Category: Postal Heritage Buildings

Postcards on Bangalore City – Post Office & Westend Hotel

Postcards on Bangalore City – Post Office & Westend Hotel

A Postcard issued by Karnataka Postal Circle in 2015 featuring the Post Office Bangalore.

INDIA BLORE PC POST OFFICE
INDIA POSTCARDS -POST OFFICE BANGALORE.

Taj West End Hotel – The British build military barracks in Bangalore Cantonment in the 1800s.To cater to English Clientele a British Woman opened a boarding house with 10 beds and named it as Bronson’s West End. This one storey building was built on racecourse road, a second building was added and a third building which belonged to Grenadier Guard was taken over. In 1912 it was taken over by Spencers and in 1984 The Taj Group took over the West End. Among the Patrons have been Devika Rani, her husband S Roerich, Sir Winston Churchill, Prince Charles. David Lean’s “Passage to India ” has been shot here.

INDIA BLORE PC WESTEND HOTEL
INDIA POSTCARDS -WEST END HOTEL BANGALORE.

Stamps on Launch of POS Malaysia Berhad – Malaysia 1992.

Stamps on Launch of POS Malaysia Berhad – Malaysia 1992.

Postal Services were established in Malaysia in the 1800s in Straits Settlements, started in other parts from 1837 t0 1910. In 1913 the Malaysian Postal Union was formed. Till 1992 Malaysian Postal Services operated as a government department for almost 200 years. In 1992 it was transformed into a corporatised entity POS Malaysia Berhad.

A strip of Five stamps of 30c was released on 01 Jan 1992 to mark the inauguration of Post Office Corporation.

30c – Postman on Cycle     30c – Postman on Motorcycle         30c – Inner City Postal Van 30c- Industrial Postal Van   30c – Plane & Globe

MALAYSIA POS STROF 5
MALAYSIA POS 1992- STRIP OF 5
MALAYSIA POS PP CVR
MALAYSIA POS PRESENTATION PACK -1992
MALAYSIA POS PP
MALAYSIA POS PRESENTATION PACK
MALAYSIA PP BACK
MALAYSIA POS PP BACK COVER 1992

Restoration of Postal Service in Kosovo – Stamps of Kosovo 2000.

Restoration of Postal Service in Kosovo – Stamps of Kosovo 2000.

The erstwhile Socialist Federal Republic consisted of eight Federated entities – Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia and two autonomous provinces under Serbia – Kosovo & Vojvodina. After the break of Yugoslavia and subsequent ethnic violence in the region and especially in Kosovo from 1991 to 1998 a UN resolution was passed and United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo(UNMIK) was established on 10 Jun 1999.

Kosovo issued a set of Five stamps on Theme Peace and UNMIK on 15 Mar 2000. A First Day Cover featuring the restoration of postal service in the territory of Kosovo and cancelled by U.nited Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo(UNMIK) is listed.

0.20 German Mark – Mosaic           0.30m -Dardanian Idol      0.50 m -Illyrian Coin          1DM- Statue of Mother Teresa        2 DM – Map of Kosovo.

KOSOVO POSTAL
KOSOVO 2000 – UNMIK AND RESTORATION OF POSTAL SERVICES

Special Cover India 2016 – Cooch Behar HPO.

Special Cover India 2016 – Cooch Behar HPO.

A Special Cover was issued by West Bengal Circle on Krishti Stamp Exhibition 2016 on21 Sep 2016. It features Cooch Behar HeadPost Office building initially built in 1875. The Cover also features a revenue stamp of erstwhile Cooch Behar State.

INDIA COOCH BEHAR HPO
INDIA SPECIAL COVER 2016- COOCH BEHAR HEAD POST OFFICE

Stamps on National Trust For Scotland- British landscapes – Great Britain 1981.

Stamps on National Trust For Scotland- British landscapes – Great Britain 1981.

The National Trust for Scotland is a Scottish Conservation Organisation. It manages  130 properties and 180,000 acres of Land which includes Castles, Parks, Heritage Sites etc. Great Britain issued a set of Five stamps on 24 June 1981 to commemorate 50th Anniversary of National Trust For Scotland.

Gutter Pairs of Stamps are Listed

14p – Glenfinnan Scotland – Hamlet in the Scottish Highlands.

18p-Derwentwater England- Water Body in Lake District National Park.

20p- Stackpole Head Wales- Beaches and Coastlines.

GB GUTTER PAIR 1
GB 1981- GUTTER PAIRS -NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND -BRITISH LANDSCAPES

 

ATM Labels Germany – Post Tower Bonn-2008

ATM Labels Germany – Post Tower Bonn-2008

ATM labels of Germany featuring Post Tower Bonn were first issued in 24 Oct 2008. They are imperforate printed by photogravure process and were issued from 0.01 euro to 36.75 euro. ATM labels of different values are shown.

GERMANY ATM POST TOWER 1
GERMANY ATM 2008- POST TOWER BONN
GERMANY ATM POST TOWER 2
GERMANY ATM 2008 POST TOWER BONN
GERMANY ATM POST TOWER 3
GERMANY ATM 2008-POST TOWER BONN.

Stamps of Barbuda 1979 – 100th Death Anniversary Rowland Hill

Stamps of Barbuda 1979 – 100th Death Anniversary Rowland Hill

Barbuda issued a set of four stamps to mark the 100th Death Anniversary of Sir Rowland Hill. The stamps and a miniature sheet was issued on 04 Apr 1979.

75c – Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879)

95c – Mail Coach 1840

1.25$ – First Pillar Box in London 1855

2.00$ – St Martins Le Grand Post Office London

Four Miniature Sheets are listed.

BARBUDA MS R HILL 75C
BARBUDA MS 1979 – SIR ROWLAND HILL
BARBUDA MS R HILL 95C
BARBUDA MS 1979 – MAIL COACH 1840
BARBUDA MS R HILL 1.25
BARBUDA MS 1979 – FIRST PILLAR BOX OF LONDON 1855
BARBUDA MS R HILL 2,00
BARBUDA MS 1979 ST MARTINS LE GRAND POST OFFICE LONDON