Friday, 22 April 2011

Isle of man ( British monarch series)


Falkland Islands


Pitcairn Islands


The Turks and Caicos Islands


Gilbert and Ellice Islands

These islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916 until 1 January 1976. The islands were divided into two different colonies which became independent nations shortly after. The Gilbert Islands have been the major part of the nation of Kiribati since 1979, and the Ellice Islands became Tuvalu in 1978.   ( Courtesy- Wikipedia )

Cayman Islands


Bermuda


British Virgin Islands


Samoa


Armenia


Republic of Burundi


Nazi Germany


Republic of Kiribati


Micronesia


World's smallest island nation


Suriname


Papua New Guinea


Wednesday, 20 April 2011

The Gambia , First day cover

The Gambia have UNESCO World Heritage Site in sub-Saharan Africa: James Island and Related Sites.

Stamps of Tunisia

Tunisia is  the smallest nation situated along the Atlas mountain range.It is also the northernmost African country.

Togo, a west african country which is the 4th largest producer of phosphate in the world.


Stamps of the worlds most remote inhabited archipelago


penny reds


Stamps of French settlements in India (The Lotus Issue)

French settlements India was known as  Établissements français de l'Inde.French reached India in the first half of 16th centuary. The French east india company was founded in 1664 to compete with other rivals in Colonial India (British, Dutch). The Issue date of postage stamps runs from 1892 through 1948. French India was absorbed in real India in 1948 and 1954.

stamps of Portuguese India (Goa)

Portuguese India was known as Índia Portuguesa or Estado da Índia. The Portuguese regime in India started in the year 1505 A.D and ended in 1961 A.D.The first postage stamps  of Portuguese India were issued 1 October 1871 and regular issues was released in 1877. The last regular issue  was released on 25 June 1960. 

First Nepal postage stamps issued from May 1881 ( Khukris stamps)

These  are classic items among Nepali stamps First stamps were printed on European paper, but from 1886 they started using native paper made from plant or wood fibres (as far as my understanding it was to reduce the cost in bringing European paper from  Calcutta to the mountainous country).

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

The first stamps of independent India (Independence series)


1. Indian flag, the first stamp of independent India, released on 21 Nov 1947
2. Asokan capital, the second stamp, released on 15 December 1947.
   3. Douglas DC-4 aircraft, released on 15 December 1947.