Tourist sites of Norway

Hi Readers ! I am back here with a short Post for today. It is festive time again as one of the biggest festivals of our country Deepawali is ahead. All of you must be busy these days. Some of you must be visiting your home towns. Its also time to take a short break for myself too as I am far away from my home state, Uttar Pradesh. Its time to meet friends and relatives. So I will be in Kanpur & Lucknow from 26 October to 3rd November. I will try to post on Blog from these places and write my experiences if I come across any new philatelic activity there. I have just uploaded November issue of Rainbow Stamp News on Blog. You may view it. The early issue is a small surprise for Diwali. The next issue will be annual issue as it will complete 12 issues inn December. So please write something for this special 1st Birthday Issue of Rainbow Stamp News. I will be very happy to receive your comments, write ups and suggestions for previous and forthcoming issues.This will help me to provide you better reading stuff on philately. In today's post I have here a beautiful Greeting Card issued by India Post on the occasion of Diwali sent by our member Mr. H.K.Jain from Mandla (M.P.) and few lovely stamps on Tourism issued by Norway and in our regular series some beautiful se-tenant FDCs from the collection of Mr. Shrikant Parikh. I am very thankful to all of you for writing and contributing scans for both Rainbows. This is all for Today ! ......Till next Post.....Have a great time. Wishing you all a very Happy & Prosperous Deepawali !.....

Diwali Greeting Card issued by India Post with the same design of stamp imprinted on envelope

Tourist stamps from Norway - Date of Issue - 12 April 2008
The mountains surrounding the Hjørundfjord in the county of Møre og Romsdal are called the Sunnmøre Alps. This is a favourite haunt of hikers and climbers. The peaks, as high as 1700 m above sea level, line both sides of the fjord.



Above the valley of Molladalen stands the Blade, the subject of one of the stamps. This 15 m high pinnacle is visited frequently in the summer season. Climbers love to be photographed, triumphantly seated astride its narrow top!

Directly east of Stavanger, the Lysefjord cuts through smooth-faced mountains and some of the wildest and finest scenery on its way to Lysebotn 42 km away. The majestic Kjerag plateau waits at the end of the fjord, where the vertical rocky walls rise almost 1000 metres to the highest and most spectacular cliff top in the area. Kjeragbolten is a five-minute walk from the plateau. This huge boulder is literally suspended in the air 900 metres above the fjord. Two men, clearly with no fear of heights, are rewarded for their bravery with a picture on a stamp!

In the days of sailing ships, Lyngør was one of the most important harbours on the Skagerrak coast. It is now a popular place for holidays. Narrow, cemented paths, flanked by white picket fences, wind their way over these vehicle-free islands. Boats are the only means of transport in this South Norwegian Venice.

When Lyngør Lighthouse was finished in 1879, householders in Lyngør celebrated the event by putting lights in their windows. It had been touch and go whether the lighthouse would be built. The authorities had not recommended it, but men from the region with money and good contacts in the Storting took action and produced results. Today we call that lobbying!

Stamps have been printed for tourists to Oslo, featuring the Vaterland Park and the Oslo City Hall. The Vaterland Park (opened in 1994) is located in the city centre by the Aker River. The original intention was to build a mosque there but, when these plans were shelved, a park was laid out instead. On the stamp, Ola Enstad’s Divers can be seen hanging over the river.

The Oslo City Hall is the political and administrative heart of the city. It has an important place in the history of Norwegian art and architecture and is visited by more than 100,000 guests and tourists every year. Its two towers, best seen from the sea, stand 66 and 63 metres high. The bells on the top of the east tower provide pleasure for many people, as they play tunes every hour on the hour from 7 am to 12 pm each day.

A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of se-tenant stamps

From Collection of Shrikant Parikh

50th Death Anni. of Mahatma Gandhi – Normal FDCancellation - 30 January 1998


50th Death Anni. of Mahatma Gandhi – 2nd Sp.Cancellation with same date from Kochrab Ashram Ahmedabad -30 January 1998

4 different positions of Se-tenany Blocks