Festivals – Stamp Digest

First Day Cover on 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji – India 2019.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) was born at Nankana Sahib. He is the Founder of Sikhism and First Guru of the Sikhs. India Post issued a Miniature sheet on 09 Nov 2019 to commemorate his 550th Birth Anniversary also known as Parkash Guru Purab. A First Day Cover with stamps is listed.

The MS features stamps on Five Gurudwaras ( Religious Place for Sikhs) connected with Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Gurudwara Janamsthan Nankana Sahib. (Stamp FV RS 10)

Gurudwara Nanak Lama Sahib Chugthang Sikkim (Stamp FV RS 10)

Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Dera Baba Nanak Gurdaspur (Stamp FV RS 10)

Gurudwara Ber Sahib Sultanpur Lodhi (Stamp FV RS 15)

Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Sahib Bidar (Stamp FV RS 10).

INDIA FDC 2019 - GURU NANAK — INDIA FDC 2019 – GURU NANAK

Tercentenary Birth of Khalsa– India FDC 1999.

A Rupees Three stamp was issued by India Post on 09 Apr 1999 to mark the Tercentenary of Birth of Khalsa. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed. Guru Nanak Dev Ji founded Sikhism in 1469 and on Baisakhi Day of 1699 Guru Gobind Singh introduced Khalsa Identity in Anandpur Sahib on the banks of river Sutlej. The stamp features Anandpur Sahib and Kesgarh Sahib Gurudwara. It is also one of the Five Takhts of Sikhs.

INDIA FDC BIRTH OF KHALSA — INDIA FDC 1999-TERCENTENARY BIRTH OF KHALSA.

Miniature Sheet Christmas -Sri Lanka 2011.

Sri Lanka issued a miniature sheet with two stamps on Christmas on 27 Nov 2011.

5.00 SLR stamp features Shrine of our Lady Lourdes Kalaoya.

Miniature Sheet Christmas -Sri Lanka 2010.

Sri Lanka issued a miniature sheet with two stamps on Christmas on 28 Nov 2010.

15.00 SLR stamp features St Mary’s Church Kegalle.

SL XMAS 10 — SRI LANKA 2010 – XMAS -ST MARY’S CHURCH KEGALLE.

Miniature Sheet Christmas -Sri Lanka 2009.

Sri Lanka issued two miniature sheets with two stamps on Christmas on 08 Nov 2009.

SL XMAS 19 — SRI LANKA 2009- XMAS -ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL BADULLA.

Miniature Sheet Christmas -Sri Lanka 2001.

Sri Lanka issued a miniature sheet with two stamps on Christmas on 28 Nov 2001.

Stamps on National Ballet & Grand Theatre – Cuba 1988.

Cuba Issued Se-Tenant stamps on the 40th Anniversary of National Ballet and 150th Anniversary of Grand Theatre Havana on 28 Oct 1988.

The Cuban National Ballet is a classical Ballet Company based at Grand Theatre in Havana.It was founded by Cuban Ballerina Alicia Alonso along with her husband Fernando Alonso on 28 Oct 1948. The official school of the Company is Cuban National Ballet School. She passed away at the age of 98 on 17 Oct 2019.

The Grand Theatre Havana – It was built in 1914-15 by Engineers Purdy and Henderson and was designed by Belgian architect Paul Belau. It was built at the site of former Teatro Tacon -originally built-in 1838. It is home to Cuban National Ballet Company.

CUBA BALLET — CUBA 1988 -THE NATIONAL BALLET AND GRAND THEATRE HAVANA.

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