Fyodor F. Ushakov

Russia Post released a stamp to celebrate 75th Birth Anniversary of Fyodor F. Ushakov, naval commander and Admiral on 26th May 2020 depicting his portrait, images of the St. Andrew’s colors, St. Paul capital ship, a map of the island of Corfu and surrounding areas.

Fyodor F. Ushakov (1745−1817) was a Russian naval commander, admiral, the Black Sea Fleet commander in 1790-1798. F. Ushakov was the first in history to change radically the tactics of a naval battle. His ships got swiftly to close quarters with the enemy fleet and, without wasting time for deployment, attacked the major enemy ship. Fyodor Ushakov participated in 43 naval battles and gained victory in each; he lost not a single ship in the fights, and none of his subordinates was taken prisoner.

Tree Plantation

 A special cover was released in Ambala on 28th August 2020 as part of a Tree Plantation Program.

Aleksander N. Benois

Russia Post released a set of 2 stamp on 15th May 2020 to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Alexander Nikolaevich Benois (1870–1960), a Russian painter, depicting his Portrait by L.S. Bakst (1898, State Russian Museum ) and Military Parade of Emperor Paul I (1907, State Russian Museum) by A. N. Benois.

Endeavour 250

Australia Post issued a set of 5 stamps on 29th April 2020 to celebrate the 250 years of  British explorer, James Cook embarked on his first Pacific voyage aboard His Majesty's Bark (HMB) Endeavour.

This unusual presentation of the $1.10 stamps sees the denomination halved and placed as design pairs of .55c, .presented as semi-imperforate which is the first such design by Australia Post.

These 5 stamps depict:

Navigation: 55c James Cook and 55c Southern Cross
Voyages: 55c Endeavour and 55c Map of Australia
Land: 55c Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture and 55c James Cook, resting
Science and botany: 55c Banksia and 55c Banks and Solander
The journey continues: 55c The Torres Strait and 55c Compass

The British Royal Navy’s research vessel HM Bark Endeavour, captained by James Cook, embarked on its Pacific voyage on 26 August 1768 with instructions to chart the transit of Venus across the sun at the equator. Reaching the east coast of Australia in 1770, the Endeavour’s exploration of the Pacific Ocean had a tremendous impact on navigation leading to the first large-scale hydrographic surveys and advancements in the measurement of longitude.

Khel Ratna Awardees.

 A set of 4 special covers were released on the Khel Ratna Awardees  of 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 in Bengaluru GPO on 29th August 2020 on the occasion of National Sports Day 2020.

Courtesy: Nithin Adka, Bengaluru.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

A special cover was released at Bengaluru GPO on 29th August 2020 on Mahendra Singh Dhoni on the occasion of National Sports Day 2020 as an honour to India's most successful captain.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captained the Indian Cricket team in all formats of the game and has the unique distinction of leading the team to victory in the World T20 Championship in 2007, World Cup on 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. He also led India to the number one position for the first time in OCC test rankings. M.S.Dhoni has overseen 27 test match victories, 110 ODI Wins and 42 T20 International successes.

 Cover Code: KTK/60/2020

Courtesy: Nithin Adka, Bengaluru.

Bio diversity of Saharanpur

Two special covers were released at Saharanpur on the Bio diversity in Shivalik Hills and Halderpur Wetland on 29th July 2020.

Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvananthapuram.

75th Anniversary of the United Nations Organization

 Russia Post released a stamp on 22nd May 2020 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Organization depicting an image of the "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" sculpture by E. Vuchetich in New York and a 75th Anniversary of the UNO emblem.

The United Nations Organization is an international organization that aims to maintain and enforce international peace and security, develop cooperation among states. Established in 1945, the UN currently has 193 member states. The USSR was one of the founding countries of the organization and its member since the establishment of the UN.The official languages of the UN and its organizations are English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French and Spanish. The UN headquarters is located in New York.

75th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Russia Post released a souvenir sheet which is a Joint issue of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War on 8th May 2020

74th Independence day.

 A special cover was released on the ocassion of the celebration of 74th Independence day at Bhubaneswar on 15th August 2020.

PPC of Dharamsala H.O

A special cover was released in Dharamsala on 10th August 2020 on the occasion of the introduction of a permanent pictorial cancellation  for the Dharamsala H.O.Philatelic Bureau.

 

Cover Code: HP/01/2020

125th anniversary of invention of the Radio

Russia Post released a stamp on 7th May 2020 to celebrate 125th anniversary of invention of the Radio depicting an image of a radio set of 1895 from the collection of the A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications.

Radio is a form of information wireless transmission where information carrier is radio waves freely distributed in space. In May 7, 1895, at a meeting of the Russian Physicochemical Society in St.Petersburg, Russian scientist and inventor, physicist and electrical engineer Alexander S. Popov delivered a comprehensive report and demonstrated the operation of the world's first radio receiver.

Special cover COVID 19

 A special cover on COVID 19 with a message to the public was released at Allahabad on 8th August 2020.

Cover Code: UP/11/2020

Soviet Soldier Memorial in Rzhev

 Russia Post released a stamp depicting an image of  Soviet Soldier Memorial in Rzhev on 7th May 2020.

The Soviet Soldier Memorial in Rzhev was put up near the village of Khoroshevo of the Rzhevsky District in the Tver Region, on the site of fierce battles of World War II in 1942–1943. Sanguinary battles along the perimeter of the Rzhev-Vyazemsk salient lasted 14 months.

UNESCO World Heritage - Cultural Sites.

 A set of 5 stamp and a miniature sheet was issued by India Post on 15th August 2020 on the cultural sites of India under the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India III depicting Historic city of Ahmedabad - Sarkhej Roza, Churches and convents of Goa - Church of Born Jesus, group of monuments at Pattadakal, Khajuraho group of monuments and Qutub Minar and its groups of monuments.

International Book Fair

 A special cover was released on the occasion of 44th International Kolkata Book Fair on 3rd February 2020 at Kolkata.