Cantonese Opera Costumes
Date of Issue : 21 August 2014
Hongkong Post issued a set of special stamps entitled "Cantonese Opera Costumes" on 21st August 2014. It’s a beautiful and very colorful issue with a magnificent sheetlet. These stamps could be included in Theatre, costumes and Performing arts themes.
Cantonese opera is a major theatre genre in southern China and a highly valued traditional performing art in Hong Kong. With a live orchestra and special theatrical costumes, Cantonese opera is an art form involving many skills such as singing, acting, narration and martial arts.
Cantonese opera costumes come in a wide variety of styles and correspond to the identity and social status of the different roles performed on the stage. Hongkong Post is issuing a set of special stamps entitled "Cantonese Opera Costumes" and presenting seven distinctive costumes, namely the great Han costume, a gown with a sloping collar, a dress for young ladies, a military uniform for soldiers, a python ceremonial robe, a gown with a vertical collar and grand armour. The stamps feature intricate illustrations of Cantonese opera costumes modelled on real ones worn in live performances.
The performers on the $10 stamp sheetlet are dressed in grand armour, playing the marshals of "The Joint Investiture" and projecting a heroic, gallant and formidable demeanour.
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Heritage Post Office, Berhampore
Murshidabad Silk
Berpex-2014, District Level Philatelic Exhibition was organised by Murshidabad Postal Division at St. John Ambulance Hall, Berhampore (West Bengal) from 5th to 7th September 2014. 40 Frames were on dispay at the exhibition. During the exhibition two Special Covers were released. One on Heritage Post Office of Berhampore and second on Murshidabad Silk.
For Covers, kindly contact : Mr SK Biswas : ph 9434400099
Thanks to Mr Subhabrata Basu of Murshidabad ( West Bengal) for the special covers issued during BERPEX 2014.
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.
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
Date of Issue : 1 June 2014
The Polish Post issued a souvenir sheet on 1st June featuring Disney characters.It’s a beautiful item for those collecting on Cartoon Characters . The FDC design also shows cartoon characters making it a colorful FDC. It is a very good item for ‘children’ theme too .
FDC
Other recent issues from Poland
Freedom Day
Date of Issue : 28 May 2014
Another recent stamp from Poland issued on 28 May 2014 featured Freedom Day. The stamp is in black and red giving a unique design to the stamp.
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A Special Cover was issued on Qadir Ali Baig on 3rd June 2014.
Qadir Ali Baig was an eminent theatre personality from Hyderabad. Between 1970 and 1984, Qadir Ali was an important figure in the Hyderabad theatre circuit. He formed the New Theatre of Hyderabad (NTH) in 1970 and featured in plays like Sakharam Binder, Adhey Adhoore, Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai and Kehron Ke Rajhans. His period plays had sets and props that recreated the magnificence of the Mughal and the Asif Jahi eras in plays like Quli Qutb Shah, Ana Shah, Mahboob-e-Deccan and Kohinoor ka Lutera.
Recognising the work and contribution of theatre doyen Qadir Ali Baig, a Special cover to commemorate his 30th death anniversary was released by India Post at the function organized at Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad on 3rd June 2014.
The release of the special postal cover also marks ten years of the Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation, established by his son Mohammed Ali Baig. While releasing Special cover, Ms. Radhika Chakravarthy, Director of Postal Services said “India Post honours famous personalities whose contribution is exemplary and it is a befitting tribute to late Mirza Qadir Ali Baig sahab.”
The envelope has the doyen’s photo on the left hand corner with the words ‘Late Qadir Ali Baig 1939-1984’ written, followed by ‘A decade of Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation and its theatre revival movement’. The event was followed by a moving performance by veteran actress Rashmi Seth in the play Dhoop ka Tukda. Her performance was an apt tribute to the doyen.
Courtesy : Indian Philately Digest
Here are new beautiful stamps to be issued by US Postal Service featuring fruits and vegetables. The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate the bounty of farmers markets with four new stamps to be released soon. The date of Issue has not been announced yet.
Stalls brimming with fresh produce, shoppers engaged in conversation with vendors, neighbors catching up on news—farmers markets are so much more than just places to buy fruits and vegetables. They are spaces that foster community, support small farms, and boost local economies, and they offer consumers the opportunity to interact directly with the people who produce their food.
The four se-tenant stamps depict a table laden with typical farmers-market fare. The artist chose and arranged the products so that each stamp has a large focal point and each stamp is complete in itself, yet forms a cohesive whole with the entire stamp strip. Most items bear handwritten labels that identify the product and its price.
New Special Cover
Special Cover on 30th death anniversary of late Qadir Ali Baig - 3rd June 2014.
Special Cover on 30th death anniversary of late Qadir Ali Baig - 3rd June 2014. Qadir Ali Baig was an eminent theatre personality from Hyderabad. Between 1970 and 1984, Qadir Ali was an important figure in the Hyderabad theatre circuit. He formed the New Theatre of Hyderabad (NTH) in 1970 and featured in plays like Sakharam Binder, Adhey Adhoore, Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai and Kehron Ke Rajhans.
Date of Issue : 22 May 2014
Here are new stamps on famous Theatres . On May 22, 2013 the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Republic of Belarus issued stamp on “National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus” from the series “Theatres of Belarus”.
Date of Issue : 5 June 2014
On June 5, 2014 the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Republic of Belarus will issue a stamp “Grodno Oblast Drama Theatre.” Stamp was printed with the logo of the Grodno Regional Drama Theater. Grodno Oblast Drama Theatre opened in October 20, 1947 with the performance of “Truth is good, but happiness is better” by Alexander Ostrovsky .
Date of Issue : 31 October 2013 featuring
Polish Post issued a set of three stamps and a Miniature sheet featuring famous personalities of Polish Cinema and theatre, H. Grossówna,M. Ćwiklińska and A. Dymsza.
H. Grossówna M. Ćwiklińska A. Dymsza
My recent cover
Many thanks to Andrzej Bek of Poland for this nice cover. The cover has a special cancellation of Victory sign.
Date of Issue : 3 October 2013
French Post issued a souvenir sheet featuring Theatre Masks on 3rd October 2013. The masks were always a must-have accessory of the scene of ancient theater. Comic or tragic, leather or wood, they dressed the face of the actor and made him even closer to his character. The theater Wayang Topeng mask represents the legendary prince Panji, incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu.
Masks shown in the souvenir sheet depict following six major cultural imprints.
The ancient theater, Greece: tragic clay mask from the site of Myrina reflects a sense of horror.
Noh Theater, Japan: carved mask from cypress wood represents the face of a young girl. Noh masks were made in four styles (men, women, old people and demons).
The theater WayangTopeng: mask represents the legendary prince Panji, incarnation of the god Vishnu. The green color highlights self-control of Panji. Very stretched, almost closed eyes show that the character focuses on his environment. The line of his eyebrows and the color of his teeth are signs of refinement due to his rank and the nobility of his character. The mask is taken from the collections of the Musee du Quai Branly.
Commedia dell’arte, Italy: born in the sixteenth century, mixing farce and popular tradition, it depicts masked characters like Harlequin and Punchinello.
The Sandaetheater, Korea: the used masks often conveyed a social critique. Theater of Sandaemask was the prerogative of the court of Korea under the Yi dynasty (1392-1908).
The Topengtheater, Bali:musical and dancing masked theater, Topeng shows different status of the social hierarchy. The stamp depicts a wooden mask of Minister or Patih.
My Recent Cover
Received this nice cover from Riga, Latvia Thanks to EN Limanski .
Date of Issue : 2 September 2013
Here are new stamps from Liechtenstein to be issued on 2 September 2013 featuring themes on Sports car performing Arts and Joint issue.
Sports and Touring Cars…
The car stamps, depicting another four rarities from the world of cars, continues the “Collections in Liechtenstein” series started in autumn 2012. All the sports and touring cars illustrated in this series were built in the 1950s and are today housed in the garages of Liechtenstein collectors, from which they are occasionally brought out for a short drive in Liechtenstein and the adjoining areas.
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As in the earlier series the stamps are based not on photographs of these automotive treasures but on oil paintings by the Canadian artist Mark Heine. The lettering on the stamps is stamped in gold foil.
Performing Arts
New stamps to be issued on 2 September 2013 by Liechenstein on Performing Arts feature “Dance” (face value CHF 1.00), to “Theatre” (face value CHF 1.40), “Musical Theatre” (face value CHF 2.00) and “Cabaret” (face value CHF 4.00).
Joint Issue with Russia
Liechtenstein Post will issue a joint issue with Russia on 2nd September 2013. The first of the two stamps designed by the Russian Post Office shows the early work “Voyage of the Argonauts” (face value CHF 1.40), completed in 1909 as an entry in a competition at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts and depicting an excerpt from the adventurous voyage of the Greek prince Jason with his companions the Argonauts; the second shows the painting “Silum” (face value CHF 2.60), which Zotow painted in 1945 during his exile in Liechtenstein and which shows a typically Zotow view of Liechtenstein’s alpine world. The two stamps are being issued in se-tenant form and are to appear both in Liechtenstein (German) and in Russia (Cyrillic).
