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Miniature Sheet on International Year of Forests – Indonesia 2011.
A Miniature sheet containing two stamps of 2500 rupiah each was issued by Indonesia on 05 Jun 2011 to mark World Environment Day and International Year of Forests.
Postage Due Stamps – Straits Settlements
Postage due is a term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. Postage Due stamp is a stamp added to an underpaid piece of mail to indicate the extra postage due.
Malayan Union– Federated Malay States (FMS) was a Federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula -Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan & Pahang- established by the British Government in 1895and which lasted till 1946, when together with two former strait settlements (Malacca & Penang) and the unfederatedMalay states they formed the Malayan Union.
Straits Settlements – A Group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. originally established in 1826 as part of East India Company. The original four settlements were Penang, Singapore, Malacca and Dindin.
Postage Due Stamp of Straits Settlements issued between 1924-26.
Stamps on Vegetables -Maldives 1976.
The Maldives issued stamp on Lablab Bean Vegetable on 26 Jul 1976.
Stamps on Native Flowers -Maldives 1984.
The Maldives issued stamps on Native Flowers on 19 Dec 1973.
1L- Spanish Flag (Lantana Camara) 2L – Oleander (Nerium Oleander) 3L -Polyantha Rose.
Stamps on World Food Day – Afghanistan 1984.
Afghanistan issued a set of stamps on World Food Day featuring fruits 16 Oct 1984.
2 Afghani – Pine Cone 4 Afghani -Walnuts
6 Afghani – Pomegranate 9 Afghani -Apples
13 Afghani – Cherries 15 Afghani – Grapes
TB Seals of India- Cinderella Philately – Robert Koch 1982
Cinderella Stamps are labels that resemble a postage stamp but are not used as a postal fee for sending mail.
TB Seals of India – The Tuberculosis Association of India has been releasing TB seals since 1950 to raise funds for the prevention of Tuberculosis. Every year on 02 Oct TB Seals are released by the President of India and Campaign continues till 23 Feb (Foundation day of TB Association) of next year.
1978-1982- TB Seal sold for 20 Paise 1983-1984 -TB Seal sold for 25 Paise
1985-1990 -TB Seal sold for 50 Paise 1991-1997 -TB Seal sold for Rupee One.
The Theme for the 1982 TB seal (20 Paise) Campaign was Robert Koch. Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (1843-1910) was a German Physician and Microbiologist. He identified the main causative agents for TB, Cholera & Anthrax. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1905 for his research on Tuberculosis.
TB Seals of India- Cinderella Philately – Monument Series 1981
Cinderella Stamps are labels that resemble a postage stamp but are not used as a postal fee for sending mail.
TB Seals of India – The Tuberculosis Association of India has been releasing TB seals since 1950 to raise funds for the prevention of Tuberculosis. Every year on 02 Oct TB Seals are released by the President of India and Campaign continues till 23 Feb (Foundation day of TB Association) of next year.
1978-1982- TB Seal sold for 20 Paise 1983-1984 -TB Seal sold for 25 Paise
1985-1990 -TB Seal sold for 50 Paise 1991-1997 -TB Seal sold for Rupee One.
The Theme for the 1981 TB seal (20 Paise) Campaign was Monuments.
