World Forestry Day..

 

To be issued on 5 May 2011

Hi ! Today is World Forestry Day.I wish to share here two magnificent stamps to be issued by Serbia Post on 5th May to celebrate year 2011 as Year of Forests (this year’s Europa theme) . These are the most beautiful stamps issued on Forests, issued so far. It might be the best designed stamp on 2011 Year of Forests . The design of the stamps is wonderful and very unique showing the beautiful posters of forests with the background of logs and in another one the green folding leaf…..Just beautiful !! Kudos to the designer of the stamp !! This is all for Today……..Till Nest Post….Have a Great Time !!

World Forestry Day is an international event celebrated on 21 March every year as people take time to consider the benefits of forests to the community - such as catchment protection, providing habitat for plants, areas for recreation, education and scientific study, and as a source of many products including timber and honey. World Forestry Day also aims to provide opportunities for people to learn how forests can be managed and used sustainably for these many purposes.

2011 is International Year of Forests: The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Forests (IYF) and has invited governments, the United Nations system, NGOs, the private sector and the public at large to come together. The overall objective: to raise awareness and strengthen the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations.

View more stamps on EUPOPA 2011 - Year of Forests at Europa Stamps

Club News

New Special Cover on Fisheries….

CIFA, the Freshwater Fisheries Institute located at Bhubaneswar, celebrating its Silver jubilee year from 1st April, 2011. To commemorate the beginning of the 25th year, it has been planned to release a Special cover with cachet cancellation on the same day. The cover depicts the pictorial view of CIFA and some of its major activities.Although 1000 numbers cover will be printed but only 250 numbers cover will be circulated among the philatelist and others will be for in house circulation.All the covers will be numbered.

Interested Philatelist friends may contact me for their collection well in advance.

- Dr Bibhudatta Mishra
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture
Kausalyaganga, BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA-751 002
Ph.09437282638 (M); 0674-2465421(o)
E-mail: bhanubibhu@gmail.com; bhanubibhu@rediffmail.com