Category: Special Covers

Special Cover on Birth Centenary of Dr Rahguvir Sharan  – India 2019.

Special Cover on Birth Centenary of Dr Rahguvir Sharan  – India 2019.

A Special Cover on Birth Centenary of Dr Rahguvir Sharan “Mitra” (1919-1994) was issued on 14 Sep 2019 at Delhi. He was a Poet and a Freedom Fighter.

Serial No DEL/5/2019

INDIA S CVR DELHI 19
INDIA SPECIAL COVER 2019

Special Cover on 200th Test Match of Tendulkar – India 2013.

Special Cover on 200th Test Match of Tendulkar – India 2013.

A Special Cover on 200th Test Match of Sachin Tendulkar was issued on 14 Nov 2013 at Gorakhpur.

INDIA SACHIN 200TH TEST
INDIA 2013-SACHIN 200TH TEST

 

Special Cover on Gillette Cup Final 1976 – Great Britain.

Special Cover on Gillette Cup Final 1976 – Great Britain.

A Special Cover on Gillette Cup Final between Lancashire vs Northamptonshire held in Lord’s was issued on 04 Sep 1976.

GB GILLETE CUP 1976
GREAT BRITAIN 1976- GILLETTE CUP FINAL.

Cover on 3rd SAARC Cricket Tournament – Bangladesh 1997.

Cover on 3rd SAARC Cricket Tournament – Bangladesh 1997.

A Special Cover on 3rd SAARC Cricket Tournament held in Bangladesh in Feb 1997 was issued by Bangladesh on 19 Feb 1997. It was a Quadrangular tournament in which Pak “A” defeated India “A” to win the trophy.

NEPAL SAARC CRICKET
BANGLADESH 1997 – SAARC CRICKET TOURNAMENT.

Cancellation on Cricket – Lucknow Philately Festival 2004.

Cancellation on Cricket – Lucknow Philately Festival 2004.

Lucknow Philately Festival on Sports, Fauna & Flora was held on 27 & 28 Jan 2004. A Special cover featuring Hockey and cancellation featuring Cricket Bat, Ball and Wicketson 27 Jan 2004.

INDIA LUCKNOW CRICKET CANC
INDIA2004 LUCKNOW- CRICKET CANCELLATION.

 

Special Cover on Jasu Patel- India 2009.

Special Cover on Jasu Patel- India 2009.

A Special Cover on Jasu Patel was issued during Stamp Mania 2009 at Vadodara on 20 Dec 2009. Jasu Patel (26 Nov 1924-12 Dec 1992) was an off-spinner who played only seven test matches for India. He is remembered for his bowling in 2nd Test at Kanpur vs Australia in 1959-60 Series. His effort with the ball (9-69 & 5-55) resulted in an India winning the test by 119 runs. His Match figures of 14-124 remained an Indian record for thirty years before N Hirwani broke it and innings bowling figure of 9-69 remained a record for forty years before Anil Kumble broke it with 10-74. He was the first Indian Cricketer to be awarded Padma Shri along with Vijay Hazare.

 

INDIA COVER JASU PATEL
INDIA SPECIAL COVER 2009 -JASU PATEL

 

Special Cover on Vijay Hazare- India 2011.

Special Cover on Vijay Hazare- India 2011.

A Special Cover on Captain Vijay Hazare was issued during GUJPEX 2011 at Vadodara on 23 Dec 2011. Vijay Samuel Hazare (11 Mar 1915-18 Dec 2004) captained India in 14 test matches between 1951 & 1953. He has the following records to his Credit

  • He led India to its first test win vs England at Chennai (then Madras) in 1951-52.
  • He is First Indian to hit first Triple Century in First Class Cricket.
  • First Indian to score a century in each innings of a test match vs Australia at Adelaide in 1947-48 (116 & 145).
  • First Indian to score two triple centuries.
  • First Indian to score a century in three successive test matches.
  • He bagged 20 test wickets including three times Bradman’s wickets.
  • The Inter-Zonal tournament in India is named as Vijay Hazare Trophy.
  • He and Jasu Patel were the first Indian Cricketers to be honoured with Padma Shri.
INDIA COVER HAZARE
INDIA SPECIAL COVER 2011- VIJAY HAZARE.