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New stamps on Dance theme from Ireland….

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Hi !

Here are some colorful stamps on Contemporary Dances from Ireland . The stamps in 4 contrasting colors make stamp design awesome ! This is a wonderful collecting item for art lovers and collectors of Dance theme !! In this post I am giving some non philatelic news for readers……as I am receiving news on variety of subjects from the readers with a request for publication. This new column “ News from Non Philatelic World….” will appear occasionally on this blog with some interesting select non philatelic news.

This is all for today…Till Next Post Have a Great Time !!

Contemporary Dances

On March 22, 2012, An Post issued four stamps depicting Contemporary Dance themes.

The term contemporary dance conjures up a host of images, some of which can seem contradictory at first. It borrows from the techniques of both ballet and modern dance, yet it is largely unchoreographed. It allows a greater range and fluidity of movement than conventional dance techniques.

Unlike the more established dance traditions, contemporary dance is not directly associated with any specific dance techniques. That’s why it is often described as a dance philosophy, as opposed to a technique of dancing. Non - devotees of contemporary dance are often left baffled by its popularity, claiming that they cannot make sense of it. On the other hand, aficionados of contemporary dance passionately embrace it as an art form that stimulates them intellectually, visually and aurally.

In 2012, An Post celebrates the contemporary dance movements with a set of four Ger Garland designed stamps, each one depicting a unique contemporary dance trend performed by some of Ireland’s foremost dance companies - Fabulous Beast, Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Ireland and CoisCéim.

Products available with this issue:

Contemporary Arts - Dance (Block of 4) Stamp Set (1205SET) €2.20

Contemporary Arts - Dance 55c Booklet (8 Self-adhesive Stamps) (1205BK) €4.40

Contemporary Arts - Dance FDC Serviced (1205FDC) €3.20

Orders and/or enquiries relating to this release or indeed any aspect of the Philatelic Business should be sent to:

Philatelic Bureau, Order Department P.O. Box 1991, G.P.O., Dublin 1, Ireland

Philat Telephone: 00 353 1 705 7400 Fax: 00 353 1 705 7289

Internet: www.irishstamps.ie

News from Non Philatelic World….

Maasai Cricet Warriors

Maasai Warriors from the Laikipia region in Kenya have exchanged their spears for cricket bats and they are using cricket as a vehicle to empower youth and to target social problems in order to bring about positive change in their communities.

WE DON'T ONLY PLAY CRICKET - It's Our Weapon To Eradicate Social Evils

Join us in smashing through boundaries. . .
'Batting' for women's rights & 'bowling out' AIDS!
We are also warriors against the savage tradition of circumcision of girls in our communities.

HELP US SPREAD THE WORDS AGAINST THE TRIPLE EVIL OF HIV, FGM AND CHILD MARRIAGE BY CONTRIBUTING TO OUR FUNDRAISER TO GET THE MAASAI CRICKET WARRIORS TEAM TO CAPE TOWN . . .
Please leave your mark here:
http://www.justgiving.com/MaasaiCricketWarriors

Imagine a cricketer who is a semi-nomadic cattle herder living among the wild animals of Africa. Imagine him who wears layers of beads; who sets fire on the field with his bright red clothes and flying braided hair; he who gives war cries while throwing or hitting a ball and is actually a crusader for peace. Imagine him - a Maasai tribesman - playing a T-20 league. Unbelievable? Then you ought to meet the Maasai Cricket Warriors. . . Read More…

Likay - Thai performing art on stamps ..

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Date of Issue : 4 August 2011

Thailand Post issued a set of four stamps on 4 August 2011, during national stamp exhibition Thaipex 2011. The stamps feature “Likay” a popular Thai performing art .

Likay: a valuable Thai performing art heritage

Likay, or Yikay (in popular language) is a folk performing group hired to perform at Buddhist temple's annual fairs or at private houses to celebrate a housewarming, ordination or cremation ceremony. Sometimes Likay is staged as a paid performance inside a temporary enclosure where audiences have to pay a fee to enter. Inside this enclosure is a low, raised stage with settees or benches for performers to sit on during the performance. At the back of the stage is a slightly higher platform for a Pipart musical band (Thai orchestra consisting of the gamelan) and panels of painting of different sceneries as a backdrop to the play. The panels also serve to block off audiences from the performers' dressing area.
Likay can be performed both day and night. The performance usually begins with prelude music to entice audiences to the show, followed by short skirts to introduce the Likay troupe and the play of a particular session as well as to express the troupe’s gratitude to the hosts and the audiences.

The outstanding feature of Likay performance is the extravagant costumes of lead actors which generally consist of an attire adorned with fake diamonds and jewelry. The heroes wear a head band with extra large white ostrich plume and long white socks. The trademark music of Likay is the Radniklerng music which is played throughout the performance.

New themes for US 2012 stamps….

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US Postal Service will issue stamps on Dance, Literature and Nature in 2012. Three new U.S. stamp subjects were unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service in early August. These are: Innovative Choreographers, O. Henry and Earthscapes.

In 2012, USPS will pay tribute to Isadora Duncan, Jose Limon, Katherine Dunham, and Bob Fosse. Designed to look like posters advertising a performance, the stamp art captures the luminosity and mystery of a live dance performance.

USPS will also commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of O. Henry with a stamp in its Literary Arts series. The short stories of O. Henry are beloved for their irony and skillful unfolding of plot; often, they end with a surprise twist. This prolific author wrote nearly 300 tales, most in the final eight years of his life. By the time of his death, he was the most widely read storyteller in America and was internationally admired.

Finally, the Earthscapes issuance offers stamp customers an opportunity to see the world in a new way. The stamp pane presents examples of three categories of earthscapes: natural, agricultural, and urban. The photographs were all created high above the planet's surface, either snapped by "eyes in the sky" - satellites orbiting the Earth - or carefully composed by photographers in aircraft.

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From our Readers…

Mr Sanjiv Jain of Dehradun has prepared Maxim Cards on recent stamps issued on Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Note : For these Max cards New Delhi is the most appropriate place for cancellation.

New Stamp from India

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Date of Issue : 1 August 2011

Today India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp on Shri K.M.Mathew .

K. M. Mathew (January 2, 1917 – August 1, 2010) was a former Editor-in-chief of leading Malayalam daily Malayala Manorama.He joined the newspaper as Managing Editor in 1954 and went on to become Editor in chief in 1973.

Mathew launched many publications such as the women’s magazine Vanitha in Malayalam and Hindi, the English magazine The Week, the farmer’s magazine Karshakasree, children’s magazines Balarama, Amar Chitra Katha and Kalikudukka in Malayalam and Magic Pot in English and encyclopedic Manorama Yearbook in Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil and Bengali.

In 1998 he received Padma Bhushan. He has received many other awards including Foundation of Freedom of Information Award (1991), National Citizen’s award (1992), Ramakrishna Jay Dayal award (1995), Durga Prasad Chaudhary award (1996) and B D Goenka Award (1996).

Image source: Mansoor B. Mangalore

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