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Showing posts with label Croatia. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2011

New Stamps from Croatia..

 

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Castles of Croatia

Date of Issue : 17 June 2011

Hi ! Here are some new stamps issued by Croatian Post featuring a variety of themes on stamps . Recent  stamps on Castles cover Tourism theme, New Forest stamps commemorate EUOROA 2011 theme : Year of Forests and the animal series depicting endangered animals of Croatia feature fauna theme a beautiful set covering ‘Children’ theme. All the sets are sure to be liked by thematic collectors !! This is all for today….Till next Post…..Have a Nice Time !!

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On 17 June 2011, Croatian Post released four new commemorative stamps from a new series entitled "Castles of Croatia".  The castles featured on the stamps are:

Donji Miholjac, the Hilleprand-Mailath Castle (face value HRK 3.10),
Nasice, the castles of the Pejacevic family (face value HRK 3.10),
Bilje, the Palace of Prince Eugen of Savoy (face value HRK 4.60),
Valpovo, the Hilleprand-Prandau Normann-Ehrenfels Castle (face value HRK 4.60).

Europa 2011

Europa-sume

Date of Issue  : 10 May 2011

Croatian Post has issued two new commemorative postage stamps from the Europa series, which features forests as this year’s theme. The motifs  are works by two Croatian painters, Lovro Artuković and Josip Zanki. Zanki’s paintingThe first stamp features Artuković’s “Forest scene with spider web” painting.

Croatian Fauna : endangered species

Brown bearEleonoras Falcon Mediterranean Monk Seal 

Date of Issue : 22 March 2011

Croatian Post issued three  commemorative postage stamps in the Croatian Fauna series in March this year. Animal species which inhabit the territory of the Republic of Croatia have been joined, on stamps, by three endangered species: the brown bear (face value HRK 1.60), Eleonora’s Falcon (face value HRK 3.10) and the Mediterranean Monk Seal (face value HRK 4.60).

Children’s World

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Date of Issue : 15 February 2011

Croatian Post has released Croatia’s first 2011 stamp – Children’s World. The stamp is dedicated to the International Children’s Festival in Šibenik and bears the motif of a child holding colorful balloons.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Stamp on Environment and Ecology

Date of Issue : 18 May 2011

Monaco Post will issue a postage stamp on 18th May featuring the design of a Junior School student on the theme “Environment and Ecology “. The design was selected in a competition organized for Junior School children. The stamp represents the design of the contest winner with logo on the stamp “ Stop Pollution ”.

New Europa Stamp

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Date of Issue : 9 May 2011

Croatian Post issued a se-tenant pair of postage stamps on 9 May 2011 on Europa 2011 theme – Year of Forests. The design of stamps are based on paintings by Reowned Croatian painters Lovro Artukovic and Josip Zanki.

Permanent Pictorial Cancellations

Gujarat

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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Guj 8

Porbandar, Birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi

: Vijay Modi – Himmat Nagar, Gujarat e mail : vijay_idom@rediffmail.com

Tamil Nadu

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Permanent Pictorial Postmark - 2

- The Rock Fort / Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Trichy/Tiruchirappalli

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Date of Inauguration of PPP - December 20, 1981


This postmark is available at Trichy Philatelic Bureau. Rock Fort or Ucchi Pillayar koil, is a combination of two famous 7th century Hindu temples, one dedicated to Lord Ganesh and the other dedicated to Lord Shiva, located a top of a huge rock in Trichy, India. Geologically the 83m high rock is said to be one of the oldest in the world, dating over 3 billion years ago. The name rock fort comes from the fact that the place was used for military fortification first by the Vijayanagar emperors and later by the British during the Carnatic wars. The temple is now maintained by the Archaeological Department of India.

location

The Rock Fort

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: Kasinath R.,Thanjavur email : kasinath80@gmail.com
Blog : My Watercraft Philately -
http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/

Stamp on Environment and Ecology

 

Date of Issue : 18 May 2011

Monaco Post will issue a postage stamp on 18th May featuring the design of a Junior School student on the theme “Environment and Ecology “. The design was selected in a competition organized for Junior School children. The stamp represents the design of the contest winner with logo on the stamp “ Stop Pollution ”.

New Europa Stamp

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Date of Issue : 9 May 2011

Croatian Post issued a se-tenant pair of postage stamps on 9 May 2011 on Europa 2011 theme – Year of Forests. The design of stamps are based on paintings by Reowned Croatian painters Lovro Artukovic and Josip Zanki.

Permanent Pictorial Cancellations

Gujarat

Guj 7

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Guj 8

Porbandar, Birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi

: Vijay Modi – Himmat Nagar, Gujarat e mail : vijay_idom@rediffmail.com

Tamil Nadu

ppp trichy

Permanent Pictorial Postmark - 2

- The Rock Fort / Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Trichy/Tiruchirappalli

ppp trichy close


Date of Inauguration of PPP - December 20, 1981


This postmark is available at Trichy Philatelic Bureau. Rock Fort or Ucchi Pillayar koil, is a combination of two famous 7th century Hindu temples, one dedicated to Lord Ganesh and the other dedicated to Lord Shiva, located a top of a huge rock in Trichy, India. Geologically the 83m high rock is said to be one of the oldest in the world, dating over 3 billion years ago. The name rock fort comes from the fact that the place was used for military fortification first by the Vijayanagar emperors and later by the British during the Carnatic wars. The temple is now maintained by the Archaeological Department of India.

location

The Rock Fort

trichy

: Kasinath R.,Thanjavur email : kasinath80@gmail.com
Blog : My Watercraft Philately -
http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/