Russian Warship Stamp Becomes Collector's Item

 

On April 12, 2022, Ukrposhta presented and put into circulation the first in martial law conditions postage stamps with a “Russian warship, go…!” slogan. This phrase is the response of Ukrainian border guards, defenders of Zmiinyi Island, to the Russian’s ship offer to surrender on the day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. It became a symbol of courage and indomitable spirit of the Ukrainian people in the fight against Russia. Unfortunately, the legendary phrase was censored for official postal products.

In Kyiv, a special cancellation with the First Day marking took place at the Main Post Office with the participation of Ukrposhta Director General Ihor Smilianskyi and the author of the phrase, the defender of Zmiinyi Island Roman Hrybov. At the same time, cancellations of special stamps “Russian warship, go…!” took place in all regions of Ukraine.

Crimean Borys Grokh, the author of the sketch of the First Day postage stamp and envelope and the winner of the people’s contest for the best postage stamp sketch, took part in the special cancellation ceremony in Lviv. Borys’s work garnered the most votes, with 8,000 Facebook and Instagram users voting for it. Until 2014, Boris lived in Evpatoria. After the occupation of Crimea, he was forced to move to Lviv.

“Ukrainian philately during the war is a reflection of the events happening to our state and our people. The phrase that inspired us to create a postage stamp has already become a symbol of the invincibility of the Armed Forces, volunteers, Territorial Defense, all Ukrainians in the struggle for their land and independence of Ukraine. I am sure that both Ukrainians and our friends from abroad will be happy to receive letters with such a postage stamp. And today, in such a postal way, we once again remind the occupiers that they should immediately leave our land and follow their ship, “said Ukrposhta General Director Ihor Smilianskyi.

Postage stamp “Russian warship, go…!” issued by Ukrposhta in two denominations – to pay for postal items in Ukraine (face value F, equivalent to UAH 23) and to pay for items sent abroad (face value W, equivalent to US $ 1.5). The corresponding First Day envelope was issued for the stamp in 20 thousand copies.

Buy postage stamps “Russian warship, go…!” available in Ukrposhta branches and in the philatelic online store.

Currently, philatelists from around the world seem to have almost overloaded the online store of Ukrposhta, it works very slowly.

Source : Mezha

A "Russian warship, f***k you...!" postage stamp was officially introduced and a million entered into circulation, the Ukrainian postal service Ukrposhta announced on Tuesday.

The stamp's illustration features an armed and armored Ukrainian soldier with his middle finger raised to a Russian vessel. The background, the yellow ground and blue ocean, evoke the Ukrainian flag.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posed with a stamp book of the new stamps on Wednesday, and wrote that the phrase, "which became a symbol of the steadfastness of Ukrainian defenders, is now on postage stamps."

KYIV, UKRAINE — 

A stamp depicting a Ukrainian soldier making an obscene hand gesture at the Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva has become a collector's item for Ukrainians who see it as a sign of victory.

At the central post office in the capital, Kyiv, hundreds of Ukrainians of every age queued for hours on Friday to get their hands on one of the 1 million copies printed so far.

"That ship was the biggest one they had. … They gambled a lot on it, and we destroyed it!" said Yury Kolesan, 22, who waited for 2½ hours to get a set of 30 stamps. "It's a new phase of the war, one of victory!"

The warship sank on Thursday after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was caused by a missile strike, a claim backed by one U.S. defence official on Friday. Russia said the damage was caused by an explosion of munitions on board.

The missile cruiser gained publicity in the early stages of Russia's invasion of Ukraine when its crew called on a unit of Ukrainian border guards to surrender, only for them to defiantly refuse.

Ukrainian postal service chief Igor Smelyansky holds postage stamps showing a Ukrainian service member's gesture toward a Russian warship at postal service headquarters in Kyiv, April 14, 2022.

The incident quickly became a symbol of Ukraine's resistance against Russia's assault. Ukraine's postal service last month launched a competition to illustrate the episode.

Out of more than 500 submissions, Lviv designer Boris Groh's winning entry shows a Ukrainian soldier from behind making the obscene gesture at the warship.It has proved a hit, selling out in many post offices and quickly appearing for resale online.

"We wanted to print more but the bombing last night in Kyiv affected the work of the factory and we did not manage to print the necessary quantity," Ukrainian postal service chief Igor Smelyansky told AFP.

Source : UKRPOSTA

New stamp from Ukraine...

The Cultural Epochs of Ukraine

The Paleolithic Age

Date of Issue : 20 January 2017

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Stamp exhibition in Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

Distt. Level Philatelic Exhibition at DAV School, Sundernagar, Distt. Mandi from 30 January 2017 to 31 January 2017. For details plz contact : Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices - phone no. 01905-235746, 9418307848.email :e-mail: domandi.hp@indiapost.gov.in

Ukraine-Pakistan Joint Issue

 

Date of Issue : 25 December 2014

Here is a joint issue of Ukraine and Pakistan dedicated to their ancient cultures, in particular: the Cucuteni -Trypillian culture and Mohenjo-daro. The issue was released on the 25^th of December 2014 .

The Cucuteni-Trypillian culture is a Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture (ca. 4800 to 3000 BC) in Eastern Europe. It extends from the Carpathian Mountains to the Dniester and Dnieper regions, centered on modern-day Moldova and covering substantial parts of western Ukraine and northeastern Romania.

During the Middle Trypillia phase (ca. 4000 to 3500 BC), populations belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture built the largest settlements in Neolithic Europe, some of which contained as many as 1,600 structures.

One of the most notable aspects of this culture was the periodic destruction of settlements, with each single-habitation site having a roughly 60 to 80 year lifetime. The purpose of burning these settlements is a subject of debate among scholars; some of the settlements were reconstructed several times on top of earlier habitational levels, preserving the shape and the orientation of the older buildings.

Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world’s earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete.

Mohenjo-daro was abandoned in the 19th century BCE, and was not rediscovered until 1922. Significant excavation has since been conducted at the site of the city, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. The site is currently threatened by erosion and improper restoration.

Numerous objects found in excavation include seated and standing figures, copper and stone tools, carved seals, balance-scales and weights, gold and jasper jewellery, and children’s toys.

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New Special Covers

Silverpex-2015 at Kannur and release of Special Cover on Arakkal Palace - 9th January 2015

As a part of Silver Jubilee celebration The Cannanore Philatelic Club organized, 'Silverpex-2015', National Philatelic and Numismatic Exhibition at Jawaharlal Nehru Library Hall, Yogasala Road, Nr. Old Bus Stand, Kannur, from 9th to 11th January 2015.On the occasion a Special Cover was released on Arakkal Palace on 9th January 2015. (Special Cover approval no. KL-03/2015)

 

Special Cover on Golden Jubilee Celebration of Goa Kannada Sangha, Margao - 20th December 2014

To mark the Golden Jubilee of Goa Kannada Sangha, Margao a Special Cover was released on the occasion. (Special Cover approval no. MH/31/2014)

Special Cover on Golden Jubilee Celebration of G. V. M.'s MIBK High School, Khandepar - 20th December 2014

A Special Cover was issued to mark Golden Jubilee of G. V. M.'s MIBK High School, Khandepar on 20th December 2014 at Ponda, Goa.

Special Cover on Rajgor’s Coin Festival, Goa 2014 - 8th December 2014

Rajgor’s Coin Festival Goa 2014, Exhibition of Coins of Goa Region was held from 7th to 10th December 2014 at Institute Menezes Braganza, Near Police Headquarters, Panjim, Goa. On the occasion a Special Cover was released on 8th December 2014 featuring coins of Goa region at Panaji.

Courtesy – Indian Philately Digest

 

Mykolaiv Monument – A Great Memorial of Ship Builders

 

Date of Issue : 8 September 2014

Ukrposhta has issued a commemorative stamp that depicts a great monument of Mykolaiv- Monument to the shipbuilders. This monument considered to be one of the brightest symbols of this city. The stamp was released on the 8^th of September.

In 1989, the city’s 200th anniversary was marked by installation of a large memorial near the intersection of Lenin Prospect and Sovetskaya Street. Kyiv architects V.A. Chepelyk, M.I. Kislyy, N.I. Alekseyenko, and V.P. Sklutskyy designed the monument.

It features a globe surrounded by figures of naval commanders and Mykolaiv shipbuilders. Beneath the three meter tall figures, a wide band carries the inscription “To shipbuilders and naval commanders, in honor of two centuries of labor by Mykolaiv shipbuilders: 1789 – 1989″.

Mykolaiv  also known as Nikolaev is a city in southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is arguably the main ship building center of the Black Sea. Aside from its three shipyards within the city, there are located a number of research centers specializing in shipbuilding such as the State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center, Zoria-Mashproekt and others.The city is an important transportation junction of Ukraine (sea port, commercial port, river port, highway and railway junction, airport).

 

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New Special Cover

A Special Cover on Kunjali Marakkar School of Marine Engineering, Cochin University of Science & Technology was released at Kochi on 22 August 2014. School of Marine Engineering of Cochin University is named after Kunjali Marakkar, as a tribute to the valiant chief of King Zamorin of Kozhikode, who fought against Portugese colonialism erstwhile Malabar coast during 16th Century.  (KL-11/2014)

 

: Sreejesh Krihnan – Trivandrum

 

Private Maxim Cards on Indian Musicians

A set of eight Private Maxim cards on musicians released at Trivandrum . For these Maxim cards Please contact  : John Emanuel Boben - email  :annakutty.03@gmail.com    mob 9495059324

New stamp from India…

 

 

International Year of Crystallography

Date of Issue : 30 January 2014

India Post released a Rs 20 stamp on International year of Crystallography on 30th January 2014.

Image Courtesy : Mansoor B. – Mangalore

Stamp release ceremony at Bangalore

 

Photo Credit : Jagannath Mani - Bangalore

The United Nations (UN) has declared 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr2014).IYCr2014 aims to increase public awareness of the importance of crystallography, which is the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals.

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RAIPEX-2014 at Raipur
Chhattisgarh Circle of India Post is going to organise a division level philatelic exhibition in Raipur from 31st Jan to 2nd Feb2014 at Town hall Raipur.This will be organised along with Philatelic council of Raipur & Chhattisgarh philatelic society.This exhibition is divided into competitive  and invitee class. There is no entry fees.  During this exhibition one special cover on Budhism depicting  Sirpur  a heritage place recently visited by Dalai Lama and one  booklet on GANDHI containing one Philately Day MS will be issued.

- Dr. Pradeep Jain - Balod (C.G.)

3 Seasons of Ukraine

Here are 3 seasons of ukraine featured on MS issued in year 2011, 1012 & 2013.

Generous Ukraine - Spring"

Date of Issue : 25.11.2011

The unit consists of six stamps, which depicts a young woman symbolizing spring. Bouquet of mimosa in one hand, blooming apple tree branch with a bird sitting on it in the other hand, snowdrops at the feet, lilies and daffodils, tulips and jasmine - all that can be enjoyed in the spring. The block looks bright and rich, but at the same time very gentle and not intrusive like springtime. In the background - unique awakened from severe frosts Ukrainian nature.

"Generous Ukraine - Summer"

Date of Issue : 01.09.2012

The unit consists of four stamps, which depicts a young woman symbolizing summer. They show the French marigold (Tagetes patula), common hollyhock (Alcea rosea), wild strawberry (Fragaria vescа), sour cherry (Cerasus vulgaris). This unit won the 6th place in WIPA among 70 countries-members of exhibition in 2013.

" Generous Ukraine – Autumn "

Date of Issue : 14.10.2013

The unit consists of four stamps, which depicts a young woman symbolizing autumn. The stamps are: rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), watermelon (Сitrullus lanatus),  georgina (Dahlia), penny bun (Boletus edulis).

Courtesy : Shrikant Parikh – Ahmdabad

New stamps from Ukraine

 

Merry Christmas

Date of Issue : 6 December 2013

Ukraine Post will issue on 6 December a Christmas stamp and the other one on Mykola Amosov, famous heart surgeon known for his achievements in the sphere of surgical service of lungs as well as modeling of psychological functions of brain.

Mykola Amosov

 

Date of Issue : 6 December 2013

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SINE -  Stamps of India National Exhibition 2013

4th  Stamps of India National Exhibition 2013 (SINE) will be held from 6th to 8th December 2013 at NDMC Convention Centre, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001.

 

Postal scheme by India Post  for wedding invites

ALLAHABAD: One of the biggest worries for someone getting married is timely distribution of invitation cards to loved ones. With the wedding season on, the Department of Posts has come forward to make this task simple and convenient. Director, Postal Services, Allahabad Region Krishna Kumar Yadav said under Business Post Service, Postal Department will not only collect cards from customers from home but also ensure their insertion into envelopes, sealing, address writing and special delivery by charging the lowest possible price.

This service is available in Head Post Offices under the name Business Post. He said Business Post provides 'total mailing solution' to the businesses- from mail preparation to mail delivery

It is a service that manages entire mail-out process, for small businesses as well as large companies. Customers can choose from a range of cost-effective and professional mailing services, including collecting, inserting, sealing, and addressing to meet their specific business needs. In order to speed up the mail delivery, special dispatch direct to destination post office and special delivery arrangements can also be made under Business Post. Regarding wedding invitation cards, Yadav said under this service, either customer may hand over the marriage invitation cards to the postal employee or may have it collected from home itself. Along with invitation cards, the customer will have to provide list of their guests' addresses.

Employees of post offices will insert the card in envelope by sealing and paste/write the specific addresses on each card. He said Business Post handles all business mail processing to make the task easy and convenient for those customers, who are worried for sending their wedding cards. He further added that Department of Posts will charge nominal prices for this service. In case of ordinary post, it will be Rs 1, whereas for registered post it will be Rs 1.80.

-Times of India

 

New stamp with a Rainbow..

 

Guru Padmasambhavaon

Date of Issue : 18 June 2013

Here is a Miniature Sheet issued by Bhutan Post with a Rainbow in its design. The MS was issued to commemorate   the Birth Anniversary of Guru Padmasambhavaon 18th June 2013. Padmasambhava , also known as the Second Buddha, was a  sage guru from Oddiyana,  Padmasambhava is said to have transmitted   Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet,Bhutan   and neighboring countries in the 8th century AD. In those lands, he is better known as Guru Rinpoche  or Lopon Rinpoche, or as Padum in Tibet, where followers of the Nyingma   school regard him as the second Buddha  .

This beautiful MS covers the themes Rainbow, Mythology and Buddhism.

New Stamps from Ukraine

Date of Issue : 14 October 2013

Ukrpochta has issued a beautiful  souvenir sheet  “Generous Ukraine. Autumn” featuring fruits, flowers, mushrooms, birds and many more ...

It is is a continuation of the series “Generous Ukraine. Spring”and “Generous Ukraine. Summer” by the artist Natalia Kokhal. She had this artistic vision to portray Ukraine as women who symbolize seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

The s/s “Generous Ukraine. Autumn” consists of four stamps depicting autumn generosities of the Ukrainian land: rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), watermelon (Sitrullus lanatus), dahlia (Dahlia) and penny bun (Boletus edulis).

 

Fruits on stamp

Ukrainian post issued a new definitive stamp within the series Leaves and Fruits. The stamp depicts Common Pear (Pyrus communis). Pyrus communis, also known as common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia. It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe, North America, and Australia have been developed.

New Sepac stamps..

 

Luxembourg

Date of Issue : 24 September 2013

Luxembourg Post and Guernsey Posts will issue Sepac  stamps on 24th September 2013. This year’s theme of Sepac issue is Wildlife. On 20th September Gibraltar Post issued  a set of stamps featuring  wildlife .One of the stamps depicting fish features Sepac  logo.

SEPAC stamps

The Small European Postal Administration Cooperation (also Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation or SEPAC) is an association of 13 European postal authorities. They are Åland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City.

The first joint issue of SEPAC postage stamps occurred on October 1, 2007. Further joint issues within the group are scheduled every two years.

Guernsey

Gibraltar

Date of Issue : 20 September 2013

All Sepac 2013 stamps can be viewed at : Europa – Sepac stamps

My Recent Cover

Cover from Ukraine

Received this nice cover with Rainbow stamps from Ukraine. The stamps were issued on UNICEF. Many thanks to the Olesya Dvaenko for this cover with beautiful stamps.

From Olesya Dvanenko , Ukraine

New stamp from Ukraine….

 

 

Date of Issue : 5 September 2013

Ukraine Post will issue  a postage stamp on 5 September 2013 featuring “Vinnytsia. Water tower ” . 

 

Noted philatelist and numismatist honoured

Mumbai Coin Society, Mumbai has conferred upon noted philatelist, Numismatist and Autograph Collector of Ahmedabad, Mr Praful Thakkar,  the "MUDRA RATNA PURSKAR" which is a Life Time Achievement Award given to any one for his/her outstanding contribution in the field of Numismatics. The Award is a testimony of Numismatic Community's appreciation of sincere and dedicated efforts during the Life Time. They have given a Silver Plaque and a Certificate.

The Certificate mentions as under:

" The Managing Committee in Consonance with the aims and objectives of the Society had decided earlier to honour persons who have carved out a name for themselves based on Individual achievements in the art of promoting & keeping this hobby of Numismatics.

We feel that it would be a Privilege and Honour to confer upon you this momento in appreciation of your dedicated efforts in creating a Benchmark for all others to follow."

The Award was accepted by Mr Thakkar and his wife Mrs Rekha Thakkar. The Award was given by Mr Vijay Kalantre, President of World Trade Center, Mumbai.

During this occasion Mr Thakkar displayed  12 Frame Exhibit of " 100 Years of Cinema 1913-2013" which showcased 100 Film Personalities' Autographs, Stamps & Currency Notes with Birthdates of Film Personalities in Numbers'. It was highly appreciated by all.