parakeet share the characteristic of green plumage, and kākāriki also serves as the word for this colour.The stamps depicts […]
Category: History Behind a Stamp
Anniversary letter “150th birthday Ernst Barlach” Ernst Barlach – pioneer of modernity:Shaped envelope with special postage stamp and information sheet (A4) and postcard (format: 18 × 13 cm). Date of Release:2nd January 2020,Format: 23.0 × 16.2 cm 175 Years of the German Physical Society The German Physical Society will celebrate its 175th anniversary in January […]
India Post is issuing a commemorative postage stamp on the centenary of ILO on 22nd January 2020.The unique tripartite structure of the ILO gives an equal voice to workers, employers and governments to ensure that the views of the social partners are closely reflected in labour standards and in shaping policies and programmes. It was […]
Annai VailankanniShrine is situated in Chennai.The famous chapel dedicated to the Annai Vailankanni Our Lady of Good Health, Besant Nagar.This was originally built in 1972. The upper portion of the walls is covered with paintings on the Apparitions of Our Lady of good Health. This was expanded in September 2000. Hundreds of devotees visit this […]
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 […]
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 […]