Date of Issue : 4 May 2011
Australia Post released instant stamp on 4 May 2011 to commemorate Royal Wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. The stamp has been issued in form of an instant stamp sheetlet .The stamp has been issued with a special technology that allows the images to be uploaded into a Royal Wedding stamp template, pre-approved by Buckingham Palace. This is the first stamp which has been issued after the wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton.
The very special day for William and Kate has arrived .The Royal wedding takes place today in Westminster Abbey.As the wedding date has got closer and closer, the wedding has begun to really capture everyone’s attention.Over 2bn people worldwide are expected to tune into watch the wedding. Today's Royal wedding will have a distinctly Irish feel. Prince William will be married in red — wearing the famous tunic of an Irish Guards officer rather than his RAF uniform. Many Postal administrations are issuing special stamps today to mark this very special royal wedding !!
Date of Issue : 29 April 2011
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Here are some questions asked by our reader Mr Hemant Kumar Jain from RTI regarding Khadi MS and My Stamp. Many readers would be interested to know the answers. Brief translation of Question and answer for Non Hindi Readers is also given below.
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Information from RTI regarding Khadi MS and MY STAMP
1. No. of Khadi Miniature sheet printed – 105,000
2. Total No. of Presentation Pack – 105,000
3. On Presentation Pack Printed No. is .01 Million. Is it correct ??
Ans : This Number is incorrect and wrongly printed. No Clarification issued by Department.
4. How many copies of Khadi Presentation Packs were sold during INDIPEX ? What decision has been taken by Deptt. for the rest of the Khadi Presentation Packs ??
Ans : Copies sold during INDIPEX : 22,222. Now rest of the copies are being sold through e post office : www.epostoffice.gov.in
5. Whether Khadi Ms will be distributed to account holders of Philatelic Bureaeus ?
Ans : No. It was decided that these MS will be sold at INDIPEX Venue only .
6. Besides New Delhi Philatelic Bureau, Whether Khadi MS will be available at other philatelic Bureaus of the country too ??
Ans : Decision not taken by the Department so far.
7. Whether FDC of this MS with special cancellation will be available for collectors ?
Ans : No
8. Those who could not avail MY Stamp Facility during INDIPEX, Can get this facility again…???
Ans : No. As this facility was only available at INDIPEX venue. Decision has not been taken to resume this facility by the Deptt.
9. The postage for Khadi MS by Post was Rs 25 but those who ordered for 10 sheets were charged 2750 where as the Speed Post postage spent by the Deptt was just Rs 50. Why extra amount of Rs 200 was taken by the Deptt from collectors ?
Ans : Rest of the extra amount will be returned to collectors. Anyone could claim for the reimbursement by sending application to the Deptt .
Philatelic Exhibition on Tagore
In celebration of 150 birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India will be organising a month long Stamp exhibition commencing on May 9, 2011, exclusively on Rabindranath Tagore from the collection of Sekhar Chakrabarti, Moloy Sarkar and Souvik Roy at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, Kolkata.
View its Catalogue with details of World Stamps on Tagore
To be issued on 26 April 2011
The General Post Office in St. Kitts will honour the Royal Wedding with the release of stamps celebrating the Engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Souvenir Sheets and Sheetlets to mark this historic occasion would be released on Tuesday 26th April 2011 at the Philatelic Bureau, Pelican Mall, ahead of the April 29th wedding.
Stamps and coin from Canada
Canada Post has unveiled a pair of commemorative stamps marking the nuptials of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The domestic and international-rate stamps will be issued on the couple's wedding day, April 29. Other philatelic collectibles will also be issued on this special occasion.
Stamp Booklets
Souvenir Sheet
Postage Paid domestic Post card
Stamps and Coin from Australia
Date of Issue – 12 April 2011
Miniature Sheet
Maxim Cards
Date of Issue 1 April 2011
Date of Issue : 15 April 2011
The Isle of Man Post will issue a special Miniature sheet on 15 April to celebrate forthcoming wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011. A miniature sheet of two stamps, features Prince William and his bride .
It will be an exciting day for Britain, which is currently in the middle of a recession. Billions of people around the world are expected to watch the ceremony on television and thousands will line the streets of London. Prince William follows in the footsteps of his grandparents by getting married to Catherine at Westminster Abbey. It was there that the Queen married the Duke of Edinburgh and it was the venue for Princess Diana’s funeral.
Royal Wedding Ceremony
Kate will travel to the Abbey by a limousine from the Queen’s fleet of cars. Prince William will follow with the rest of the royal family. It is one of the few times that a future princess has not arrived in a fairytale horse-driven coach. The last royal to travel by car was Sophie Rhys-Jones when she married Prince Edward at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 1999. The service will take place at the church at 11am on April 29 and will be conducted by The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall. But, in line with tradition, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will perform the marriage ceremony and The Bishop of London Richard Chartres, who counselled the prince in the wake of his mother’s death and presided over his confirmation, will give a ‘very personal’ sermon.
Reception
Up to 2,200 guests, including heads of state, members of European royal families and celebrities, are expected to attend. One hundred golden tickets have been reserved for the public, being drawn at random. After the ceremony, the couple will emerge to a spectacle of marching soldiers, military bands and mounted regiments. They will return to Buckingham Palace in a horse-drawn State Landau coach along the traditional route for the State Opening of Parliament taking in London landmarks such as The Mall, the Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall and Parliament Square. However, in a break with tradition, the Queen will host a buffet reception at Buckingham Palace rather than a ten-course wedding breakfast. It will be a marked difference to her own wedding reception in 1947 when she had a banquet of sole followed by braised partridge and Bombe Glacée.
Great Party by Prince of Wales
After official photographs the newlyweds are expected to appear on the balcony for an embrace. Their appearance will coincide with a flypast from William’s RAF colleagues. After retiring for a rest, the couple will attend a private dinner and dancing at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the Prince of Wales. He is inviting 350 guests to the party, including William and Catherine’s school friends from Eton and Marlborough, contemporaries from St Andrew’s University, and military colleagues. Kate will be the first commoner to marry an expected future king for 350 years, since Anne Hyde married the future King James II, in 1660.
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From our Readers….
Mr Boben J E of Trivandrum has prepared a Maxim Card on Krishnadevaraya. The stamp on Krishnadevaraya was issued on 27 January 2011. Blog : http://www.philalover.blogspot.com/
ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL - 100th issue
The Spring2011 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL is the 100th issue of this publication. And the topic of this jubilee issue is "100" with interesting and fascinating articles about Count Zeppelin's 100th birthday, LZ-100, flight number 100, 100 dropped pieces, registration number 100, R100 and 100 years Bordstempel . For a sneak preview see here: http://www.ezep.de/zpj/2011sp.html
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