200th Anniversary of Grozny

Russia Post issued a stamp to celebrate 200th Anniversary of Grozny on 5th October 2018.

Grozny is a city in the North Caucasus, in the south of Russia, the capital of the Chechen Republic, the center of the Grozny District. The Grozny fortress was founded in 1818 by order of General A.P. Ermolov. The city is located on both banks of the river Sunzha. The city of Russia's military glory (since April 6, 2015).

 

Today Grozny is a dynamically developing capital that combines the achievements of modern architecture with the careful preservation of historically significant architectural buildings that are the decoration of the capital of the Chechen Republic.

 

The postage stamp shows the mosque "Heart of Chechnya" named after Akhmad Kadyrov against the background of a complex of high-rise buildings "Grozny-City".

Bangalore Club

A special cover was released on 16th December 2018 to celebrate 150 years of Bangalore Club at Bengaluru.

Cover Code:KTK/136/2018
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Coats of Arms of the Constituent Entities and Cities of the Russian Federation. Moscow Oblast

Russia Post released a souvenir sheet on Modern Coat of Arms of Moscow Oblast and historical Coat of arms 1730, 1781, 1856 and 1992 on 4th October 2018.

Festivpex 2018

3 special covers were released at Festivpex 2018 at Delhi on 1st November 2018 to mark the 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

Contemporary Russian Art

Russia Post released a set of 4 stamp on Contemporary Russian Art on 20th September 2018.

The series of postage stamps “Contemporary Art of Russia” reflects the work of modern authors, conveying the atmosphere of the new Russia, its originality and dynamism, demonstrates the techniques and approaches inherent in our era to create paintings and sculptural compositions.

Postage stamps depict:

- a monument to soldiers who died in local wars and military conflicts (2007)

  G.Z. Dolmogombetova;

- sculpture “painter M.V. Nesterov ”(2015) A.A. Mironov;

- the painting “In the Fields” (2003) N.N. Plastova;

- cabinet hours with a calendar (2005) P.N. Radimov.

Indian Fashion - Through the ages

India Post released a miniature sheet on Indian Fashion - Through the ages on 31st December 2019.

Makkala Habba

A special cover was released on 10th November 2018 at Bengaluru on the ocassion of Makkala Habba (Childrens Feast)

Department of Women & Child Development, Karnataka, strives for the holistic development of children, focusing on Child Nutrition, early childhood education and immunization for safe and healthy childhood. The Department also focuses on maternal and adolescent nutrition and ensures that women are economically and socially empowered. This special cover is released to commemorate Makkala Habba 2018.

Cover Code: KTK/89/2018
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Karnatak Law Society

A special cover was released to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Karnatak Law Society and Raja Lakhamgouda Law College, Belagavi on 15th September 2018.

More than three quarters of a century ago, seven eminent lawyers from Belagavi decided to make legal education accessible to citizens of North Karnataka and formed Karnatak Law Society in 1939 and made an application for opening a new Law College, which was named after Shrimant Raja Lakhamgouda Sirdesai of Vantmuri in recognition of his munificence.

Cover Code: KTK/63/2018

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Tutayev Motor Plant

Russia Post released a stamp of Tutayev Motor Plant on 5th September 2018 depicting an engine for Kirovets tractors against the background of a BelAZ dump truck, a Kirovets tractor, and a BelAZ tractor.

Swami Vivekananda in Prayag

A special cover was released on Swami Vivekananda in Prayag on 12th January 2019 at Allahabad.

200th Anniversary of Goznak

Russia Post released a souvenir sheet on 4th September 2018 depicting an engraving entitled “Expedition of the Harvesting of State Papers at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century” and the logo to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Goznak.

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

India Post released a set of 6 stamp and a miniature sheet on the Hill forts of Rajasthan under the UNESCO World Heritage series in India on 29th December 2018.

Heroes of the Russian Federation. Oleg Dolgov (1976-1996)

Russia Post issued a stamp on 6th September 2018 of Oleg Dolgov (1976-1996) depicting his portrait and the Gold Star Medal.

Oleg Nikolaevich Dolgov was a fighter of a special-purpose squad "Rus" of the MVD, a participant in the Chechen campaign, a Hero of the Russian Federation.

Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra

A special cover was released on Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra on 28th August 2018 at Batal Yatra Post Office.

Gulabrao Maharaj

India Post issued a stamp of Gulabrao Maharaj on 19th December 2018.

100th Anniversary of the Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute on 5th September 2018.The stamp depicts the bust of A.F. Ioffe works by sculptor GD Glikman and the building of the Physicotechnical Institute A.F. Ioffe Academy of Sciences.

The Physicotechnical Institute conducts its history from the department of the same name of the State X-ray and Radiological Institute (GRRI), established in September 1918 on the initiative of professors A.F. Ioffe and M.I. Nemenova.