Special Cancellations : URUGUAY 2025
3 Special Cancellations were issued by India Post during URUGUAy 2025 on following themes
1.Mahatma Gandhi
2. Yoga
3. Taj Mahal
Date of Issue : 10 July 2015
Here is a beautiful stamp issued by Korea Post on 10th July 2015 , The stamp issued in celebration of The Gyeongju Silk Road Cultural Festival, features Taj Mahal, The Pride of India.
Korea Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate the Silk Road Cultural Festival Gyeongju 2015 scheduled to be held at Gyeongju World Culture Expo Park from August 21 to October 18, 2015. The theme for the Silk Road Cultural Festival Gyeongju 2015 is Eurasia Culture Express Train.
Journey on the Silk Road
The stamp depicts the “Journey on the Silk Road” in the hope that the Expo will give visitors excitement that transcends time and space, and help them understand the world and look into the future with the knowledge of culture. The item was released on the 10thof July.
The 2015 Gyeongju Silk Road Cultural Festival will be held at Gyeongju World Culture Expo Park and throughout the city of Gyeongju from August 21 to October 18, 2015 under the theme of “Eurasia Culture Express Train”.
The Silk Road was the great ancient route connecting the East and the West, and the 2015 Gyeongju Silk Road Cultural Festival will bring together the cultures of Korea and Eurasia through over 20 specialized cultural programs in three areas.
The first one is the “Meeting of Civilizations”. Here, visitors will learn about the histories and cultures of the participating countries through various performances and things to see. There will be the Silk Road Grand Bazaar, where each street will feature a participating country’s traditional tea and cuisine, craftworks, and folk performances.
The Silk Road Odyssey will present the history and culture of the Silk Road. The performance “Silla” (titled “BaSilla” in Korean) will inspire audience with a grand epic poem of Persian and Silla heroes fifteen hundred years ago as they came together over the sea. The second area is the “Golden State of Silla”. Here, programs and activities will highlight the art and culture of Silla, widely remembered for its glorious civilization of golden sculptures and adornments.
The special exhibition, “Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom”, will feature more than 640 golden relics, including Bodhisattva in Pensive Pose (National Treasure No. 83), and arrange them according to different stages of Silla art. Visitors can also enjoy some unique programs that combine historical elements and state-of-the-art technology.
Among these programs will be “Silk Road, the Festival of Lights” and “Seokguram HMD (head mounted display) travel experience”. The third area is “Venue of Mingling”. There will be not only performances of traditional musical instruments of the Silk Road countries, but also the special art performance, “Flying: Hwarang Expedition”, which features actions of the Hwarang during the Silla period, and the “Korea in Motion Festival”, showcasing unique elements of Korea’s performing art.
Some 40 countries including the Silk Road Countries, such as China, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Turkey, and the sister cities of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Gyeongju city will be coming to Korea to participate in the 2015 Gyeongju Silk Road Expo. Korea Post is issuing one commemorative stamp depicting the “Journey on the Silk Road” in the hope that the Expo will give visitors excitement that transcends time and space, and help them understand the world and look into the future with the knowledge of culture.
A Special cover - Women in Sanskrit Literature was released in Bangalore on 15th September by Karnataka Postal Circle with joint cooperation from Karnataka Sanskrit University . The Cover Approval No: KTK/19/2014, its function was organized at "Aksharam", 8th Cross, II Phase, Girinagar, Bangalore - 560 085 on 15.09.2014 at 10.00 A.M on the occasion of National Conference on "Role of Women as reflected in Sanskrit Literature". The total 6 frames were exhibited on subject on Indian women and her role in various field scientific,literary,cultural tradition and Heritage. Dr Sumitra Arya was instrumental in the issuance of this cover and she also designed the cover .
Dr Sumitra Arya and Mr M.R Prabhakar who exhibited their collection on Indian women and her role in various fields.
: Reported by Philatelist from Bangalore
My Stamp Series from Ahmedabad
New My Stamp series launched by India Post is now available at Ahmedbad GPO with 3 designs Taj Mahal , Greetings and Fairy Queen.
Courtesy - Shrikant Parikh, Ahmedabad http://setenantsofindia.blogspot.in/
Taj Mahal
India Post has launched 'My Stamp' at Indipex-2011, World Philatelic Exhibition on 12th February 2011. 17 different sheets were made available during the launch of 'My Stamps' having designs/themes of 12 diff. Sun signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Pisces, Cancer and Capricorn) Taj Mahal, Jungle lore (Wildlife: Indian lion, Indian elephant, Tiger, Rhino), Tales of Panchatantra (The lion and the rabbit, The monkey and the crocodile, The crow and the snake and The tortoise and the geese, Full steam ahead (Locomotives: WP/1, 1963, WDM2, 1963, GIP No. 1, 1853 and F/1, 1895) and Flying high (Aeroplanes: LCA - Tejas, Dhruv and HT-2).
In the second phase four new designs on Flower theme (Lily, Dahlia, Cineraria and Pansy) were launched on 19th October, 2012.
As per the Office Memorandum F. No. 17-5/2013-Phil, dated 22nd July 2014 issued by Philately Division, Department of Posts, 10 new themes of My Stamps have been launched, viz. Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Taj Mahal, Hawa Mahal, Mysore Palace, Fairy Queen, Port Blair Island, Ajanta Caves, St. Francis Church and Greetings. The cost of each sheet is Rs 300.
These new themes are based on local tourist attraction places. Therefore the distribution of the same has been prepared in view of the location of the above places, except Taj Mahal, Fairy Queen and Greetings which are distributed to all postal circles, rest of the themes are circulated only to the concerned circle headquarters. However My Stamp Counters and philatelic bureaux of the circles other than the philatelic bureau situated at circle headquarter can place their demand of My Stamp sheetlets to the philatelic bureau situated at circle headquarters.
Hawa Mahal
Mysore Palace
Port Blair Island
Ajanta Caves
St. Francis Church
Red Fort
Qutub Minar
Fairy Queen
Greetings
Courtesy : Prashant Pandya : http://www.indianphilately.net/news0814.html
Date of Issue : 16 July 2014
United Nations Postal Administration UNPA will issue a set of six stamps on Taj Mahal on 16 July 2014.Stamps will be released in the denominations of US$ 0.49, US$ 1.15, CHF 1.40, CHF 1.90, € 0.90 and € 1.70 (in sheets of 20 stamps) on the theme “World Heritage – Taj Mahal”.Three prestige booklets will also be issued on the same day.
- Dr Satish Sondhi - Ludhiana
The stamps are part of the UNPA World Heritage series that began in 1997. The Taj Mahal was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1983. The UNESCO website provides a description of the structure: “An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra [India] between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.”
The stamps, two for each UNPA post office, reproduce photographs of the Taj Mahal. Animals are included in the photographs shown on the two stamps for use from the post office at the International Vienna Center in Vienna, Austria. The €0.90 stamp pictures a man leading a camel in Yamuna River beside the Taj Mahal. An elephant saddled for a ride is grazing near the Taj Mahal on the 01.70 stamp.
The two stamps for use from the post office at U.N. headquarters in New York City are denominated 49¢ and $1.15. A southern view of the white marble tomb and the four minarets surrounding it is featured on the 49¢ stamp.
The sky is filled with orange hues on the 1.40-franc stamp for use from the post office at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
The 1.90fr stamp shows the tomb and its reflecting pool.
The photograph on the $1.15 stamp shows the Taj Mahal and its mosque reflected in the river, all bathed in a rosy glow.
Taj Mahal on Myanmar stamps
Date of Issue: June 28, 2014
Myanmar Post will issue a set of two stamps on 60th Anniversary of the Announcement of the Five principles of peaceful co-existence by Myanmar, China, and India (1954 - 2014) on 28 June 2014. Stamp design features three images, one for each country, and the last image depicts Taj Mahal.
Image Courtesy : Ms. Thitar Aung, Myanmar
News Credit : Kasinath R. - Tanjore
New Stamps from Sri Lanka
Vesak 2014
Date of Issue : 12 May 2014
: Pradip Jain – Patna
email : philapradip@gmail.com
