New Stamps from USA

 

Flag Series

Date of Issue 11 August 2011

The US Postal Service continues its Flags of Our Nation series with ten more stamp designs issued on 11 August 2011 that feature the flags of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the states of Ohio through Tennessee.

Barbara Jordan

U.S. congressional representative Barbara Jordan will be honored on a commemorative forever stamp in the Black Heritage series on Sept. 16 in Houston, Tex.

 

 

Date of Issue : 16 September 2011

With the 34th stamp in the Black Heritage series, the Postal Service honors Barbara Jordan, one of the most respected and influential American politicians of the 20th century. Her prodigious list of “firsts” includes being the first African- American woman elected to the Texas legislature, the first African- American elected to the Texas State Senate since 1883, and the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the South.

Save Vanishing Species

The U.S. non - denominated (44¢+11¢) Save Vanishing Species semi postal stamp will be issued Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C.

Works of artist Romare Bearden

Four commemorative forever stamps will be issued Sept. 28 showing works of artist Romare Bearden. The stamps will be issued in a pane of 16 with decorative selvage.

 

Date of Issue : September 28 2011

Romare Bearden is celebrated for his ground breaking approach to collage along with his work in watercolors, oils, and other media. His art has been praised for depicting African-American experience in its full dimensionality and is in the permanent collections of major museums across USA.

International Homeless Animals' Day

August 20,  marks the  International Homeless Animals Day. It is an effort to raise awareness about the extreme overpopulation affecting animal shelters, The International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) will hold events and candlelight vigils across the world in honor of those animals that have lost their lives due to overpopulation.

            

 

In 1992, ISAR introduced International Homeless Animals’ Day as an innovative educational vehicle with a purpose of informing society of the global tragedy that overwhelms animal shelters each year – pet overpopulation. Since the conception of International Homeless Animals’ Day, ISAR has reserved the third Saturday of August, commemorating the Day annually, to promote new campaigns, programs, and ideas on the solution to the pet overpopulation epidemic: spay/neuter.

Every year more than 4.5 million dogs and cats die in local animal shelters due to a lack of space. For the past 19 years,  ISAR has promoted new ideas and efforts to maintain the pet population with spay and neuter programs.

Event Schedule for International Homeless Animals' Day: August 20, 2011

Last year, the U.S. Postal Service released this pane of 10 special stamps entitled "Animal Rescue: Adopt A Shelter Pet". The stamps received a boost from talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, a well-known advocate for pet adoption - and Halo, a pet food company she co-owns. After introducing the stamps on the Ellen DeGeneres Show last March, USPS and Halo launched a "Stamps to the Rescue" campaign. Halo set a goal of feeding 1 million shelter dogs and cats by the end of 2010 - and delivered on its promise. Halo has donated food to more than 100 shelters throughout the United States.

The stamps feature photographs of five cats and five dogs taken by veteran stamp photographer Sally Andersen-Bruce. All ten animals were adopted from a shelter in New Milford, CT.

 

This special stamp issue seeks to raise awareness of responsible dog ownership and support the dedicated work of organisations re-homing lost and abandoned dogs. The stamps were  issued by Australia Post  in 2010 .

The UK  released a series of stamps celebrating the 150th anniversary of animal rescue organization Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.  The postage feature seven dogs and three cats who used to reside in the home, but who now are living it up in their new forever homes. 

Love and Care for animals

These stamps were issued by Australia Post in  October 2010 to draw attention to the importance of Australian wildlife carers and their ability to return animals to their native habitat after injury or illness.

Rare birds featured on new Pitcarin Island stamps…

 

Date of Issue : 20 July 2011

The rare birds featured in this stamp issue are the Henderson crake Porzana atra; the Henderson fruit dove Ptilinopus insularis; the Henderson reed warbler Acrocephalus taiti; the Henderson lorikeet Vini stephani and gives special attention to the Henderson petrel Pterodroma atreta.

It is the plight of the petrel that has captured the attention of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and they have initiated the Henderson Island Restoration Project which involves the planned eradication of introduced rats that are driving the Henderson petrel towards extinction. Over 95% of petrel chicks on Henderson are killed by rats within one week of hatching - over 25,000 chicks every year. These rats are also competing with the other land birds and therefore may be limiting their populations.

In August-September 2011, the RSPB operational vessel will be at Henderson, carrying two helicopters that will use GPS technology to methodically drop poison bait across the entire island. This highly targeted, short-term intervention will bring really long-term benefits: the Henderson petrel saved from its slide towards extinction, a large island restored and at least ten further unique species safeguarded for future generations to enjoy. The overall cost of the eradication project is in the region of GBP £1.5 – 1.7m.

I support Anna Hazare

A strong anti-corruption law ( Jan Lokpal Bill) will never get passed unless there is a mass movement. Anna Hazare is fasting for us. We need to mobilize as many Indians as possible into supporting Anna's campaign.

   

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

Club News

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 Stamps on Birds…

 

Date of Issue : 7 September 2011

On 7 September 2011, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species. These will be the nineteenth set of stamps in UNPA’s multi-year series Endangered Species.

Date of  issue : 16 September 2011

Royal Mail highlights the diverse birdlife to be found around the UK’s coastline for the fourth and final issue of its Birds of Britain Post & Go pictorial stamps.

To be issued on 16 September, this issue of Birds of Britain features six birds active around the UK coastline, from the diminutive puffin and ringed plover, to larger seabirds like the gannet and cormorant.

Birds on other recent  wildlife stamp sets

 

Souvenir sheet showing a Wandering Albatross in flight

South Georgia - Frozen Planet Stamp Issue

This spectacular South Georgia stamp issue, Frozen Planet, released ahead of the BBC's Frozen Planet TV series, is due for release on 15th September 2011.

The theme of these stamps, like the series they represent, is the extreme seasonality that occurs in the Polar Regions.

Produced by the BBC's Natural History Unit, Frozen Planet is the most ambitious series on the Polar Regions ever undertaken.

60p - Southern Elephant Seals
70p - Wandering Albatross
95p - Blonde Fur Seal Pup
£1.15p - King Penguin

£2.50p - souvenir sheet showing a Wandering Albatross in flight against the South Georgia backdrop

Frozen Planet broadcasts on BBC One in autumn 2011. The series is presented by Sir David Attenborough, who himself first visited South Georgia in 1982 while filming for the television series, Living Planet.

Biodiversity featured on new Irish stamps

An Post's, latest definitive stamp series features eight species found on this island and its surrounding waters. The series attempts to raise public awareness of the importance of conserving and cherishing biodiversity. Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life and natural processes on Earth. The latest issue is the second phase of An Post's Biodiversity series.

The species featured on these stamps are: the Beadlet Anemone, the Squat Lobster, the Cuckoo Wrasse, the Common Frog, the Green Huntsman, the Elephant Hawk-moth, the Goldfinch and the Red Deer.

 

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

Cover from Germany ….

 

 

 

Cover with Orchid Cancellation from Germany

3 July 2011

  

 

Wolgang Beyer, Germany

 

From our Readers…..

Maxim Cards : 2nd Africa - India Forum Summit 2011

These  two maxim cards are prepared by Boben J E , Trivandrum 

Blog :  http://www.philalover.blogspot.com/

Australian native baby animals on stamps…

 

 

Date of Issue : 1 July 2011

Australia Post issued a set of five stamps on  Australia's most popular native baby animals  The animals featured on the stamps are a bilby, dingo, kangaroo, koala and sugar glider.

This issue also includes five stamp and coin covers, each depicting a different baby animal. These special covers feature an exclusive $1.00 aluminium-bronze coin from the Perth Mint.A set of beautiful maxicards has also been issued.

The Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is a nocturnal marsupial with distinctive rabbit-like ears, greyish fur and a beautiful bushy black tail with a white tip. It survives on a diet of seeds, grubs, bulbs, fruit and insects. Bilby babies stay in the pouch for about 80 days.

The Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) is Australia's native dog. It is typically ginger in colour although some dingos are black and tan. While the young pups stay with their mother while learning the art of hunting, they usually live in packs which help rear them. Unlike other dogs it does not bark.

The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a shy, small gliding possum found in the forests and woodlands of eastern and southern Australia. It has a membrane extending from its fifth finger to its ankle enabling it to glide between trees using its long bushy tail for stability and steering.

The Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is probably the most recognisable of all Australian marsupials and the red kangaroo is found on the Australian coat of arms. There are over 60 different species of kangaroo and they live in all areas of Australia. Essentially nocturnal herbivores, kangaroos eat grasses, leaves, fungi and the shoots of small trees and need very little water to survive.

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is one of Australia's best known and most loved animals. A mammal not a bear, the koala is found from northern Queensland to southern Victoria and south-eastern South Australia, although habitat destruction through residential development and farming has significantly reduced its distribution. Koalas spend most of their time in eucalypt trees sleeping and feeding. 

Maxi Cards

 

: Australia Post