April 30, 2023

St. Petersburg Mining University

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 250th Anniversary of the St. Petersburg Mining University on 24th January 2023 depicting the image of it's building.

The Mining University is the first higher technical education institution in Russia founded by Empress Catherine II in 1773. The original name of the University was the Mining School.

April 29, 2023

Acharya Pandita Nityananda Mukhopadhyay.

A Special cover was released to celebrate the centennial of Acharya Pandita Nityananda Mukhopadhyyay at Kolkata on 11th April 2023.


April 28, 2023

World Intellectual Property Day

A Special cancellation was released on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day at Mangaluru on 26th April 2023.


April 27, 2023

Contai Postal Division

A Special cover  was released to celebrate 50 years of the Contai Postal division on 16th February 2023 at Contai.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

April 26, 2023

International Shivratri Festival

A Special cover was released on the occasion of the International Shivratri Festival at Mandi on 19th February 2023.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

April 25, 2023

Jasuapur Mahotsav

A Special cover on the Jasuapur Mahotsav 2023 was released on 1st February 2023 at Bhubaneswar.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

April 24, 2023

Football

Russia Post released a stamp on 20th January 2023 featuring an image of a football player with a ball against the background of the markings on the football field


Raja Surendra Narayan Roy

A Special cover was released on 24th February 2023 on freedom fighter Raja Surendra Narayan Roy at Tamluk.


April 23, 2023

Go green Go Organic

A Special cover was released on 6th March 2023 with the Message "Go Green Go Organic" at Gangtok.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvantnthapuram.

April 22, 2023

World Wildlife Day

 A Special cover was released to celebrate World Wildlife Day on 3rd March 2023 at Ahmadabad.

It is an international day to celebrate all world's wild animals and plants and the contribution they make to our lives and worth of our Planet.

Cover Code: GUJ/1/2023

April 21, 2023

Kanchipuram - Permanent Pictorial Cancellation

 A Permanent Pictorial Cancellation was introduced at Kanchipuram on 18th April 2023. 

Over the centuries, a range of several patterns has become characteristic of kanjivaram silk sari. These motifs play a twin role-aesthic appeal and reflection of symbolic meaning.

The beautiful swan is a recurring and celebrated motif on the Kanjivaram drape. Referred to as 'chakravaha' these graceful and elegant annapakshi had higher connotations of fidelity in ancient literature. Kumarasambhava, Kalidasa's epic poem, refers to a garment as hamsa dukula, describing this bird as a feature of decoration on the bridal sari.

Courtesy: Gunasekar, Chennai.

April 20, 2023

Figure Skating.

Russia Post released a stamp on a figure Skater on 12th January 2023 with an image of a figure skater in ladies singles skating.

Figure skating is a skating sport that refers to complex coordination sports. The basic idea consists in an athlete or a pair of athletes moving on skates on the ice with changes in the direction of skating and performing additional elements (pirouettes, jumps, combinations of steps, hand spots, etc.) to music.

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar U.P.Police Academy

A Special cover was released on Dr. B.R.Ambedkar U.P.Police Academy on 29th December 2022 at Moradabad.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

April 19, 2023

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Russia Post released a souvenir sheet to celebrate 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 22nd December 2022 depicting images of coats of arms of 15 Union Republics; the postage stamp features the coat of arms of the USSR.


St. Xavier's Alumni Association.

A Special cover was released on the occasion of 75 years of St. Xavier's Alumni Association. at Patna on 17th December 2022.

Curtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

April 18, 2023

Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Russia Post released a Souvenir sheet to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic on 20th December 2022 depicting images of the coat of arms, natural and architectural sites of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in the national ornament design.

The Karachay-Cherkess Republic is a sub-sovereign of the RF, a Republic in its composition. It makes part of the North Caucasus Federal District and a part of the North Caucasian Economic Region. The capital is the city of Cherkessk.

75 years of India-Luxembourg friendship

India Post released a souvenir sheet to celebrate 75 years of India-Luxembourg friendship on 14th March 2023.


April 17, 2023

New Year - 2023 (Russia)

Russia Post released a set of 2 stamps on 15th December 2022 to celebrate the New Year depicting a Hare and a Hut.


Dayanand Saraswati

 India Post released a stamp of Dayanand Saraswati on 7th April 2023.


April 16, 2023

Seabuckthorn

 A Special cover was released on the Seabuckthorn of Ladakh on 14th October 2022 at Leh.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Polytechnic Museum

Russia Post issued a souvenir sheet on 12th December 2022 featuring the building of the Polytechnic Museum and the logo of the celebration of its 150th year; the margins of the postal block provide images of the museum's exhibits: desktop clock World Clock Pointer, a Talking Paper device, a Russia motorcycle, a vertical Golitsyn seismograph, a Convas-1 film camera, a plasma camera, and a Russo-Balt K12/20 car.


April 15, 2023

Heroes of the Russian Federation series.

Russia Post released a set of 10 stamps on 9th December 2022 featuring Heroes of the Russian Federation series. T. Ilgamov (1994–2022), D. Islamov (1996–2022), V. Kleshchenko (1976–2022), M. Kontsov (1988–2022), R. Kutuzov (1969–2022), A. Miyagashev (1995–2022), D. Semyonov (1989–2022), A. Starchkov (2000–2022), A. Khamkhoev (1991–2022) and O. Shipitsin (1974–2022)

Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker

A Special cover was released on Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker on 12th January 2023 at Puthupally.

Cover Code: KL/2/2023

April 14, 2023

St. Vladimir Hall

Russia Post released a stamp of the St. Vladimir Hall on 30th November 2022.with an image of St. Vladimir Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The Grand Kremlin Palace is one of the palaces of the Moscow Kremlin built in 1838-1849 at the command of Emperor Nicholas I. The palace serves as the ceremonial residence of the head of the State.The St. Vladimir Hall was named after the Order of St. Vladimir instituted by Catherine II in 1782. The premises connect the buildings of the complex constructed at different times: the Palace of the Facets and the Golden Hall of the Tsarina, the Terem Palace and the St. George Hall. Light enters the room only through a roof lantern in the center of the tent-shaped dome, from which a tiered chandelier hangs down.

The decoration of the hall corresponds to the Order symbolism and is implemented in the white, pink and pale green color palette. The walls and pillars are made of stucco imitating pink and white marble; the star-shaped parquet is laid out of more than twenty species of trees according to the drawings of Fyodor Solntsev by crafters of the Müller factory. The dome is decorated with stucco ornaments with the insignia of the Order of St. Vladimir.

Raja Dr.Dhirendra Narayan Roy

India Post released a Special Cover on Raja Dr.Dhirendra Narayan Roy on 24th February 2023 at Tamluk.


April 13, 2023

Ivan Dubasov

Russia Post released a souvenir sheet to celebrate 125th Birth Anniversary Ivan Dubasov on 30th November 2022 featuring a portrait of Ivan Dubasov and the artist’s tools; the margins of the postage block feature an archival photo of the Goznak building, sketches of the Order of Lenin, coat of arms of the USSR, a 3 ruble banknote and an Ivan Dubasov’s facsimile.


St. Thomas Mar Thoma Syrian Church

A Special cover was released on the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Syrian Church on 23rd February 2023 at Thiruvananthapuram.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

April 12, 2023

Chess

Russia Post released a stamp on the Sport, Chess on 30th November 2022 featuring chess pieces: two knights, two pawns, a castle, a bishop, as well as figurative symbols of the king and the queen.


Guwhati High Court

India Post released a stamp to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Guwhati High Court on 5th April 2023.

April 11, 2023

Project Tiger

A Special cover was released on the completion of 50 years of Project Tiger on 9th April 2023 at Bandipur.

April 10, 2023

Diamond Jubilee of CBI

India Post released a stamp to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Central Bureau of Investigation on 3rd March 2023.


April 9, 2023

Matryoshka

 Russia Post released a stamp on the  Russian  dolls Matryoshka on 29th November 2022.

Matryoshka is the soul and evocation of Russia, the most famous and worldwide popular symbol of this country; the artwork is both sculptural and pictorial; it is a painted wooden toy in the form of a stacking doll with a set of wooden dolls similar to the external figure but of smaller size placed one inside another.

An egg-shaped doll with a flat bottom consists of two detachable parts: an upper and a lower one. The traditional material for the manufacture of the toy are hardwood species, and the colors used for painting are multicolored gouache, ink, or aniline dyes. Wax for woodworking or transparent oil-based varnish are employed to protect the finished product.

A contemporary Matryoshka accumulates all the wealth of artistic traditions of the Russian Applied Arts. Its characteristic features are exceptional picturesqueness, brightness and festivity.

Termination of the Civil War in Russia

Russia Post released a stamp on 29th November 2022 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the termination of the Civil War in Russia depicting the monument For the Sons of Russia Who Fought in the Civil War by A. Kovalchuk in Sevastopol.


April 8, 2023

The village of Teriberka, Murmansk Region

Russia Post released a souvenir sheet featuring feature the village of Teriberka in the Murmansk Region on 25th November 2022.

Teriberka is a village in the Murmansk Region on the shore of the Barents Sea. It is famous for its incredible atmospherity and exoticism, an opportunity to taste the racy local cuisine and delight in the endless expanses of tundra, the picturesque northern lights, quaint monuments of the past and wrecks of ships.
 

Oscar Journey of India

 A Special cover was released on 23rd March 2023 at Kolkata to celebrate the Oscar Journey of India.


April 7, 2023

Georgy Chicherin

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 150th Birth Anniversary of G. Chicherin on 24th November 2022.

Georgy Chicherin (1872–1936) was a Soviet statesman, revolutionary and diplomat. Chicherin was an architect of a new diplomatic apparatus of the Soviet State; he outlined the tasks and methods of the new diplomacy.

Vallabhabhai Patel Chest Institute.

A Special cover was released on 12th January 2023 at New Delhi during the Istitute day celebrations of Vallabhabhai Patel Chest Institute.


April 6, 2023

Ghost Pepper Pickle

 A Special cover was released on Ghost Pepper Pickle on 11th October 2022 at Guwahati

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

April 5, 2023

Khejuri Post Office

 A Special cover was released on the Khejuri Post Office on 16th February 2023 at Khejuri.


April 4, 2023

Mahaveer Jayanthi - Special Cancellation

A Special pictorial cancellation was released at Mangaluru on the occasion of Tirthankar Mahaveer Jayanthi with the slogan "Live and Let Live" on 4th April 2023.

A Picture Post card was also released by India Post for this occasion.


April 1, 2023

Jalore Festival

Two special covers were released on the occasion of the Jalore Festival on 15th February 2023 at Jalore on the Fort of Jalore and Jutties of Bhinmal. 

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.