November 21, 2019

Guru Nanak Dev ji

A miniature sheet and a set of 5 stamp was released on the ocassion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji  on 9th November 2019.


November 20, 2019

Army International Games

Russia Post released a Souvenir Sheet on the Army International Games on 26th July 2019 depicting tank biathlon and air darts with the logo of the army international games.


Ramayana, The story of Rama through Postage Stamps and Toons



Click here: Ramayana through Postage stamps by Tarun Kumar 

Courtesy: Tarun Kumar, Haridwar.

Siachen Glacier

India Post released a stamp on 25th October 2019 on Siachen Glacier.


November 19, 2019

Discovery of Antartica.

Russia post released a souvenir sheet to celebrate 200 years of Discovery of Antarctica on 16th July 2019 depictingsloops "East" and "Peace" with the Antarctica landscape in the background.
  
The first Russian Antarctic expedition of 1819-1821 on the sloops "East" and "Peace" under the command of F.F. Bellingshausen (1778–1852) and M.P. Lazarev (1788–1851). On July 16 (4), 1819, the expedition set sail. The direct discovery of the coast of Antarctica occurred on January 28, 1820.

The sailing of Russian ships lasted 751 days. The expedition gathered valuable information about the nature of the Southern Hemisphere. The results of the round-the-world expedition of Bellingshausen and Lazarev became one of the most significant in the history of world geographical research.

ISHACON - 2019

A special cover was released on 8th February 2019 at Bengaluru on the ocassion of 51st year of ISHACON - Indian Speech and Hearing Association.

The Indian Speech and Hearing Association is a professional body of Speech language Pathologists and Audiologists. The Association was established in the year 1967 and envisages professional excellence in services provided for people with speech language and hearing disorders across the human life span.

Cover code: KTK/47/2019
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Historical Gates of Indian Forts and Monuments

India Post released a miniature sheet and a set of 8 stamp depicting Historical Gates of Indian Forts and Monuments on 19th October 2019.


November 18, 2019

Winemaking - Joint Issue of Russia and Bulgaria

Russia Post released a set of 2 stamps as Joint issue between Russia and Bulgaria on Wine making depicting clusters of the Russian grape variety “Floral” and the Bulgarian grape variety “Ruby Kailyshki” against the backdrop of landscapes of vineyards.

Winemaking is a technological process of making wine from grapes, as well as from other fruits and berries.

In Russia, grapes are grown in the Crimea, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, in the Caucasus, in the Astrakhan, Volgograd, Rostov and Saratov Regions. One of the popular Don varieties is "flower", a technical grape variety with increased resistance to disease and frost. It was bred at the All-Russian Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking named after Ya.I. Potapenko.

Bulgaria is a country of winemakers, one of the twenty countries with the largest vineyard area. Five major wine regions stand out - the Danube Plain, the Thracian Lowland, the Valley of Roses, the Valley of the Struma River and the Black Sea. A popular variety - “Kaylyshki ruby”, is a red technical grape variety obtained at the Pleven Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking.

Indian Perfumes (Agarwood and Orange Blossom)

India post released a set of 2 miniature sheet and 4 stamps depicting Indian perfumes like Orange Blossom and Agarwood on 15th October 2019.



Ballaripex 2019 - Special Covers(3)

Ballaripex 2019 District Level Philately Exhibition was held from 26th to 28th July 2019 at Ballari. 5 special covers were released on 28th July 2019.

Cover Code: KTK/92/2019

Cover Code: KTK/93/2019

 Cover Code: KTK/94/2019

 Cover Code: KTK/95/2019

 Cover Code: KTK/96/2019

November 17, 2019

International System of Units

Russia Post released a stamp on 9th July 2019 on the International System of Units depicting an ammeter, a centimeter tape, a stopwatch and a platinum-iridium cylinder under a glass cap.


National Science Day 2019

A special cover was released on 28th February 2019 for the National Science Day at Bengaluru.

February 28 is celebrated as 'National Science Day' all over India, to commemorate the announcement of the discovery of 'Raman Effect' by Sir C.V. Raman. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

Cover Code: KTK/60/2019
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

November 16, 2019

Operation Bagration

Russia Post released a stamp in memory of  Operation Bagration on 2nd July 2019 depicting a group of Soviet soldiers during Operation Bagration.


Marblepex - 2019

A special cover was issued on Wisdom Public Higher Secondary School on 4th October at Jabalpur (M. P.) on the second day of District Level Philatelic Exhibition - MARBLEPEX-2019. 

 Courtesy: Sudhir Jain, Satna.

Ballaripex - 2019 - Special Covers(2)

Ballaripex 2019 District level Philatelic exhibition was held at Ballary from 26th to 28th July 2019. On 27th July 2019 5 special covers were released.

Cover Code:KTK/86/2019.

Cover Code:KTK/87/2019.

 Cover Code:KTK/88/2019.

 Cover Code:KTK/89/2019.

 Cover Code:KTK/90/2019.

November 15, 2019

Public Art of the Moscow Metro

A set of 3 stamp was released by Russia Post on the Public Art of the Moscow Metro on 26th June 2019.