Posted in Covers, Philatelic Covers, Philatelic Items, Special Covers, Special Covers 2012, Sports, sports/cricket on Mar 27th, 2012
Special Cover – Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi – By India Post Nawab Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was the ninth Nawab of the Princely state of Pataudi. He made his debut for Sussex country at the age of 16 in 1957. He lost his right eye in car accident, while he was the Captain of Oxford [...]
Posted in Covers, Philatelic Covers, Philatelic Items, Special Covers, Special Covers 2012, Sports, sports/cricket on Mar 9th, 2012
Special Cover – P R Umrigar – By India Post Cricket Association Of BemgalLegendary cricketer Pahlanji Ratanji Umrigar was born on March 28, 1926. He represented India in 59 est matches, in which he scored 3,631 runs and took 59 wickets. He was the first Indian to score 3,000 runs and more than ten centuries [...]
Posted in India Stamps, Special Covers, Sports, sports/cricket on Jan 31st, 2010
Special Cover-The Department of Posts has organised the first institutional cricket tournament for the India Post Cup in Kolkata from January 11 to 15. The meet had the blessings of the Board. Six teams, divided into two groups, had taken part. Group league matches were played on first three days; the semifinals was played on [...]
