Picture Postcards.

Karnataka Postal Circle has brought out set of 15 Postcards (re-print).The pictures include the image of some MS, like Buddha, Gandhi, butterfly etc. and some other pictures. The cost of each card is Rs.3/- in the size of 4x6. The same may be available at all Philatelic Bureaus and other Main Post Office. 

 

 

Calendar from India Post

I wish all the readers and friends a Happy New Year. I hope that this year will be full of Philatelic activities and we hope to see more of  good thematic stamps also hope that the stamps improves in quality and not in quantity.

India Post has started this year with a Calendar of 2014 priced at Rs.250/- which is available at all Philatelic Bureaus and other Main Post office across India. For more information and details visit www.indiapost.gov.in.

Happy New Year - 2014

Dear Friends and Readers.... 

Babu Banarasi Das

India Post released a stamp of Babu Banarasi Das on 31st December 2013, which will be the last issue of the year 2013.

Ports of Ukraine and Morocco.

Ukraine and Morocco issued a set of 2 stamp jointly on their Ports on 18th December 2013. The stamp depicts the Ukraine Port Odessa and Moroccan Port Tangier-Med.

Odessa is a Sea Commercial Port - one of the largest ports in the Black Sea - Azov basin. The port is the leader in terms of cargo handling among the ports of Ukraine and the largest passenger port in the Black Sea. Tangier is an important port city in northern Morocco , on the Strait of Gibraltar . Tangier is the second largest industrial center in the country ( after Casablanca ) , and the new Tangier - Med port to the west of the city is the largest cargo port in Africa.

Sports Legends of Russia - II

Russia released another  Souvenir Sheet with 5 stamp on Sports Legends of Russia on 14th December 2013 as a part of XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi.

 The Souvenir Sheet  depicts:

1773 – Klavdiya S. Boyarskikh (1939–2009) Soviet skier
1774 – Vsevolod M. Bobrov (1922–1979) Soviet captain of the football and hockey teams
1775 – Tatyana B. Averina (1950–2001) a multiple champion of the USSR in the all-around and sprint to the individual distances
1776 – Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937) Drafted a revival of the Olympic Games . At the Congress at the Sorbonne June 23, 1894 was a historic decision - founded the International Olympic Committee
1777 – Ludwig Guttmann (1899–1980) neurosurgeon, organizer of the first Paralympic Games , founder of the International Stock Mandevilskoy Sports Federation for Persons with Disabilities.

Eklavya

India Post released a stamp of Eklavya on 27th December 2013.

The Tristan da Cunha - Ship Stamps.

The final set of stamps in the four part series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the volcanic eruption in 1961 and the resettlement of the island in 1963 features ships of this period on 9th December 2013.

The stamps depicts HMS Puma, HMS Jaguar, MV Tristania and MV Stirling Castle and the MS shows the MV Bornholm, which brought the final group of returning islanders from England to Tristan. The background to the sheet shows the SAS Transvaal off the still active volcanic eruption on Tristan on 27th January 1962 when she brought the Royal Society Expedition to the island. The Transvaal also took from the island the first mail from the expedition, and a cover from that mail also appears on the miniature sheet.

Christmas Wishes !

Dear Friends and Readers, 

Gulab Singh Lodhi

India Post released a stamp of Gulab Singh Lodhi, a freedom fighter on 23rd December 2013.

Council and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

 Russia Post issued 2 stamps on Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on 12th December 2013.

Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation was formed in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation , adopted by popular vote on December 12, 1993 , as the House of Parliament , representing regional interests at the federal level and reflects the federal nature of the Russian state. Federation Council - the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , including 2 representatives from each subject of Russia : one from the representative and executive bodies of state power . Being Institute integration and consolidation of regions , the Federation Council provides a balance -federal and regional interests when making decisions aimed at implementing strategic development goals .

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian FederationDecember 12, 1993 , the day of the popular vote , a two-year first elected State Duma together with the Federation Council . Further, the State Duma elections were held in 1995, 1999 , 2003, 2007 and 2011. The term of office of the State Duma convocations 2-5 was four years. In 2007-2011, . State Duma deputies elected by proportional representation ( on party lists) . Entrance barrier was 7 %.Legal status of the State Duma defined in Chapter Constitution of the Russian Federation, its work is headed by chairman and his deputies . The State Duma consists of 450 deputies . State Duma deputy may be elected a Russian citizen over 21 years and having the right to vote (and the same person can not simultaneously be a deputy of the State Duma and the Federation Council ) .

11th M. P. State Level Philatelic Exhibition - MAPPEX 2013.

11th M. P. State Level Philatelic Exhibition MAPPEX 2013 was held at Bhopal from 19th to 21st Dec. 2013. It was organized at Ravishankar Shukla Community Hall, Bittan Market, Bhopal. Exhibition was inaugurated by Mr. Nandan Dube, Director General Police, M. P. on 19th Dec. 2013.

Philatelic Workshop, Letter writing Competition, Philatelic Quiz, Painting Competition etc. were also organized during MAPPEX – 2013. Prize distribution function was at 4 PM on 21st Dec. 2013. Mr. Sukhraj Singh, D. G. P. (Lokayukta), M.P. was the Chief Guest and Mr. A. P. Shrivastava, Chief Post Master General, M. P. circle presided the  function.

6 Large Vermeil, 5 Vermeil, 11 Large Silver, 9 Silver, 12 Silver Bronze and 8 Bronze Medals were awarded. Winners of Large Vermeil are –

Mr. Sudhir Jain – Thematic (Jainism)
Mr. O. P. Kedia – Postal Stationary (Gwalior State Stationary)
Mr. Dhirendra Singh Chauhan – Thematic (Mahatma Gandhi)
Mr. Arun Bindal – Postal Stationary (FDC of Post Independence Definitive)
Mr. Akash Kedia – Gwalior State Cancellations
Mr. Madan Midda – Literature (Year Book of Philately)

Contributed by: Sudhir Jain.

20 years of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Russia Post issued a Souvenir Sheet to commemorate 20 years of the Constitution of the Russian Federation on 12th December 2013.

Constitution of the Russian Federation, the highest normative legal act of the Russian Federation was Adopted on 12 December 1993.The stamp depicts the cover of the Constitution of the Russian Federation , and on the border the text of Chapter 1 , Article 1 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Senate Palace , national flag and a quote of President Vladimir Putin.

History of Automobile - Russia - Monaco Joint Issue.

Russia Post issued a set of 2 stamp jointly with Monaco on 5th December 2013 featuring cars.The stamp features ZIL - 111V and Sunbeam Alpine.

ZIL- 111B - Soviet passenger car with top class body, " long wheelbase sedan ", " limousine " and " shay " small batches assembled at the factory Likhachev Moscow from 1959 to 1967 . Vehicle used in exceptional and special circumstances like parades , holiday escorts and other special occasions. The stamp features a ZIL- 111V , which on April 14, 1961 the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin arrived at Kremlin.

The British company Sunbeam began producing sports cars in 1953 representation seater Sunbeam Alpine.The car was equipped with in-line 4-cylinder engine. The stamp features the which in 1955, starred heroine Grace Kelly in the movie " To Catch a Thief ".

Outstanding Lawyers of Russia.

Russia Post released a set of 2 stamps on Outstanding Lawyers of Russia on 3rd December 2013.

Stamps depicted Plevako Nikiforovitch Fedor (1842) and Radischev Alexander (1749) both well know and famous Lawyers of the Soveit Union.

MAPPEX-2013 - M. P. State level Philatelic Exhibition.

M. P. Postal Circle is going to organize a state level Philatelic Exhibition ‘MAPPEX 2013’ from 19th to 21st December at Bhopal. The exhibition will be inaugurated by the Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on December 19 and he would also release a "special cover" on 'Princely State Postage Stamps' on the occasion. On December 20, a special cover on All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve's successful bison rehabilitation plan, would be released. Similary, on December 21, a special cover will be released, courtesy to the M.P Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.

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