Category Archive for 'Wild Life/Animals/Birds'

Stamps on Flowers of EU Countries – Enlargement  of European Union 2004 The European Union was enlarged in 2004 when eight Central & East European and two Mediterranean joined the European Union on 01 May 2004. Gibraltar issued a set of stamps on 15 Sep 2003 on flowers of these countries  to mark the event. [...]

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Stamps on Birds from France – 1993 France issued  a set of Four stamps on birds in 1993. Two Francs   –Smew,                               Three Francs- Ferruginuous Duck, Four Francs – Common Shelduck,     Five  Francs  –Red Breasted Merganser

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My Stamp released with Snow Leopard – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 24/51 Snow Leopards are considered medium-sized cats, standing about 24 inches at the shoulder and weighing around 30-55kg. Their exquisite smoky-gray fur patterned with dark-gray to black rosettes, camouflage them against rocky slopes. Snow Leopards are shy and elusive and inhabit [...]

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My Stamp released with Qutub Minar – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 23/51 Qutab Minar in red and buff standstone is among the tallest and famous towers in the world. The minaret is 234 feet high and the highest individual tower in the world. Other towers in the world are the Great Pagoda [...]

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My Stamp released with Pond Heron – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 18/51 The Indian Pond Heron  is a small heron. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when they stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when they roost close to human habitations. They are however [...]

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My Stamp released with Night Heron – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 17/51 The night herons are medium-sized bird. Adults are short-necked, short-legged and stout herons with a primarily brown or grey plumage, and, in most, a black crown. Young birds are brown, flecked with white. Night herons nest alone or in colonies [...]

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Char Chinar  – JAMPEX 82 A Special cover was released on 17 Mar 1982 to mark JAMPEX 82. It shows  Char Chinar and Dal Lake.  

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Special Cover – State Animal of Mizoram , SAZA (Serow) – India Post Special Cover – Kangla, Manipur – India Post Special Cover – Traditional Accessories of Nagaland– India Post Special Cover – Unnokoti, North Tripura – India Post Relaesed at NEPEX – 2012, Shilong The organiser are totally unknown about philately so they issued [...]

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Forest Birds of South Africa – FDC South Africa issued a set of five stamps on Forest Birds of South Africa on 15 Jul 2011. The five stamps issued in se-tenant have a denomination of Rand six each. A FDC with the se-tenant stamps is listed below. The Birds are Green Twinspot ,Olive bush-strike, Cape [...]

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My Stamp released with Hangul – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 10/51 During Chinar J & K Philatelic Exhibition -2011, 51 designs of  were introduce The Kashmir Stag or Hangul belongs to the Red Deer family of Europe. It is one of the two races of the Red Deer which are found in [...]

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My Stamp released with Double Hump Camel – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 9/51 During Chinar J & K Philatelic Exhibition -2011, 51 designs of  were introduce Double Hump Camel-these camels are not the average desert camels, but a double-humped kind, which are shorter and stouter. Their humps are plump and pliable and [...]

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My Stamp released with Kashmiri Dress – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 3/51 During Chinar J & K Philatelic Exhibition -2011, 51 designs of  were introduced. The Phiran is the traditional dress popularly worn by the people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The gown is made of wool and is of [...]

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My Stamp released with Peacock – Chinar Philatelic Exhibition – 2011 Design – 2/51 During Chinar J & K Philatelic Exhibition -2011, 51 designs of  were introduced. The Peacock,  the national bird of India. It is symbolic of qualities like beauty, grace, pride and mysticism. Peacok is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest [...]

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