Pets on Stamps..

 

To be issued on 18 January 2011 

Hi ! here are some nice stamps featuring  “Children caring pets” to be issued by Malaysia Post on 18 January 2011. The cancellation to be given for this issue is very beautiful, showing a child with pets. Thanks to Mr Srini Thevarayan, Klang – Malaysia for this Post. More news from our readers given below…This is all for Today…Till Next Post…Have a Nice Time !!

Pets cared  by Children

Club News

ITS Postal Auction No.51 – Last Date: 15.1.2011

INDIAN THEMATIC SOCIETY
MIG # 3464, PHASE TWO, DUGRI ROAD,

LUDHIANA – 141 013. INDIA
Mobile: +91 98728 51244 Telfax: + 91 - 161 - 2521244
Email: indianthematicsociety@gmail.com OR  surajjaitly@hotmail.com

For details please visit http://itsstampnews.blogspot.com/  OR http://indianthematicstamps.webs.com/ 

See scans of some lots at http://www.flickr.com/photos/its_offers/

 

STAMP ISSUE PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2011

See details on following link..

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Netscape/PhilatelyCalendar2011.htm

 

Our readers write…

Sir Mark Cubbon

Lieutenant-General Sir Mark Cubbon KCB (August 23, 1775 – April 23, 1861) was a British army officer with the East India Company who became the British Commissioner of Mysore state in 1834. He retained this office until 1860. He moved the capital from Mysore to Bangalore, helped reform the finances of Mysore, and created a peaceful and prosperous government. Cubbon Road and Cubbon Park in Bangalore are named for him

Cubbon died at Suez 23 April 1861 while returning to England in the company of his physician, Dr. Campbell. Cubbon Road, Cubbonpet and Cubbon Park in Bangalore are named for him. A medallion portrait of Cubbon is found on the ceiling at the west end of the Central Hall in the Karnataka High Court building, while an equestrian statue by Baron Carlo (Charles) Marochetti stands in Cubbon Park near Attara Katcheri and the Terrace Garden. The grammar school of Ramsey and the Cubbon Almshouses are of his foundation

-- Kenneth Sequeira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Website on autographs

 Shakil Thasariya, Wankaner,  Gujarat

I collect autographs of world celebrities. I have launched my website of autographs www.theautographsgallery.com