APS Cover Nov 2018 -Bicentenary of 3rd Battalion Rajputana Rifles
APS Cover issued on 03 Nov 2018 to mark Bicentenary of 3rd Battalion Rajputana Rifles. The unit was raised on 01 Jan 1818 as 2nd Battalion the 11th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry. It has seen action in China 1900, WW I in Basra & Mesopotamia, Burma in WW II, 1965 Indo-Pak War and won a number of Gallantry awards and Battle Honours
APS Cover Ser No 27/18.
APS Cover Sep 2018 -61 Cavalry – Centenary of Battle of Haifa
APS Cover issued on 23 Sep 2018 to mark Centenary of Battle of Haifa in Palestine during World War I. 61 Cavalry was formed after the amalgamation of the erstwhile state Cavalry units such as GwaliorLancers, Jodhpur Lancers, Mysore Lancers, Patiala Lancers, Saurashtra Horsed Cavalry etc
APS Cover Ser No 18/18
Haifa Day
The Indian Army commemorates September 23 every year as Haifa Day to pay its respects to the two brave Indian Cavalry Regiments Mysore Lancers and Jodhpur Lancers that helped liberate the city following a dashing cavalry action by the 15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade. In the autumn of 1918, the Indian Brigade was a part of the Allied Forces sweeping northwards through Palestine in what is seen as the last great cavalry campaign in history. Hyderabad Lancers was the third Cavalry unit of the Brigade.
Captain Aman Singh Bahadur and Dafadar Jor Singh were awarded the Indian Order of Merit and Captain Anop Singh and 2nd Lt. Sagat Singh were awarded the Military Cross in recognition of their bravery in this battle. Major Dalpat Singh of Jodhpur Lancers was awarded a Military Cross for his bravery.
The Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers now represent the 61st Cavalry Regiment of Indian Army.
Israel issued a stamp on 06 Feb 2018 to commemorate the Centenary of Battle of Haifa with Indian Cavalry at Haifa.
APS Cover Sep 2018 -Platinum Jubilee 40 Field Regiment(Asal Uttar)
APS Cover issued on 07 Sep 2018 to mark Platinum Jubilee of 40 Field Regiment(Asal Uttar). The unit was raised in Risalpur (Now in Pakistan) on 01 Feb 1943 as 8 Indian Field Regiment. It was awarded the Battle Honour “Asal Uttar” during the 1965 Indo-Pak War.
APS Cover Ser No 17/18.
Battle of Vimy Ridge – Miniature Sheet France 2017.
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of Battle of Arras in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France during First World War. Four divisions of the Canadian Corps in First Army fought against three divisions of The German Sixth Army from 09 Apr to 12 Apr 1917.
A Miniature sheet was issued by France containing two stamps to commemorate the Centenary of Battle of Vimy on 10 Apr 2017.
0.85 Euro- Walter Allward’s Vimy Monument at Vimy France inaugurated by King Edward VIII on 26 July 1936. Walter Allward was a Canadian Sculptor
1.30 Euro – Flags of Canada and France and Canada Bereft Monument. Figure mourning its fallen heroes.
Dutch Naval Heroes on Stamps Part III– The Netherlands 1943-44.
The Netherlands issued a set of stamps on Dutch Naval Heroes in 1943-1944.
Stamps issued on 16 Jun 1943
22.5 Cent – Admiral Cornelis Evertsen (1610-1666).Battle of Downs, First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars, Four Days Battle.
25 Cent – Admiral Tjerk Hiddes de Vries (1622-1666). Northern Wars, The Second Anglo-Dutch Wars, Four Days Battle, St James Day Battle. Dutch Naval ships were named after him.
Two stamps issued on 06 Jan 1944
30 Cent- Admiral Cornelis Tromp(1629-1691). First three Anglo-Dutch Wars and Scanian War. General Admiral in the Danish Navy also briefly.
40 Cent – Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the younger (1642-1706)-Second and Third Anglo-Dutch War, Rear Admiral of Zealand.
Dutch Naval Heroes on Stamps II– The Netherlands 1943-44.
The Netherlands issued a set of stamps on Dutch Naval Heroes in 1943-1944.
15 Cent – Admiral Piet Hein (1577-1629).Best known for his victories in the Eighty Years War between the United Provinces and Spain.
17.5 Cent – Admiral Wilhelm Joseph van Gent (1626-1672). The Second & Third Anglo-Dutch Wars, Raid on Medway.
20 Cent- Vice-Admiral Witte Corneliszoon de With(1599-1658). Battle of Downs in 1639 defeated Spanish Fleet.
Dutch Naval Heroes on Stamps – The Netherlands 1943-44.
The Netherlands issued a set of stamps on Dutch Naval Heroes in 1943-1944.
7.5 Cent – Admiral Michiel Adriaanszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676).Best known for his victories in the three Anglo-Dutch Wars and was nicknamed “Grandfather”
10 Cent – Admiral Johan Evertsen (1600-1666). Battle of Slaak with Spanish and fought the First two Anglo-Dutch Wars.
12.5Cent- Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp (1597-1653). Battle of Downs in 1639 defeated Spanish Fleet. He Commanded the Dutch fleet in the First Anglo-Dutch War.
