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Se-Tenant Stamps Indo-Soviet Friendship – India 1990.
A pair of Se-Tenant stamps were issued by India Post on 16 Aug 1990 to mark Indo-Soviet Friendship. The stamps featured Children’s Paintings. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed.
Rupee One – “Life in India” by Tanya Vorontsova
Rupees Six- “Kremlin Red Square” by Sanjay Adhikari.
Paintings on Stamps -USSR 1975.
22 Jun 1975 – Birth Centenary of E E Lansere 1942. Painting “Soldiers with Captured Canons”.
22 Apr 1975- 105th Birth Anniversary of V I Lenin, Painting by V Ttsyplakov (1947)
USSR 1976 -PAINTINGS- CAPTURED CANONS & 105TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LENIN
15 Jul 1976 – Paintings by Pavel A Fedotov (1815-1852). Painting ” Fastidious Fiancee” (1847).
Stamps on International Year of Child – Paintings -USSR 1979.
1979 was celebrated as International Year of Child as per UNO resolution. USSR issued a set of stamps featuring paintings by Children on 07 Sep 1979.
3 Kopec- Painting “After Rain” by Daniya Akhmetshina a 14-Year-old from Kazan. The Painting features mammals and horses.
2 Kopec – Painting “Friendship” by Lena Liberda, a 12 -year-old from Zhitomir. It features children from the International community.
Paintings of Petrov-Vodkin on Stamps -USSR 1978.
The USSR issued a set of stamps to commemorate the Birth Centenary of painter KS Petrov-Vodkin on 16 Aug 1978.
6 Kopeck – “1918 Petrograd” painted in 1920. 10 Kopeck – ” Death of Commissar” 1928.
Maxim Cards on Palanquins – India 2017.
India Post issued a set of 20 stamps in form of sheetlets on Means of Transport through ages on 25 Mar 2017. Four stamps each were issued on Palanquins, Bullock Cart & Horse Carriage, Rickshaw, Vintage Car and Public Transport. Each series contains a stamp in Rs 5, 10 , 15 & 25 denomination.
A set of 20 Maxim Cards was also issued. Maxim Cards on Palanquins are listed.
500 Paise -Long Palanquin 1000 Paise – Meeana Palanquin
1500 Paise – Boutcha Palanquin 2500 Paise -Chowpaul Palanquin
Stamps on San Alejandro Arts School Havana – Cuba 1988.
Cuba issued stamps on the 170th Anniversary of San Alejandro Arts School, Havana on 12 Jan 1988. It was founded in 1818 by French Painter Jean Baptiste Vermay and is one of the oldest and most prestigious Fine Arts School in Cuba.
10c- Elena Herrera by Armando Menocal (1863-1942). He studied in San Alejandro before moving to Spain in 1880 and then returned to his alma mater and in 1927 became Director at Alejandro. Elena was a Cuban Orchestra Director.
Miniature Sheet on Children’s Day -India 2019.
Department of Posts India and UNICEF joined hands to hold a stamp design contest on Childs Rights. The winning entries were chosen for this year’s theme of Children’s Day Postage Stamps – Child Rights.
India issued a miniature sheet with two stamps of Rs 15 each on the theme Children’s Day. It was issued on 14 Nov 2019. It also marked the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child(CRC) and 70 Years of UNICEF Presence in India.
Stamps Printed -500,000 each Miniature Sheets -110,000. Printed at SPP Hyderabad.
