Stamps on Material Culture – Kenya 1988
Kenya issued a set of Five stamps on Material Culture on 20 Sep 1988.
1 SH -Calabashes – Made from Gourds -used for serving food,dishing food.
3 Sh – Milk Gourds- Dried Vegetable ,used for storage, fetching water etc
5 Sh – Cooking Pots- Used for Cooking,storage,drying Fabrics etc
7 Sh – Winnowing Trays- made of doum palm tree-used for Winnowing grain
10 Sh -Reed Baskets -Plaited or woven baskets -used storage,serving,winnowing
A FDC is listed.
Stamps on Dubai Duty Free -UAE 2008
UAE issued a set of Four stamps on 20 Dec 2008 to celebrate 25th Anniversary of Dubai Duty free. It is one of most prominent Duty Free shopping arcade in the World.
Indigenous people in Bangladesh – Stamps of Bangladesh 2010
The Indigenous people of Bangladesh refer to the ethnic minorities in Southeastern,northeastern, north central and north western regions of the Country. These are areas in Chittagong Hill Tracts,Sylhet, rajshahi & Mymensing Divisions. Therenumber was almost 2 million in 2010 and are of Tibetan,Burmese, Dravidian origins.Most of them are Buddhists or Hindus by faith while some are Christians and animistics.
Bangladesh issued a set of 20 Stamps featuring the Culture,Dress,Occupation, Customs and Festivals.
Chakmas – It is the largest tribe in Bangladesh. Buddhism is their religion and tribal Chief is known as Chakma Raja. Have their own Language ,Culture,tradition and history.Women wear pinon and khadi (handmade) and men dhuti, They practice Jhum cultivation (shifting farming).Migrated to Bangladesh in 15th Century.
Marma – The second largest ethnic group in Bangladesh and they are of Burmese ancestry.Arakanese emperor invaded the south eastern region of Bangladesh and Marmas have been established since then. Follow Burmese script and language, Buddhism is the religion ,Follow Buddhist Lunar calendar,lower part of dress is thumbi and upper part is angi,musical instruments similar to ancestral heritage like kappya,jjea and kharra.
Mro or Mru – Original inhabitants of Chittagong Hill Tracts where they migrated from Arakan in 14th-15th Century. No written language but some can speak and read Burmese and Bangla scripts. Buddhism is main religion but religious practices are mainly animistic.
Tripura – Originally belonged to Tripura Kingdom and after India’s independence some were inhabiting the Chittagong hill tracts and plains of Bangladesh and continued .Culture ,language ,customs similar to Tripura State language is called Kokborok.
Pangkhua – In hill tracts of ChiiINDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN BANGLADESHtagong Hills. No written language but use Mizo ( Lushai) literature.
A Setof Four First day Covers with Five stamps each are listed.
Marwari Sewa Samiti Nepal – Golden Jubilee – First Day Cover Nepal 2004
The Marwari Sewa Samiti Nepal was stablished by Marwari Community as a Social organisation on the sacred day of Basant Panchami in 2010 Bikram Samvat ( 1953 AD).It is carrying out social,charitable works besides organising service camps for poor during Mahasivratri at Pashupati Temple.
Nepal recognised the services of this organisation and issued a Five Rupees stamp to mark the Golden Jubilee of Marwadi Sewa Samiti on Apr 9,2004.
Designed by M N Rana this stamp has been printed by offset Lithography in four colors by Austrian Government Printing Press ,Vienna,Austria and depicts the logo and image of social activities of Samiti. There are 50 stamps in each sheet and one million stamps have been printed.
Marwari Sewa Samiti Nepal – Golden Jubilee – First Day Cover Nepal 2004
The Marwari Sewa Samiti Nepal was stablished by Marwari Community as a Social organisation on the sacred day of Basant Panchami in 2010 Bikram Samvat ( 1953 AD).It is carrying out social,charitable works besides organising service camps for poor during Mahasivratri at Pashupati Temple.
Nepal recognised the services of this organisation and issued a Five Rupees stamp to mark the Golden Jubilee of Marwadi Sewa Samiti on Apr 9,2004.
Designed by M N Rana this stamp has been printed by offset Lithography in four colors by Austrian Government Printing Press ,Vienna,Austria and depicts the logo and image of social activities of Samiti. There are 50 stamps in each sheet and one million stamps have been printed.
Pinot Noir Grapes on Stamps – USA 2017
USA issued a 5 cent definitive stamp on Pinot Noir Grapes on 24 Feb 2017 in sheets of 20 stamps.
Two clusters of deep purple Pinor noir grapes are depicted growing on vines among several green leaves on stamps designed by Derry Noyes. Grapes have been grown for thousands of years and can be eaten as table fruit,dried to produce raisins or crushed to produce Wine and Juice. The Pinot noir grape can produce one of the most highly prized and elegant wines in the World.
Burgundy in France was earlier home to this variety but now grown in Northern California ,Oregon and New York.
Latin American Cuisines on Stamps – USA Delicioso stamps 2017.
On 20 April 2017 USPS issued a set of six stamps under the theme Delicioso Forever stamps. These stamps celebrate the influence of Latin American , Mexican & Caribbean foods and flavors on American Cuisines.
The Delicioso stamps feature bright and playful illustrations of Tamales , Flan , Sancocho ,Empanadas ,Chile relleno & Ceviche.
Issued in a booklet of 20 stamps each booklet contains four stamps each of tamales and flan and three stamps each of balance. The stamps have been designed by John Parra.
These stamps are real feast for eyes. Happy collecting them.
