Category: Educational Institutions

Stamps on ” The Samaja” Oriya Newspaper -India 2019.

Stamps on “The Samaja” Oriya Newspaper -India 2019.

“The Samaja” is an Oriya Language newspaper founded in 1919 by a Nationalist and a Freedom Fighter Utkalamani Pandit Gopabandhu Das. It has now a readership of almost 16 Lakhs (1.6 Million) and daily Circulation of 350,000. It is published from eight cities across three states in India (Odisha, Andhra Pradesh & West Bengal).

Some of the prominent personalities who have contributed to its growth and have been associated with it are Lal Bahadur Shastri, Lala Lajpat Rai, Sri Krishna Kant, Balwant Rai Mehta, Purshottam Das Tandon. The “Samaja” is owned and managed by “Servants of People Society” founded by Lala Lajpat Rai.

India Post issued a commemorative stamp of Rs 5 to celebrate Centenary year of  “The Samaja”. The stamp has Braille writing. It was issued on 06 Oct 2019.

INDIA 2019 THE SAMAJA -BRAILLE INSCRIPTION
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Miniature Sheet on 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – India 2019.

Miniature Sheet on 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – India 2019.

India issued a miniature sheet with six se-tenant stamps of Rs 25 each to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 02 Oct 2019. The stamps are printed with decorative margins.

Rs 25 – Gandhi as a Child    Rs 25 – Gandhi as a student and attorney

Rs 25 – Gandhi with Wife    Rs 25 – Gandhi with Spinning Wheel   Rs 25 – Gandhi later Years        Rs 25 – The Three monkeys “Speak no evil, See no evil, hear no evil” and Einstein, Mandela.

INDIA MS 2019-GANDHI
INDIA MS 2019-150th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MAHATMA GANDHI.

Cancellations on Christmas Markets – Frankfurt – Germany.

Cancellations on Christmas Markets – Frankfurt – Germany.

A Christmas Market also known as Christkindlmarkt (Christ Child Market) or Weihnachtsmarkt is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent. These markets originated in Germany and are traditionally held in the town square, the market has food and drinks stalls, seasonal items, singing and dancing. Dortmund with 3.5 million visitors and Cologne with four million visitors are known to be the largest Christmas markets.

Cancellations issued on these Christmas markets can be good addition to any collection on Christianity, Christ, Fairs and Markets, Culture and Traditions collection. A cancellation on Frankfurt  Christmas Market dated 18 Dec 1989 is listed.

Frankfurt International Christmas Markets – The 2019 Frankfurt International Christmas Market will take place from 25 Nov to 22 Dec 2019 at Romerburg and St Paul’s Square.  Frankfurt is the largest city of the state of Hesse in Germany in Rhine-Main region Once known for Imperial Coronations & Roman Empire, it is now known as Financial hub of the World with Frankfurt stock exchange being one of the largest in the World.

Christmas Market Essen
Christmas Market

GERMANY XMAS MKT FRANKFURT
GERMANY CHRISTMAS MARKET -FRANKFURT

 

Children & Citizenship Series – Stamps of Brazil 1997.

Children & Citizenship Series – Stamps of Brazil  1997.

Brazil issued a set of Stamps on Children and Citizenship Series on 20 Nov 1997. It featured stamps on day for the rights of children.

0.22+0.08 real – Admission to School.

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BRAZIL 1997-CHILDREN AND CITIENSHIP- ADMISSION TO SCHOOL

Stamps on J C Senckenberg – Germany – 2007.

Stamps on J C Senckenberg – Germany – 2007.

Germany has issued a 90c  stamp on 300th Birth Anniversary of  Johann Christian Senckenberg on 08 Feb 2007. J C Senckenberg (1707-1772) was a Germany Physician, Naturalist and Collector. He established the Senckenberg Foundation to support natural Sciences. His diaries are kept in Frankfurt University J C Senckenberg Library.

First Day Covers cancelled at Berlin is listed.

GERMANY SENCKEN
GERMANY 2007- JC SENCKERBERG

Stamps on Child Welfare – Suriname 1985

Stamps on Child Welfare – Suriname 1985

Suriname issued stamps on  Child Welfare on 06 Nov 1985.

5+5c – Boy Reading         10+5c – Girl Writing on Board       30+10c- Boy Writing on Book.

SURINAME CHILDREN 1
SURINAME 1985-CHILD WELFARE

50+25c – Girl Reading            90+30c -Girl Studying

SURINAME CHILDREN 2
SURINAME 1985 -CHILD WELFARE

Stamps on Viadrina University – Germany 2006

Stamps on Viadrina University – Germany 2006

A stamp ON 500TH Anniversary of the Viadrina University of Frankfurt was issued on 13 Apr 2006. FDC cancelled at Berlin is listed.

 

GERMANY FDC VIADRINA

GERMANY FDC 2006-VIADRINA UNIVERSITY