Wednesday, July 25, 2012

XXX Olympic Games 2012 - London


Souvenir Sheet of Olympic Games 2012 - London
2 x 500p + 2 x 2000p stamps

25.07.2012


BROCHURE





Thursday, July 19, 2012

Full sheet of 128 stamps issued in 1951


2 Anna : Geological Survey of India :

Interesting to look at the size of this full stamp-sheet of 128 stamps, issued before 61 years!! For collectors of FULL SHEETs, such items are GEMs !!!!!!




Monday, July 16, 2012

Joint-issue stamps from both Countries


Since 1990, India Post has issued 10 joint-issue stamps. A few examples of stamp, sheetlet and miniature sheet depicting similar design issued by both countries are shown in this Post.

Russia-India : 1990 
 
India-Russia : 1990

France-India : 2003
Sheet of 30 stamps x 0.50 Euro
 
France-India : 2003
Sheet of 30 stamps x 0.90 Euro

India-France : 2003

Korea-India : 2003
Sheetlet of 8 S/T Pairs x 190 Won
with Flag of KOREA and INDIA 
 
India-Korea : 2003




Cyprus-India : 2006
Numbered M/S of 2 x 40c stamps

India-Cyprus : 2006


Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Rabindranath Tagore - 5 Rupees coin


7 Different Types

Four Mints are issuing coins in India with different mint marks. There also exist 2 Dies in certain mints where the Lion and the script in Hindi and English differs significantly. 7 different types of this 5 Rupee coin of Rabindranath Tagore are depicted for ready reference.





Mint  
    1  Mumbai - Die I
   2  Kolkata - Die I
    3  Kolkata - Die II
                4  Kolkata - Die II - Proof
        5  Hyderabad - Die I
         6  Hyderabad - Die II
7  Noida - Die I


Die I              Die II


Die I

 Die II

Die I

Die II

Die I

Die II