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Stamps on Provincial Flowers of Sri Lanka 2006.
Sri Lanka issued stamps on Provincial Flowers on 02 Oct 2006. A Minisheetis listed.
4.50 SLR – Cassia Fistula or Indian Laburnum or Amaltas.
50.00 SLR – Rhynchostylis retusa or Foxtail orchid. It has pink -spotted white Flowers.
Flags & Ensigns – Royal Navy Submarine Service – Great Britain 2001.
The Royal Navy Submarine Service celebrated its centenary in 2001. A Miniature sheet commemorating Flags and Ensigns of Scotland Royal Navy Submarine was issued on 22 Oct 2001. The stamps feature Lion and Thistles. A First Day Cover is listed.
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.
Historical Gates of Indian Forts and Monuments – Miniature Sheet India 2019.
India Post issued a set of eight stamps on Historical Gates of Indian Forts and Monuments. A Miniature Sheet was of Rs 50 was released on 19 Oct 2019.
Rs10 – Buland Darwaza Fatehpur Sikri Rs 5 – Kote Gate Bikaner Rs 5 – Jorawar Singh Gate Jaipur Rs 5 -Sardar Market Gate Jodhpur Rs 5 – Kashmere Gate Delhi Rs 5 – Roomi Darwaza Lucknow Rs 5 – Magazine Gate Ajmer Rs 10 – Delhi Gate Delhi.
Miniature Sheets on Indian Perfumes – Oct 2019.
India Post released a set of four stamps and two Miniature sheets on 15 Oct 2019. All stamps are of Rupees 25 denomination.
Rs 25 Orange Blossom.
Rs 25 – Agarwood.
Indian Stamp Issues Oct 2019.
02 Oct 2019 – Mahatma Gandhi 150th Birth Anniversary – 6 Stamps Rs 25 each + Miniature Sheet.
06 Oct 2019- The Samaja -Rs 5 Stamp with Braille writing.
09 Oct 2019- Marshal of The India Air Force Arjan Singh DFC – Birth Centenary – Rs 5 Stamp
15 Oct 2019- Indian Perfumes – 4 stamps Rs 25 each + 2 Miniature Sheets
19 Oct 2019 – Historical Gates of Indian Forts and Monuments – 8 Stamps (six stamps Rs 5 + Two stamps Rs10 and a Miniature Sheet).
25 Oct 2019 – Siachen Glacier – Rs 5-One stamp
South Africa is 2019 Rugby World Cup Champions – Japan 2019
The Rugby World Cup is played every Four Years. The Inaugural World Cup was played in 1987 and was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Eight editions of World Cup have been held till now. The last World Cup was played in England in 2015 and next world Cup which will be Ninth World Cup is scheduled to be held in Japan from 20 September 2019 to 02 November 2019. There will twenty teams participating in 2019 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand is current World Champions and has won the Webb Ellis Trophy thrice, Australia and South Africa have won it twice and England have won it once.
Japan issued a miniature sheet containing ten stamps on 2019 Rugby World Cup on 06 Sep 2019. Each stamp features Flags of participating countries.
Springboks defeated England 32-12 to become the 2019 World Cup Champion and lifted the Webb Ellis Cup for the third time to equal New Zealand’s record. Six penalties by Handre Pollard put them in the driver’s seat, wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe scored first ever tries for SA in a final to seal England loss. A Far more representative South African team saw Siya Kolisi become the first Black South African to lift the Rugby World Cup.
