Posted in First Day Covers, India Stamps, Music, Se-tenant on Oct 12th, 2009
FDC – India – Se-Tenant Issues FDC from India with Se- tenant strip of Three stamps on Golden Jubilee of Sangeet Natak Academy cancellation of Shimla.
Posted in Architecture, Gandhi, India Stamps, Music, Post Office Buildings, Postal History, Special Covers on Oct 7th, 2009
Special Cover – Gandhi -125th Birth Anniversary- 1994 A Special cover was released in Mumbai on 30 NoV 1994 to commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Gandhiji , 200 Years of Mumbai GPO and Tour of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to India which was conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Posted in Cinema/Bollywood/Actors, India Stamps, Music, Special Covers on Oct 6th, 2009
Special Cover – Pioneers of Indian Film Industry-01 -10 -2009 A Special cover was released on 01 Oct 2009 in Chennai on K V Mahadevan ( 14-3-1918 – 21-6-2001 ) a music Composer and Director who has composed music for almost 550 Films in various Indian Films including some memorable hits for Sivaji Ganesan mythological [...]
Posted in Military Uniforms, Music, Special Covers, World Stamps on Sep 22nd, 2009
Special Cover – British Forces – Royal Engineers Band A Special Cover was issued on 30 Nov 1978 by British Forces Postal Service to Commemorate the 120th Anniversary of Royal Engineers Band. The Cover is also autographed by Col G Harris President of Royal Engineers Band
Posted in First Day Covers, Music, World Stamps on Aug 19th, 2009
FDC – Papua New Guinea – Musical Instruments A set of Four Stamps were released by Papua New Guinea on Musical Instuments on 24 Jan 1979. A FDC with these stamps is shown. The Instruments are 7 t – Ocarina ( Globular Flutes made of Clay from Chimbu Province) 20 t – Musical Bow ( [...]
Posted in First Day Covers, Music, World Stamps on Aug 6th, 2009
FDC – Papua New Guinea – Musical Instruments A set of Four stamps on Musical Instruments was released by Papua New Guinea on 29 Oct 1969. A FDC with stamps is shown . 5 c – Tareko , 10c – Garamut , 25c -Iviliko , 30c – Kundu
Posted in India Stamps, Music, Special Covers on Aug 3rd, 2009
Pictorial Cancellations – India – Inaugural Cover The Inaugural cover of Pictorial Cancellation on Saint Tyagaraj Festival at Thiruvaiyaru dated 20 Jan 1976. Cover illustration shows Saint Tyagaraja Samadhi at Thiruvaiyaru.
Posted in Miniature Sheet, Music, Odd Shaped Stamps, World Stamps on Jun 11th, 2009
Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet -Sir Elton John Gibraltar issued a miniature sheet in shape of a CD to commemorate Tercentenary Concert by Sir Elton John in 2004 to celebrate Tercentenary Of British Gibraltar( 1704 – 2004 ) . The Miniature sheet contains one stamp of 1.20 Pounds Face value.
Posted in Cinema/Bollywood/Actors, Music, News on Jan 22nd, 2009
News – Oscar Nominations The nominations for 81st Academy Awards, the Oscars were announced on 22nd Jan 2009.The Awards function is scheduled for 22nd Feb 2009. A film made on a boy from Mumbai slums “Slumdog Millionaire” has been nominated for 10 Oscar Awards. Two Indians A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty have also been nominated for the [...]
Posted in First Day Covers, Music, World Stamps on Jan 17th, 2009
First Day Cover – Isle of Man – BEE GEES A first day cover with six stamps on one most popular groups BEE GEES released by Isle of Man on 12 OCT 1999. It has six most famous albums/ numbers on the stamps which topped the British and world charts.
Posted in Music, Special Covers on Oct 16th, 2008
Special Cover-Birth Centenary,Mehil Mehta The Mehil Mehta Music Foundation (MMMF) established in Mumbai in 1995,aims to creat a greater awareness and appreciation of western classical music,to share music knowledge,and make music education accessible to all. Issued date:-06.10.2008, Contributed by Jigar Desai,Mumbai
Posted in Architecture, Music, Special Covers on Oct 15th, 2008
Special Cover – The Nada Mantapa A special cover was released on 31 May 2008 on 10th Anniversary of Nada Mantapa , SGS Ashram Mysore by Karnataka Postal Circle. The Nada Mantapa in the Avadhoota Datta Peetham Mysore is aunique Palm shaped auditorium. This architectural marvel is dedicated to the seven notes of music and [...]
NEWS- USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN It is reliably learnt that some Philatelic Bureaus in the country are yet to receive (as on 06 Sep 2008) either the stamps or orders for issue of the stamp on Ustad Bismillah Khan . The stamp was released on 21 Aug 2008. There is apparently and presumably a delay in communication [...]
