Category: Army

Bottle Shaped Stamp – Angostura -Trinidad & Tobago 2000.

Bottle Shaped Stamp – Angostura -Trinidad & Tobago 2000.

Trinidad & Tobago issued a bottle-shaped stamp on 27 Jan 2000 to mark 175th Anniversary of Angostura Bitters.

Angostura Aromatic Bitters was started in 1824 by Dr Johann Siegert. It was bitters used as medicinal Tincture to alleviate stomach ailments. Angostura is a town in Venezuela. DrSiegert served as Surgeon General in Simon Bolivar’s Army moving to Angostura , Venezuela from Germany in 1820. In 1870s Dr Siegert sons migrated to Trinidad and one of them Don Carlos Siegert pioneered the brand Angostura Bitters as an integral ingredient in cocktails and food.

In this hour of challenging times when we are combating COVID19 Angostura has created and donating hand sanitizers to fight COVID19.

TRINIDAD BOTTLE STAMP
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2000- ANGOSTURA BITTERS – BOTTLE STAMP.

Stamps on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Stamps on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

India Post issued a set of two stamps on 67th Birth Anniversary of Netaji on 23 Jan 1964 and one rupee stamp on 23 Jan 1997 to commemorate his birth centenary. A Brochure containing these stamps and cancelled at Madras (Now Chennai) is listed.

INDIA NETAJI BRO 1
INDIA 1964 – NETAJI BROCHURE.
INDIA NETAJI BRO 2
India 1964 – Netaji Birth Anniversary.
INDIA NETAJI BRO 3
INDIA 1997- NETAJI CENTENARY.

APS Cover Dec 2019 –Golden Jubilee 15th Engineer Regiment

APS Cover Dec 2019 –Golden Jubilee 15th Engineer Regiment

APS Cover issued on 23 Dec 2019 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of 15th Engineer Regiment.

APS Cover Ser No 42/19.

APS CVR 42-19 15 ENGR
APS COVER DEC 2019- 15 ENGINEER REGIMENT.

APS Cover Dec 2019 –Diamond Jubilee 7th Battalion The Mahar Regiment

APS Cover Dec 2019 –Diamond Jubilee 7th Battalion The Mahar Regiment

APS Cover issued on 14 Dec 2019 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee 7th Battalion The Mahar Regiment. It was raised on 10 Dec 59 as a “Machine Gun Battalion”.

APS Cover Ser No 41/19.

APS CVR 41-19 7 MAHAR
APS COVER DEC 2019 – 7TH BATTALION MAHAR REGIMENT.

APS Cover Dec 2019 – 15th Reunion of The Grenadiers Regiment

APS Cover Dec 2019 – 15th Reunion of The Grenadiers Regiment

APS Cover issued on 10 Dec 2019 to commemorate the 15th Reunion cum Biennial Conference held at Regimental Centre. The First Battalion of Grenadiers Regiment was raised.on 12 Nov 1779. The Regiment has to its credit Three Param Vir Chakras, Two Ashoka Chakras, Five Victoria Crosses, 39 Military Crosses among the many other Gallantry awards during its 250-Year-old history

APS Cover Ser No 40/19.

APS CVR 40-19 GREN
APS COVER DEC 19- THE GRENADIERS REGIMENT REUNION.

APS Cover Nov 2019 – Golden Jubilee 57 Mountain Division.

APS Cover Nov 2019 – Golden Jubilee 57 Mountain Division

APS Cover issued on 10 Dec 2019 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of 57 Mountain Division. It was raised on 10 Dec 1969. During the 1971 Operations Lance Naik Albert Ekka of 14 Guards was awarded Param Vir Chakra. This Unit was part of the Division.

APS Cover Ser No 39/19.

APS CVR 39-57 MTN DIV
APS COVERS DEC2019 -57 MOUNTAIN DIVISION.

APS Cover Nov 2019 – Platinum Jubilee 10 Mech Inf Battalion

APS Cover Nov 2019 – Platinum Jubilee 10 Mech Inf Battalion

APS Cover issued on 03 Dec 2019 to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of 10 Mechanised Infantry Battalion (20 Maratha Light Infantry). It was raised in 1949 as part of Baroda State Force. It was equipped with APC Skot’s during 1971 Operations and was awarded Theatre Honour “Bejai”.

APS Cover Ser No 38/19.

APS CVR 38-10 MECH
APS Cover Dec 2019 -10 Mech Inf Bn.