Europa 2012"Visit... "
Estonia
Date of Issue: 3 May 2012
Malta
Date of Issue: 9 May 2012
Austria
Date of Issue: 9 May 2012
Italy
Date of Issue: 9 May 2012
Vatican
Date of Issue: 11 May 2012
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Special Cover
Utility and conservation of swamp land in Uttar Pradesh
: Ashwani Dubey : Gorakhpur
Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
Western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus), also called Western Horned Pheasant, is a local resident in western Himalayas.
Size: male 68-72 cm; female 60 cm. Weight: male 1.80-2.20 kg; female 1.20-1.40 kg.
Identification: Typical tragopan, with orange to red collar, red facial skin and white-spotted, black belly. Similar species: Male differs from that species primarily by red facial skin and mostly black base-colour of lower breast to vent, female has a noticeably duller and greyer base-colour to upperparts and, in particular, underparts.
Distribution:
The Western Tragopan is endemic to the western Himalayas, occurring from Kohistan, east through Kashmir into Himachal Pradesh and possibly Uttaranchal, north-west India. In summer it inhabits temperate coniferous and deciduous forests, with dense undergrowth, from 2,400 to 3,600 m. In winter, the Western Tragopan descends to grassy or shrubby gulleys with less snow cover, between 1,300 m and 2,500 m. At present the population is estimated to be less than 5000.
Call: a loud 'way waah', during breeding season. Wailing cry 'waa waa waa', when agitated, repeated a number of times.
Food: Mostly vegetarian. Feeds on fresh leaves, bamboo shoots, acorns, berries, seeds and insects.
A Special Cover on Utility and conservation of Swamp Land in Uttar Pradesh was issued today on 15-04-12 at Gorakhpur. Commissioner Shri Ravindra Kumar, District Magistrate Sri.Sanjay Kumar and Sri. Alok Ojha SSP (Post) were present at the ceremony.
e mail : sandeepchaurasiagkp@gmail.com
Re - colonization by native wild animals - Lynx
Re-colonization by native wildlife - Moose
Thanks to Wolfgang Beyer of Germany for these nice covers on Wildlife !! The pictorial cancellation on cover shows the design of paw of the animal featured on stamps (Lynx and Moose) .
Sacred Animals of Hinduism
Guinea Bissau Post issued a beautiful Souvenir Sheet and a set of four stamps in the year 2010 featuring Sacred Animals of Hinduism. Issues from Guinea Bissau and some other African countries are always very controversial among serious stamp collectors whether to include them in collection or not. As these stamps are issued on themes which are not related with the subjects of their own country. So many of the issues are regarded as illegitimate issues and are not preferred by advance collectors to display them in their exhibits. But these are legitimate issues of Guinea Bissau and appear in the catalogue. It is a beautiful issue which any Indian would love to have in his/her collection !!
About Guinea Bissau…
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.
It covers 36,125 km² (nearly 14,000 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,600,000.
Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Gabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were part of the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century. It then became the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea in the 19th century. Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with the bordering Republic of Guinea.
Only 14% of the population speaks the official language, Portuguese. A plurality of the population (44%) speaks Kriol, a Portuguese-based creole language, and the remainder speak native African languages. The main religions are African traditional religions and Islam, and there is a Christian (mostly Catholic) minority.
On the occasion of Gujarat Philatelic Exhibition, Gujpex 2011, held at Vadodara, from 23rd to 25th December 2011, a set of 22 special used picture postcards to commemorate the historic Dandi March and 3 special covers were released.
23 December 2011 : Captain Vijay Hazare
24 December 2011 : WWF
25 December 2011 : Birth Centenary of Thought Transformation, Shantikunj, Haridwar
Made in Italy : "Fratelli Carli"
Date of Issue : 19 November 2011
Italian Post has issued two new stamps on 18th and 19th November 2011. The one shown above is of famous Made in Italy series and the other featuring Palace of the Mint of Italian unification in Rome.
Issuance of a definitive stamp belonging to the series theme "Made in Italy" Fratelli Carli dedicated to the centenary of the foundation
Cartoon depicting in stylized, graphic design elements related to the company Fratelli Carli: the background, the sea and a hill with cultivation of olive trees, left a demijohn and a truck in the foreground with the old word "Fratelli Carli" .
Completing the legends the stamp "MADE IN ITALY"
Date of Issue : 18 November 2011
Palace of the Mint of Italian unification in Rome
Vignette depicts the main facade of the Palace with the partial reproduction of the Mint, to the left of the coin by Attilio Motti, 1927, made for the fifteen years of the "New Mint" on the right design continues over the prospect of a medal, in lower left, three vertical stripes in the colors of the tricolor, completing the stamp to the legend "THE PALACE OF ITALY BRAND UNITS".
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Visit… Europa 2012 theme
Europa stamps have always very special theme.Europa 2011 theme was Forests and next year’s theme is going to be related with Tourism and has been declared as Visit… Jersey Post will issue two stamps on 10 January to commemorate Europa 2012 theme. All the stamps will be related with tourist activities or scenic beauty of the particular country. Well this is a beautiful theme of my collecting interest and wud love to exchange when they are issued ….
Date of Issue : 10 January 2011
Stamps to be issued by Finnish Post on 7th May 2012
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Gujarat
Preserve Wildlife
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GUJPEX – 73 - 1.3.73 : Army Postal Service Corps : Sabarmati Ashram
Rajasthan
Mewarpex 2003 : Udaipur : 14 April 2003
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