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Posted in Miniature Sheet, Philatelic Items, Railways, Sheet Let, World Stamps on Jan 29th, 2012
Sheetlet on South African Railways- 150 Years South Africa issued a beautiful sheetlet of 10 stamps on 25 June 2010 on South African Locomotives to mark 150 Years of South African Railways.
Posted in Philatelic Items, Railways, Se-tenant, World Stamps on Dec 25th, 2011
Stamps on Railways – Sri Lanka – Viceroys Special Sri Lanka has issued a set of Stamps on Viceroys Special Locomotives in 2011. A strip of four se-tenant stamps is shown below.
Posted in India Stamps, Indian Stamps with Traffic Light, Medical/Health, New Issues, Philatelic Items, Railways on Dec 6th, 2011
Indian Stamps – The Smile Train – Cleft Surgery – By India Post A cleft is a birth defect and often the No.1 birth defect in most developing countries – nutrition is one of the leading factors and lack of folic acid. Babies are born with clefts everywhere in the world including the U.S. But [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Customised Stamp, Customised Stamp, India Stamps, My Stamp, New Issues, Philatelic Items, Railways, Religious, Se-tenant, Sheet Let on Dec 6th, 2011
My Stamp released with Lingshed Monastery – Jammu Stamp Show-2011 Design – 15/25 During Jammu Stamp Show-2011, 25 designs of Buddhist Heritage Sites in J&K were introduced. Lingshed Monastery was founded as a Geluk School Monastery in the 1440s by Changsems Sherabs Zangpo, disciple of the noted Tibetan preceptor Je Tsongkhapa. Local tradition records how [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, Customised Stamp, Customised Stamp, India Stamps, My Stamp, New Issues, Personalities, Philatelic Items, Railways, Religious, Se-tenant, Sheet Let on Dec 6th, 2011
My Stamp released with Likir Monastery – Jammu Stamp Show-2011 Design – 14/25 During Jammu Stamp Show-2011, 25 designs of Buddhist Heritage Sites in J&K were introduced. The name Likir means “The Naga – Encircled”. The reason behind this naming of Likir Gompa of Ladakh is that it stands surrounded by the bodies of the [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, Customised Stamp, Customised Stamp, India Stamps, My Stamp, New Issues, Personalities, Philatelic Items, Railways, Religious, Se-tenant, Sheet Let on Dec 5th, 2011
My Stamp released with Matho Monastery – Jammu Stamp Show-2011 Design – 12/25 During Jammu Stamp Show-2011, 25 designs of Buddhist Heritage Sites in J&K were introduced. Matho Monastery, with the history of five hundred years and the only monastery under the Saskya monastic Establishment in Leh, is located 26 km from the city on [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, Customised Stamp, Customised Stamp, India Stamps, My Stamp, New Issues, Personalities, Philatelic Items, Railways, Religious, Se-tenant, Sheet Let on Dec 5th, 2011
My Stamp released with Karsha Monastery – Jammu Stamp Show-2011 Design – 13/25 During Jammu Stamp Show-2011, 25 designs of Buddhist Heritage Sites in J&K were introduced. The Karsha Monastery of Ladakh is situated in the Karsha village of the Zanskar region. The full name of Karsha, the largest monastery of Zanskar, is Karsha Chamspaling. [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, Customised Stamp, Customised Stamp, India Stamps, My Stamp, New Issues, Personalities, Philatelic Items, Railways, Religious, Se-tenant, Sheet Let on Dec 4th, 2011
My Stamp released with Lamayuru Monastery – Jammu Stamp Show-2011 Design – 11/25 During Jammu Stamp Show-2011, 25 designs of Buddhist Heritage Sites in J&K were introduced. Lamayuru Monastery is situated in Ladakh, in between Bodhkharbu and Kha-la-che, on a steep rock mountain. It lies at a distance of approximately 127 km to the west [...]
Posted in Covers, Philatelic Covers, Philatelic Items, Railways, Special Cover 2011, Special Covers, Thematics on Nov 29th, 2011
Special Cover – Barsi Light Railway – By India Post The Barsi Light Railway was a 202-mile (325 km)-long, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-gauge railway in western India. It was the brainchild of British engineer Eveard Calthrop, and regarded as having revolutionized narrow gauge railway construction in India. Date of Issue:-24.11.2011.
Posted in Covers, Philatelic Covers, Philatelic Items, Railways, Special Cover 2011, Special Covers on Nov 27th, 2011
Special Cover – Kashmir Train – By India Post This cover was carried from Anantnag to srinagar by Train No. 74629. This is a unique carried cover on Kashmir Rail. Apart from the photo of the special Kashmir Rail, the cover depicts the rail route, the train stations covered under Kashmir Rail, the mustard field [...]
Posted in Archaeology/Historical, Architecture, Armed FORCES, Art & Culture, Bridges, Buildings, Covers, First Day Covers, Forts, Railways, Rivers, Water, World Stamps on Nov 24th, 2011
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 A-F is shown below. A- Angel of the North B- Blackpool Tower [...]
Posted in Archaeology/Historical, Architecture, Armed FORCES, Art & Culture, Bridges, Buildings, Forts, Railways, Water on Nov 24th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in India Stamps, Philatelic Exhibitions, Railways on Oct 6th, 2011
SPECIAL COVER – INDIA- RAILWAYS NAGPUR OCT 2011 A Special cover was released in Nagpur on 01 Oct 2011 to mark a Philatelic Exhibition on “RAILWAYS ON STAMPS” held in City’s Narrow Gauge Museum. Date Of Issue:-01.10.2011.
