385) Celebrating the Centenary of Agatha Christie’s first Crime Novel and the 40th Anniversary of her passing away by the issue of six stamps featuring key scenes and principal characters from six of her iconic novels, by Royal Mail UK:

385) Celebrating the Centenary of Agatha Christie’s first Crime Novel and the 40^th Anniversary of her passing away by the issue of six stamps featuring key scenes and principal characters from six of her iconic novels, by Royal Mail UK:

The Royal Mail UK has celebrated the Centenary of Agatha Christie’s first Crime Novel and the 40^th Anniversary of her passing away with the issue of a set of six stamps featuring key scenes and principal characters from six of her iconic novels.

The six stamps contained in the Presentation Pack are contained within a clear, protective cover and it sets out all of Christie’s novels in the order in which they were published. The Presentation Pack also features insightful quotes from the author and images of her personal artefacts.

Some of her famous quotes taken on the Presentation Pack are: 

“Hercule Poirot had been quite a success in “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” so it was suggested that I continue to employ him”.

“Nothing turns out quite in the way you thought it would when you are sketching out notes for the first chapter …. “

“Miss Marple insinuated herself so quickly into my life, that I hardly noticed her arrival”.

First Day Cover (FDC):

 The First Day Cover, showing the six stamps. The Cancellation stamp is dated 15.09.2016 and it features Miss Marple’s hat.

This six stamp set, full of intrigue, celebrates the Centenary of Agatha Christie’s first Crime Novel and the 40^th Anniversary of her death. To add even more mystery, the six stamps contain hidden clues/secrets in the form of micro-text, UV Ink and Thermo-chromic ink.

The special Stamps depict key scenes and principal characters from six iconic novels written by Agatha Christie:

- Murder on the Orient Express

- The Mysterious Affair at Styles

- The Body in the Library

- And Then There Were None

- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

- A Murder is Announced

This Stamp Souvenir is a fascinating memento for every fan of crime-writing.

This First Day Cover (FDC) is cancelled with the Torquay hand-stamp dated 15.09.2016 which features Miss Marple’s hat. It features all the six clue filled stamps as well as its own hidden secret and comes with the information card which details the author’s life and works.

This item will be available till 15.12.2016.

Technical details/Specifications:

Number of Stamps: six

Issue Date: 15.09.2016

Designer: Studio Sutherl&

Illustrations:Neil Webb

Printer: International Security Printers

Process: Lithography

Format: Landscape

Size: 60 mm x 30 mm

Perforations: 14.5 mm x 14.5 mm

Number per sheet: 24/48

Phosphor: Bars as appropriate

Gum: PVA Stamp Designs @ Royal Mial Group Ltd. 2016

Pack Number: 532

Details of the works of Agatha Christie contained year-wise in the Presentation Folder:

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), The Secret adversary (1922), The Murder on the Links (1923), The Man in the Brown Suit (1924), The Secret of Chimneys (1925), The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), The Big Four (1927), The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928), The Seven Dials Mystery (1929), Giant’s Bread (1930), The Murder at the Vicarage (1930), The Sittaford Mystery (1931), Peril at End House (1932), Lord Edgware Dies (1933), Murder on the Orient Express (1934), Unfinished Portrait (1934), Why Didn’t they ask Evans (1934), Three Act Tragedy (1934), Death In the Clouds (1935), The ABC Murders (1936), Murder in Mesopotamia (1936), Cards on the Table (1936), Dumb Witness (1937), Death on the Nile (1937), Appointment with Death (1938), Hercule Poirot’s Christmas (1938), Murder is Easy (1939) And Then There were None (1939), Sad Cypress (1940), One Two, Buckle my Shoe (1940), Evil Under the Sun (1941), N or M (1941), The Body in the Library (1942), Five Little Pigs (1942), The Moving Finger (1942), Towards Zero (1944), Absent in the Spring (1944), Death Comes as the End (1944), Sparkling Cyanide (1945), The Hollow (1946), Taken at the Flood (1948), The Rose and the Yew Tree (1948), Crooked House (1949), A Murder is Announced (1950), They came to Baghdad (1951), Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (1952), They do it with Mirrors (1952), A Daughter’s a Daughter (1952), After the Funeral (1953), A Pocket Full of Rye (1953), Destination Unknown (1954), Hickory Dickory Dock (1955), Dead Man’s Polly (1956), The Burden (1956), 4.50 from Paddington (1957), Ordeal By Innocence (1958), Cat Among the Pigeons (1959), The Pale Horse (1951), The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (1962), The Clocks (1963), A Caribbean Mystery (1964), At Bertram’s Hotel (1965), Third Girl (1966), Endless Night (1967), By the Pricking of my Thumbs (1968), Hallowe’en Party (1969), Passenger to Frankfurt (1970), Nemesis (1971), Elephants Can Remember (1972), Postern of Fate (1973), Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case (1975), Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple’s Last Case (1976).

The Presentation Pack has been written by Agatha Christie’s grandson Matthew Prichard and is a highly interesting commentary on her life and literary works:

The Presentation Pack has been written by Agatha Christie’s grandson Matthew Prichard and explores her literary and personal life, including her personal reflections on Hercule Poirot:

The following is an abridged version of Prichard’s narrative. (The headings have been inserted by me):

Agatha Christie’s birth and early/formative years (1890-1909):

“On 15 September 1890, in the seaside town of Torquay, Frederick and Clara Miller had a baby girl, my grandmother. She was named Agatha Mary Clarissa and her birth would transform the history of 20^th century detective fiction. The young Agatha lived at Ashfield with her sister Madge and brother Monty in a comfortable middle-class environment.

She was educated at home, where reading was a priority, and she loved to read story-books (which was permitted after munch). Her mother would narrate the works of Charles Dickens and various English Classics to her, which she never forgot. Agatha loved pets. Her canary Goldie became a character in a “secret saga” she devised as a child, while her first dog, George Washington, was a fifth birthday present from her American father. Sadly, she was only 11 when her father died, but in these predominantly happy surroundings, the foundations of reading and before long, writing were laid. She grew up in an atmosphere of laughter, purpose and enjoyment, which she was to later transmit to others. Looking back on her early years, Agatha acknowledged her good fortune: “One of the luckiest things in life,” she said, “is to have a happy childhood”.

At Paris, Cairo and during the outbreak of World War I, her first novel meets with rejection (1910-1918):

In 1910, after two years spent in Paris studying music, Agatha went to stay in Cairo to come out as a debutante. The objective was to meet suitable young men and Agatha would have her fair share of flirtations and proposals during the three-month visit. Wearing monstrous hats at a great many dances, she would emerge from the experience “like a butterfly from a chrysalis”.

Back in England, on 12 October 1912, she met Archibald Christie. The couple had a somewhat turbulent courtship but would ultimately marry on 24 December 1914.

The First World War had broken out, and during Archie’s frequent absences as an officer in the Royal Flying Corps, Agatha kept busy at home. She enrolled as a Volunteer Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse in a Red Cross Hospital in Torquay where she witnessed operations and amputations, and learned some important lessons in humanity, life and death. But perhaps more significantly, in October 1915 Agatha began working at a hospital dispensary and it was there that she would acquire a very useful working knowledge of poisons.

Drawing upon her new experiences, in 1916, she wrote her first detective story, “The Mysterious Affair at Styles”, basing the nationality of her detective, Hercule Poirot, on that of the Belgian Refugees who had arrived in Torquay. When the finished article was submitted to a publisher, however, it was rejected. “It was a plain refusal, with no frills on it”.

Undeterred, more novels follow the first one published in 1920 (1919-1937):

 The next phase of Agatha’s life began in August 1919 with the birth of her daughter Rosalind. A year later, following further rejections, “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” was finally published in the USA in October 1920 by US Publisher John Lane (and in the UK in January 1921) albeit for no significant financial benefit due to the terms of her contract.

Around January 1922, Archie and Agatha went on a 10 month tour to promote the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition, during which they visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Canada. Five more books followed, including “The Man in the Brown Suit” and the Secret of Chimneys”. Agatha was very short of money and Archie was struggling to find employment.

Eventually, Archie found a financial job in the City. The family moved to Sunningdale, where Archie could indulge his passion for golf, but despite the improvement in their fortunes, in August 1926, broke the news that he wanted to marry someone else. This news coming four months after Agatha’s mother’s death, led her into a deep depression. Around this time, she wrote her sixth novel “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” which was notable for its sleight of hand and was published to great success.

Neither the success of this novel, nor a new publisher – William Collins – was enough to console Agatha, who received treatment for amnesia and depression.

These misfortunes constituted the nadir of her life, culminating in April 1928 when her divorce from Archie was finalised.

Early in 1930, she met a young archaeologist, Max Mallowan, on an impromptu trip to Iraq and later that year they were married at Edinburgh. Unsurprisingly, when Agatha rediscovered love and acquired a passion for archaeology, her literary career took off too.

Even during the period when she wrote some of her finest works, her priorities remained clear – “I don’t think even then, that I considered myself a bona fide author …. I was a married woman, that was my status and that was my occupation. As a sideline, I wrote books”. Max and Agatha travelled several times abroad,

Some sideline it was! In the 10 years after she married Max, she published more than 20 books, including her two most famous works – “Murder on the Orient Express” (1934 and “And Then There Were None” (1939).

Despite many other commercial and literary tours de force nothing has since eclipsed their success or renown.

In addition, in her 1930 publication “The Murder at the Vicarage”, Agatha introduced her readers to a new solver of crimes, Miss Marple.

For fun, she also indulged in two romantic novels – “Giant’s Bread (1930) and “Unfinished Portrait” (1934) written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. She also found time to accompany Max to Iraq and Syria, assisting with the cleaning of pots and archaeological photography. She had a great fondness for archaeological sites in Ur in Iraq. Her trips included archaeological visits to Luxor, Egypt etc. She wrote “A great wave of happiness surges over me ….. how complete and satisfying this life is”.

The years through World War II, during which her prolific writing continues (1938-1949):

Two events of a contrasting nature occurred at the end of the 1930s.

First, in 1938, Agatha bought Greenway on the River Dart in Devon, which was to be her holiday home for the rest of her life – it would never replace Ashfield, but was nevertheless a great joy to her. (Agatha wrote many books at Winterbrook House, where she lived happily with Max from 1934 until her death in 1976)

Secondly, she would endure the outbreak of war once again, though in truth it had no effect on her work – “I never found any difficulty in writing during the war” she said “I cut myself off into a different compartment of my mind”.

The war years and the period immediately afterwards produced a number of new titles “”N or M” (1941) was the second novel to feature he young sleuthing duo – Tommy and Tuppence. “The Body in the Library” (1942) regarded as many people’s favourite Miss Marple title; “Five Little Pigs” (1942), a brilliant Poirot novel; “Absent in the Spring” (1944), Agatha’s favourite Mary Westmacott title which she penned in three days and “Come, Tell Me How You Live” (1946), a charming informal account of life on archaeological digs with Max.

World War II did not leave her family unscathed, nevertheless, her book sales scale over 50 million worldwide (1950-1959):

1950-1959: But, Agatha did not escape the effects of war, in 1940, her daughter married a Welsh soldier, Hubert Prichard and I was born in September 1943, but Hubert was killed in action in Normandy in 1944.

About my father, Agatha wrote “I think …. that there had always been something about Hubert – not exactly melancholy, but that touch or look of someone who is not fated for long life. He was a dear person …. I wish I had had a greater chance to know him better.”

Despite the war ending so sadly, Agatha’s writing proved irrepressible, with “Crooked House” (one of her favourites) appearing in 1949.

With estimated book sales of 50 million worldwide, the 1950s began appropriately enough with the publication of her 50^th book “A Murder is Announced”, one of the most respected of the Miss Marple novels. The decade was most notable for two aspects of her life, beginning with her establishment as a major playwright. Some weeks after its premier in Nottingham, “The Mousetrap” opened in London’s West End in November 1952 and is now in its 64^th year.

In December 1954, Agatha became the only female playwright to have three plays running simultaneously in the West End – “The Mousetrap”, “Witness for the Prosecution” and “Spider’s Web” – a distinction she still holds.

During this period, she spent two months each year helping Max with what had become his life’s work, the excavation of Nimrud, near Mosul in Iraq. Agatha often helped with photographing the archaeological artefacts during Max’s excavations. She was once moved to remark that “Max is eating tea in the present, but his mind is roughly about 4000 BC”.

In the 1950s, her writing continued apace with the publication of Poirot novels such as “They Came to Baghdad” (1951), “Mrs. McGinty’s Dead (1952) and “Destination Unknown” (1954) and stories featuring Miss Marple, including “They Do It With Mirrors” (1952) “A Pocket Full o Rye” (1953) and “4.50 from Paddington” (1957).

The 1950s were also Greenway’s halcyon days. Every summer a family gathering, including invited literary and archaeological luminaries, took place at her Devon home, and perhaps it was there that Agatha with her family and many others, was able to heal the scars of the Second World War. In these post-war years she was also much given to reflection: “To be part of something one doesn’t in the least understand is, I think, one of the most intriguing things about life”. It is not certain whether she was referring to archaeology, literature or life in general.

In 1954, Agatha became the first-ever recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master award.

Agatha celebrates her 70^th birthday, publishes 17 titles thereafter, Books and short stories adapted to films and television (1960-1975):

In September 1960, Agatha celebrated her 70^th birthday. The later stages of her life became more notable for awards, landmarks and reflection than for new achievements.

However, spurred on by a huge army of fans yearning for their “Christie for Christmas” book as it came to be called, she published 17 titles after her 70^th birthday. Some of them, including “Endless Night” (1967) and “Hallowe’en Party” (1969) were up to her very highest standard, and it was only the effort of writing that troubled her, rather than coming up with new ideas.

She was quite good at reflection too: “Hercule Poirot has made quite a place for himself in the world and is regarded perhaps with more affection by outsiders than his own creator! (My advice to young detective writers is to) be very careful what central character you create – you may have him with you for a very long time!”

One aspect of her work that took a long time to achieve satisfactory status was the adaptation of her books and short stories for film and television.

Set in ancient Egypt and written in 1937, Agatha’s play “Akhnaton” was published by Collins in 1973.

With the exception of a brilliant reworking of “Witness for the Prosecution” by Billy Wilder in 1957, featuring the talents of Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich, it was not until 1974 that a real blockbuster film was released “Murder on the Orient Express” with Albert Finney playing Poirot and a stellar cast including Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave and Ingrid Bergman, which made Agatha very happy.

Her passing away and lasting legacy (1976-2016):

As the autumn of her life drew to an end, she summed it all up for her readers and fans across the world: “I like living. I have sometimes been wildly despairing, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing”

Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976, and was buried at Cholsey Church, near Wallingford in Oxfordshire, not far from Winterbrook House, her family home.

An autobiography was published by Collins in November 1977, almost two years after Agatha’s death.

But her legacy did not die with her and in the 21^st century her popularity remains undiminished worldwide, aided by the success of television adaptations and in particular the iconic performances of David Suchet as Hercule Poirot and Joan Hickson as Miss Marple. It is a tragedy that Agatha, who was disappointed in earlier visual representations of her two main characters, never had the opportunity to witness their exceptional portrayals.

More recently, during Christmas 2015, a brilliant production of “And Then There Were None” attracted an average of eight million viewers for each of its three episodes, which is a testimony to the continued popularity of her work.

Honoured with the issue of a set of six stamps:

Perhaps, the greatest tribute to Agatha’s remarkable and long-lasting success is the issuing of a set of postage stamps in her honour. She would have loved the thought of her work depicted alongside the Queen’s head, especially as the scenes all feature some intriguing hidden elements …..”

Some Agatha Christie novels/works in my friend Dennis Ksing’s vast collection of Christie’s novels, which I took photos of during my recent trip to Gurgaon (National Capital Region – NCR):

 Three of Agatha Christie's famous Crime thrillers - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), The Mysterious Affair at Styles (her first novel written in 1916 - whose centenary is being celebrated) and the Mousetrap (the world's longest running play)

                     The Back Covers of the above three novels

 Two more novels in Dennis' collection, which are titled "Nemesis" (1971) and "Postern of Fate" (1973), which I could lay hands upon from his vast personal library of books

 The Complete Short stories featuring Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie, in Dennis' collection

The Back Cover of the above collection of short stories

Tail-piece:

Agatha Christie is the author of some 80 crime novels and collections of stories, nineteen plays, six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott, two volumes of poetry, a volume of Christmas verse and stories, an autobiography, and “Come Tell Me How you Live”. She is the creator of some of the most enduring figures of crime literature as well as the author of “The Mousetrap”, the longest-running play in the history of modern theatre.

She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 1956 and was made a Dame Commander in 1971. She was president of the Detection Club (1954) and was the first writer to be awarded the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award (1955).

In 1998, the novelization of Agatha Christie’s play “Black Coffee” by Charles Osborne took the World by storm. A New York Times best-seller, it was hailed by critics and Christie’s legion of fans alike.

Originally written by Agatha Christie as a play in 1958, “The Unexpected Guest”, inspired Charles Osborne to present it as a Novel, which was first published in 1999. I have a copy of this adaptation in my collection, among other Agatha Christie’s works.

The Cover of “The Unexpected Guest” adapted by Charles Osborne as a Novel in 1999.

The Back Cover of the Novel shows an enigmatic photograph of Agatha Christie, as if she is secure in the knowledge that only she knows “Whodunit?” while her readers have grappled with the clues in her mystery novels for generations, with bated breath, only to let out a gasp at the end when she unravels the identity of the criminal.

(This Presentation pack has been brought for my collection by Jayant Biswas during his recent trip to London in the last week of September 2016 from the Royal Mail outlet near the Tower of London, as he knew that I was an Agatha Christie fan. The scans of the stamps and material research and presentation is by Rajeev Prasad)







Links:

Bank of England Banknotes:

1) A Ten Pounds Banknote issued on Charles Dickens (Writer) also depicting a cricket match from his novel "The Pickwick Papers"

2) A Ten Pound Banknote issued on Charles Darwin (English Naturalist) also depicting the HMS Beagle, Darwin's magnifying glass, a humming-bird & flora that he may have seen on his voyage.

3) A Five Pounds Banknote issued on George Stephenson (an Engineer) also depicting "Rocket" his Railway Locomotive and Skeene Bridge on theStockton Darlington Railway (1825) - since withdrawn

4) A 20 Pounds Banknote issued on Michael Faraday (a Scientist) issued in 1991, since withdrawn from circulation in 2001 

Inspirations from Scottish History (Clydesdale Bank Banknotes): 

1) The Legend of King Bruce & the Spider on Banknotes

Banknotes from Bank of Scotland:
  
1) Commemorating Sir William Arrol and his creation the Forth Rail Bridge by issues of Britain's first ever 5 Pound Polymer Banknote

2) The Ryder Cup Commemorative Banknote: A 5 Pounds Banknote issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2014 

British Crown Dependencies:

1) Specimen Banknotes from the States of Jersey

2) Coinage and Currency from the States of Jersey

3) Currency & Coinage of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

4) Currency & Coinage of Gibraltar : An Overseas Territory of Great Britain

5) Coinage of Gibraltar: (A British Overseas Territory): An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by the Tower Mint, UK in 2010
  
6) The Isle of Man: An Uncirculated Decimal Coin Collection Set minted by Pobjoy Mint, UK in 2015

7) The Centenary of the ill-fated Titanic (15.04.1912 - 15.04.2012): An Alderney Five Pound Coin Commemorating the Maritime Legend

8) "Man of Steel": A Superman Movie: A set of stamps brought out in 2013 by Jersey post, the States of Jersey, commemorating Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill who played Superman in the Movie

9) Coins & Currency of Bermuda

10) The Bailiwick of Jersey - Presently circulating coinage - Pounds and Pence 

11) St. Helena & Ascension Islands: An Uncirculated Coin Set from 2003 

12) The Legend of the "HMAV Bounty" is interwoven with the heritage of the Pitcairn Islands: An uncirculated coin set from Pitcairn Islands in 2009 depicting the icons/relics of the Bounty minted by the New Zealand Mint

13) Currency of the Falkland Islands: A British Overseas Territory (BOT) Pounds & Pence

Famous Battles: 

1) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to St. Helena: (Part I): A One Crown Commemorative coin issued by the Ascension Island (minted by Pobjoy Mint UK) 

2) Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's Exile to st. Helena: (Part II) 1) A 5 GBP Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK. 2) A"Drie Landen Zilverset" ( ot the "Three Lands Silver set") containing coins issued by the Royal Dutch Mint including coins of Netherlands, Belgium and UK

3) Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by issuing a 50 Pence coin by the Royal Mint UK

Gold Coins:
  
1) Gold Sovereigns issued in 2013 & 2014 by MMTC-PAMP in India under licence from the Royal Mint, UK, carrying the "I" Mint Mark

2) Gold Half-Sovereigns minted by MMTC-PAMP in India in 2014 under licence from the Royal Mint UK bearing the "I" Mint Mark 

Silver Coins:

1) A 20 Pound Silver coin minted for the first timr by the royal Mint UK: reverse design carries the famous St. George slaying the dragon design found on Gold Sovereigns 

British India Coinage:

 1) East India Company Quarter Anna Copper Coin which is one of the first issues under the Coinage Act 1835

2) Victoria Coinage: When she was Queen and afterwards Empress

3) Edward VII: King & Emperor  Coinage

4) George V King Emperor Coinage

5) George VI: The last of the British India Emperors Coinage 

Other British Royalty: 

1) Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations (1952-2012): A Five Pound Commemorative coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK

2) Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953: A Five Pound Coin minted by the Royal Mint UK in 2013, depicting the Imperial State Crown

3) The Royal Coat of Arms of the UK: Great British 2012 Coin Set (Uncirculated) issued by the Royal Mint UK

4) Prince George's Christening Ceremony celebrated with coins issued by the Royal Mint UK in 2013

5) The British Empire:  A Case of Numismatic "segregation": (Guest Post by Rahul Kumar)

6) 1) The Portrait Collection: Various Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II on Coinage 2) The Fourth & Final Circulating coinage of the Portrait designed by Ian Rank-Broadley and the First Edition of the portrait of the Queen made by Jody Clark

 British Coinage:

1) The contribution of the Great British One-Pound coins in keeping alive the historical legends/emblems/heritage of the UK (1983 onwards)

2) Transformation of a Five shilling Coin (Crown) into the UK Twenty-five Pence & then the Five Pound Coin

3) Transformation of the Two Shilling Coin (Florin) Coin into the UK Ten Pence

4) The 350th Anniversary of the Guinea: A Two Pound Coin issued by the Royal Mint UK celebrating the milestone

 Commemorative British Coinage:

 1) Commemorating the Bicentenary of Charles Dickens: A Two pound coin celebrating his literary contributions during the Victorian Era

 2) Commemorating 50 Years of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - presently called the World Wide Fund for Nature by issue of a Fifty Pence coin by the Royal Mint, UK

3) Coins commemorating London Olympics & Paralympics (2012)

4) Commemorating 150 Years of the London Underground : Two pound Coins minted by the Royal Mint UK, showing the "Roundel" logo and a train emerging from a tunnel 

5) Commemorating the 100th Birth anniversary of Christopher Ironside with his" Royal Arms" design on a 50 Pence coin issued by the Royal Mint, UK 

Postage Stamps:

1) 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta - the Universal Guidepost to Liberty and Freedom

 2) "Man of Steel": A Superman Movie: A set of stamps brought out in 2013 by Jersey post, the States of Jersey, commemorating Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill who played Superman in the Movie

3) 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 

Links to posts on Indian Post-Cards:

1) Historical First Day Covers on Post Cards compiled by Karnataka Postal Circle on Post Independence India

2) For Part I of the DYKS (32) "Birds of the Himalayas", please click on the following link: ("Birds of the Himalayas" (Part I) - Description of 16 birds with picture postcards)

3) For Part II of DYKS (32): "Birds of the Himalayas", please click on the following link: ("Birds of the Himalayas" Description of 16 Birds with picture postcards)

4) For Part III of DYKS (32): "Birds of the Himalayas" please click on the following link: ("Birds of the Himalayas" Description of 16 Birds with picture postcards)

5) Two Series of Postage Stamps issued during the reign of George V: Inauguration of New Delhi in 1931 and Silver Jubilee of the reign of George V in 1935 compiled by Karnataka Postal Circle   

6) Aero India 2015: Asia's Premier Air Show: A set of 10 Post cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post in 2015. 

7) Himalayan Lakes: Chanratal, Roop Kund, Sela, Tsangu and Tsomo Riri: A set of five post cards issued by India Post in 2015 

8)  Incredible India: (Part I) A set of 48 Post Cards issued by India Post in 2015
9) Incredible India: (Part II) A set of 48 Post cards issued by India Post in 2015
10)   Incredible India: (Part III): A set of 48 Post cards issued by India Post in 2015
 11) Olympic Events: A set of 12 Post cards issued by the Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post on 11.07.2016  

12) "Orchids": A set of 12 postcards issued by the Karnataka Postal Cicle of India Post, with designs inspired by 6 Stamps on Orchids issued by India Post on 21.10.1991 and 6 Stamps issued on 08.08.2016 

13) Legendary Women (of India): A set of 10 Post-cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

14) Sundarban (Part I): A set of 48 Post Cards brought out by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

15) Sundarban (Part II): A set of 48 Post cards brought out by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

16) Sundarban (Part III): A set of 48 Post Cards brought out by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

17) Football Legendaries: A set of 18 Postcards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

18) Wild India - Mammals: Part I): A set of 48 Post Cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

19) Wild India - Mammals (Part II): A set of 48 Post Cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

20) Wild India - Mammals Part III): A set of 48 Post Cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2015 

21) Butterflies of India (Part I): A set of 48 Post Cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2016 

22) Butterflies of India (Part II): A set of 48 Post Cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2016 

23) Butterflies of India (Part III): A set of 48 Post Cards issued by Karnataka Postal Circle of India Post in 2016 

24) Beetles: A set of five stylised Post Cards issued by the Chennai Postal Circle of India Post
  
Maximum or Maxim Cards: 

1) Did You Know series (33): 1) Maxim or Maximum Cards 2) A set of 5 Maximum Cards issued by the Department of Posts, India to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Establishment of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad 

2) Orchids: A set of six Maxim or Maximum Cards issued by the Karnatala Postal Circle, India Post on 08.08.2016

3) Exotic Birds: A set of six Maxim Cards issued by India Post on 05.12.2016 

4) Nature: India: A set of six Maxim Cards issued by India Post on 25.01.2017 

5) Headgears of India: A set of 16 Maxim Cards issued by Chennai Postal Circle of India Post on 10.02.2017 

"My Stamps" Albums:

1) "Ajanta & Ellora Caves": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Sumita and Rajeev

 2) "Ghats of Varanasi": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Sumita

3) "Sun Temple, Konark": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Rajeev 

4) "Fairy Queen": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Rajeev 

5) "Mahabodhi Temple": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Rajeev 
  
 6) "Port Blair Island": "My Stamps" (issued by India Post): Rajeev

 Links to other Commemorative Stamps posts on Indian Stamps issued during 2017:

1) Splendour of India: Happy New Year: A set of 12 Stamps issued by India Post on 01.01.2017

2) 350th Prakash Utsav: Guru Gobind Singh Ji: A commemorative Stamp of Rs.10/- brought out by India Post on 05.01.2017

3) India-Portugal: Joint Issue: A set of two Stamps commemorating the Dandiya and Pauliteiros Dances issued by India Post on 07.01.2017 

4) Dr. M.G. Ramachandran (or MGR) Birth Centenary : A Commeorative Postage stamp issued by India Post on 17.01.2017 

5) Nature: India: A set of six commemorative Stamps issued by India Post on 25.01.2017 

6) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB): A commemorative stamp of Rs.5/- brought out by India Post on 30.01.2017 

7) Headgears of India: A set of 16 stamps issued by India Post on 10.02.2017 

8) Bicentenary of the Raising of the Poona Horse Regiment  (July 1817 - July 2017): A Commemorative 500 Paise or Rs.5/- stamp issued by India Post on 11.02.2017 

9) Centenary of Ramjas College: A Commemorative Stamp of 500 Paise or Rs.5/- brought out by India Post on 13.02.2017 

10) Ladybird Beetle: A set of four Stamps brought out by India Post on 23.02.2017 

11) Yogada Satsang Society of India Centennial Celebrations: A 00 Paise or Rs./ stamp issued by India Post on 07.03.2017

Links to other Commemorative Stamps posts on Indian Stamps issued during 2016:

1)  Special India Post Cover  carried in a dedicated Hot Air Balloon flown during the II International Hot Air Balloon Festival held in Pollachi, Tamilnadu, released by Tamilnadu Circle of India Post in January 2016

2) "Vibrant India": Postage Stamps issued by India Post on this theme

3) MAHAPEX - 2016 held at Nasik from 16-18.01.16: (Part 1) Spl. Covers on Pandu Leni Caves and Smt. Kusum Dhirubhai Mehta released by Maharashtra Postal Circle on 16.01.2016 

4) MAHAPEX - 2016 held at Nashik from 16-18.01.2016: (Part 2) Spl.Covers on Kalaram temple and Nashik "Grape City & Wine Capital of India" released by Maharashtra Postal Circle on 17.01.2016 

5) MAHAPEX - 2016 held at Nashik from 16-18.01.16: (Part 3) Spl. Covers on "Nashik Dhol" and "Dr. Anand Gopalrao Joshi" released by Maharashtra postal Circle on 18.01.2016 

6) International Fleet Review - 2016 (IFR - 16) held at Vishakhapatnam from 04.02.16 to 08.02.16: Commemorative Postage stamps issued by India Post 

7) Celebrating 75 Years of setting up of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal : Commemorative Postage Stamps brought out by India Post. 

8) PUNPEX - 16 held at Chandigarh from 06 - 09.02.2016: (Part 1): Spl. Covers on "Indian Dak Runner" & "The PUNPEX-16 logo" released by Punjab Postal Circle on 06.02.2016 

9) PUNPEX - 16 held at Chandigarh from 06-09.02.2016: (Part 2): Spl. Cover on "Butterflies of Chandigarh" released by Punjab Postal Circle on 07.02.2016 

10) PUNPEX - 16  held at Chandigarh from 06-09.02.2016: (Part 3): Spl. Cover on "Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh" released by Punjab Postal Circle on 07.02.2016 

11) PUNPEX - 16 held at Chandigarh from 06-09.02.2016: (Part 4): Spl. Cover on "Migratory Birds of Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh" released on 07.02.2016 

12) "Gurudwara Shri Paonta Sahib": Spl. Cover released by HP Postal Circle, of India Post 

13) India's First International Fleet review held on 18.02.2001 at Mumbai 

14) "Jal Mahotsav" on the River Narmada from 12-21.02.2016: Spl Cover issued by the Department of Posts, India 

15) "Simhasth Kumbh Mahaparv", Ujjain 22.04.2016-21.05.2016: MAPPEX-2016 Spl Cover released by Postmaster General, Indore Region, India Post on 07.02.2016 

16) Unique Handicrafts of Madhya Pradesh: MAPPEX 2016: A Special Cover issued by the Postmaster General , Indore Region, Indore, on 05.02.2016 

17) Golden Jubilee of The Statesman Vintage & Classic car Rally": Special Cover issued by the Delhi Postal Circle, New Delhi on 28.02.2016 

18) Mahamaham Kumbha Mela Festival, Kumbhakonam, Tamil Nadu: February 13-22, 2016. Special Cover issued by the Postmaster General Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai, India Post. 

19) "Maharaja Agrasen ki Baoli " in New Delhi: "UTSAV 2016"- A Special cover issued by the Delhi Postal Circle on 17.02.2016 

20) Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios Birth Centenary celebrations : A Special Cover issued by Delhi Postal Circle, New Delhi, India Post on 15.02.2016

21) Shri Lakshmi Narayan Temple: UTSAV 2016: A Spl Cover issued on 17.02.2016 by Delhi Postal Circle, New Delhi 

22) National Science Centre Delhi: UTSAV 2016: A Spl Cover issued by the Delhi Postal Circle, New Delhi , Department of Posts, India on 16.02.2016 

23) Commemorating the Birth Centenary of Vasantrao Srinivassa Sinai Dempo: A Rs.5/- Stamp issued by  India Post on 04.03.2016 

24) 150th Anniversary of the Allahabad High Court : Commemorative Stamps & Coins issued by the Department of Posts, India & India Government Mint, Mumbai respectively 

25) National Archives of India (Part 1): 125th Anniversary Celebrations: Commemorative Stamps issued by the Department of Posts, India on 13.03.2016 

26) The Gilgit Record (Manuscripts): National Archives of India (Part 2) A 30 paise Stamp issued in 1979,  by the Department of Posts, India. 

27) "A Minor Rock Edict" of Samrat ashok found in Gujarra , Distt. Datia M.P. : A Special Cover issued by the Indore Region, MP Postal Circle, Deptt. of Posts, India

28) "Batesara Group of Temples": A Special Cover issued by Indore Region, M.P. Postal Circle, Deptt. of Posts, India 

29) "India-UN Women HeForShe Programme": Commemorative Stamps issued by India Post  

30) Fire Services of India: A Rs. 5/- Stamp issued by the department of posts, india to honour the "Fire Services of India" 

31) Govardhanram Tripathi: Commemorative Rs.5/ Stamps brought out in his honour by the Department of Posts, India. 

32) The "Everlasting Flame international Programme 2016": A Special Cover issued by Delhi Postal Circle, Department of Posts, India. 

33) "Ahimsa Ball": Commemorating the 10th Installation Ceremony of the Ball: A Special Cover issued by the Delhi Postal Circle on 26.04.2016 

34) "BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 14-16 April 2016, held at Mumbai: A Special Cover issued by the Maharashtra Postal Circle on 14.04.2016 

35) "25th Shukla Day Coin and Philately Fair" held from 22-24.04.2016 at Mumbai: A Special Cover issued by the Maharashtra Postal Circle, India Post on 22.04.2016 

36) "Indian Coast Guard Air Station Chennai Silver Jubilee": A Special Cover issued by Tamilnadu Postal Circle of India Post on 07.03.2016 

37) Swami Chidananda: A Rs.5/- Commemorative stamp issued by India Post on 21.05.2016, celebrating his Birth Centenary. 

38) "Brave Fighter Narvir Shivaji Kashid: A Special Cover issued by Maharashtra Postal Circle on 05.05.2016 

39) Tata Power: Commemorating the centenary of the establishment of The Company by India Post, by issuing Rs.5/- stamps on 10.06.16 

 40) "Surya Namaskar": The theme of second International Day of Yoga: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post on 21.06.2016

41) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Jharkhand: DEOPEX:2016: A Special Cover issued by the Jharkhand Postal Circle, India Post on 18.03.2016 

42) "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar": DEOPEX-2016: A Special Cover issued on him by Jharkhand Postal Circle, India Post on 18.03.2016 

43) "Philatelic Seminar, Jaipur": A Special Cover issued by the Rajasthan Postal Circle, India Post on 28.02.2016 

44) "Shantheyanda Okkada Hockey Namme - 2016": A Spcial Cover issued by Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post on 03.05.2016 

45) The Indian Institute of Architects: Commemorating the Centenary year of the Institute by issuing a Special Cover by Maharashtra Postal Circle, India Post on 12.05.2016  

46) Indian Naval Air Squadron 300 (INAS 300): A Special Cover issued on the Induction of MiG-29Ks and de-induction of Sea Harriers in the Squadron, by the Maharashtra Postal Circle of India Post on 11.05.2016 

47) State Trading Corporation : Celebrating 60 Glorious Years: A Special Cover issued by the Delhi Postal Circle, India Post on 18.05.2016 

48) Christ Church Fort Teppakullam, Tirichirappalli: 250th Anniversary Celebrations: A Special Cover issued by Tamilnadu Postal Circle, India Post on 17.05.2016 

49) "BSE" (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange): Commemorating the 140th Year of its establishment: A Rs.5/- commemorative stamp brought out by India Post on 09.07.2016 

50) "VIKAS PARV - CHHAU DANCE": A Special Cover issued by Jharkhand Postal Circle on 17.06.16 

51) 65th Plenary of the North Eastern Council held on 26-27 May 2016 at Shillong: A Special Cover brought out by the NE Postal Circle of India Post, on 03.06.2016 

52) Platinum Jubilee of the First Philatelic Bureau set up in Mumbai: A Special Cover issued by Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post on 21.06.2016 

53) Chennai Book Fair: A Special Cover issued by the Tamilnadu Postal Circle of India Post on 01.06.2016

54) Chennai Book Fair (Part II) A.K. Chettiar : One of 6 eminent Tamil writers on whom Tamilnadu Postal Circle has issued Special Covers on 10.06.2016 

55) Chennai Book Fair (Part III): T.Janakiraman: One of 6 eminent Tamil writers on whom Tamilnadu Postal circle has issued Special Covers on 10.06.2016 

56) Chennai Book Fair (Part IV): P.V. Akilandam: One of 6 eminent Tamil writers on whom Tamilnadu Postal Circle has issued Special Covers on 10.06.2016 

57) Chennai Book Fair (Part V): D. Jayakanthan: One of 6 eminent Tamil writers on whom Tamilnadu Postal Circle has issued Special Covers on 10.06.2016 

58) Chennai Book Fair : (Part VI): Pudhumaipithan: One of Six Eminent Tamil writers on whom Tamilnadu Postal Circle has issued Special Covers on 10.06.2016 

59) Chennai Book Fair: (Part VII): Va Ramasamy: One of six eminent Tamil writers on whom Tamilnadu Postal Circle has issued Special Covers on 10.06.2016 

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