Endangered animals on Gibraltar stamps..

 

Date of Issue : 31 July 2011

Hi ! Here is one of the most beautiful Miniature sheets issued on  Wildlife. It has been issued with a set of 6 separate stamps by Gibraltar Post on 31 July 2011. Gibraltar stamps are famous for their beautiful designs and use of magnificent color combination on stamps  which make the stamps just  awesome. The FDC bears cancellation of Royal Bengal Tiger. This set of stamps on wildlife  is sure to be liked by all wildlife theme collectors and Wildlife lovers. This is all for this evening….Have a Nice Time !

This stamp set features following endangered animals :

The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Since 1986, it has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years. The species is threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.

The Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), is a species of rhinoceros, native to the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Recent conservation success has led to very gradual population increases to about 4,000 after a long and devastating period of hunting and poaching. However, the species remains Critically Endangered due to the strong demand for rhinoceros horn for traditional Asian medicines.

The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a bear native to central-western and south western China. The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. The panda is a conservation reliant endangered species. Wild population is estimated at about 1,590 individuals living in the wild.

The Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), is a tiger subspecies native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and has been classified as endangered by IUCN as the population is estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend. None of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal’s tiger range are large enough to support a population size of 250.

The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, with eight of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in decline. For decades, large scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect.

The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is one of the two species of orangutans. Found only on the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia, it is rarer and smaller than the Bornean orangutan. In the wild, Sumatran orangutans survive in the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), the northernmost tip of Sumatra. The species has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000. It is considered one of “The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates.”

 

Fruit Dove of Samoa..

 

 

Date of issue : 25 May 2011

 

In conjunction with WWF, Samoa Post  released a set of four stamps and a Miniature sheet on 25 May 2011,  featuring  fruit doves of Samoa. It is a wonderful set depicting colorful fruit doves. A collectible item for the lovers of Bird theme.

 

The Many-coloured Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus perousii), also known in Samoa as Manulua, is a small multi-coloured dove growing up to 250mm in length. The male dove is a pale yellow-white colour with a red-crimson crown and bar across its back. The female is mostly green and grey on the head and breast with a red-crimson crown and undertail area known as coverts. These red-crimson coverts differentiate these doves from those of Fiji and Tonga where the coverts are yellow.

They are primarily found in large mature forest areas in the south-western Pacific - Samoa, Fiji and Tonga - where lowland tropical and sub-tropical forests provide a natural habitat. These birds feed predominantly on fruit and berries found in the high canopy and are partial to figs and also the fruit of the banyan tree. They are very protective of their feeding areas.

It is in the canopy where a small platform of twigs is fashioned into a nest, a single egg is laid and the young nurtured. Reduction in habitat has led to a decreased population, although the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for these doves to be considered vulnerable under conservation criteria.

New Stamps from Bangladesh

 

Rare species of Turtle

Date of Issue : 17 July 2011

Bangladesh Post issued new stamps on a variety of subjects in the month of July . The stamps feature birds, animals, coins, musical instruments and a commemorative issue on recently concluded World Stamp Exhibition Philanippon 2011.

Magnificent  Birds of The Sundarbans World Heritage

Date of Issue : 17 July 2011

Rare Animals of Bangladesh

Date of Issue : 17 July 2011

Coins of Independent Sultans of Bengal (1st series)

Date of Issue : 21 July 2011

 

Philanippon 2011

  

Date of Issue : 21 July 2011

Traditional Musical Instruments of Bangladesh

 

Date of Issue : 21 July 2011

: Pradip Jain - Patna

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From our readers…

Private FDC Rashtrapati Bhawan

Mr Boben J E of Trivandrum shares here   a privat  FDC prepared by him  for recent Rashtrapati Bhawan Stamps.

New Stamp on EUROPA 2011 -Year of Forests

 

Date of Issue: 30th July 2011

Albania Post issued a stamp and MS on EOROPA 2011 ( Forests) theme on 30 July 2011. The year 2011 is  being celebrated  as  The International Year of Forests around the world with the issue of new stamps on ‘Forest’ theme.

 

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2011 EUROPA Stamps

- The United Nations has declared 2011 as International Year of Forests. During the year all 48 members of PostEurop will be issuing Europa stamps which illustrate the biological, ecological and climatic benefits of forests.
"The Europa issue (also known as Europa - CEPT until 1992) is an annual joint issue of stamps with a common design or theme by postal administrations member of the European Communities (1956-1959), the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT from 1960 to 1992), then the PostEurop Association since 1993."
The first Europa stamps were issued in 1956 . This year the new Europa logo featuring a grapic depiction of a mail recepticle will be incorporated into the designs.PostEurop is the association which represents the interest of 48 European public postal operators. Committed to supporting and developing a sustainable and competitive European postal communication market accessible to all customers and ensuring a modern and affordable universal service, PostEurop promotes cooperation and innovation bringing added value to the European postal industry.
For more on PostEurop and the 2011 Europa stamps, click here.

Vote for Best EUROPA Stamp 2011 – Forests

 

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The 2011 EUROPA Stamps Competition is now open!
It is a tradition for PostEurop to launch the competition on Europe’s Day every year.
Europa stamps emphasize cooperation within the postal area, particularly as regards the promotion of philately, and contribute to raise public awareness about Europe’s common roots, culture and history as well as its common objectives.

It is true that together, we are stronger. We therefore aligned our theme for 2011, Forests, with the International Year of Forests, to collaborate with the United Nations programme on the subject.PostEurop is proud to present the 2011 Europa stamps and to declare the competition officially open!
It is now up to you to elect the most beautiful Europa stamp 2011...

Have fun and may the most beautiful stamp win!

Select the best EUROPA Stamp

New stamps from Australia..

 

 

Centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition

Date of Issue : 2 August 2011

This is the first in a four-year program of stamps celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE). The series will be made up of five stamps issued each year until 2014 using the overall themes of departure and journey, arrival and exploration, science and triumphant return.

The initial five stamp strip shows the key moments in the departure of the AAE from Hobart and the journey to the Antarctic.

The SY Aurora carried the AAE to and from Hobart. The stamp photograph was taken by expeditioner Xavier Mertz and the map in the stamp shows the AAE's route.

Captain John King Davis, Captain of the SY Aurora, and second-in-command of the expedition.

The SY Aurora on Antarctic voyage. The stamp photograph was taken by expeditioner Andrew Watson and the postmark image is taken from a message sent by Bob Hodger on the SY Aurora.

Landing at Macquarie Island. The main photograph was taken by the Aurora's Second Officer, Percy Gray.. The background image, shows the Aurora off Macquarie Island and was taken by expeditioner Frank Hurley.

Birdlife on Macquarie Island. The main photograph was taken by expeditioner Harold Hamilton.

 

 Maxim Cards

 

Colonial Heritage - Emerging Identity

 

Date of Issue : 28 July 2011

This stamp issue is the second in a four-year series titled Colonial Heritage, developed to commemorate Australia's philatelic history. This stamp issue focuses on emerging colonial identity, representing the shift in colonial thinking, reflecting a greater sense of belonging in the "new" homeland.

Miniature Sheet

Kangaroo and Lyrebird
The kangaroo and the lyrebird originally featured in stamps marking the 1888 centenary of New South Wales, the first adhesive commemorative stamp issue to be released worldwide. The kangaroo, flanked by the Sydney flannel flower, was in a one shilling (1/-) brown design; the lyrebird, bordered with waratahs and honeysuckle, was in an eight pence (8d) magenta design. The other Australian colony to feature a kangaroo was South Australia, using it in a blue two-and-a-half (2½d) stamp design released in 1894.

Black Swan and Southern Cross
The Black Swan has a strong place in Western Australia's philatelic heritage. It remained the central motif of the colony's stamps from its first issue, in 1854, until stamp production was transferred to the Commonwealth in 1902. The Southern Cross featured on many Australian colonial stamps, the first of which was the five shilling (5s) New South Wales medallion stamp of 1861. This resonant symbol of the south also appeared in the designs of one Western Australian stamp, six Victorian stamps and four New South Wales designs, including stamp duty and charity designs.

Like the first in the series, this issue comprises stamps in double-definitive size, on paper featuring a simulated watermark.

Maxi Cards

: Australia Post

Endangered Wildlife species on new Japanese stamps..

 

"Japan Collection of rare wildlife -

The first series of harmony with nature."

Date of Issue : August 23, 2011

Japan Post will issue a beautiful set of stamps next month featuring endangered wildlife of Japan. On 15 July sheetlets of  different flowers of Japan were issued.

The designs of a postage stamps :
(1) Tsushima
Feline mammal that lives only in Tsushima, Estimated populations of the 1960s was head 250-300, now in decline due to habitat suitability for broad-leaved forest by felling head is 80-110.
(2) Zugurokamome
The birds of the gull family locally-distributed in East Asia. Growth in summer plumage (the collar) is characterized by black and white around the eyes in the head. China, a breeding ground and are said to reduce the loss factor of habitat suitability as one of the western coastal wintering grounds.
(3) Leavenworth lady slipper
Rebun Island in Hokkaido  is only growing in orchid plants. The flowers are pale yellow, the petals  is a large oval in the destination is characterized by short sharpen. Because of the high value horticulture and are collected too, is now distributed, and also has a limited number of individuals.
(4) Green Sea Turtle
The world's tropical, reptile department of the subtropical sea turtles are widely distributed .

(5) Oorurishijimi
Honshu, Japan is a unique subspecies of Lycaenidae only distributed in Kyushu.

 

"The Flower of home (flower of Japan's 47 prefectures)"

 

Date of Issue : July 15, 2011

Pride of India Collection…

 

 

Hi ! Here is the recent issue from Pride of India Collection featuring national animal of India, the Royal Bengal Tiger . It’s a gold plated replica of the stamp. The stamp was originally issued on 7 October 1963 . This is one of 25 best selected stamps for the series of Pride of India Collection jointly launched by India Post & Hallmark Group.This is all for this evening..…Till Next Post…….Have a Great Time !

ROYAL BENGAL TIGER

Original Stamp Issue Date : 7 October 1963

 

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Royal Bengal Tiger

Scientific Name: Panthera tigris

Habitat and Distribution
Tigers are widely distributed from the alpine Himalayas to the rain forests of southern Western Ghats and from the dry forests of Rajasthan to the moist forests of north-east India.

Unique Characteristics
The tiger is one of the largest and most awesome predators in the world. This species undoubtedly fascinates every eye it meets. The body length of the majestic male ranges from 275-290 cm and of the female around 260 cm. The size and colour vary according to the geographic location and climate. Tiger is solitary and territorial and the territory of an adult male may encompass territories of two to seven females. It is carnivorous and hunts for prey primarily by sight and sound. It feeds on deer, wild pig, bovid and sometimes even other predators like leopards and bears.

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Crabs from Christmas Islands

 

Date of Issue : 7 June 2011

Here are new stamps from Christmas Island featuring four varieties of crabs which are found there.The land crabs of Christmas Island are remarkable for their abundance and the role they play in the ecology of the island's rainforest. Through their scavenging activities they recycle nutrients locked in fallen leaves. Their burrowing tills the soil and their browsing on tree fruits and shoots is probably an important factor in determining forest composition.

Twenty-three land or freshwater crabs have been identified on the island. The following  varieties are  featured on stamps .

Red crab Gecarcoidea natalis (60c)
The sight of the red crabs on their annual breeding migration is one of the outstanding natural spectacles of the world.

Robber crab Birgus latro (60c)
The robber crab lives mainly on fallen leaves and fruits of the rainforest, and is one of the largest and most common crabs on Christmas Island.

Jackson's crab Karstarma jacksoni ($1.20)
Along with the red and blue crabs, Jackson's crab is thought to be endemic to Christmas Island and is found in cool, moist environments.

Blue crab Discoplax hirtipes ($1.20)
The blue crab lives mainly on the fallen leaves and fruits of the rainforest and is one of the largest and most common crabs found on Christmas Island.

 

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New Stamps from Croatia..

 

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 !!

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

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

 

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

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.

Summer visiting Birds on new Jersey stamps..

Date of Issue : 16 June 2011

Hi! Here is a magnificent new set of stamps on Birds. Bird is one of the most popular themes among thematic stamp collectors all over the world . Jersey Post issued the fifth set in the Birdlife series featuring various birds which visit Jersey during the summer months. A Miniature Sheet and Souvenir Sheetlet also accompanies the issue. The birds illustrated on stamps are always highly sought after by stamp collectors. The set is beautiful and sure to be liked by bird lovers ! This is all for today….Till Next Post …Have a Nice Time !!

The stamps feature Barn swallow,spotted flycatcher,cuckoo, white throat Linnet and Swift .

Club News

Wedding Bells

Moderator of Mobile Philately and General Secretary of Jainism Philatelic Group Mr. Deepak Narendra Modi of Jalna (M-9890373344) married to Dr. Priyanka on 14th June 2011 at Aurangabad.

: Sudhir Jain, Satna (MP)

Heartiest Congratulations !! Heartiest Congratulations !! Heartiest Congratulations !!