Indianstampghar wishes all its Readers around the Globe  Merry Christmas .

Indianstampghar wishes all its Readers around the Globe  a Very Merry Christmas .

Sir Mark Cubbon was born in Isle Of Man on 02 Oct 1785. He was granted Cadetship in Indian Army in 1801 and took Mysore as his second Home . He was appointed Commissioner of Mysore in 1834 and rose to the rank of Lt General in 1854. A sound administrator the Province of Mysore remained calm even during 1857 under him and the Cubbon Park in Bangalore is named in his honour.

Isle of Man issued three stamps in his honour on 02 Oct 1985 to mark his Birth Bicentenary. Two of the three stamps are related to his association with India.

12p – Maughold His Birthplace with the Parish Church.

22p – Lt General  Sir Mark Cubbon KCB Commissioner of Mysore India

45p - Memorial Statue -Cubbon Park -Bangalore -India

The Cover Design shows the location of Mysore on the Map.

A Rs 5  stamp was issued by Pakistan on 11 Aug 2009 to mark the Minorities  week.The stamp and cover show the St Patricks Cathedral Karachi , Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore and Hindu Temple Taxila.

The spellings of Minorities on Cover  are misspelt.

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 2002.

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 2001.

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 2000.

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 1999

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 1998

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 1997

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 1996

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 1989

Miniature sheet consisting of 02 Stamps issued by Sri Lanka to mark Christmas 1987

The Indian government has  released a special stamp to honor 200 years of the Bible Society of India (BSI).

The Bible Society movement started in India in the year 1811 at Kolkata to serve the Church and Society as well as as its affiliated organisations with a vision to make the Holy Bible available to all people in India. The Bible Society of India translates and distributes Bible in numerous native Indian languages. It has its headquarters at Bangalore with fifteen Auxiliaries and corresponding office in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a translation centre at Shilong.

Date Of issue:-21.02.2010.