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Beaches of Sri Lanka on Miniature Sheets -2010

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Fantastic Beaches of Sri Lanka on Miniature Sheets -2010

Sri Lanka issued three miniature sheets on 07 Sep 2010. The theme was Sri Lanka’s Fantastic beaches and these stamps were issued as part of Visit Sri Lanka Stamp series. Each miniature sheet was priced at  100 Sri Lankan rupees but the Face value of stamps was different.

15 SLR – Pasikdudah Beach. It is located 30 Kilometers north-west of Batticaloa. Pasikuda means “green-algae-bay”

SRI LANKA BEACH MS RS 15
MINIATURE SHEET SRI LANKA -PASIKUDA BEACH -2010

25 SLR – Trincomalee Beach – Major Port City on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, it lies south of Jaffna and North of Batticaloa. Centre of Tamil Culture and Dutch history.

SRI LANKA TRINCOMALEE BEACH
MINIATURE SHEET SRI LANKA 2010 – TRINCOMALEE BEACH

40 SLR -Arugam Bay Beach – It is located in Southeast Sri Lanka in Batticaloa District near Pottuvil town. It also gateway to Yala East National park.

SRI LANKA BEACH RS 40
MINIATURE SHEET SRI LANKA 2010 -ARUGAM BAY BEACH

 

 

INAS 339 – Silver Jubilee -Special Cover 2015.

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INAS 339 – Silver Jubilee -Special Cover 2015.

INAS 339 – Indian Naval Air Squadron based at INS Hansa Goa was commissioned on 23 Nov 1990. A Special Cover was released at Dabolim on 23 Nov 2015 to celebrate its Silver Jubilee.

special cover inas 339
SPECIAL COVER INAS 339 – SILVER JUBILEE 2015

Stamps of Jersey 1983 – World Communications Year

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Stamps of Jersey 1983 – World Communications Year

1983 was declared World Communications Year and it also marked 250th Birth Anniversary of Charles William Geyt, The first Postmaster of Jersey. Jersey issued a set of Five stamps which marked the career of Geyt.

8P – Geyt at  Minden -Charles Geyt ended his Military Career after having served with distinction at the Battle of Minden.

11p – London to Weymouth Mail Coach. The Mail was carried from London to Weymouth by Mail Coach and British Post Office was directed to institute a regular Packet service from Weymouth to ensure communications during a conflict with France.

24p – Mail packet Chesterfield repulses the French Privateers. Two ships “Rover” and “Royal Charlotte” were transferred from “Dover-Calais” run for use as Mail Packets. Royal Charlotte sailed with first mail for islands on 13 Feb 1794. Such vessels often ran into French Privateers.

26p- Mary Godfray at Hue Street Post Office – At first found the Postmaster Job very tough to handle all by himself. In 1798 Mary Godfray was hired to deliver the letters from Hue Street. She was the only letter carrier at that time. Post Office did not pay her but she was allowed to collect halfpenny for each letter delivered.

29p- Mail Steamer Leaves St Helier Harbour – The Little Mail Packets were replaced by Steamers in 1815.

A FDC with Five stamps is listed.

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JERSEY FDC 1983 – MAIL TO JERSEY

Miniature Sheet Suez Crossing – Egypt 1998

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Miniature Sheet Suez Crossing – Egypt 1998

Operation Badr 1973 was the code name for Egyptian Military Operation to cross the Suez Canal and seize the Bar-Lev line of fortifications on 06 Oct 1973. In conjunction with Syrian attack on Golan Heights, this marked the start of Yom Kippur War. This Suez Crossing surprised the Israelis and is one of the most read and most famous battles ever fought.

Egypt issued an Imperf Miniature Sheet on 06 Oct 1998 to mark 25th Anniversary of Suez Canal Crossing.

EGYPT MS SUEZ
EGYPT MS SUEZ CANAL CROSSING 1998

Joint Issue Canada -USA – St Lawrence Seaway 1984.

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Joint Issue Canada -USA – St Lawrence Seaway 1984.

0n 26 June 1959, the St Lawrence Seaway was officially opened . Present at the dedication ceremonies held at St-Lambert, Quebec was Queen Elisabeth II, Prince Phillip, President Dwight D Eisenhower and Prime Minister John G Diefenbaker.

St Lawrence is a joint Canada-USA project composed of locks, canals, Channels and hydroelectric power dams. it permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes ofNorth America as far inland as the Western end of Lake Superior. The seaway is named after St Lawrence River which flows from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean.

Canada and USA issued a stamp each on 26 Jun 1984 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of St Lawrence Seaway. A First Day cover with the Canadian Stamp of 32 cents cancelled at Cornwall and a 20c USA stamp cancelled at New York is listed. The FDC also features photographs of 1959 Inaugural Function

FDC CANADA ST LAWRENCE
FDC CANADA-USA JOINT ISSUE- 25TH ANNIVERSARY ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY 1984

Stamps on Inventions -EUROPA 1983– Guernsey

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Stamps on Inventions -EUROPA 1983– Guernsey

The theme for EUROPA 1983 was Inventions. 35 participating countries issued 71 stamps on this common theme. Guernsey issued a set of four stamps in two se-tenant pairs on the theme. The stamps were issued on 14 Mar 1983. The theme was St Peter Port. It was a natural anchorage used by Romans and is now an artificial Harbour in Guernsey

13p – Building Albert Pier Extension 1850’s

13p – St PeterPort Harbour 1983.

20 p – St Peter Port 1680.

20 p – Artist’s Impression of Future Development Scheme.

FDC GUERNSEY EUROPA 1983 -INVENTIONS -ST PETER PORT

Lighthouses of Hong Kong China on Stamps -2010

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Lighthouses of Hong Kong China on Stamps -2010

Hong Kong issued a miniature sheet of five stamps on Lighthouses of Hong Kong.The stamps were issued on 29 dec 2010. The Lighthouses featured on stamps are

1.40 HK$ – Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse.It was commissioned on 16 Apr 1875 and was declared a monument on 03 Mar 2006.

1.80 HK$ – Old Green Island Lighthouse .It was commissioned on 01 Jul 1875 and was declared a monument on 07 Nov 2008.

2.40 HK$ – New Green Island LighthouseIt was commissioned on 1905 and was declared a monument on 07 Nov 2008.

3.00 HK$ – Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse.It was commissioned on 29 Apr 1912 and was declared a monument on 29 Dec 2000.

5.00 HK$ – Waglan Lighthouse.It was commissioned on 09 May 1893 and was declared a monument on 29 Dec 2000.

FDC LIGHT HOUSES HONG KONG
FDC LIGHT HOUSES HONG KONG 2010