Vidurashwatha Dhwaj Satyagraha

A special cover was released on 25th April 2018 to celebrate Vidurashwatha Dhwaj Satyagraha at Gauribidanur.

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Russia Post issued a Souvenir sheet on 14th June 2018 for The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ which is the 21st FIFA football championship which will take place in 11 largest Russian cities from June 14 till July 15, 2018.

Participating teams are divided into 8 groups, 4 teams each. The tournament will see 64 matches, including: 48 at the group stage and 16 play-offs to determine the winner and runners-up.

The finals of the FIFA World Cups™ are the most spectacular and interesting events, which always command a wide viewership and draw the interest of the whole sport community, as the top-rank national teams of the world and prominent football players take part in the competitions. The final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will take place at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15.

The miniature sheet depicts a stylized football with the pictures of stadiums and landmarks of the cities hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ imprinted on it, as well as the official branding of the 2018 World Cup. The miniature sheet is issued in two forms — without stamp perforation in the sheet (imperforate) and with perforation.

Dmitry Evgenyevich Gorshkov

Russia Post released a stamp depicting Senior Lieutenant Dmitry Gorshkov with the Gold Star Medal on 5th April 2018. He was a police senior lieutenant and Hero of the Russian Federation.

Sacred heart Convent, Shimla

A special cover was released on Sacred heart Convent  on 1st May 2018 at Shimla.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

100th Anniversary of Military Commissariats

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Military Commissariats on 29th March 2018 depicting the emblem of the Main Organisation.

Sir M. V. Memorial Education Society

A special cover was released on 8th June 2018 on the occasion of 55th year of Sir M. V. Memorial Education Society, Chikkaballapur.

Cover Code: KTK/43/2018
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

World No Tobacco Day

A special cover was released at K.G.Road on the ocassion of World No Tobacco Day on 31st May 2018.

World No Tobacco Day 2018 will focus on the impact tobacco has on the cardiovascular health of people worldwide. Tobacco use is an important risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular diseases. 

Cover Code: KTK/42/2018

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Biology of Butterflies

A special cover was released to mark the 8th Conference on the Biology of Butterflies at Bengaluru on 11th June 2018.

The International Conferences on the Biology of Butterflies are four-yearly gatherings of scientists and butterfly enthusiasts. The conferences celebrate scientific discovery of the fascinating beauty, diversity and lives of butterflies. It is the first time this conference is organised in a biodiverse developing country.

Cover Code: KTK/44/2018

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

A special cover was released in Manipal to celebrate Silver Jubilee of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) on 29th May 2018.

Cover Code: KTK/41/2018
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Dhai Akhar - Letter Writing Campaign

Gandiji's Foot Prints in Odisha

A special motor cycle carried cover was released at Berboi on 31st March 2018 to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's seventh visit to Odisha.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram

Sarajpex 2018

Two special covers were released on the occasion of Sarajpex 2018 held at Guwahati on 20th and 21st March 2018.

Cotton College NABIN, Guwahati

Publication Board Assam, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Satapatham

A special cover was released to celebrate 100 years of Satapatham at Edarikode on 5th May 2018.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

E.K.Imbichibava

A special cover was released in Tirur on 3rd May 2018 on the ocassion of the birth centenary celebration of E.K.Imbichibava.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Laxman Jhula

A special cover was released by the Water Resources Department, Raipur on Laxman Jhula ( Suspension bridge) on 3rd May 2018 at Raipur.

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Maxim Gorky

Russia Post issued as souvenir sheet on 28th March 2018 featuring Maxim Gorky who was an outstanding Russian and Soviet writer, novelist and theorist.

The postage stamp depicts a portrait of Alexey Gorky (1940) by Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky found at A.M. Gorky Institute of the World Literature of the Russian Academy of Science.

India-South Africa Joint Issue.

India Post issued a set of 2 stamp and a miniature sheet to mark 20 years of strategic partnership between India and South Africa on 7th June 2018.

World Environment Day

India Post released a set of 4 stamps and a miniature sheet to celebrate World Environment Day on 5th June 2018 to spread awareness of Plastic Pollution.

A. B. Bukhanov

Russia Post released a stamp on 22nd March 2018 on Alexey Borisovich Bukhanov (1965–2003) was a major of the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs, participant in the Second Chechen War, posthumous Hero of the Russian Federation (2004).

Prof. P.R Ramakrishnan

A special cover was released on 29th March 2018 to celebrate the birth centenary of Prof. P.R Ramakrishnan at Coimbatore.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krshnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Ahmedabad Mill Strike

A special cover was released on 10th March 2018 at Raipur to celebrate the centenary year of the Ahmedabad Mill Strike.

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

The International Association of Lions Clubs.

India Post released a stamp on the occasion of 100 years of The International Association of Lions Clubs on 25th May 2018.

Flora of Russia - Lilac.

A set of 4 stamps were releesed on 21st March 2018 by Russia Post on the Lilacs of Russia featuring Hortensia, Nadezhda (Hope), Krasavitsa Moskvy (Moscow Beauty) and Dzhambul.

Leonid Alexeyevich Kolesnikov (1893-1968) was an outstanding Soviet self-educated breeder; he created hundreds of lilac cultivars which got popular in the USSR and other countries. Lilac cultivation became his lifework. It was Leonid Kolesnikov who introduced the world to the “Russian lilac”. His lilac can be found in botanical gardens of many countries around the globe.

Cricket Match in Sikkim

A special cover was released in Gangtok on 25th May 2018 to celebrate 80 years of the First Cricket Match played in Sikkim.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Adelphi - Canteen Stores Department

A special cover was released on 2nd April 2018 at Mumbai on completion of 70 years of Canteen Stores Department.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.