Embroideries of India

India Post released a set of 12 stamp and miniature sheet decipting Embroideries of India on 19th December 2019.

Paryaya Mahotsava - Shree Adamaru Matha, Udupi

A special cover was released on the ocassion of Paryaya Mahotsava - Shree Adamaru Matha, Udupi  on 8th January 2020 at Udupi.

Cover Code: KTK/01/2020

Ekla Chalo Re - Special Covers 3

Three special covers were released on 16th November 2019 at the State Level Philatelic Exhibition " Ekla Chalo Re" held at Kolkatta featuring Film personalities like Suchitra Sen and Rituparno Gosh, 100 years of Young India newspaper.

Vigilance Awareness Week - 2019

A special cover was released on 1st November 2019 at Kolkata to celebrate Vigilance Awareness Week.

Cover Code: WB/30/2019

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

India Post released a stamp on the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence  on 26th December 2019.

National Farmers Day

A special cover was released on 23rd December 2019 to celebrate Farmers Day at Belagavi.

Cover Code: KTK/131/2019

Sergei A.Vinogradov

Russia Post released a souvenir sheet to celebrate 150th Anniversary of Painter Sergei A.Vinogradov (1869–1938) a Russian painter and graphic artist, one of the founders of the Union of Russian Painters fine arts association 29th November 2019.

Poornaprajna Education Centre

A special cover was released to celebrate the Golden Jubilee on the Poornaprajna Education Centre at Bengaluru on 4th November 2019.

Cover Code: KTK/123/2019

New Year - Russia.

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate the New year 2020 on 5th December 2019 depicting  a snowman in a cap with earflaps and an accordion.

Happy New Year - 2020 !

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it Right.

The Force Multiplier

India Post released a stamp on the Force Multiplier on 14th December 2019.

Char Dham, Uttarakhand

India Post released a set of four stamps on 29th November 2019 on Char Dham, Uttarakhand depicting temples like Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.

Sights of St. Petersburg

Rusia Post released a souvenir sheet on the Sights of St. Petersburg featuring the multi functional complex "Lakhta Center" and the stadium "Gazprom Arena" on 22nd November 2019.

Lakhta Center is an ultramodern social and business complex, the key object of which is the headquarters of the state concern Gazprom. It is located in Lakhta, the historical part of the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg. The complex with a height of 462 m became the highest skyscraper in Europe. The total area of the premises is 400 thousand m². About a third of the space is reserved for conceptual public spaces,  an open amphitheater, a pedestrian promenade, a viewing platform, a transformer concert hall, a children's research and educational center with a planetarium, panoramic restaurants and galleries.

The stadium "Gazprom Arena" is located on Krestovsky Island, is one of the largest football stadiums in the world. As planned by the architect, his appearance resembles a spaceship that landed on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. The height of the seven-story building is 56.6 meters. This is the only building in Russia equipped with a sliding roof and a roll-out field. The capacity of the stadium is 68,000 seats.

Wild Buffalo

Two special covers were released on the State Animal of Chhattisgarh, Wild Buffalo on 27th February 2019 and 8th October 2019 at Jagadalpur and Raipur.

The Asiatic Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is a globally endangered species and is accorded the highest level of protection under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 of India. The current wild buffalo population in Chhattisgarh is restricted to Indravati National Park and Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary with fewer than 50 individuals recorded. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has been working for the last 14 years with the Chhattisgarh Forest Department to recover the population of the state animal of Chhattisgarh and this special cover is released on the occasion of the 67th Wildlife Week hopes to sensitize the local populace and  instill pride in their state animal. This scheme is supported by ORACLE (2016- till date)

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Ekla Chalo Re - Special Covers 2

Two special covers were released on 19th November 2019 at the State level Philatelic Exhibition "Ekla Chalo Re" featuring Sporting Legends of Bengal and Gandhi with Tagore at Santiniketan.

I.D. Papanin

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 125th Birth Anniversary of I.D. Papanin (1894-1986), polar explorer on 19th October depicting a portrait of I.D. Papanin against the background of the Arctic station "North Pole-1".