Category Archive for 'Forts'

A-Z (S to Z) STAMPS  on Heritage sites – Great Britain -April 2012 Great Britain issued a set of 12 stamps on 13 Oct 2011 on Heritage sites as an Alphabetical Odyssey. All stamps are IST Class Postage Rates. The second set of 14 stamps were issued on        10 April 2012. A [...]

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A-Z STAMPS  on Heritage sites – Great Britain -April 2012 Great Britain issued a set of 12 stamps on 13 Oct 2011 on Heritage sites as an Alphabetical Odyssey. All stamps are IST Class Postage Rates. The second set of 14 stamps were issued on        10 April 2012. A FDC with stamps [...]

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My Stamp released with Raigarh Fort, Pune 2012 – By India Post Raigarh Fort in Maharashtra was a stronghold of the Marathas under Shivaji. However, most of it has been ruined by the British siege. Raigarh  Fort was the hill fort of Chatrapati Shivaji in Maharashtra where he was crowned and where he died as [...]

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Special Cover – Thalassery Fort, Kerapex 2012 – By India Post The magnificent Thalassery Fort is located at a distance of about 22 km from Kannur. It was built in the year 1708 by the East India Company and was a military centre of the British troops. Situated near the Thalasseri beach, the fort has [...]

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Special Cover 1978–AGRA PEX 78  – By India Post Issued during AGRA PEX 78 Cover Illustration – Marble Works, Cancellation – Panchmahal Fatehpur Sikri Date Of Issue:-13.02.1978.  

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My Stamp released with Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur – Rajpex 2012 Design – 2/16 During Rajpex 2012, 16 designs of Rajasthan important places were introduced. Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur is one of the largest forts in forts. It is also the most magnificent fort in Jodhpur, infact, in the whole Rajasthan. The fort is amongst the popular [...]

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A-Z STAMPS  on Heritage sites – Great Britain Great Britain issued a set of 12 stamps on 13 Oct 2011 on Heritage sites as an Alphabetical Odyssey. All stamps are IST Class Postage Rates. A FDC with stamps from A-F is shown below. A- Angel of the North       B- Blackpool Tower   [...]

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A-Z STAMPS – GB- Stamps on Heritarge sites Great Britain issued a set of 12 stamps on 13 Oct 2011 on Heritage sites as an Alphabetical Odyssey. All stamps are IST Class Postage Rates. A FDC with stamps from G – L  is shown below. G- Glastonbury Tor       H- Castell Harlech Castle [...]

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Special Cover – Red Fort – By India Post World Heritage Site – Red Fort, Delhi:-In 1638 Shahjahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi and laid the foundations of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. It is enclosed by a rubble stone wall, with bastions, gates and wickets at intervals. Of its fourteen gates, [...]

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FDC – Gibraltar – Fortress Gibraltar A set of three stamps on Fortress Gibraltar issued on 13 Sep 1983. 4p -Landport Gate 1729 , 17p – Koehler Gun 1782 , 77p – King’s Bastion 1779

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