Finnish Flavours and Costumes

Six Finnish flavors that get water in the tongue

Date of Issue : 6 June 2018

Here are six tempting stamps issued by Finnish Post on 6th June 2018 featuring the Finnish flavors. The stamps illustrate six taste sensations that most Finns know. The stamps are rye bread, pullout, new potatoes, coffee, cheese and strawberry.

National Costumes of Finland

Date of Issue : 6 June 2018

Here is another recent issue from Finland, a mini sheet featuring two national costumes. The costume of the goddess represents the Western-Finnish tradition and Jääsken costume of Karelian craftsmanship and costume. The miniature sheet depicts the entire national costume and the magnifying glasses have magnified the fine details designed for the costumes among others.

New stamps on Costumes…

 

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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Berpex-2014, District Level Philatelic Exhibition, Berhampore, West Bengal

5th - 7th September 2014

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.

Costumes on stamp..

 

Date of Issue : 18 July 2014

On 18 July 2014 Austria Post will issue a postage stamp featuring traditional costume of Austria.

Traditional dress from Aussee is famous for its many variations, delicate patterns and colourful accessories. It embodies both a joy of living and a feeling of belonging. In addition, traditional dress is a perfect choice for any occasion.

The classic Ausseer women’s costume consists today of a green body, a pink skirt and a purple skirt that is replaced on feast days by a black apron. The men costume, however, consists of a hand-stitched leather trousers in length adapts to the seasons, a jacket with a wide pleat at the back, green piece, sturdy shoes, hat. Numerous variations, fine patterns and colorful accessories make the Ausseer costume an eye-catcher, press vitality and local ties and offer the right wardrobe for every occasion.

Golden Jubilee year 2013-2014 of Rotary Club of Mulund

India Post,  Maharashtra & Goa Postal Circle issued a Special Cover on 01st July 2014 on Golden Jubilee year 2013-2014 of Rotary Club of Mulund .  (Special Cover Approval No. MH/17/2014)

: Ankit Agrawal – Pune : email : 3dankit@gmail.com

New stamps from Poland

 

Folk Art - Traditional National Costumes

Date of Issue 11 September 2013

Polish Post issued a beautiful souvenir sheet on 11 September featuring traditional costumes of Poland.

Priority and economic stamp in circulation for registered mail

 

Date of Issue : 20 September 2013

 

From our Readers……

Urdu Philatelic Poem

Here is a combination of philately and Urdu poetry, a philatelic Ghazal sent by our distinguished reader Deepak Dube from Korba (Chhattisgarh). The ghazal from Mr Dube is under the title 'Vaah Daak', seeks to capture  the passion , purpose and purport of Philately . The poetic merit of the piece is that it is a proper Urdu ghazal , set in a traditional Urdu  meter. Hindi and Urdu Readers can read and understand the poem “ Vaah Daak ”….

Mr Deepak Dube writes…

Ghazals, conventionally, do not have a title as every couplet (sher) of it is supposed to be on an independent thought. But, if a poetic piece is in the form of a ghazal and yet has a single subject or thought running continuously through it , it becomes a "musalsal" ('continuous') ghazal , and , as such , qualifies to a title ; just as the present ghazal does. It would  not be exaggerated to claim that 'Vaah Daak' is the first proper metrical Urdu composition on the subject of Philately.

Vaah Daak !

[ Musalsal Ghazal ]

Tikat ke dum pe lifafon ko raah milti hai

Aur unke shauq mein hum ko panaah 1 milti hai

1.Refuge

Panaah de ke hifaazat 2 ki ik virasat 3 ko

Panaah-e-dil 4 mein khushi be-panaah 5 milti hai

2. Preservation . 3.Heritage4. Haven of the Heart . 5 Immeasurable

Voh card hon , ki lifafey, muhar, tikat hon ki taar

Saji ho unse kahaani to vaah milti hai

Tikat tikat pe kahaani hai uske aalam 6 ki

Khushi kahin , to kahin unpe aah milti hai

6.. World -context

Parakh sako to numayan 7 hain daak mein heerey

Nigah 8 rakho to guhar 9 se nigaah milti hai

7. Evident 8. Same as nigaah . 9. Pearl

Kahey koi ki faqat daak mein hai kya rakkhaa

Magar vahaan se bhi duniya ki thaah milti hai

 

Havas 10 ke daur mein bas daak-paat ki hasarat

Yahi hai baat jo kuchh be-gunaah 11 milti hai

10. Greed11. Innocuous

Kamaal ho ke muqaddar ka , daak bhi aksar

Kahin to khoob 12, kahin kham-khvaah 13 milti hai

12. Well-deserved . 13 . Needless

Ye kam nahin hai nafasat 14 ki raah mein ' Danish'

Ki subha dil mein bas ik khat ki chaah milti hai

14. Sophistication

 

- Deepak 'Danish'

email : deepakdube@ntpc.co.in

Stamp on Military Uniform..

 

 

Lithuania Post  released a stamp featuring Lithuanian military uniforms on August 24.

Aušrelė Ratkevičienė, the painter having created the stamp, decided to depict the uniforms worn by soldiers of Professional Military Service of Ground Forces during official ceremonies. The stamp Lithuanian Military Uniforms have been released in the edition of 80 000 copies with a nominal value of LTL 1.35.

The Lithuanian Army was restored on April 25, 1990. The country’s Armed Forces of the periods ~1200-1251 and 1261-1795 was called The Army of the Great Duchy of Lithuania. Lithuania of the period of 1918-1940 had the Interwar Lithuanian Army.

At present, the Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of 15 thousand soldiers and civil servants. The Lithuanian Army is made of Regular Forces comprising Ground Forces, Air Forces, Naval Forces, and Special Operations Forces, Volunteer Forces and active reserve.

Rock Art on New Brazilian stamp

The rock art is a term used to describe man-made drawings on the rocks. This is a prehistoric form to record the accumulation of acquired knowledge and to share culture and customs of a particular community with next generations. This special mean of graphic communication became theme of the special issue by Correios Brazil “History Set in Stone: Rock Art in the Amazon”.

The stamp shows a representation of the east slope of the Serra da Lua located in the town of Monte Alegre where the most important and best-known Amazon cave paintings can be found. On the picture the painter Mario Baratta expresses the value of relationship between man and place chosen as dwelling and shelter. The painter shows the aesthetics of the rock paintings as record of traces left by those who lived about 11,000 years ago.

By this issue the Brazilian post highlights the importance of rock art in the Amazon as a way of understanding the life of prehistoric societies. The stamp values the unique beauty of this type of artistic expression.

Folk costumes from Estonia..

 

Date of Issue : 12 April 2013

Hi !

Here is a beautiful pair of stamps issued by Estonioan Post featuring folk costumes. The stamps are so  beautiful and could be included themes like costumes , Headdresses, culture, tourism etc.

SAAREMAA FOLK COSTUMES - KIHELKONNA AND KARJA

The new stamps from Estonian Post feature folk costumes from Kihelkonna in Western Saaremaa and from Karja in the North-eastern part of the island. The Karja stamp shows an elderly couple in long coats, dress worn around the middle of the 19th century as well as later, with red strings and coloured edges adding zing to the dark fabric. The man’s long coat is edged with a wide striped belt in many colours. Mittens were a necessary part of the attire and when there was no need to put them on, they were stuck in the belt. Men and women throughout Saaremaa invariably wore checkered kerchiefs – men round the neck and women on the head.

 

The man carries a tobacco pouch, while the woman’s pouch contains needles. The pouches were made of bits of coloured cloth. The woman wears one of the most peculiar Saaremaa headdresses – a round coloured cap, while the young married woman in the Maxicard wears a bonnet peculiar to the eastern part of the island. In Karja it could be either in geometric or floral design. Saaremaa bonnets all have a similar cut, but are still of a totally different appearance. The Kihelkonna woman featured in the postage stamp is shown in a tasselled bonnet general in Saaremaa, although it is different in the various parts of the island. A conspicuous feature, particularly for its shape, is the black crinkled skirt with a coloured lower rim. As for decorations there was a custom to wear several simple brooches one above the other. The First Day Cover shows how they were actually worn. The First Day postmark has a small motif from the Kihelkonna bonnet. 

Source : EESTI Post

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Checklist of British & Republic of India Coins & Paper Money

Checklist of British & Republic of India Coins & Paper Money.By Mahendra Agarwal Published & Edited by:- Prem Pues Kumar : For More details contact :- Prem Pues Kumar email : prem.stamps@gmail.com Ph. 9029057890

 

Philatelist exhibited currencies of 190 countries

Active member of Central India Philatelic Society Mr. Ravi Prakash Gupta exhibited currencies of 190 countries at Maihar, a religious place in Satna District of Madhya pradesh on 14th to 16th April 2013. Occasion was 8th All India Sarva Dharma & Muslim Jalsa-e-Shadi Sammelan (Mass Marriages) organised by Muslim Welfare Committee, Maihar. Mr. Sudhir Jain, Secretary and Mr. Rajendra Agrawal "Shashi", Joint Secretary Central India Philatelic Society also delivered details of collection to the visitors. Huge gathering of Pilgrims of renowned Sharda Devi Temple on the Navaratri and large number of Hindu and Muslims visited and appreciated the exhibition.

: Sudhir Jain - Satna ( MP)

Traditional costumes of Russia and Ukraine…

 

Date of Issue : 21 September 2012

Russian national costume has been used since ancient times to the present day. It has features which depend on the region. Russian national costume is characterized by a great amount of clothing. Clothing is divided into shuffled on and buttoned. The first type was worn over the head; second one was cut from top to bottom and fastened with hooks or buttons.

The stamp depicts the inhabitants of Vologda gubernia in ceremonial attire: a young man dressed in festive attire and girl in clothes of promised in marriage, as well as emblem of the RCC.

 

Generous Ukraine

Date of Issue : 1 September 2012

The Ukrainian Post has issued a beautiful block of stamps dedicated to the gifts of the generous Ukrainian summer. The stamp issue features a girl as symbol of Ukraine wearing a costume made from festival flowers and berries. The stamps feature French marigold (Tagetes patula), Mallow (Alcea rosea), Wild strawberries (Fragaria vesca), and Wild cherry (Cerasus vulgaris).