Great Poets of the world - Czeslaw Milosz

    Date of Issue : 30 June 2011 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF CZESŁAW MIŁOSZ   Czeslaw Milosz Czeslaw Milosz ranks among the most respected figures in twentieth-century Polish literature, as well as one of the most respected contemporary poets in the world, being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. He was...

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New Special Covers…

Centenary Celebrations of M. George Muthoot 18 June 2011 India Post, Kerala Postal Circle issued a Special cover on 18-06-2011 on the Occasion of Centenary Celebrations of M. George Muthoot (1911-2011).  M George, born in the Muthoot family at Kozhencherry, after a career in the Army, launched his own business venture in 1939-40, realising...

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Industrial Design stamps from USPS….

  Date of Issue : 29 June 2011 The U.S. Postal Service  dedicated a new sheet of stamps honoring 12 of America’s most important and influential industrial designers on 29 June 2011. Frederick Hurten Rhead helped pioneer the design of mass-produced ceramic tableware for the home. He is best remembered for the sleek Fiesta® line...

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Flightless birds from New Zealand…

Date of Issue : 6 July 2011 New Zealand Post recognizes that just as the native endangered flightless birds need  help in order to thrive, so too do the children that attend Health Camps around the country. It is for this reason that three of them feature in 2011's Children's Health stamps. These are two gummed stamps and one self-adhesive...

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Making the best Maximum Card….

  Hi !  Maxim Cards are very popular among collectors these days. I often receive scans of Max Cards prepared by my readers for publication on this blog. In today’s Post I am reproducing an article on Maxim Cards by Dr Jagtap. It was earlier published in Rainbow Stamp News sometimes back. It is a guideline for the lovers of Maximaphily...

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Clown Care – best way to treat patients

  Date of Issue : 27 June 2011 Hi ! Israel Post issued a wonderful stamp featuring Clown Care on 27 June 2011. Clown care is a way of treating patients by humor, games and clowning as well as giving them required medicines in order to cheer patients' spirits and enable them to get well soon. It is the best way to treat patients and make them...

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Covers with special postmarks..

  Discussion Critical Analysis of the cover : Mr Pradip Kumar Malik of Patna has sent scan of this cover for Critical analysis. I am giving here special comments  on this cover by Dr Avinash B. Jagtap .   Expert Comments by Dr Avinash B. Jagtap The cover sent from the USA with the personality stamp depicting one of the...

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