Indian “Rupees 2 Annas 8” Note fetches Rs 2.95 lakhs at an Auction
A Unique fractional note of “Rupees 2 annas 8” introduced in 1918 used in Bombay Circle was recently auctioned in Mumbai and fetched a price of Rs 2.95 lakhs against a base price of Rs2.5 Lakhs.
Charlie Chaplin – The Tramp – Stamps on Charlie Chaplin.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin ,KBE (16 Apr 1889-25 Dec 1977) was an English comic actor,Filmmaker and composer who rose to fame during silent era. He become a World wide icon through his screen persona “The Tramp”. He is considered as one of the most important figures in the history of Film industry. His career spanned more than 77 years and his famous movies are The Gold Rush,City Lights, Modern Times ,The Great Dictator
A large number of countries have issued stamps on him . Some of them are listed below.
Bosnia Herzegovina issued a stamp on Charlie Chaplin on 18 Jul 2001.
Solomon Islands issued a miniature sheet on 03 Jul 2014 to mark his 125th Birth Anniversary.
Kazakhstan issued a miniature sheet containing three stamps to commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin on 15 Jan 2015.
Bunga Raya – National Flower of Malaysia – Hibiscus
Bunga Raya was selected as National Flower of Malysia on 28th July 1960. Bunga Raya is well known throughout the World as Hibiscus or Shoeflower and is botanically referred as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. It belongs to the same family as cottonand okra or bendir. Hibiscus is the largest genus consisting of some 300 species which are widely distributed mainly in the tropics.
Hibiscus is an evergreen shrub and has five large petals which are free.The flowers have large range of colors white,Pink. Yellow & Pink to dark red.Some of the varieties are double or multi-petalled. The flowers are very large some hybrids measuring up to 25 cm in diameter.
Though scentless it can be used for beauty and medicinal value. Its use varies from being used to darken eyebrows,as shoe polish,cure fever,sore eyes etc.
It is grown throughout Mlaysia and Malaysia issue a set of Four stamps on Bunga Raya or Hibiscus on 12 Dec 1984. A FDC is listed.
14 April -Festivals with Many Names
On 13th and 14th April many festivals are celebrated in different parts of India.
Baisakhi ( North India/Punjab) – Harvest Day ,New Year ,Founding of Sikhism
Poyla Baishakh ( West Bengal)- Bengali New Year. Also celebrated in Tripura.
Bikhoti Festival (Uttarkhand) – People take a dip in holy rivers.
Bohag Bihu (Assam) – Assamese New Year . also known as Rongali Bihu.
Vishu (Kerala).
Maha Vishuva Sankranti (Odisha)
Puthandu (Tamil Nadu) – Tamil New Year
Jurshitali ( Bihar & Nepal) – Mithila regions celebrate this festival.
Stampdigest wishes all its readers across India A Happy New Year .
RISGO Centennial 2013 – International Scout Jamboree Kandy
The most prestigious College of Kandy Dharmaraja College celebrated its Scout Centenary in 2013.The Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group organised an International Scout gathering “RISGO Centennial -2013” (Rajans International Scout gathering of Centennial -2013). It was held at Lakeview Park International Scout Centre , Kandy.
A Commemorative stamp was issued on 18 Feb 2013 by Sri Lanka. The 25 rupees stamp shows Baden Powell and 500,000 stamps were printed. A FDC issued is listed.
CD ROM Postage Stamps –Bhutan 2008- First Day Covers
To celebrate the 100 Years of Monarchy Bhutan Post issued CD Rom stamps in 2008. Two FDCs with the normal stamps are listed below.
Bangladesh stamps 2010- Roses Cultivated varieties in Bangladesh
Bangladesh issued a set of 10 stamps on Rose Varieties cultivated in Bangladesh. A miniature sheet was also issued. The rose varieties are Alec’s Red, Royal Highness, Queen Eliazabeth, Ballerina,Alexander,Blue Moon, Papa Meilland,Double Delight,Iceberg,Sonia, Sunblest, Piccadilly, Pascali.
