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Posted in First Day Covers, Medical/Health, Nobel Prize, Thematics, World Stamps on Nov 7th, 2011
Stamps on Nobel prize Winners- Switzerland – Chemistry Switzerland issued stamps on Nobel Prize Winners on 13 Nov 1997. A FDC with two stamps is shown . 110 c stamp shows Alfred Nobel and 90c stamp is on 1937 Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry Paul Karrer , A Swiss National credited with discovery of Vitamin [...]
Posted in First Day Covers, Medical/Health, Nobel Prize, Personalities, Thematics, World Stamps on Sep 26th, 2011
Stamps on Nobel Prize Winners- Ceska Ceska Republic issued a stamp on 11 Oct 1995 in honour of W C Rontgen. Rontgen was a German Physicist born in 1845 who is credit with detection of X rays or Rontgen Rays. He was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery. A FD C [...]
Posted in Booklet, Literature/Poetry/Poets, Nobel Prize, Philatelic Items, Se-tenant, World Stamps on Dec 23rd, 2010
Booklet- Sweden – Nobel Prize Literature A Booklet was issued by Sweden on 21 Nov 1985 containing 5 Stamps of 2.70 kr each on Nobel Prize Winners for Literature. The stamps were on W Faulkner – 1949 - USA, H Laxness -1955- Iceland, M Asturias – 1967-Guatemala ,Y Kawabata- 1968- Japan, P white- 1973-Australia Nobel [...]
Posted in Mother Teresa, Nobel Prize, Personalities, Women on Dec 21st, 2010
Mother Teresa – Germany – Birth Centenary Stamp issued by Germany to mark Birth Centenary of Mother Teresa in 2010.
Posted in Literature/Poetry/Poets, Miniature Sheet, Nobel Prize, World Stamps on Dec 20th, 2010
Nobel Prize Winners – Germany – Literature West Germany issued a set of three stamps and a miniature sheet in 1978 on Nobel Prize winners from Germany in the Field of Literature . The winners on stamps are 30pf – Gerhart Hauptmann , 50 pf – Hermann Hesse ,70 pf – Thomas Mann
Posted in First Day Covers, Nobel Prize, Se-tenant, World Stamps on Oct 16th, 2010
FDC – Canada – Nobel Prize Winners Canada issued Two 49c Se- Tenant Stamps on Canadian Nobel Prize Winners on 04 Oct 2004. An FDC with the stamps is shown. Dr Gerhard Herzberg (1904- 1999) – The First Canadian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971. He is also referred to as World’s foremost [...]
Posted in Coins, Currency, India Stamps, Mother Teresa, News, Nobel Prize on Aug 29th, 2010
Commemorative Coins – India – Mother Teresa Finance Minister of India Mr P Mukherjee released a Five Rupee Coin on 28 Aug 2010 on Mother Teresa . The First Coin was presented to the President of India HE Mrs Pratibha Patil. The Coins ( Rs 100 +Rs 5 ) were released to Mark the Centenary [...]
Posted in First Day Covers, Medical/Health, Nobel Prize, World Stamps on Mar 13th, 2010
FDC – Belgium – Nobel Prize Winners Belgium issued a stamp on 14 Feb 1987 to honour Albert Claude who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1974 . He had done pioneering work in Cell Fractionation.
Posted in First Day Covers, Medical/Health, Nobel Prize, World Stamps on Mar 12th, 2010
FDC – Belgium – Nobel Prize Winners Belgium issued a stamp on 14 Feb 1987 to honour Corneille Jean Francois Heymans who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1938 . He had done pioneering work in showing how Blood Pressure and Oxygen content of the blood are measured by the body and [...]
Posted in First Day Covers, Joint Issue, Nobel Prize, World Stamps on Jan 12th, 2010
FDC – Joint Issue – Nobel Prize Centenary Two Stamps and FDC issued by USA and Sweden to mark the Centenary of Nobel Prize (1901 – 2001). Sweden issued a Stamp of 8 Kr showing Nobel Prize and Potrait of Alfred Nobel .The USA stamp of 24 c is of same design . Both stamps [...]
Posted in Gandhi, India Stamps, Mother Teresa, Nobel Prize, Special Cancellation, Special Covers, Women on Oct 5th, 2009
Special Cover on Gandhi at Chennai A Special Cover and Folder on Gandhiji was released in Chennai on 02 Oct 2009 by India Post and SIPA. The Special Cover has a hologram on Gandhi on left side and Rs 5 /- stamp with Special Cancellation on the Right .The Cover marks ‘International Day Of Non [...]
Posted in Gandhi, India Stamps, Nobel Prize, Sheet Let, Women, World Stamps on Jul 10th, 2009
Sheetlet – Belgium – Gandhi and Great Personalities A Sheetlet issued by Belgium on Great Personalities and it includes Gandhi , John F Kennedy , Willy Brandt , Mandela , Martin Luther King , Che Guevara, Golda Meir, Lenin, Charlie Chaplin , Beatles etc. A remarkable sheetlet.Total of 20 stamps each 0.42 Euros.
Posted in Error/Varieties, Nobel Prize, World Stamps on Jun 5th, 2009
FDC Dr Muhammad Yunus & Grameen Bank Awarded Noble Peace Prize’06+ Withdrawn Stamp. A very rare instance of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Md. Yunus FDC & Stamp Issued by Bangladesh Post Office on 29 August, 2007 , & Withdrawn on 02 September 2007 due to error in design (wrong medal). 30th, 31st [...]
