New stamps on Mushroom

 

 

Date of Issue – 20 August 2015

Swedish Post introduced its new stamp issue on theme “Mushrooms”. The colourful philatelic release consists of two items and one stamp booklet that were unveiled and put on sale on the 20^th of August.

Stamp booklet

The efforts by Elias Fries (1794-1878) to catalogue mushrooms are considered an important part of the development of modern mycology, the study of mushrooms. He is therefore sometimes referred to as “the Linné of mushrooms”.

Elias Fries studied botany at Lund University and became a professor in 1824. Ten years later he left Lund for Uppsala and became the director of the botanical garden and museum there. He was elected into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1821 and became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1847.

Despite a brilliant career and academic titles, “the Linné of mushrooms” was often questioned as an expert. He writes himself in the introduction to his illustrated works, Sweden’s Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms,

“While staying a few fall seasons in Stockholm, I often inspected the species that were sold at Munkbron. Many of them were the harmless varieties, but I also found entire baskets of poisonous ones, for example Russula foetens; but when I informed them about this I was told, ‘Oh, the Gentleman does not know what he is talking about’.”

His pictures of mushrooms are an art history treasure and several of them are found in the illustrated work, Sweden’s Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, which was published in 1860-1866. His illustrations laid the foundation for what people know today about mushrooms.

“The proofs for five of the seven current stamps, weeping milk cap, porcini, changle, scarlet waxy cap and funnel chanterelle, were taken from his illustrated works. All of them are edible”, says Mats Granlöf, the stamp project manager at PostNord Stamps.

During the mid-1800s, people living in Sweden were skeptical about eating mushrooms, but after several years of poor harvests and famine, as well as the enthusiasm of Fries, people’s perception changed.

New stamps on Mushroom

 

Poisonous Mushroom

Date of Issue : 11 September 2014

Estonia Post will issue a stamp featuring deadly fibrecap mushroom on the 11^th of September.

The deadly fibrecap (Inocybe erubescens) is very poisonous, containing muscarine. The poison does not even its name derives from it. It is found in parks and deciduous forests when the first pale red russulas spring up. Quite soon after eating the mushroom signs of poisoning appear: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abundant perspiration, flow of spit and tears, often narrowing of the pupils and vision disorders. First aid must certainly be given after the first poisoning symptoms, as later help need no longer save the affected person.

In Western Europe the deadly fibrecap causes numerous poisonings every year, including deaths. When young, the mushroom has a white bell-shaped cap, but when it gets older it turns humped fibrous and yellowish brown of up to 10 cm and the stem 2.5 cm thick.

The stem, which has no ring, stands 5 to 8 cm from the ground. The mushroom has an unpleasant taste and smell. Aging it turns brownish red, and even its name derives from it. It is found in parks and deciduous forests when the first pale red russulas spring up. People pick then there, believing that are they are russulas, but picking mushrooms in city parks should be avoided.

Mushrooms of the Polish woods

 

Date of Issue : 29 July 2014

Polish Post issued a Miniature sheet of 8 stamps featuring mushrooms of Polish Woods. The FDCs are so beautiful in two different designs. A nice item for those collecting stamps on Mushroom.

 

New Stamp from India - Gaiety Theatre, Shimla

 

 

Date of Issue : 20 August 2014

India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Gaiety Theatre Complex on 20th August 2014. No any stamp release function  was organized on the occasion.

The Gaiety Theatre Complex, Shimla, a hub of theatre and landmark heritage structure, which continues to stand tall after 125 glorious years of its existence. Gaiety Theater is located on the Mall, was opened on the 30th May, 1887. Many popular film personalities have performed on its stage. Today, the Gaiety theatre is primarily known for its social club. Schools in Shimla use this theater for performing arts. The theater has been renovated with the original structure untouched to keep its heritage preserved while making it more attractive.

Courtesy - Prashant Pandya :  http://www.indianphilately.net/news.html

 

A special Cover on Gaiety Theater Complex, Shimla  was also released by HP Postal Circle on 6 June 20111.

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New Stamp Booklet by India Post

India Post – Tamil Nadu Circle - Chennai - issued  a booklet today, approved by PMG. Brihadeeswara Temple - MRP Rs. 100 (contains 4 x Rs. 5 stamp of Brihadeeswara Temple issued in 2010)sponsored by SIPA (South Indian Philatelists Association), Chennai and Bombay Sweets, Thanjavur.

Courtesy : Kasinath R. - Thanjavur

 

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New Pictorial postmarks from Poland

1. Mushroom

2. Stork

On August 29th 2014 a new pictorial cancellation will be available in Warszawa 1.The pictorial cancellation is featuring two king boletes (Boletus edulis).

Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer,Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE.E.Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de  & Wolfgang Hoelzl.

On October 17th 2014 a new pictorial cancellation will be available in Jarocin Poznanski 1.
The pictorial cancellation is featuring a flying Black Stork (Ciconia nigra).
Courtesy : Wolfgang Beyer & Heike Peschel

New stamps on Mushrooms

 

Here are new colorful stamps from Falkland Islands featuring 4 varieties of mushrooms. It’s a beautiful set for those collecting stamps on Mushrooms.

30p False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

The False Chanterelle is a gilled boletoid which can easily be mistaken for the highly prized gourmet Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius which has ridges instead of gills. Found in Britain, mainland Europe and North America it is fairly common in the Falkland Islands. A saprobic fungi it is generally found growing on acid grass-lands and heathland.

75p Red Wax Cap Hygrocybe sp

The genus Hygrocybe belongs to the family Hygrophoraceae in the order Agaricales. The name Hygrocybe means “watery head” and these fungi are so named because the cap is generally very moist often with a glossy appearance.

The Hygrophoraceae or the Wax Gill family contain some of the most striking and colourful mushrooms. The Wax Gills fall into two general groups, either brightly coloured as shown in this bright red species or white to dull-coloured. All have thick waxy gills which gives them their common name.

£1.00 Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum sp

One of the true mushrooms or toadstools this species from the family Lyophyllaceae in the order Agaricales was first described in 1818 by the Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries. This species is found throughout Europe and in many other parts of the world.

£1.20 Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus

The genetic name Coprinus meaning “dung” or “living on dung” which is true of many Ink Caps, but not particularly apt for this species which not only grows in large groups in dung enriched grasslands but also along verges and even on footpaths. The species is widespread in Britain, on mainland Europe, the Mediterranean and North America. In the Falklands it grows in isolated patches in grassland or wasteland and appears during late Autumn.

New Stamp and Pictorial postmarks from Principality of Andorra

 

 

Date of issue : 2 May 2014

New Stamp and two pictorial postmarks (FDI) from the Principality of Andorra
On May 2nd a single stamp with denomination 0,66 Euro.will be issued in Andorra . The stamp is featuring a Blue Tit(Cyanistes caeruleus) . In catalonian language Tintipella.
Two pictorial postmarks (FDI) will be issued for this day and the two postmarks are featuring two Blue Tits. One of them is for the Philatelic exhibition EURANDORRE together with the BIRDPEX at Poitiers.

Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE. Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de 

Mr.Dr.Bernhard Jankowsky,member of Philandorre(philandorre.online.fr) and Vice Chairman of the ArGe Brazil (www.arge-brasilien.de)

 

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Dealers’ Meet at Mumbai

A dealers’  meet cum display was held at World Trade Center, Mumbai from 18^th to 20^th April. Despite of elections to be held on 24^th, the event was  well attended by stamps and coins collectors and dealers. Good response was shown by the philatelists in buying stamps and other items from various dealers stalls. Both dealers and collectors were seen satisfied at the end of the show.

A special cover on Mahavir Jain was released during this event. A big  stall was put by the Dept of Posts having 5 to 6 staff members, attending to collectors and were seen compelling to buy the stamps. Whereas the response was not so overwhelming though they were having material since 2001 in their stock for sale.

- HP Singh , victorystamp.com

New stamps on Mushroom

 

 

Date of Issue : 6 March 2014

Here is a new set of  stamps featuring mushrooms issued by Swiss Post. The four stamps feature edible mushrooms.

Mushrooms

Picking edible mushrooms such as morel, porcini and chanterelles is a popular leisure pursuit in Switzerland. This is putting pressure on the mushroom populations of  forests, prompting many cantons to introduce picking restrictions. However, humans only pick the fruiting body; the major part of the mushroom, with its root-like filaments, lives concealed underground and performs important functions in the forest ecosystem.

The chanterelle is one of the most popular edible mushrooms and has a delicate, apricot-like flavour. This mychorrizal mushroom is widespread in deciduous and coniferous forests and grows best in acidic soils.

Some mushrooms specialize in breaking down deadwood,leaves and needles and returning these materials to the nutrient cycle. So-called mychorrizal fungi have a close symbiotic relationship with tree roots and improve the absorption of nutrients and water by woodland trees, while pathogenic fungi regulate biodiversity in the forest.

Fungi propagate by means of microscopically small spores which are formed on the underside of the cap in the shape of gills, tubes, ridges or spikes and are spread by the wind. If, for instance, you tread on a puffball, you’ll see a dark cloud of spores escape.

The chanterelle is one of the most popular edible mushrooms and has a delicate, apricot-like flavour. This mychorrizal mushroom is widespread in deciduous and coniferous forests and grows best in acidic soils.

The sooty milk cap is commonly found in alpine coniferous forests, as a mychorrizal partner to the spruce. It is prized as an edible mushroom and has an attractive, velvety surface. When damaged, it releases a white milky substance which turns salmon pink when it hits the air.

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New pictorial cancellation from Germany

On November 9th 2014 a new pictorial cancellation will be issued in 74405 GAILDORF. The cancellation is featuring a Eurasian Green Woodpecker(Picus viridis)-Bird of the Year 2014 in Germany- and two ants.Interested philatelists may please contact: Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE. Mail:
Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de. Postage rates: 0,75 Euro AIRMAIL ,2,90 Euro Registered AIRMAIL.
Courtesy: Axel Brockmann(AIJP).

Death Cap Mushroom

 

Date of Issue : 12 September 2013

Estonia Post issued a stamp on a variety of mushroom, Amanita phalloides which is highly poisonous and the stamp shows a skull denoting a highly dangerous variety.

Amanita phalloides, commonly known as the death cap, is a deathly mushroom with a long period of latency as its poisons cause major damage to the liver and the kidneys. The death cap is so poisonous that it should not put even into the same basket with mushrooms intended for the kitchen, which can then become equally poisonous. In Estonia the death cap grows in broadleaved forests in August and September. Its cap is greyish, yellowish, and brownish green, olive brown in the centre. When old the cap is up to 15 cm across and slimy fibrous yellowish brown with no fluffs. The cap is slightly sticky in wet weather but dry and shiny on dry days. The gills do not reach the stem, but come close to it. The stem is white from 5 tp 15 cm long and 1 to 2 cm in diameter. The base of the stem is bulbous, up to 4 cm in diameter and is contained within a cup-like structure called the volva.

 

New stamps from UAE

 

Date of Issue : 28 July 2013

Emirates Post issued a set of two  stamps to  commemorate the Sky Diving Championship & Yola Dance championship.

: Kennth Sequeira – Dubai – UAE

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News from German Philatelic Club

DAYS OF PREDATORS

During the Stamp Fair  2013 at Sindelfingen a philatelic exhibition will be held with the title DAYS OF PREDATORS from October 24th to October 26th  2013.The exhibition is being held in cooperation between the German Philatelic Youth Association, LR Southwest with participation of the German Collector Group Ar Ge Zoologie.The following exhibits will be shown at the exhibition:

Bears                                                      3 frames   exhibitor: Celina Thuro
Eagles - kings of the airs                         2 frames   exhibitor: Jonas Heil
Big Cats                                                   5 frames   exhibitor: Heike Schunck-Stopp
Big Cats-hunters of the wilderness            2 frames   exhibitor: Marcel Müller
Hunt for Moby Dick                                  1 frame     exhibitor: Axel Brockmann  
My favourite museum Senckenberg           1 frame     exhibitor: Quinten K.Schauer

Fascination of the wild cats-from the Sand cat to the Amur tiger   7 frames   exhibitor: Siegfried Pohl

Beloved Cats- "Tigers of the home"               2  frames   exhibitor: Bianca Doll
The wild small cats of Europe and Africa      4  frames   exhibitor: Marianne Ehlers 

: Wollfgang Beyer,Vice Chairman of the German Collector Group ArGe Zoologie
e-mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de

New stamps from Croatia

 

Date of Issue : 4 September 2013

On 4 September 2013 Croatian Post  put into circulation commemorative postage stamp Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića). The illustration on the stamp has been taken from the 1974 issue of Lapitch the Little Shoemaker.

Lapitch the Little Shoemaker is children's novel by the most famous Croatian woman writer Ivana Brlić Mažuranić (1874 – 1938). The granddaughter of the first Croatian governor commoner and poet Ivan Mažuranić began to write literature for her own children and was soon recognised in Croatian literature so that her works were translated into forty foreign languages. She was a Nobel Prize candidate and was nicknamed Croatian Andersen.

Mushrooms from Croatia

  

Date of Issue : 3 September 2013

Here are new stamps featuring Mushrooms, issued by Croatia Post on 3 September 2013.

MUSHROOMS - PARASOL MUSHROOM

Parasol mushroom is a generally known kind of mushroom which grows in many parts of the world. It is edible and of excellent quality but only its cap can be used since its stem is fibrous and tough.

 MUSHROOMS - WHITE TRUFFLE, BLACK TRUFFLE

Both truffles fall in the category of gourmet delicacies. They are prepared in various ways but are best raw, because thus they keep their specific flavour in dishes, what makes them the most expensive mushrooms in the world.

MUSHROOMS - ROYAL BOLETE

For its beautiful carmine red colour of its cap Royal Bolete is a veritable king among the family of Boletacae. This excellent edible mushroom is in Croatia no rarity while it is a mushroom event when it is found in north parts of Europe.

 

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NEW STAMP ON JAIN AACHARYA GYANSAGAR ON 10th SEPT. 2013

- Sudhir Jain.

On 10th Sept. 2013, India Post is going to issue a stamp on Digamber Jain Aacharya Gyansagar Ji Maharaj. Central Minister Shri Sachin Pilot will release this stamp in a function at Kishangarh, near Ajmer, Rajsthan at 9.00 A.M.

Aacharya Gyansagar Ji was born at village Ranoli, District Sikar (Raj.) and his childhood name was Bhooramal. His father was Chaturbhuj Chhabra and mother was Ghritbhari devi. He was second of five brothers. After completing primary studies in his village, he further studied Sanskrit and swadwad in Banaras. He was initiated kshullak Diksha by Acharya Veersagar Ji who belonged to the lineage of Acharya Shantisagar. He was then named kshullak Gyanbhusan. He remained a kshullak for 2 years and 2 more years as Ailak before becoming a Muni. He was initiated a monk Diksha by Acharya Shivsagar Ji Maharaj Khaniya ji, Jaipur on 20th June 1959. He was further elevated to the Acharya status in 1968 at Naseerabad, Rajasthan. He had conferred his Aacharya status to his follower Vidhyasagar Maharaj on 22nd Nov. 1972. He died on June 1, 1973 in Naseerabad.

As an expert in Sanskrit, he had been a great composer in Sanskrit. At least 30 researchers have studied his works and were honored doctoral degrees. At least 300 scholars have presented research papers on his work. His works includes 4 Sanskrit epics and 3 more Jain Granthas and that too in the time when the Sanskrit composition was almost obsolete. These creations have always surprised the modern Sanskrit scholars.

Coin on Lord Ganesha

 

 

 

Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) is going to release a commemorative coin featuring Hindu deity Ganesha on September 9th during 'Ganesh Chaturthi'.

The coin will be minted by Mayer Mint of Germany. It will be a silver Proof coin with .999 finesse and weigh 25 grams. The coin will also be studded with a Swarovski crystal. The denomination is fixed at 1001 CFA Francs.

This one promises to be a collector's item for Lord Ganesha believers. A a limited collectors' edition currency coin minted in Germany will be issued from Africa.

Made from Germany's Mayer mint, the coins are of pure silver with a coloured image of Lord Ganesha on 'peepal' leaves inscribed with the Sanskrit 'sloka' 'Vakratunda Mahakaya'.

Weighing 25 gms, the SWAROVSKI crystal studded FRANCS CFA 1001 coin is available for booking at Rs 8,001 and will be delivered on Ganesh Chaturthi on September 9.

The Ganesha coins have not been issued by any government and are therefore treated as bullion, unlike commemorative currency coins which have a much higher value.

Kolkata-based firm AG IMPEX, which has the sole rights for marketing the coins internationally, has started accepting orders for the commemorative collection.

- Cdr. G Sri Ramarao – Vishakhapatnam

Mushrooms on new Polish stamps…

 

Mushrooms in Polish Forests

 

Hi !

Here is a beautiful miniature sheet to be issued by Polish Post on 31st August 2012 featuring Mushrooms in Polish Forests. The stamps are in se-tenant form giving a beautiful view of forests. The FDC will be issued in two different beautiful designs . Besides beautiful design of the cover Polish Post has selected a wonderful design for the First Day cancellation which also features mushrooms in lovely basket. Kudos to the designer of stamps covers and cancellations. Its lovely and  beyond compare !! Just Magnificent !! I would certainly like to have these beautiful stamps in my collection !!

Date of Issue : 31 August 2012

The Pine forests of Poland are full of flora and fauna, wild mushrooms, fruits and berries much of which is dried and or preserved and harvested annually by local polish families as essential homemade food supplies for the cold and often harsh long winters ahead.

 

These highly sort after mushrooms really are a blessing to so many Polish families in Poland. They are a magical source of wild food and income. These mushrooms appear as if by magic early in the mornings when most of us are still asleep all except the avid mushroom hunters who wrap up in layers upon layers of wooly clothes and a jacket topped of with a knitted woolen hat. To Search for the world best tasting mushrooms known as Borowki in Poland and highly regarding by top chefs around the world.

These mushrooms are lovingly collected preserving the natural environment in which they are found and air dried on strings to preserve the flavor and texture. Once the mushrooms have thoroughly dried the often elderly and female mushroom hunters proceed to the local markets or roadsides and wait for hours just to sell the string mushrooms to passers by. This money is used by the families to buy much needed fuel and food for the harsh winter months to follow. A truly magical tradition preserved and maintained in this truly romantic region of eastern Poland.

 

Some interesting facts about mushrooms

Mushrooms are one of the most mysterious kingdoms of living organisms. Once in the past they were referred to the lower plant-forms, but it is proved today: mushroom combines both the plant and the animal characteristics. Consistence of chitin, urea formation, sexual reproduction and heterotrophic exchange type rank mushrooms to animals.

There are lots of mushroom species: their amount exceeds 100 of thousands, and biologists regularly discover new ones. The most mushroom places of the world are the Europe and the Northern America, and the majority of species, especially edible, is represented on the territory of Russia.

The whole science - mycology makes the study of mushrooms and the application sphere of each species is very wide. Mouldy mushrooms are used in microbiological and pharmaceutical industries for production of vitamins, antibiotics and enzymes.

Edible mushrooms having relatively big fruit body are used in cookery for cooking of nourishing, protein-rich dishes. Palatability of some rare species is so good, that they are sold by the piece on European auctions. It first of all concerns white truffles.

Boletus (Borowiki) mushroom is considered to be the king of all forest mushrooms in Europe not only by its size, but also by amazing flavor.It is interesting, that lots of mushrooms in Russia are named according to places of their habitat; it seems to be for search simplification. Boletus grows in the piny wood, Aspen mushroom under the aspen, Birch mushroom under the birch, Honey Fungus on the stub and so on.

These names reveal that mushrooms were very popular even in the Ancient Europe and they were one of the food sources. It is not surprising, because mushrooms stand on the second place after meat on protein consistence, it apparently can be explained by their characteristic. Among other things, one more special property of mushrooms is widely used today they can accumulate radiation and remove it out from the organism.

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Wild Mushrooms on stamps…

 

Date of Issue : 23 March 2012

Chunghwa Post released a set of four stamps and a souvenir sheet on wild Mushrooms. Four species of mushroom which are  found at mid-altitudes are featured on these stamps. The following species are featured on the stamps…

1. Amanita rubrovolvata (NT＄5): The mushroom has an orange to red cap (pileus). The mushroom's central stem (stipe) is cream to pale orange-yellow in color. The stem has a ring (annulus) on its upper half and a large basal bulb. It can often be found in mixed forests at mid-altitudes. This mushroom is poisonous.

 

2.Entoloma murraii (NT＄5): The mushroom has a pale to bright yellow conical cap and a bright yellow cylindrical stem. The stem is central and supports the cap in the middle. This small, soft mushroom can often be found in forests in low to mid-altitude areas during summer and fall.

3.Geastrum sessile (NT＄12): The mushroom has a ball-shaped fruiting body. At maturity, the outer layer of the fruiting body splits open to create a star-like effect. This mushroom can often be seen in broadleaf forests at mid-altitudes.

4.Clavulinopsis miyabeana (NT＄12): At first, the fruiting body of this mushroom resembles a red or pink smooth cylinder. By maturity, the fruiting body has become a sharp spindle with a paler tip. It can often be found in clumps among fallen leaves in coniferous or broadleaf forests at mid-altitudes during summer and fall. At first glance, the mushroom resembles a flame on the forest ground.

New stamps from Bulgaria…

 

Ship

Date of Issue : 25 August 2011

 

Bulgaria Post issued a souvenir sheet on ‘Tall Ships Regatta 2011’ on 25 August 2011 and a miniature sheet on Poisonous Mushrooms on 29 July 2011.

Poisonous mushrooms

Date of Issue : 29 July 2011

1200th anniversary of the khan Krum victory at Varbitsa pass

Date of Issue : 26 July 2011

 

 

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