Category: Tourism/Tourist Attractions

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand – Kedarnath & Badrinath -India 2019.

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand – Kedarnath & Badrinath -India 2019.

Char Dham are Four holy sites in Uttarakhand which are revered by Hindus and devotees undertake a holy pilgrimage to these sites.

Kedarnath – The Farthest Dham located at 3500m above sea level is situated in Rudraprayag District of Uttarakhand. Shiva temple adorns this Dham.

Badrinath – The Badrinarayan temple in Badrinath devoted to LordVishnu is the most visited temple in India. This Dham is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand alongside Alakhnanada river.

India Post issued four stamps on 29 Nov 2019 on these Char Dhams in the form of Sheetlets and a mixed sheetlet containing four Se-tenant blocks of Four. Each Sheetlet contains 16 stamps and 25000 sheetlets of each variety have been issued.

INDIA SLET KEDARNATH 19
INDIA SHEETLET 2019 – KEDARNATH
INDIA SLET BADRINATH 19
INDIA SHEETLET 2019- BADRINATH

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand –Gangotri – India 2019.

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand –Gangotri – India 2019.

Char Dham are Four holy sites in Uttarakhand which are revered by Hindus and devotees undertake a holy pilgrimage to these sites.

Gangotri Dham – the temple devoted Goddess Ganga stands facing River Bhagirathi which originates from Glacier Gaumukh. A sheetlet containing 16 stamps on Gangotri is listed.

India Post issued four stamps on 29 Nov 2019 on these Char Dhams in the form of Sheetlets and a mixed sheetlet containing four Se-tenant blocks of Four. Each Sheetlet contains 16 stamps and 25000 sheetlets of each variety have been issued.

INDIA SLET GANGOTRI 19
INDIA SHEETLET 2019-GANGOTRI

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand – Yamunotri- India 2019.

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand – Yamunotri- India 2019.

Char Dham are Four holy sites in Uttarakhand which are revered by Hindus and devotees undertake a holy pilgrimage to these sites.

Yamunotri – On the banks of Yamuna River.a temple built by King of Tehri in 1839 houses the idols of Goddess Yamuna and Goddess Ganga. Hot water spring Surya Kund is also here. A sheetlet containing 16 stamps on Yamunotri is Listed.

India Post issued four stamps on 29 Nov 2019 on these Char Dhams in the form of Sheetlets and a mixed sheetlet containing four Se-tenant blocks of Four. Each Sheetlet contains 16 stamps and 25000 sheetlets of each variety have been issued.

INDIA SLET YAMUNOTRI 19
INDIA SHEETLET 2019-YAMUNOTRI

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand – India 2019.

Miniature Sheet on Char Dham Uttarakhand – India 2019.

Char Dham are Four holy sites in Uttarakhand which are revered by Hindus and devotees undertake a holy pilgrimage to these sites.

Yamunotri – On the banks of Yamuna River.a temple built by King of Tehri in 1839 houses the idols of Goddess Yamuna and Goddess Ganga. Hot water spring Surya Kund is also here.

Gangotri Dham – the temple devoted Goddess Ganga stands facing River Bhagirathi which originates from Glacier Gaumukh.

Kedarnath – The Farthest Dham located at 3500m above sea level is situated in Rudraprayag District of Uttarakhand. Shiva temple adorns this Dham.

Badrinath – The Badrinarayan temple in Badrinath devoted to LordVishnu is the most visited temple in India. This Dham is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand alongside Alakhnanada river.

India Post issued four stamps on 29 Nov 2019 on these Char Dhams in the form of Sheetlets and a mixed sheetlet containing four Se-tenant blocks of Four. Each Sheetlet contains 16 stamps and 25000 sheetlets of each variety have been issued.

INDIA M SLET CHAR DHAM19
INDIA MIXED SHEETLET 2019 – CHAR DHAM UTTARAKHAND.
INDIA BRO CHAR DHAM19
INDIA BROCHURE 2019- CHAR DHAM

 

Miniature Sheet on 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji – India 2019.

Miniature Sheet 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.

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 MS GNANAK 19
INDIA MINIATURE SHEET 2019 – GURU NANAK DEV JI.

 

Stamps on Heritage The Sea  – New Zealand 1989.

Stamps on Heritage The Sea  – New Zealand 1989.

New Zealand issued a set of stamps on the theme New Zealand Heritage -the Sea on 11 Oct 1989.

40c- Windsurfing            80c -The Sea           $1.00 -Coastal Scene.

NZ 1990 TOURISM
NEW ZEALAND 1989- HERITAGE -THE SEA

Abba Exhibition Opens in London -Abba on Stamps – Music in Sweden 1983

Abba Exhibition Opens in London -Abba on Stamps – Music in Sweden 1983

Abba won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and became a huge commercial success and Popular after that with a string of Blockbusters like “Dancing Queen”, Mamma Mia” & “Thank You for the Music”.

A new exhibition in London at the O2 Venue until August displays personal items of ABBA such as Bjorn Ulvaeus’s school report, pictures, gold discs and clothing. The Exhibition is called ABBA Super Troupers. O2 arena recently hosted C2C: Country to Country – a Country Music Festival.

01 Oct 1983 was declared World Music Day by UNESCO International Music Council. Sweden issued a miniature sheet on the theme Music in Sweden on 01 Oct 1983. All stamps are engraved by Czeslaw Slania (1921-2005). The Musicians featured on stamps are

1.80 Kr – Pop – Famous Musicians from ABBA band. Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni- Frid Lyngstad & Benny Andersson. Picture of ABBA was taken by Anders Hansen

SWEDEN MS MUSIC 1983
SWEDEN MS MUSIC 1983 -ABBA