Vilnius Gaon one of the most famous Jewish Wise Men of all time, born and living in Lithuania, who made Vilnius famous in the world. He was a man of exceptional erudition, starting his own studies at 10 years old. Elijah ben Solomon Zalman was born in 1720. It is often affirmed that the Vilna […]
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Squirrels (Sciuridae family) are mammals that are part of the large group of rodents, the family comprising about 55 species, spreading in the most part of Europe and Asia, and in the New World from southern Canada to northern Argentina. They generally populate coniferous, deciduous and tropical forests, both in wetlands and arid areas. Indian […]
Masks are now a part of our daily life. There are three types of masks weared by people to stop any type of infection. 1.Homemade cloth face mask 2.Surgical mask and N95 respirator Masks is a popular theme for stamp collectors since a long time. Maska appeared many times on stamps issued by various countries […]
Artworks In The National Collection One stamp features a lady wearing the ‘ghonnella’ – a traditional headdress unique to Malta and Gozo. Made of silk or cotton, it was usually dark in colour and covered the frame but not the face of the wearer. Its use petered out in the 1950’s. The next stamp features […]
India Post has released a beautiful thematic set of six stamps on Musical instruments.The stamps are released in setenant format.Each sheet contains 15 setenant stamps of denomination 5 Rs. 1. Kamaicha 2. Ravanahatha 3. Surando 4. Algoza 5. Burrakatha 6. Ektara Date of Release:25th June 2020,Designer;Sankha Samanta,Print Run:500,000 (each stamp),Process;Wet Offset,Printer:Security Printing Press,Hyderabad For Image […]
Year 2020 marks 150 years since the death of Charles Dickens, widely regarded as the greatest author of the Victorian era. Appreciated for his vast contribution to English literature, Dickens is particularly well known for his powerful and evocative descriptions of Victorian London. Issue Date:09.06.2020 Designer:Mark & Julie Wilkinson. Printer:Cartor Security Printing, France. Process:Offset Lithography […]
By Sudhir Jain Jawaharlal Nehru (New Delhi cancellation ) : 12-06-1964 Gandhi and Nehru (Anand Bhawan, Allahabad cancellation) : 15-08-1973 Children’s Day (INDIPEX-73 Hall of Nations, New Delhi cancellation) : 14-11-1973
Medical and Industrial Tubing Optinova Group, an Åland company headquartered in Mariehamn, is world leader in the manufacture of polymer-based tubing for medical and industrial applications. The tubing is used in a wide range of areas, for example in cardiovascular surgery, pharmaceutical industry and food production as well as in the electricity and electronics sectors. […]
Hungary had the opportunity to take part in the Soviet Union’s international space research programme for peaceful purposes. Rigorous tests to evaluate medical, intellectual and psychological suitability preceded the selection of the cosmonauts. Among the 95 fighter pilots considered for the space mission, the two most suitable were Bertalan Farkas and Béla Magyari. Based on […]
This year, in celebration of Matariki, stamps released on stories associated with Ngā Hau e Whā or The Four Winds. The four winds are Te Hau Rāwhiti (the easterly), Te Hau-ā-uru (the westerly), Te Hau Tonga (the southerly) and Te Hau Raki (the northerly). Hau can mean air, breath, aura, but it is best known […]