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  • British East Africa

    Lasting Hobbies
    ks
    3 May 2012 | 12:40 am
    British East Africa is the area of present-day Kenya which was controlled by Great Britain during the period from 1895. It became the colony of Kenya in 1920. The colony of Kenya remained through the period from 1920 to 1963 when it gained independence. Philatelic Profile: The first stamps of British East Africa were surcharge and ‘British East Africa Company”  overprints on Queen

  • New stamp from India..

    Rainbow Stamp Club
    16 May 2012 | 4:29 am
      Karpoor Chandra, “ Kulish ” Date of Issue : 16 May 2012   India Post issued a commemorative stamp on  Karpoor Chandra 'Kulish' today - 16th May 2012. He was the founder of Rajasthan Patrika Group which is one of  India’s leading Hindi Media Groups.   Mansoor B., Manglore Karpoor Chandra was born on 20th of March, 1926 in Soda village of Tonk district of Rajasthan. He started his journalistic life in 1951 and the major turn in his life came in the year 1956 when he started an evening daily in the form of Rajasthan Patrika. Started with this small newspaper,…

  • 3020. from Hong Kong

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  • The Oklahoma City Thunder Stomp The Los Angeles Lakers 119-90: Kobe Bryant ... - The Spoof (satire)

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    16 May 2012 | 2:48 am
    The Oklahoma City Thunder Stomp The Los Angeles Lakers 119-90: Kobe Bryant The Spoof (satire)He then pointed out that Andrew Bynum seems to be more concerned with his stamp collecting hobby as he is always on the phone calling up this stamp collector or that stamp collector and looking for this particular stamp or that one.and more »

  • Stamp Collecting: Hobby of Order

    About.com Stamps
    13 May 2012 | 3:33 pm
    There is a term used to describe collectors that borrows from the animal kingdom. And while some animal descriptions are positive (sly like a fox; wise like an owl) this specific term isn't one that collectors relish: pack rat....Read Full Post
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  • The Oklahoma City Thunder Stomp The Los Angeles Lakers 119-90: Kobe Bryant ... - The Spoof (satire)

    16 May 2012 | 2:48 am
    The Oklahoma City Thunder Stomp The Los Angeles Lakers 119-90: Kobe Bryant The Spoof (satire)He then pointed out that Andrew Bynum seems to be more concerned with his stamp collecting hobby as he is always on the phone calling up this stamp collector or that stamp collector and looking for this particular stamp or that one.and more »

  • Second-hand stamps will help Blickling Hall garden grow - Norwich Evening News

    15 May 2012 | 11:52 am
    Norwich Evening NewsSecond-hand stamps will help Blickling Hall garden growNorwich Evening NewsHe said: “Stamp-collecting has been a real passion of mine since I was a seven-year-old boy. “The bookshop has been a huge success over the years and I hope the stamp shop will be as well. We need to raise a lot of money to help restore the walled and more »

  • M. Genieve Martin - Palladium-Item

    15 May 2012 | 6:02 am
    M. Genieve MartinPalladium-ItemHer hobbies included stamp collecting (both personally and for charities), playing cards, crossword puzzles, traveling, eating out, and cooking with her specialties including chicken and dumplings and angel food cake. She was a devoted caregiver to her

  • Mayor pledges charity support - This is Staffordshire

    14 May 2012 | 1:20 pm
    Mayor pledges charity supportThis is StaffordshireA CHESHIRE mayor has pledged his support for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds by encouraging residents to join a stamp collecting campaign. Crewe mayor and councillor Roy Cartlidge is urging people to join the society's stamp appeal,

  • Put a stamp on it - The Hindu

    14 May 2012 | 5:10 am
    The HinduPut a stamp on itThe HinduIf you have friends who are also into stamp collecting, try trading with them. That'll add a competitive and challenging twist to our hobby. Look out for definitive issues which are regular issue stamps used for common postal purposes.
 
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  • Stamp Collecting: Hobby of Order

    13 May 2012 | 3:33 pm
    There is a term used to describe collectors that borrows from the animal kingdom. And while some animal descriptions are positive (sly like a fox; wise like an owl) this specific term isn't one that collectors relish: pack rat....Read Full Post

  • Royal Mail Sensitive to Stamp Collectors' Interests

    12 May 2012 | 3:02 pm
    Update to an earlier blog post: It has been reported in the philatelic press that Great Britain's Royal Mail has taken criticisms of its stamp issuing policies to heart and will be reducing the number of commemoratives it releases starting in 2013. It has already moved its dinosaur commemorative issue from 2012 to 2013 to reduce the load on collectors this year....Read Full Post

  • A Date of Double Importance to Stamp Collectors

    8 May 2012 | 9:16 pm
    It's a fact that just about any date one chooses relates to a stamp issue. Ironically the date May 6 encompasses two very important dates in stamp collecting, one representing a beginning, the other an end....Read Full Post

  • Kudos to the USPS For Keeping Stamps Interesting

    6 May 2012 | 7:48 pm
    As the USPS struggles to deal with an onerous financial situation they are apparently doing the right thing with recent stamp issues. Two forever stamp issues, the Cherry Blossom and the Owney the railway mail dog, are reported to be sold out at post offices all over the country. One might imagine that the vital Asian stamp market, hitching a ride on the prosperity of the area, was responsible for healthy orders from Far East collectors for the Japan-U.S. friendship Cherry Blossoms. But U.S. mailers and collectors have also been smitten by the colorful pair of stamps....Read Full Post

  • Quick Take on Stamps: U.K.'s Royal Mail Overdoing It?

    6 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
    "You can sell anything for the right price thanks to the internet - it's the perfect tool for bringing buyers and sellers together, which is why it must pose such a threat to collecting as a hobby. Gone are the days of scouring obscure philatelic fairs to improve your collection of 1920s Belgian stamps. Now you can just put your requirements into Google and, for the right price, purchase what was once a lifetime's painstaking collecting in a click."...Read Full Post
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  • Franklin the Turtle Graces Postage Stamps

    A.C. Dwyer
    15 May 2012 | 9:53 am
    Canada has a rich tradition of storytelling, a tradition that will be celebrated in a new occasional postage stamp series featuring the wonderfully imaginative characters that populate Canadian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Postage Stamp

    A.C. Dwyer
    12 May 2012 | 6:21 pm
    In 1897, The Post Office Department of the Government of Canada celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria—the only other Monarch of Canada to achieve the 60-year milestone—with an issue of 16... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Postage Stamps Honor Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee

    A.C. Dwyer
    10 May 2012 | 8:56 am
    2012 marks a significant year for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as she celebrates 60 years as a dedicated monarch. New Zealand Post is proud to present the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee stamps... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Irish Landmarks Featured on Postage Stamps

    A.C. Dwyer
    9 May 2012 | 10:23 am
    A philatelic invitation to visit Ireland will soon be winging its way around the globe thanks to An Post’s latest stamp issue. Two stamps, on a theme ‘Visit Ireland’, were released... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Stamp Collector Enters Guiness Book of World Records

    A.C. Dwyer
    8 May 2012 | 11:39 am
    A philatelist and naturalist Daniel Monteiro (50) from Bramhavar in Udupi district, who specialises in bird philately, has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for his unique collection of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
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  • ¿Que Pasa? - Week of 05/16/12 - La Voz Nueva

    16 May 2012 | 12:37 pm
    La Voz Nueva¿Que Pasa? - Week of 05/16/12La Voz NuevaLocal stamp clubs of Denver will be hosting the Mexico Elmhurst Philatelic Society International from Friday to Sunday, May 18-20 at the Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport Hotel, 15500 E 40th Ave, Denver. Now in its 65th year in the Denver area,

  • Waverley's philatelic society stamps its ground - Leader News

    15 May 2012 | 2:02 pm
    Leader NewsWaverley's philatelic society stamps its groundLeader NewsThe society is hosting its annual stamp fair at the Mt Waverley Community Centre which will include stamps, postcards and other collectables. Members including Uldis Raiskums will have their collection on display and in the running for most popular

  • Extraordinary first half from Noble Investments - ShareCast

    15 May 2012 | 9:47 am
    Extraordinary first half from Noble InvestmentsShareCastProving that philately doesn't always get you nowhere, profit before tax surged 59% to £2.42m in the half-year to February 29th from £1.52m the year before. Diluted earnings per share improved to 11.98p from 7.41p last year.and more »

  • ePost Office delivers - ITWeb

    15 May 2012 | 3:12 am
    ePost Office deliversITWeb“This focus on e-business has begun to pay off; for example, online post box renewals grew by 10% year on year, while our online philately offering grew exponentially after its launch,” says acting group executive for E-Postal, Velasen Naidoo.and more »

  • Spectrum Group International, Inc. Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2012 ... - MarketWatch (press release)

    14 May 2012 | 2:17 pm
    Spectrum Group International, Inc. Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2012 MarketWatch (press release)Our Collectibles business operates as an integrated network of leading companies concentrating on numismatic (coins) and philatelic (stamps) materials and rare and fine vintage wine. We have offices and auction houses in North America, Europe and Asia.and more »
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    The Stamp Collecting Round-Up

  • A Passion for Philately

    16 May 2012 | 2:01 am
    Minneapolis stamp collector Gary Haas and Fresno, Calif., stamp dealer Gary Deitz are featured in an article by Rick Bentley of the McClatchy Newspapers. Bentley writes, "Gary Haas squeezes between a pair of ceiling-high book cases, arranged to create a small office area and a central location for his stamp collecting hobby.Haas' passion for collecting is evident. Most of the shelves are filled with volumes and volumes of stamps, categorized by date, country, color and subject matter.He goes on to say, "The collection is so massive that Haas has no idea of the total. It's the accumulation of…

  • From a Post Office Far, Far Away

    15 May 2012 | 2:51 am
    Erin Blasco posts on the National Postal Museum's blog, Pushing The Envelope, "A stamp marked 'Magyar Posta' is from Hungary. 'Deutsche Post' is from Germany. But stamps purporting to be from Tatooine or Alderaan, fictional planets from the Star Wars saga, are pure fantasy. That didn’t stop London-based graphic artist Stefan van Zoggel from creating postage stamps from the high tech world of droids and the Millennium Falcon. He even designed a fictional postmark featuring R2-D2 as postmaster general."Blasco goes on to say the US Postal Service has issued its own Star Wars stamps, "although…

  • Blind British Photographer Takes Photo for "UK A-Z" Stamp Sheet

    14 May 2012 | 2:01 am
    U.K.'s Leicester Mercury reports a picture taken by a photographer who is visually impaired is on the "UK A-Z" stamps sheetAccording to the article, Brian Negus, 65, who is legally blind, took the photo last year while on a trip to Belfast. He then posted it on the image sharing website Flickr, not thinking anyone would show much interest.Well, they did.About seven months later he was contacted by the Royal Mail to ask if they could use the shot and offered him £200. Negus, who is chairman of the Leicester sight loss charity Vista, donated the money to the organization.Negus said he took up…

  • Happy Mother's Day!

    13 May 2012 | 2:01 am
    2009 Mother Day's stamps issued by Turkey.For a history of Mother's Day on stamps, click here.

  • 'Servicio Sanitario' Stamps

    12 May 2012 | 2:01 am
    Stamp columnist John Weigle writes on California's Ventura County Star website, "The current issue of The American Revenuer, the magazine of the American Revenue Association, reports on two German towns that are issuing revenue stamps to show a tax levied on street walking prostitutes has been paid."According to Weigle, "The magazine says that Bonn and Dortmund issued the stamps for prostitutes who walk the streets rather than work in brothels or sauna clubs, where it's easier to collect the taxes.""The article doesn't say," Weigle writes, "but I suppose stamp collectors who wanted samples…
 
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  • Happy Birthday Mister Carter

    9 May 2012 | 12:03 pm
    A short post today as I’m very busy these days. I had a busy weekend with the election of the new president and some other stuff. But today is a special day so I wanted to have this post anyway. Today is the 9th of May. This is my birthday (I was born on the 9th of May 1966) but this is also the 138thanniversary of the birth of a man that fascinated me during my youth: Howard Carter. Howard Carter was born on the 9th of May 1874 in London. He was an archaeologist and Egyptologist and is known mainly for the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. When I was younger, I wanted to become…

  • Stamps to be issued by French post in May

    1 May 2012 | 4:14 am
    I'm back from a short and very busy trip to Shanghai. A lot happened to me during this trip (for instance Air France succeeded in losting my luggage on the way to Shanghai!) and I had no time to deal with stamps while there. It is a pitty... Anyway, I'm back and tired with the jet lag...As this is the 1st of May, a day off in France and in a lot of countries, this is time for me to give you a view of the stamps planned to be issued in May by the French postal administration. Here is a picture of the page for May in the calendar.As you see, a lot of issues are planned (there will be even more…

  • Stamp News Australasia

    21 Apr 2012 | 9:50 am
    When I was in Australia, in January, I had the opportunity to read the current issue of « Stamp News Australasia », the main philatelic publication of the southern hemisphere. When I came back to France, I decided to subscribe to this publication as it is impossible to find it here in France. So since February, I receive every month the latest issue. Here is the cover of the April issue that I got recently.Why do I speak about it today? Because I would like to tell you something surprising about it.  I am a subscriber of various philatelic publications that I received from…

  • 100th anniversary of the zoo of Riga

    16 Apr 2012 | 2:34 pm
    Just when I finished publishing my previous post I discovered that Latvia has just issued a nice frog stamp! It is part of a set of three stamps issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Riga zoo.Here are the stamps that have been designed by the artist Ludis Danilans.The stamp with a face value of LVL 0.35, intended for mailing a regular letter within Latvia, features the king of the animals, the lion. Lions have always a lot of success in zoos. It is sometimes considered to be the symbol of Riga as golden lions holding a shield are also depicted in the current coat of arms of RigaThe…

  • At last… a 2012 stamp picturing a frog!

    15 Apr 2012 | 9:36 am
    I was becoming impatient. Already April is there, and I hadn’t found any stamp issued in 2012 and picturing a frog. I was worrying for my frog stamp collection! And I finally found one, almost by accident. Ok, as you will see the frog is not the main subject of the stamp, but still, it will fit into my collection.The stamp belongs to a self-adhesive set issued in the form of a souvenir sheet. It was issued by South Korea on the 22nd of February 2012 as the second issue of the “Korean-made characters series”. Here is a picture of the full sheet.The sheet is dedicated to Pucca, a famous…
 
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  • Sharing your passion

    Keijo
    16 May 2012 | 5:35 am
    Few days back I watched an award winning Italian documentary called Vinylmania – When life runs at 33 revolutions per minute. Though it was about collecting vinyl records and love for music, I could not help wondering how much common behavior there are between different types of collectors. Hoarding and compulsive need to organize. Friendships [...]

  • Some revenue stamps of Egypt – need ID help

    Keijo
    9 May 2012 | 11:10 pm
    One more post about the topic of Egyptian stamps. Like most worldwide collectors, I occasionally end up with bizarre back-of-book items. Below are various items that I either know or suspect as revenue stamps of Egypt. If any of You blog readers can assist me in identifying these accurately, I’d be very grateful (I [...]

  • Minor variations on modern Egyptian stamps

    Keijo
    6 May 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Moving on with the topic of Egyptian postage stamps, below are some minor variations from my collection of Egyptian stamps. Nothing extremely rare or difficult to come by, just some nice looking freaks that stand out when you have them side-by-side with regular copy. First, here’s a slurred (kiss) print of red color: Next on [...]

  • King Farouk of Egypt obliterated

    Keijo
    2 May 2012 | 3:40 am
    When monarchies and regimes fall, it usually means interesting times for us stamp collectors. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, a range of Egyptian definitive stamps with portrait of King Farouk were obliterated (defaced) with three black bars. Like most of the stamp stories I share on this blog, these stamps have [...]

  • Happy May Day

    Keijo
    30 Apr 2012 | 8:35 pm
    In many countries, May Day is synonymous with International Workers’ Day, or Labour Day, which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labour movement. May day carries also several traditions with ancient origins, that can be shown on stamps. In Finland May day (known as vappu or valpuri) is a combination of several elements.  Older [...]
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  • My How We Have Grown

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    29 Apr 2012 | 7:57 am
    Have you all seen that commercial for a digital camera that was actually filmed by that camera itself? I have and the commercial is amazingly clear. I never thought a digital camera would be made that could be as good as the cameras that the movies are made from and be on the market for [...]
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    Faroese Stamps

  • The Faroese Flag Day

    25 Apr 2012 | 11:45 am
    The Faroe Islands were one of the last territories on the planet to be discovered and populated. The first settlers are said to have been Irish monks who arrived in the year 700 and something, there are no signs of people having lived here before that so the birds had it to themselves. Norsemen arrived in the early 800's. For the first 200 years or so Faroes was a free country but it then came under foreign power - first Norway and then Denmark. During the Second World War, when the Germans occupied Denmark, Faroes helped feed Britain by sailing there with fish; they sailed under the new…

  • Nordic Issue 2012 - Rescue at Sea

    15 Apr 2012 | 2:39 pm
    It is widely accepted that the most dangerous of all workplaces is the sea.Naturally, the effects of this fact are primarily felt by the countries most dependent on the sea, such as the Faroe Islands.The biggest known accident at sea in the Faroe Islands occurred around the year 1600. A storm suddenly appeared from the northeast and 50 boats never returned home. It is believed that 200 to 300 fishermen were killed in the storm. Because the majority of the boats that did not return home were small, the use of small boats was then prohibited. Thus, this major accident resulted in the first…

  • stamps.fo also in Chinese and Spanish

    8 Apr 2012 | 6:13 am
    The Faroe Islands are a minor island nation and our national language has a rather limited geographic distribution. It has therefore always been a necessary for the Faroese to master foreign languages in order to communicate with the outside world. Linguistic skills are a part of the culture, so to speak: for survival, for cultural development or just to keep up with what is going on around us.Since Posta in the mid-seventies started to issue stamps, our information materials and communication has been delivered in five languages: English, German, French, Danish and Faroese. This has worked…

  • The animals of the Viking Age

    17 Mar 2012 | 4:15 am
    The Great Auk The Great Auk was a bird of the genus Alca, which also includes the Little Auk, Common Murre, Razor Bill and Atlantic Puffin. All of these species live or lived in the North Atlantic. The Great Auk was the largest of these birds and could grow up to 70 cm in height. Some of the other Alca birds had bright or whitish abdomens and dark-black backs, with a characteristic white spot on each side of the head, between the eyes and eye socket. They were flightless birds, with wings that were as small as the South Atlantic penguin. It was fast in the water when hunting fish but…

  • Sea Anemones - Flowers of the Sea

    15 Mar 2012 | 2:38 pm
    Sea anemone are related to jellyfish and corals, all of which have a relatively simple circular body shape with numerous tentacles surrounding a mouth at one end of the organism. At the opposite end, sea anemones have a suction disc with which they can attach themselves firmly to a hard surface, whereas jellyfish live their lives swimming in open waters. In contrast to corals, sea anemones have no skeleton and act as independent individuals, whereas corals form colonies.Sea anemones’ shapes and colours give them a striking appearance reminiscent of exotic tropical plants, which also…
 
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  • Special Cover – 25 Years of Speed Post – By India Post

    IndianStampGhar.com
    16 May 2012 | 9:59 am
    Special Cover – 25 Years of Speed Post – By India Post Speed Post is the premium Express Mail Service of India Post started in August 1986 to meet the “felt-need” of the developing India economy. The Speed Post network is the biggest Express Service Network in India.The last 25 years have been a journey of success for Speed Post. The Department of Posts celebrates the 25 years of Speed Post by issuing a Special Cover on the occasion. Date of Issue:-07.05.2012. Contributed By:- Mr Lawrence lyngdoh, Shilong Special Covers, Carried Covers, Special Cancellation Covers of…

  • First Day Cover – Karpoor Chandra ‘Kulish’ – By India Post

    IndianStampGhar.com
    16 May 2012 | 9:45 am
    First Day Cover – Karpoor Chandra ‘Kulish’ – By India Post Karpoor Chandra Kulish, the man who started Rajasthan Patrika the widely read and well known Hindi newspaper, was born in Soda Village of Tonk district of Rajasthan. He started his career in journalism as an employee in a newspaper. Karpoor Chandra ‘Kulish’ breathed his last on 17th January, 2006. Date Of Issue:- 16.05.2012. 2012 Indian Stamps  At a Glance, Click on below link:- http://www.indianstampghar.com/indian-stamps-2012/ 2011 Indian Stamps  At a Glance, Click on below link:-…

  • Stamps Of India – Karpoor Chandra ‘Kulish’ – By India Post

    IndianStampGhar.com
    16 May 2012 | 9:29 am
    Stamps Of India – Karpoor Chandra ‘Kulish’ – By India Post Karpoor Chandra Kulish, the man who started Rajasthan Patrika the widely read and well known Hindi newspaper, was born in Soda Village of Tonk district of Rajasthan. He started his career in journalism as an employee in a newspaper. Karpoor Chandra ‘Kulish’ breathed his last on 17th January, 2006. Date Of Issue:- 16.05.2012. 2012 Indian Stamps  At a Glance, Click on below link:- http://www.indianstampghar.com/indian-stamps-2012/ 2011 Indian Stamps  At a Glance, Click on below link:-…

  • Millennium 2000 FDC’s Grenada & Petite Martinique – FDC’s of World

    IndianStampGhar.com
    15 May 2012 | 9:08 pm
    Millennium 2000  FDC’s  Grenada & Petite Martinique – FDC’s of World Grenada & Petite Martinique  issued stamps to mark the Millennium 2000. FDC issued on 1Feb 2000 .Tenochtitlan founded by Aztecs in1325 is shown in Cover and Stamp.

  • 2012 London Olympics 73 Days to go-Stamps on Athens 2004-India Maxim Cards

    IndianStampGhar.com
    15 May 2012 | 9:04 pm
    2012 London Olympics 73 Days to go-Stamps on Athens 2004-India   Maxim Cards 28th Olympics,Athens 2004. Date of Issue:-13.08.2004.                          
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    Kazakh Stamps

  • Europa. Visit. Borovoe Kazakhstan

    8 May 2012 | 1:10 pm
    Designer: Danijar Mukhamedjanov Paper: chalky Printing process: offset Perforation: comb 13 1/2 : 13 3/4 Miniature Sheet composition: 8 (2 x 5) stamps Printing run: 150.000 stamps or 15.000 Miniature Sheets. Michel catalogue number: 744 Natural Oasis of Kazakhstan When the God created the world, – as a legend has it, – one people was bestowed large woods, green fields and wide rivers, another people got beautiful mountains and blue lakes. But the Kazakh people got only steppes. It hurt the Kazakh; feelings and they began to ask the creator to give them a particle of the wonderful nature.

  • 20th Anniversary of the First Stamp of Kazakhstan

    8 May 2012 | 12:50 pm
    Designer: G. KomlevPaper: chalkyPrinting process: offsetPerforation: comb 12 : 12 1/4Size of a stamp: 30 x 42 mm.Sheet composition: 36 (6 x 6) stamps.Printing run: 162.000Michel catalogue number: 74350 (T) on 0.50 (R). multicoloured. Gold surchange on stamp No 7. "Golden Warrior" (from 5th-century b.c. Issyk tomb).

  • National Natural Park "Katynkaragay"

    8 May 2012 | 12:46 pm
    Designer: Danijar Mukhamedjanov Paper: chalky Printing process: offset Perforation: comb 13 1/2 : 13 3/4 Size of a stamp: 37 x 26 mm. Size of the Miniature Sheet: 109 x 128 mm. Miniature Sheet composition: 8 (2 x 4) stamps Printing run: 30.000 stamps or 3.750 Miniature Sheets. Michel catalogue number: 742 110 (T). multicoloured. National natural park "Katynkaragay". National park Katynkaragay - the largest in Kazakhstan specially protected naturalarea of 643,477 hectares of area. The reserve is rich in species diversity is concentrated flora and fauna, preserved species included in the Red…

  • Birth Centenary of Dinmukhamed Konayev

    8 May 2012 | 12:30 pm
      Designer: D. Mukhamedjanov Paper: chalky Printing process: offset Perforation: comb 14 1/4 : 14 Size of a stamp: 28 x 40 mm. Size of the Miniature Sheet: 166 x 118 mm. Miniature Sheet composition: 10 (5 x 2) stamps Printing run: 50.000 stamps or 5.000 Miniature Sheets. Michel catalogue number: 741 100 (T). multicoloured. Portrait of scientist and public figure Dinmukhamed Konaev. Dinmukhamed (Dimash) Akhmetuly Konayev born 12 January 1912 [O.S. 31 December 1911] in Verny, now Almaty, died 22 August 1993, was a Kazakh Soviet communist politician. Konayev graduated in 1936 from the…

  • 100 years from the date of a birth of Iskander Tynyshpaev.

    9 Dec 2009 | 10:01 am
    100 years from the date of a birth of Iskander Tynyshpaev - the first professional cameraman, the national actor of Kazakhstan, a member of the Union of cinematographers of Kazakhstan. Date of issue: 9th December 2009Designer: Danijar MukhamedjanovPaper: chalkyPrinting process: offsetPerforation: frame 13 1/4Printing run: 30.000 or 3.750 list.Michel catalogue numbers: 664
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  • Karpoor Chandra Kulish

    16 May 2012 | 12:29 am
    India Post issued a commemorative stamp on journalist Karpoor Chandra 'Kulish' on 16th May 2012. He was the founder of Rajasthan Patrika Group which is one of  India’s leading Hindi Media Groups. 

  • Solar Power and Flori Culture

    15 May 2012 | 5:26 am
    This special cover was released on 4th April 2012 as continuation of MGM Group's efforts to earnestly and actively protect, promote and propagate Odihsa's natural beauty, rich architectural heritage, its green cover and diverse wild life habitats as a part of the group's social responsibilities.MGM group, a diversified business house of Odisha, is dedicated to putting into best use Odisha's precious natural resources in a sustainable manner and adding value through forward integration. In keeping with its commitment to ec0-friendly and responsible investments, the group has also made a foray…

  • Putin takes office as President of the Russian Federation

    12 May 2012 | 1:13 am
    On May 7, 2012, a stamp was released to commemorate the occasion VV Putin taking office as President of the Russian Federation.On March 4, 2012, elections for the President of the Russian Federation were  held and V. Putin, who served as Prime Minister Won the same. The new president takes office on the 30th day after the official announcement of the Central Election Commission of the election results.

  • Renaissance of Jewish Seamanship

    10 May 2012 | 12:48 am
    On 17 April 2012 Israel Post issued a set of 3 stamps with tabs, commemorating the renaissance of Jewish Seamanship and some of its prominent captains and sailors.HEHALUTZ (The Pioneer) steamship that was acquired in 1919 to transport goods along the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, is shown on the background of Old Jaffa.The tab depicts the Gozal (Fledgling) motorized sail vessel that was acquired in 1927 by the Nesher Cement Company to carry cement, as well as Captain Zeev Hayam (Sea Wolf) who commanded its voyages along the eastern Mediterranean.SARAH A was a training vessel owned by…

  • Visit Russia - Europa Series.

    9 May 2012 | 1:02 am
    Russia released a stamp on 4th May 2012 in the Europa Series. The stamp depicts a young lady in traditional costume with bread and salt in her hand.Bread and salt is both a greeting and an expression of hospitality, good wishes and prosperity.
 
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  • New stamp from India..

    16 May 2012 | 4:29 am
      Karpoor Chandra, “ Kulish ” Date of Issue : 16 May 2012   India Post issued a commemorative stamp on  Karpoor Chandra 'Kulish' today - 16th May 2012. He was the founder of Rajasthan Patrika Group which is one of  India’s leading Hindi Media Groups.   Mansoor B., Manglore Karpoor Chandra was born on 20th of March, 1926 in Soda village of Tonk district of Rajasthan. He started his journalistic life in 1951 and the major turn in his life came in the year 1956 when he started an evening daily in the form of Rajasthan Patrika. Started with this small newspaper,…

  • Stamp exhibition at Red Fort…

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
          Philatelic Exhibition on Monuments by ASI… Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is organising a Stamp Exhibition on Indian Monuments, Museums, Paintings and other historical items on philately. The Subject of the Exhibits  includes Indian Cultural Heritage, Monuments, Museums, Coins, Antiquities and other related stamp and material telling a story about India and its culture. This exhibition will be a part of 150 years of ASI in India. The venue for the exhibition is Red Fort New Delhi and will be there for 2 months.  20 frame exhibit is given by India Post,…

  • New stamps on Scouting…

    15 May 2012 | 8:02 am
      100 Years of  Hungarian Scout Association Date of issue: 20 April 2012 Magyar Posta has issued  a commemorative miniature sheet with a surcharge in honour of the centenary of the foundation of the Hungarian Scout Association. The stamp designs of the miniature sheet are graphic compositions related to scouting, the world jamboree, leadership training, the scout salute and the scout symbol. Magyar Posta devotes the proceeds from the surcharge – HUF 100 for each miniature sheet, which may not be used to pay for postage – to supporting youth stamp collecting.   The…

  • New Dickens stamps from Royal Mail

    15 May 2012 | 3:15 am
      To be issued on 19 June 2012 To celebrate the bicentenary of Dickens' birth Royal Mail is to celebrate his life and work of with ten new stamps to be issued on 19 June. The stamps feature iconic characters from some of his most famous novels, including Mr Bumble from Oliver Twist, Mr Micawber from David Copperfield and Captain Cuttle from Dombey and Son. Six of the stamps feature original illustrations adapted from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, by Joseph Clayton Clarke (otherwise known as Kyd) and originally published around 1890. Royal Mail is also issuing a miniature sheet…

  • Indian theme on foreign stamps..

    14 May 2012 | 6:06 am
      100 years of Indian Immigrants Arrival Suriname is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west & Brazil to the south. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as Dutch Guiana. Suriname achieved independence from the Netherlands on 25 November 1975. It has an estimated population of approximately 490,000, most of whom live on the country's north coast, where the capital Paramaribo is located. Slavery was abolished by the Netherlands in Suriname in 1863, but the slaves in Suriname were not…
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  • Europa 2012 Stamps from MALTA

    Sswarup Rath
    16 May 2012 | 3:10 am
    Stamp Name:Europa 2012. Details: MaltaPost will this year participate in the Europa competition with a set of two stamps, valued at ˆ0.37 and ˆ1.19. The stamps are competing against all of the other PostEurop members as part of this year's EUROPA theme "Visit…", which aims to encourage public awareness of some of Europe's most picturesque areas of cultural and historic importance, as well as to highlight common European roots and objectives. The contest is an annual online event where creative entries from across Europe compete for the best design. Malta will be participating with stamps…

  • Protected birds of prey on stamps from HUNGARY

    Sswarup Rath
    15 May 2012 | 9:32 am
    Stamp Name:Fauna of Hungary series - Protected birds of prey . Details: In keeping with its traditions, Magyar Posta presents the characteristic fauna of Hungary each year on a stamp block and set of stamps. On the new stamps for 2012 birds of prey are depicted, which in order of ascending face value are the imperial eagle, the white-tailed eagle, the red-footed falcon and the saker falcon, and in the background there are motifs indicating their habitats. The stamp series was designed by the graphic artist Kalman Szekely and 300,000 copies were made by the state printing company Allami…

  • 175th anniversary of Atis Kronvalds FDC from LATVIA

    Sswarup Rath
    15 May 2012 | 1:46 am
    FDC Name:175th anniversary of Atis Kronvalds. Issue Date:14th APR'2012 Details: Atis Kronvalds was born on April 15, 1837, and is known to Latvians as a passionate member of the Young Latvians movement, author of textbooks and articles on linguistics and education. Kronvalds continued the work initiated by the Young Latvians on purifying and enriching the language, opposed German loan words and created new words, which are still used in Latvian today. In 1863,Kronvalds wrote the German textbook The First Step of the Little German, in the introduction noting the great role of the German…

  • Chinese Classic Novel “Outlaws of the Marsh” FDC from TAIWAN

    Sswarup Rath
    15 May 2012 | 1:16 am
    FDC Name:Chinese Classic Novel “Outlaws of the Marsh Issue Date:25th APR'2012  Details: To promote understanding about Chinese classical literature, Chunghwa Post is releasing a series of stamps based on Outlaws of the Marsh, one of the four great classic novels of Chinese literature. The first set of four stamps, was released on April 25, 2012, features “Demons Released,” “Slaying the Tiger on Jingyang Ridge,” “Mountain God Temple on a Stormy Night,” and “Knocking the Lord of the West Dead.” The stamp designs follow: 1.Demons Released (NT$5): Seeing the plague raging…

  • 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee stamp by Newzeland

    Sswarup Rath
    14 May 2012 | 6:17 am
    Stamp Name:2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee. Details: 2012 marks a significant year for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as she celebrates 60 years as a dedicated monarch. New Zealand Post has issued the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee stamps to mark this prestigious anniversary. Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee is only the second in the past 1,000 years of New Zealand and British history. The first was Queen Victoria's in 1897. Queen Elizabeth II has close links to New Zealand, and is the first monarch to adopt the title Queen of New Zealand. She has visited New Zealand on ten…
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  • British East Africa

    ks
    3 May 2012 | 12:40 am
    British East Africa is the area of present-day Kenya which was controlled by Great Britain during the period from 1895. It became the colony of Kenya in 1920. The colony of Kenya remained through the period from 1920 to 1963 when it gained independence. Philatelic Profile: The first stamps of British East Africa were surcharge and ‘British East Africa Company”  overprints on Queen

  • Carnival of Lasting Hobbies #10

    ks
    24 Apr 2012 | 9:24 pm
    Welcome to the April 25, 2012 edition of carnival of lasting hobbies. Art Rakesh Kamandal presents Mehndi Designs | Tradition To Fashion posted at Arabic Mehndi Designs, saying, "Traditionally, mehndi design is an art form that is more associated with women than men. However, in countries where it is most commonly used – including India, Pakistan and parts of North Africa and the Middle

  • Stamps - Cinderellas Auction Roundup

    ks
    24 Apr 2012 | 7:28 am
    Great Britain - Set of Five Strike Post Stamps - Europa 1968 - Mint Never Hinged (200748577831): Complete set of five MNH Great Britain Strike Post Cinderellas overprinted on Pabay stamps in the theme "Mexico City 1968". Pabay is a Scottish island off Skye that covers an area of just 0.47 square miles. It has zero population, but still issues postage stamps.The overprinted variety sets is a

  • British Central Africa

    ks
    11 Apr 2012 | 8:59 am
    The area of British Central Africa protectorate covered the lands west of Lake Nyasa and the Shire Highlands south of Lake Nyasa. Following a crisis over control over the area in 1889 between the British and the Portuguese, Great Britain took over the area and named it the British Central Africa Protectorate in 1893. The area changed its name to Nyasaland Protectorate on July 6, 1907.

  • Sports on Stamps Auction Roundup

    ks
    6 Apr 2012 | 11:42 pm
    Worlwide Football Stamps Collection MNH 1974 Soccer (Fussball) Worldcup Sports (160776401029): A collection of around 50 stamps on commemorative pages with good representation from Haiti, Zaire, Poland, Chile, Germany, Uruguay, Brazil, etc. Similar collections sell in the $30 range at auction.  Sanda Islands Olympic Coin Stamps MNH (190663464967): As a privately owned island in Scotland
 
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  • Europa 2012 – Czech Republic

    srmodh
    8 May 2012 | 12:39 pm
    This year´s common theme for the annual EUROPA issue, announced by the Association of European Public Postal Operators PostEurop, is Invitation to the Issuing Country. The motifs chosen by the author for the invitation stamp are the Old Town Bridge Tower and the Dancing House, or the past and present intertwined. The Old Town Bridge Tower is believed to be one of the most beautiful Gothic buildings in Europe. It is located in K?ižovnické Square in Prague´s Old Town on the right bank of the Vltava river, and served as the gateway to Charles Bridge on the Royal Road. This Gothic tower was…

  • Monsters – Faroe Islands

    srmodh
    8 May 2012 | 12:05 pm
    The old folklore often deals with issues on the borders between the known universe and a threatening outher world which people feared – or between right and wrong, defined by secular regulation and laws or by common tradition. The conceptions about the ”Niðagrísur” (The Child Ghost) derive from a serious crime. The fact that the ”Grýla” (The Monster) goes for the children, derives from the need to observe ecclesiastical orders. The Beach Trolls keep the children away from the beach and thereby great danger – and the conceptions about the Mare is a symtom of physical and…

  • Europa 2012 – Faroe Islands

    srmodh
    8 May 2012 | 10:44 am
    Faroe islands issued a set of postage stamps inviting people of world to visit Faroe Islands, as a part of EUROPA 2012 series. The roar of the surf, the screams from the sea-birds – the ever changing light which can alter the shape of a mountain. The colours, the deception of the senses – the acknowledge of inconstancy built into even the most solid rocky ground. The echoes of eternity resound through space and time, but there are few places on Earth you will sense it more clearly than on the Faroe Islands. It may seem peculiar for the untrained eye, that the Faroes, situated in the midst…

  • Bird of the Year – Plover

    srmodh
    26 Apr 2012 | 4:59 am
    The Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) mainly inhabits our natural landscapes on the seashore and sea islands. The population of the Ringed Plover has contracted from at least 8,000 couples to 1,000 or 2,000 during the past 50 years. Perhaps disappearance of suitable places of nestling on the seashore and robbery are some of the reasons why we find the Ringed Plover more and more frequently nestling in the inland. The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) as a typical inland snipe populates mainly manmade places such as gravel pits, limestone quarries etc. Although the global contraction…

  • 100 years of an ambitious project, the liner Titanic

    srmodh
    26 Apr 2012 | 12:22 am
    Bulgaria post issued a postage stamp to mark 100 years of The Titanic. Title: 100 years of an ambitious project, the liner Titanic Date of Issue: 10 April 2012 Country: Bulgaria Denominations: 1.40 Leva
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