Painted Eggs

Eggs are favourite all over the world for their use in bakery products and preparation of different cuisine and of course, as an easily prepared breakfast. But one more thing that is related to egg shells is nice painting done on them by the people. All of us must have painted some egg shells during our school days for fun. But here are some very beautiful egg shells with colorful designs on stamps issued by my favourite postal administration, Poland. The designer of the stamps & FDC needs lot of appreciation for the beautiful design. I will again say that the stamps issued by Poland are the best in the world.These were issued on 29 February 2008 for easter Greetings. In the last part of this post some butterflies which are the natural symbol of colours too from the album of our distinguished member Shri Shrikant Parikh. Have a Nice & Colorful Day ! Till next Post..... Happy Collecting .....

Easter Greetings

The most important in the Catholic Church holiday, the day of Jesus Christ's resurrection, in calendar coincides with the beginning of spring, and therefore its symbolism, although Christian, includes the traditional springtime elements as well. In order to enrich the holiday correspondence Poland since 1997 issues each year the special Easter stamps. The stamps feature usually religious scenes, folk customs and different symbols of the life reborn, such as painted eggs, chickens and the flowers and green plants.

The stamps and FDC envelopes

The stamps are presented in the spring and holiday tones. On both of them there is shown a composition of painted eggs and paper cut-outs; similar cut-out in two colours, decorates the FDC envelope.

The contemporary Easter eggs

Such eggs as shown on the stamps do not necessarily copy the traditional patterns. Nowadays they are rather unique creations of the individual artists, depending on their own invention. Among them one may find all conceivable painting techniques, applied to the ostrich or geese eggs. There are also carved shells of blown eggs or the eggs "dressed" in laces or knitted wool.

The folk cut-outs

The paper decorations made by cutting out the holes precisely in the piece of paper, folded many times, what results in highly symmetrical patterns. This kind of holiday decorations is popular in Poland mainly in Masovia (region of Kurpie and vicinities of Łowicz and Opoczno) since the end of the 19th century, as earlier the paper was not available universally. The cut-outs, originally white and only later in different colours, used to be affixed to the peasants houses' walls before all the major holidays. Their motifs range from the abstract geometrical forms to the plant or animal representations. Their precision attains sometimes amazing level considering that they were made frequently with the sheep shearing scissors.

From Se-tenant Album of Shrikant Parikh

Fauna- Butterflies

Endemic Butterflies of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Date of Issue : 2 January 2008