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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (18.09.1820 – 29.07.1891): DEOPEX 2016: A Special
Cover issued on him by Jharkhand Postal Circle, Department of Posts, India on
18.03.2016:
About DEOPEX 2016:
The District level Philatelic Exhibition – DEOPEX
2016 – was held on 18-19 March 2016 at Deoghar, Jharkhand organised by
the Jharkhand Circle of the Department of Posts, India.
This Philatelic Exhibition organised various
Philately related competitions for school children like essays, Quiz, Painting
and Dance and showcased various Philatelic products, including two newly
released Special Covers one of which is the undernoted Special Cover on Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose’s visits to Jharkhand (released on 18.03.2016) and
the other one was on Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the great Indian social
reformer (also released on 18.03.2016):
An image of the Front of the Special
Cover released at DEOPEX-2016.
It shows a collage of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
seated in a chair with a book in his right hand, a statue (memorial) of
Vidyasagar in Deoghar two stamps released on him by India Post at various
points of time and a school with his statue in front. Below the collage is
mentioned “Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar – Ek Mahaan Sudharak” (in Hindi) and “Ishwar
Chandra Vidyasagar – A Great Reformer” (in English). The Rs.5/- stamp is from
the set of four stamps released under the title “Women’s Empowerment” and
depicts the achievements of women in outer space and going to study/work on a
bicycle while a group of young girls look on, aspiring to make their own
successful careers. The Cancellation Stamp is inscribed “Ishwar Chandra
Vidyasagar, Ek Mahaan Sudharak” (in Hindi) and “Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, A
Great Reformer” (in English). There is also an image of the Hooghly River bridge. In the centre is mentioned “DEOPEX 2016” (both in
Hindi and English). Also, there is the image of a boy studying in the light of
a street lamp, just as Ishwar Chandra used to do. The Cancellation is of B.
Deoghar and is dated 18.03.2016”
The Back of the Special Cover
shows the India post logo on the left hand top corner and the logo of DEOPEX
2016 on the right hand top corner. The name of the issuing authority Chief
Postmaster general, Jharkhand Circle, Ranchi appears on the top half, along
with the approval serial number JH/06/2016.
A brief about Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar appears bin
the lower half of this face of the envelope:
“Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya was born on 26th
September 1820 in a village called Veersingha of then Hoogley. The title “Vidyasagar”
(Ocean of Knowledge” was given to him due to his vast knowledge. He was a great
social reformer, writer, educator, entrepreneur, and worked endlessly to
transform society. His contribution towards education and changing the status
of women and initiation of the concept of widow remarriage, abolition of child
marriage and polygamy in India was remarkable.
Jharkhand has the rare privilege that he chose
Karmatar (Near Madhupur) to live the last 18 years of his life. “Nandan Kanan”
was the name of his abode at Karmatar (Jamtara district). He tried to uplift
the social structure of tribals. He started possibly the first girls school of
our country for tribals. The house of Vidyasagar at Nandan Kanan has been still
maintained in the original shape.”
Ishwar
Chandra Vidyasagar (26.09.1820-29.07.1890):
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was
a Bengali polymath and a key figure in Bengali Renaissance. He was a
philosopher, academic, educator, writer, translator, printer, publisher,
entrepreneur, reformer and philanthropist.
Birth
and education:
He was born Ishwar Chandra
Bandopadhyay (or “Ishshor Chondro
Bondopaddhae” in Bengali), in Birsingha village of Midnapore district, in
the Indian State of West Bengal. His parents were very religious, but their
economic condition was not stable and his childhood was spent in abject
poverty.
In 1828, after the
completion of his elementary education at the village school, his father took
him to Calcutta (present day Kolkata) to seek admission in an English language
institution. As they could not afford the transport fare, they walked all the
way to Calcutta.
Ishwar
Chandra was so bright that he learned the English numerals by reading the
mile-stones on his way to Calcutta at the young age of eight years.
In Calcutta, again they
faced financial hardship and he could not get admitted to the Hindu College
because the fees was too high, therefore, Ishwar Chandra was admitted to the
Sanskrit College.
He
was a brilliant student and his quest for knowledge was so intense that he used
to study under the street lights as he could not afford to buy a gas lamp at
home.
He cleared all the
examinations with excellent marks, earning several scholarships for his
outstanding academic performance.
To support the family and
his studies, he took a part-time teaching job at Jorashanko.
In 1839, he
successfully passed his Law examination.
In 1841, he joined
Fort William College as Head of the Sanskrit Department.
In 1846, he left
Fort William College and took up an assignment at Sanskrit College as
“Assistant Secretary”. In his first year of service he recommended several
changes to the existing education system which resulted in differences of
opinion with the Secretary of the College, leading to his leaving the Sanskrit
College and rejoining Fort William College as a Head Clerk.
In 1849, he again
joined Sanskrit College as a Professor of Literature.
In 1851, he became
Principal of Sanskrit College.
In 1855, he was
made Special Inspector of Schools with additional charges.
His
kindly disposition:
Having grown up in poverty
and deprivation, he always had a kindly disposition towards the poor and weak
persons lying on footpaths and streets and would spend a part of his
scholarship money and salary on the welfare of these persons and buying
medicines for the sick.
His
Reforms:
His Reforms can broadly be
classified under the following categories:
Widow
Remarriage and putting a stop to polygamy:
Widow
Remarriage:
His views on widow
remarriage were formed during his study period in Calcutta.
Once he visited a friend’s
home whose sister was a child widow. This was his first experience of the
hardships this custom imposed on women. Then, he saw his old Guru who got
married to a young girl. He was so enraged that he stopped visiting his Guru.
Within a year the Guru passed away leaving behind a child widow with no means
to support her.
He
resolved to devote his life to improve the status of Hindu widows and
encouraging widow remarriage. He became an impassioned supporter of female
education and an opponent of polygamy.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar,
thereafter, initiated the concept of widow remarriage and raised concern
for the abolition of child-marriage and polygamy.
He wrote at length
substantiating his views on these social issues and quoted extensively from the
scriptures and historical data. He
wrote that a decline in religion had created the environment that allowed
contemporary customs to thrive.
When he met with stiff
opposition on his reformist views he insisted that his opponents were
misquoting/misinterpreting the scriptures and employed a masterful command of
Sanskrit to expose their fallacious contentions.
In 1855, in his
first book on widow remarriage, he mentioned that the practice was permissible
in “Kalyug” (the Dark Age), the Age
in which he and his contemporaries lived. His
book sold 2,000 copies in the first week of its publication and two subsequent
reprints of 2,000 and 10,000 copies sold almost as quickly. His detractors
continued to insult and abuse him and even threatened him with death.
Nevertheless, he
steam-rolled all their objections and urged the British authorities to pass
legislation that would allow Hindu widows to remarry.
To support his request, he
collected 1,000 signatures and sent his petition to the Indian Legislative
Council. His detractors too collected thousands of signatures requesting the
Legislative Council not to entertain Ishwar Chandra’s petition.
The
Legislative Council decided to support the “enlightened” minority and the Hindu
Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856.
Efforts
to put a ban on polygamy:
Vidyasagar lived in Bengal
at a time when the males among the “Kulin”
Brahmins, an aristocratic caste with rigid marriage rules were highly sought
after as bridegrooms and could marry as many women as they wished.
When Vidyasagar collected
the data on the marriage records of 133 Kulin Brahmins of Hooghly district, the
malpractices of the polygamy system were thrown up and he became horrified with
the magnitude of the problem. One 50 year old man had been married 107 times,
while another at the age of 55 had 80 wives. Still another at the age of 64 had
72 wives and so on.
Vidyasagar sent a petition
signed by 2,500 persons to the Government against this inhuman custom of
polygamy. When, despite his vigorous efforts, no action was taken, ten years
later he presented another petition to the authorities signed by 21,000 persons
requesting a legislative prohibition of polygamy. Still, the Government cautious after India’s First War of
Independence in 1857, declined to act.
He
continued his campaign and kept writing against polygamy, but by 1873, the
issue was put in the cold storage.
Mass
Education:
His third campaign
was for the mass education for boys and girls. He had been appointed Special
Inspector of schools for the Districts of Hooghly, Midnapur, Burdman and Nadia in
1855 and was able to use his influence to establish a system of
vernacular education in Bengal, including forty schools for girls.
Earlier, in 1849, a
girl’s school was set up by J.E.D. Bethune, legal member of the Governor
General’s Council and it became Vidyasagar’s responsibility to guide it through
its difficult years. He remained associated with it till 1869.
He opened the doors of
colleges and educational institutions to lower caste students, which were
earlier accessible to the upper castes only. For his immense generosity he was
called “Daya Sagar” (meaning “Ocean
of Kindness”).
Modernising
Bengali Prose and rationalisation of the Bengali language:
His efforts to simplify
and modernise Bengali prose were significant and he also rationalised and
simplified the Bengali alphabet and type.
He reconstructed the
Bengali alphabet and reformed Bengali typography into an alphabet of twelve
vowels and forty consonants. He contributed significantly to Bengali and
Sanskrit literature.
His “Barna Porichay” is even today considered a classic. (I
remember that in 1997, when I was posted at State Bank of India, Lucknow
Local Head Office, one of my colleagues Mr.T.P. Sen got one copy of the “Barna Porichay” for me from Kolkata, so
that I would learn Bengali, as Sumita, my wife is a Bengali and to make it easy
for me he used to converse in Bengali with me).
Image of the "Barna Porichay"
book in my library showing a picture of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar on its cover. He is depicted as the sun, with rays symbolising knowledge emanating from him and lightening up all students through education.
Some
of his works:
Some of the works authored
by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar include:
- Betaal
Panchabinsati (1847)
- Bangala-r
Itihaas (1848)
- Jeebancharit
(1850)
- Bodhadoy
(1851)
- Sanskrita
Byakarner Upakramanika (1851)
- Rijupath
(Parts I, II & III – 1851-1852)
- Bidhaba
Bibaha Bishayak Prostab 216554
- Byakaran
Kaumudi (1853)
- Borno
Porichoy (1854)
- Kotha
mala (1856)
- Sitar
Bonobas (1860)
Donations
for Calcutta University:
With a view to set up a
University at Calcutta, he along with his friends travelled across Bengal and
neighbouring states asking people to donate for the foundation of the
University. The Nawab of a Princely State
on hearing Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s request took off one of his shoes and
dropped it in Vidyasagar’s bag as a donation. Vidyasagar thanked the
Nawab and left. The next day, he organised and auction of the Nawab’s shoe
which fetched Rs.1000/- . The Nawab on
hearing of this was so ashamed that he donated a similar amount of money for
the cause.
His
passing away and legacy:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
spent the last 18 to 20 years of his life among the Santhals at “Nandan Kanan”, Karmatar, in District
Jamtara, Jharkhand.
He passed away on 29.07.1891
at the age of 70 years.
Despite
his efforts, widow remarriage never received the approval of society, polygamy
was not abolished and female education was in its infancy.
He personified the best
of the 19th Century social reformers arguing for social change
in the areas where customs adopted over the centuries had developed many social
maladies and were ripping the social fabric of humanity to shreds.
He
is considered to be one of the pillars of Bengal Renaissance. He continued the
Reforms movement started by Raja Rammohan Roy.
He was a well-known
writer, intellectual and a staunch believer of humanity. He was instrumental in
bringing about a revolution in education system of Bengal.
In his book, “Barno-Porichay” (meaning “Introduction
to the letter”), he refined the Bengali language and made it accessible to the
common strata of society.
The second Hooghly
River Bridge linking the city of Howrah to its twin city of Kolkata is
named after him and is called “Vidyasagar
Setu”.
A Fair named “Vidyasagar Mela” which is
dedicated to spreading education and increasing social awareness, is held
annually gin West Bengal since 1994. Now, since 2001, it is held
simultaneously in Kolkata and Birsingha.
A reputed College
is named after him which is located in College Street, Kolkata and a University
is named after him in Paschim Midnapore.
The Railway station at
Karmatar where he spent the last few years of his life is named “Vidyasagar
Railway station” in his honour.
In recognition of his
scholarship and cultural work, the government gave him the title of “Companion
of the Indian Empire (CIE)” in 1877.
In Central Kolkata, a
street is named after him.
A stadium at Barasat,
the District Centre of North 24 Parganas is called “Vidyasagar stadium” after
him.
The title “Vidyasagar” (meaning “Ocean of
Knowledge”) was given to him because of his vast knowledge on wide and
varied subjects.
Rabindranath
Tagore said of him “One wonders how God, in the process of producing forty
million Bengalis, produced a man!”
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60) Tadoba Andhari National Park: Commemorative stamps brought out by India Post on "International Tiger Day" at Nagpur on 29.07.2016
61) Tara Mata Temple Shimla: Famous Temples of Himachaal Pradesh Series: A Special Cover issued by HP Postal Circle of India Post on 29.04.2016
62) Bagla Mukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra: Famous Temples of Himachal Pradesh Series: A Special Cover released by the H.P. Postal Circle of India Post on 29.04.2016
63) Chintpurni Temple , Chintpurni Una, HP: Famous temples of Himachal {radesh Sries: A Special Cover released by H.P.Postal Circle of India Post on 29.04.2016
64) Ter-Centenary of the martyrdom of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur: A Special Cover brought out by Delhi P0stal Circle of Indiapost on 20.06.2016
65) "Rio 2016" Summer Olympics: Commemorative Stamps and booklets issued by the Department of Posts, India on 05.08.2016
66) "Orchids": A set of 6 Commemorative postage stamps brought out by India Post on 08.08.2016
67) Indian Metal Crafts: A set of six Stamps issued by India Post on 26.08.2016
68) Independence Day - Tourism in India: A Rs. 25/- Commemorative Stamp issued by India Post on 15.08.2016
69) "Kargil Diwas" - A Special Cover brought out by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post on 26.07.2016
70) Jagadguru Shri Shivrathri Rajendra Swamy : A Commemorative Rs.5/- Stamp brought out on his Birth Centenary on 27.08.2016
71) Lady Hardinge Medical College: Commemorating the Centenary of establishment of LHMC by issue of Rs.5/- stamps by India Post on 23.09.2016
72) Swachh Bharat Mission: Second set of Commemorative Stamps issued by India Post on 02.10.2016
73) Induction of C-130: A commemorative stamp of 500 Paise issued by India Post on 06.10.2016
74) Central Water and Power Research Station, (CWPRS) Pune: A commemorative Rs.5/- stamp issued by India Post commemorating the Centenary Celabrations of establishment of the CWPRS
75) Kanger Valley National Park, Jagdalpur: A Special Cover brought out by Chhattisgarh Postal Circle, India Post on 26.06.2016
76) Jagadish Chandra Bose (Great Scientist): A Special Cover brought out by the Jharkhand Postal Circle, India Post on 15.02. 2016
77) "Near Threatened Birds": (Series I): Stamps issued by India Post to create awareness about four Near Threatened (NT) Bird species on 17.10.2016
78) "Varanasi City": A set of Commemorative Stamps brought out by India Post on 24.10.2016
79) National Unity Day (or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas): Salute to the Unifier of India: A Commemorative postage stamp brought out on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel by India Post on 31.10.2016
80) 50 Years of Haryana: A Commemorative Postage stamp issued by India Post on 01.11.2016
81) Mahseer: A Special Cover issued by the Indore Region of the Department of Posts, in coordination with the Forest Department Madhya Pradesh on 09.09.2016
82) Third Battalion:The Garhwal Rifles: A Commemorative postage stamp issued to celebrate the Centenary of the Battalion's Raising day in 1916. Stamp issued by India Post on 19.11.2016
83) "Picnic": The theme of Children's day 2016: Two commemorative stamps brought out by Indiapost in the denominations of 1500 Paise or Rs.15/- each on 14.11.2016
84) Nobel Prize Winners of India: A Special Cover brought out by Rajasthan Postal Circle of India Post in co-ordination with the Philatelic Society of India and St. Xavier's School, Jaipur on 21.10.2016
85) Chilika Lake: A Special Cover issued by the Odisha Postal Circle of India Post at the National Philatelic Exhibition on Nature and Environment - 30.09.2016 to 02.12.2016 on 30.09.2016
86) Exotic Birds: A set of six Commemorative stamps brought out by India Post on 05.12.16
87) Akshardham Temple and Pramukh Swami Maharaj: A set of two stamps issued by India Post on 07.12.2016
88) AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences): A Rs. 5/- commemorative stamp issued on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee (60 years) of establishment of AIIMs on 03.12.16
89) Season's Greetings: A set of two Commemorative Stamps issued by India Post on 23.12.2016
90) Samrat Vikramadittya: A Commemorative Rs.5/- Stamp brought out by India Post on 22.12.2016
91) 150 Years of setting up of the first building of Hardayal Heritage Public Library in 1866: Commemorative stamp issued by India Post on 26.12.16
92) Personality Series: Bihar: A set of 8 Commemorative stamps issued by India Post on 26.12.2016
93) Deendayal Upadhyaya: Birth centenary commemoration (1916-2016) A Commemorative stamp of Rs.10/- issued on him by India Post on 29.12.16
94) Legendary Singers of India: A set of 10 stamps issued by India Post on 30.12.2016
95) State Bank of Mysore (SBM): A Special Cover issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post on 16.12.2016
Links to other Commemorative Stamps posts on Indian Stamps issued during 2014 and 2015:
1) 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil - A set of four stamps issued by India Post.
2) Commemorative Stamps on "Swachh Bharat" Mission
3) Commemorative Stamps on "Project Rukmini"
4) Commemorative Stamps on "Indian Ocean & Rajenda Chola I"
5) International Day of Yoga - "Commemorative Stamps & Coins"
6) India-France - 50 Years of Space Co-operation - Commemorative Stamps
7) Commemorative Stamps on 50 years (Golden Jubilee) of "Engineers India Limited"
8) Bicentenary of the "Old Theological Seminary" (OTS) Kottayam, Kerala
9) Commemorative stamps issued on Nabakalabera (Jagannath Temple, Puri)
10) Commemorative stamps issued on an Indian Game called "Sagol Kangjei" originated in Manipur, from which Polo was adapted all over the World
11) Samrat Ashok - Commemorative Stamps issued on the legendary Emperor of Ancient India
12) Women Empowerment - Commemorative Stamps
13) Baba Amte - Commemorative Stamps
14) Did You Know Series (4): A sample of the beautiful stamps brought out by Department of Posts, India
15) 10th World Hindi Conference held at Bhopal - Commemorative Stamps issued by Department of Posts India
16) 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Indo-Pak War: Commemorative stamps issued by Department of Posts, India.
17) Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Dr. B.R. Ambedker by Department of Posts, India with a stamp titled "Dr B.R. Ambedkar and the Indian Constitution"
18) The "Charkha" or the Spinning Wheel: Commemorative stamps issued by the Department of Posts, India
19) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - Commemorative Stamp issued by the Department of Posts, India
20) 50th Anniversary of the Border Security Force (BSF): Commemorative Stamp issued by the Department of Posts, India
21) 3rd India- Africa Forum Summit at New Delhi - Commemorative Stamps issued by Department of Posts, India
22) Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL): Commemorative Stamps issued by India Post.
23) Commemorating the Bicentenary of the Raising Day of the First and Third Gorkha Rifles: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post.
24) India-Singapore Joint issue: 50 Years of Bilateral Relationship: Two Commemorative Stamps issued by India-Post.
25) Celebrating 60 years (Golden Jubilee) of EEPC India: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post.
26) Centenary of the setting up of the Zoological Survey of India: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post
27) Celebrating Children's Day on November 14th - Commemorative Stamps issued by India Post.
28) Musicians of India - Commemorating Classical Musicians of India by issue of Stamps by India Post.
29) Sumitranandan Pant (poet and writer) : Commemorative postage stamps issued on him by India Post
30) Golden Jubilee of the Establishment of the IDSA, New Delhi: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post
31) 100 Years of Return of Mahatma Gandhi to India in 1915: Commemorative postage stamps issued by India Post
32) Commemorating Alugumuthu Kone, one of the first Freedom Fighters against the British: Commemorative Stamps issued by India Post
33) Centennial of the Patna High Court of Judicature: Commoemrative Stamps issued by India Post
34) Gaiety Theatre Complex, Shimla: A Commemorative 500 Paise Stamp issued by India Post on 20.06.2014
35) Commemorating 150 Years of the Kuka Movement: A commemorative Stamp brought out by India Post on 24.12.2014
List of Commemorative Stamps Posts on stamps issued in 2013:
1) Commemorative Postage stamps on the "Wild Flowers of India" issued by India Post.
2) 100 Years of Indian Cinema: 50 commemorative stamps issued by India Post.
3) INS Vikramaditya: Celebrating the induction of the Aircraft Carrier into the Indian Navy: A Commemorative stamp issued by India Post on 04.12.2013
4) 50 Years of Nagaland: A commemorative stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- brought out by India Post on 01.12.2013
List of Commemorative Stamps Posts on Stamps issued in 2012:
1) Shekhawati and Warli Paintings (Part I) - Warli Paintings - Commemorative postage stamps brought out by India Post in 2012
2) Shekhawati and Warli Paintings (Part II) - Shekhaati Paintings - Commemorative postage stamps brought out by India Post in 2012
List of Commemorative Stamps Posts on Stamps issued in 2011:
1) Commemorative Postage Stamp of Rs.100/- issued on Mahatma Gandhi on Khadi Cloth for the first time ever by India Post.
2) Commemorating 100 Years of the Establishment of the ICMR: A Commemorative stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- brought out by India Post on 08.11.2011
List of Commemorative Stamps Posts on Stamps issued in 2010:
1) Princely States of Indore, Sirmoor, Bamra and Cochin : Commemorative Stamps issued by India Post
2) Crafts Museum, New Delhi: A set of two Commemorative stamps brought out by India Post on 21.12.2010
3) Lalit Kala Akademi: A Rs.5/- stamp brought out by India Post on 31.12.2010
4) C.Subramanium and the Indian Green Revolution: A Commemorative Stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- brought out by India Post on 28.11.2010
5) Central Bank of India: A Commemorative stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- celebrating the Centenary of the establishment of the Bank brought out by India Post on 23.12.2010
List of Commemorative stamps Posts on Stamps issued in 2009:
1) The Silent Valley: Commemorating the Silver Jubilee (25 Years) of setting up the Silent Valley National Park by issue of a stamp on 15.11.2009
2) Pterospernum acerifolium (or Muchkunda): A commemorative stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- brought out by India Post on 06.03.2009
3) C.Subramanium and the Indian Green Revolution: A Commemorative stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- brought out by India Post on 28.11.2009
List of Commemorative Stamps Posts issued in 2008:
1) Centenary of the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru: Commemorative Stamps brought out by Indiapost in 2008
2) Standard Chartered Bank: Commemorating 150 Years of Banking in India: A Rs.5/- Commemorative Postage Stamp issued depicting the SCB Mumbai Heritage Building
3) "Aldabra Giant Tortoise": A commemorative postage stamp brought out by India Post in 2008
List of Commemorative Stamps issued posts in 2007:
1) 2550 years of Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post
2) International Day of Disabled Persons (Since renamed as International Day of Persons with Disabilities): A Commemorative Stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- issued by India Post on 03.12.2007
List of Commemorative Stamps issued posts in 2005:
1) Celebrating 200 years of exciting heritage of State Bank of India
List of Commemorative Stamps issued posts in 1964:
1) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose & the INA: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post on 23.01.1964
Commemorative stamps issued in 1931, 1947 and 1950:
1) Three Series of original Indian stamps which depict : Inauguration of New Delhi (1931), First Independent India postage stamps (1947) and Republic of India Inauguration (1950)
Postage Stamps from Thailand depicting Buddhist Jataka Tales:
1) Thailand postage stamps commemorating Buddhist Jataka Tales & celebrating Magha Puja Day (Part I)
2) Thailand Post stamps commemorating Buddhist Jataka Tales & celebrating Asalha Puja Day (Part II)
3) Thailand Post stamps commemorating Buddhist Jataka Tales & celebrating Visakha Puja Day (Part III)
4) Postage stamps from Thailand commemorating Buddhist Jataka Tales
Other Postage stamps from Thailand:
5) "Nang Yai" (or Shadow Play Puppets"): International Letter Writing Week - 2008: Commemorative Postage Stamps issued by Thailand Post on 04.10.2008
Forever Stamps from United States Postal Service (USPS):
1) Forever Stamps: A Series of Stamps commemorating the "US Civil War 1861-1865"
2) Forever Stamps: The Hindu Festival of Lights - Diwali (2016)
Postage Stamps from the Bailiwick of Jersey:
1) "Man of Steel": A Superman movie. Jersey post stamps commemorating a local lad Henry William Dalgliesh who played Superman in the Movie
Postage Stamps from Gibraltar:
1) 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta - the Universal guidepost/landmark in Liberty and Freedom: A miniature stamp sheet issued by the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau
Postage Stamps from Great Britain/UK:
1) Celebrating the Centenary of Agatha Christie's first Crime Novel and 40th Anniversary of her passing away by issue of a set of 6 stamps by Royal Mail, UK
2) 50 Years of Pink Floyd: Two sets of stamps - commemorating iconic Albums and Live Tours
Postage Stamps issued by Hongkong Post:
1) Working Dogs in Government Service: A sheetlet showing six dogs issued by Hongkong Post in June 2012
Postage Stamps issued by New Zealand Post:
1) ICC Cricket World Cup - 2015 14 Commemorative Stamps issued with the theme "Have A Ball"
International Philately Exhibitions :
1) World Stamp Show New York 2016
2) Thailand 2016 - FIAP 32nd Asian International Stamp Exhibition 10-15 August 2016
3) PHILATAIPEI 2016: World Stamp Championship Exhibition 21.10.2016 to 26.10.2016
4) National Postal Week: 09 to 15.10.2016
4) National Postal Week: 09 to 15.10.2016
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