2600th Sambuddhatva Jayanti Vesak Festival -Stamps of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka issued a set of Six stamps on 2600th Sambuddhatva Jayanti Vesak Festival .The stamps feature teachings of Buddhism. The Five rupees stamp were issued on 29th April 2011. The teachings are
Buddhism is a Universal Doctrine
Let us practise Buddhist Principles
Let us take care of Parents and respect them
Let us help sick
Person who practises Buddhism illuminates the entire World
Let us build an antinarcotic society.
Three FDCs are listed.
FDC SRI LANKA -SAMBUDDHATVA JAYANTIYAFDC SRI LANKA 2011 – SAMBUDDHATVA JAYANTIYAFDC SRI LANKA 2011- SAMBUDDHATVA JAYANTIYA
Nicolaus Copernicus – 500th Birth Anniversary – Stamps of Poland.
Nicolaus Copernicus ( 19 Feb 1473 -24 May 1543) was a Renaissance era Mathematician and Astronomer who formulated a model of Universe that placed the Sun (Heliocentric Model)rather than earth at centre of Universe ,independently of Aristarchus of Samos who had formulated such a model eighteen centuries earlier.
The Publication of his Book On the Revolutions of Celestial Spheres just before his death in 1543 was a major event in the history of Science trigering Copernican Revolution .
Copernicus was born and died in Royal Prussia part of Kingdom of Poland. A Polyglot and polymath he obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law and was also a Classics Scholar,Physician ,Translator ,Governor, Diplomat ,Economist & Poet.In 1517 he derived quantity theory of money -a key concept in Economics- and in 1519 he formulated an economic Principle that later came to be called Gresham’s Law.
Poland issued a set of three stamps on 26 Jun 1969 to mark his 500th Birth Anniversary. The stamps feature paintings on him .
40 gr – Woodcut by Tobias Stimer -Features a Wood carving
60 gr – Copernicus by Jeremias Falck – Featuring engravings ,Globe & Maps
2.50 zl – paintings by Jan Matejko – Featuring Constellations and Drawings
450th Birth Anniversary of Galileo – FDC San Marino 2014
Galileo Galilei (15 Feb 1564- 8 Jan 1642) was an Italian astronomer,mathematician,physicist,philosopher & professor who made pioneering observations of nature with long lasting implications for the study of Physics. He also constructed a telescope and supported the Copernican theory,which supports a sun centred solar system.
San Marino issued a set of two stamps to mark his 450th Birth Anniversary. Stamps feature Galileo & Viviani and in other stamp a Compass and Telescope is featured.
FDC SAN MARINO 2014- 450TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GALILEO GALILEI
India Post issued a set of 8 postage stamps in the denomination of rupees five each on 20 Mar 2018. The stamps were issued in miniature sheets of 8 stamps and in 8 different sheetlets . A FDC with stamps is listed.
