Wishing you all a very Happy and Prosperous New year !
December 31, 2016
BALAKA-Birbhum - Stamp Exhibition - 2016
A set of 3 special cover was released on the occasion of BALAKA-Birbhum - Stamp Exhibition - 2016 held at Shantiniketan from 1st to 3rd December 2016. The covers were on Rabindranath and Tripura, Jaydev-Kenduli Mela and Ramkinkar Baij.
December 30, 2016
Russia in FIFA World Cup
Russia Post issued a Souvenir Sheet on 29th July 2016 to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held at Russia.
The stamps’ specialty is that they bear images of genuinely issued stamps dedicated to FIFA World Cup™ tournaments of 1990 and 2014, as well as symbolic images of state signs of postal payment reflecting the topic of Russia participating in FIFA World Cup™ tournaments of 1994 and 2002. This original artistic solution was proposed to preserve the unifying concept of the issue.
Kanger Valley National Park
A special cover on Kanger Valley National Park was releeased on 25th June 2016 at Jagadalpur.
December 29, 2016
Seasons Greetings
A set of 2 stamp and a miniature sheet on Seasons Greetings was released by India Post 23rd December 2016.
December 28, 2016
Samrat Vikramaditya
India Post released a commemorative stamp on Samrat Vikramaditya on 22nd December 2016.
December 27, 2016
State Bank of Mysore
A special cover on State Bank of Mysore was released on 16th December 2016 at Bengaluru Head Office to commemorate Bank's 103 years of glorified banking service to the nation.
State Bank of Mysore, an associate of State Bank of India, popularly known as "Mysore Bank", was founded by Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya under the Royal patronage of His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore, Shri Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, on 2nd October 1913. As a premier commercial Bank in Karnataka, it enjoys excellent brand equity in the state and is well known for the quality of its customer service.
Cover Code: KTK/25/2016
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru
December 26, 2016
Native Military Equipment
Russia Post released a set of 4 stamps on 28th July 2016 depicting Native Military Equipment as part of the Continuation of the Series History of the World War I.The postage stamps feature the Fedorov Avtomat, the Grigorovich M-5 flying boat, the Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya dreadnought, the Mgebrov-Isotta-Fraschini armored vehicle.
The Fedorov Avtomat was the world's first assault rifle. It was commissioned into the Russian Army in 1916 and used in World War I, the Russian Civil War and in the Winter War.
Mgebrov-Isotta-Fraschini armored vehicle was developed at the Izhora Plant in 1916. Thanks to sloped armor it boasted increased bulletproof capacity. It was heavily used by both the Imperial Russian Army and the Red Army till 1919.
The Grigorovich M-5 flying boat was developed in 1914 and brought wide popularity to its designer. During World War I, it was in active service in the Black Sea Fleet Aviation based in Batumi, Odessa and Sevastopol.
The Imperatritsa Ekaterina Velikaya dreadnought was commissioned into the Russian Navy in 1915. She was in active service during World War I. She was renamed Svobodnaya Rossiya after the February Revolution.
December 25, 2016
Consecration of St. Michael's Cathedral
A special cover was released on10th December 2016 for the Consecration of St. Michael's Cathedral at Coimbatore.
December 24, 2016
State Award of Russian Federation
Russia Post released a set of 4 stamp on the State Award of Russian Federation on 19th July 2016 as continuation of the Series.
December 23, 2016
Arunachalpex - 2016
A special cover was released in Itanagar on 1st December 2016 on the occasion of the Distcrict Level Philatelic Exhibition "Arunachalpex - 2016"
December 22, 2016
Velikiye Luki City
Russia Post issued a stamp to celebrate the 850th Foundation Anniversary of Velikiye Luki City on 14th July 2016.
Velikiye Luki is a large multi-faceted trade, industrial, cultural and educational hub in Pskov Oblast. The
postage stamp features the Cathedral of the Ascension of the Velikiye
Luki Diocese and a view of Velikiye Luki during the annual balloon
festival.
December 21, 2016
Narmadapex - 2016
Narmadapex - 2016 - District level Philatelic exhibition was held at Jabalpur on 25th and 26th November 2016. 3 special covers were released on the occasion.
25-11.2016 - World famous Marble rocks of Bhedaghat.
26-11.2016 - Architect of Democratic Republic, Non-violence follower of Shri Shri 1008 Maharaja Agrasen.
26-11.2016 - Xavier Institute of Development Action and studies, Jabalpur.
December 20, 2016
Friendship Motor Rally
A special cover was released on 13th November 2016 at New Delhi to celebrate Friendship Motor Rally held from 13th November to 3rd December 2016, covering 3 countries namely India, Myanmar and Thailand.
December 19, 2016
Acharya Vimal Sagar
Minister for Communication, Shri Manoj Sinha released commemorative stamp on Acharya Vimal Sagar on 14th December 2016 at a function organized at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.
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