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Jagadish Chandra Bose, (Great Scientist) (30.11.1858- 23.11.1937): A Special Cover issued by the Jharkhand
Postal Circle, India Post on 15.02.2016:
The Front of the Special
Cover brought out on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose
The Special Cover released
on J.C. Bose shows his photographs as a young scholar/Professor, his experiment
with a plant & his Crescograph at the Royal Society of London in 1901, as a
middle-aged Professor, as a recognised scientist and in old age, giving one of
his discourses.
Below these photos is an image of his famous
Crescograph, a frontal view of the Bose Institute at Calcutta, since grown into
a College, his house and a postage stamp in the denomination of 15.00 nP (Naye
Paise) issued on the Centenary of his birth in 1958.
His quote underlines the images “The true
laboratory is the mind, where behind illusions we uncover the laws of truth”
(J.C. Bose).
In the background on the
Cover are images of his inventions. The Rs.5/- stamp depicts the famous
scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam who was also the President of India (For more on
Dr. Kalam and this stamp, please click on the following link: 19) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - Commemorative Stamp issued by the Department of Posts, India)
The Cancellation is titled
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose (in Hindi) and “Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose” (in
English) above his photo. The Hand-stamp has been poorly/carelessly affixed and
does not show the entire image of Bose. The Cancellation is of Giridih Post
Office and is dated 12.02.2016
The Back of the Special
Cover brought out on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose
The Back of the Special
Cover is inscribed “Acharya Jagadish
Chandra Bose Ka Janm 30 November 1858 Ko Bikrampur (Ab Bangladesh Mein) Mein
Hua Tha. Unhone Sthaniya School Hare, St. Xavier, Calcutta Evam Cambridge
Vishvidyalaya, London Se Siksha Grahan Ki. Ve Bhautikshastri, Jeev vigyani,
Jaivbhautikshastri, Vanaspatishastri, Puratavvetta Ke Saath Bhi Prasidh Vigyan
Katha Lekhak Ke Roop Mein Prakhyaat Huei. Paudhon Mein Jeevan Evam Bhavnaon Ko
Darshanewale Crescograph Ke Anusandhan Ne Unhe Vishwaprasidhi dilayi. Giridih
Unki Karmsthali Rahi Hai. Yahin “Shanti Bhawan” Mein Unke Kai Shodh Huei Jise
Ab Smarak Ghoshit Kiya Gaya Hai. Yahan Ek Lohe Ki Band Tijori Bhi Hai Jo Kaha
Jaata Hai Ki Acharya Bose Ki Hai. Ismein Unke Kai Rahasya Ho Sakte Hain. Yahin
Unhonein 23 November 1937 Ko Antim Saans Li”. (in Hindi) and,
“Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
was born on 30 November 1858 at Bikrampur (Now in Bangladesh). He studied at
local Hare School, St. Xavier’s College Calcutta and Cambridge University,
London. He was a Physicist, Botanist, Bio-Physicist, Biologist, Archaeologist
as well as a writer of Science fiction. He became world famous for his
invention of Crescograph which showed life and feelings in Plants. Giridih has
been his work place where many experiments have been conducted in “Shanti
Bhawan” which has now been declared as a memorial. There is one locked iron
chest here which is said to be of Sir J.C. Bose. It may contain many of his
secrets. Here he breathed his last on November 23, 1937." (in English).
Further below is the logo
of India Post as well as the name of the Approving Authority Chief Postmaster
General, Jharkhand Circle, Ranchi-834002. The Approval number of the Special
Cover is JH/01/2016
About
Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS (30.11.1858- 23.11.1937):
He was a biologist,
botanist, biophysicist, physicist, polymath and an archaeologist. He was also a
writer of science fiction.
Early
years & Education:
He was born at Bikramganj
(now in Bangladesh) in the Bengal Presidency during the British Raj on 30.11.1858.
He studied in Hare School
in 1869 and then went to St. Xavier’s School at Calcutta (present day
Kolkata) and graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta in 1875.
At St. Xavier’s College,
he was guided by the Jesuit Father Eugene Lafont who helped develop his
interest in natural science. In 1879, he received a Bachelor’s degree
from the University of Calcutta.
In 1880, he left
India for England to pursue his studies there. He wanted to emulate his father,
who was a civil servant by competing for the Indian Civil Service, but was
prevailed upon by his father and sent to the University of London to study
medicine. He had to drop his studies in medicine because of health problems
which were further compounded by the odour in the dissection rooms.
He then, took admission in
Christ Church College, Cambridge to study natural science, and enrolled
in the Natural Science Tripos (a special course of study). Here he studied
under famous teachers like Lord Rayleigh, Michael Foster, James Dewar, Francis
Darwin, Francis Balfour and Sidney Vines. Bose studied from the University of
Cambridge in 1884, where he conducted his research with the Nobel
Laureate Lord Rayleigh at Cambridge. In the same year, he received a
B.Sc. from the University of London.
He returned to India in 1885,
where he joined the Presidency College of the University of Calcutta as a
Professor of Physics on a salary half
that of his English colleagues. He accepted the job, but refused to draw his
salary in protest. After three years, the College ultimately conceded his
demand and paid him full salary from the date he joined the College.
At the Presidency College,
Calcutta, he taught and conducted research for the next 30 years. He was very popular with his students and
engaged their attention/interest by making extensive use of scientific
demonstrations.
Here despite racial discrimination
which he experienced and a lack of funding and equipment from the College
authorities, he carried on his scientific research and made great progress in
the research of remote wireless signalling and became the first scientist to
use semi-conductor junctions to detect radio signals.
During
the years 1894 – 1900, Bose performed pioneering research on radio waves and
created “millimeter waves” as short as 5 mm.
He
was the inventor of wireless telegraphy, but he has not received the credit for
it. In 1895, a year before Guglielmo Marconi patented his invention, Bose
demonstrated the functioning in public. However, unlike Marconi, who sought to
commercialise his work with radio waves, Bose was purely interested in radio
waves as a scientific endeavour. Having no intention to
reap commercial benefits from his inventions, Bose always made his research
public.
Although he did file for a
patent for one of his inventions because of pressure from his Superiors, he was
always reluctant to any form of patenting of his inventions and wanted his
works to be further researched upon and developed by other scientists for the
benefit of humankind and advancing scientific knowledge.
His
work thus, pre-dates that of Guglielmo Marconi who is often associated with the
development of wireless telegraphy.
Bose developed equipment
for generating, transmitting and receiving radio waves and used it to
demonstrate effectively/conclusively the wave’s properties such as reflection,
total reflection, refraction, double refraction and polarisation.
He also experimented with galena to form an early type of semi-conductor
diode, which could be used as a detector of electro-magnetic waves. His device could demonstrate the effects
of electro-magnetic waves on living and non-living matter.
In 1894, he decided
to devote himself to pure research. He converted a small enclosure adjoining a
bathroom in the Presidency College into a laboratory and carried out his
experiments in it.
He
later made a number of pioneering discoveries in plant physiology and around
1900, used his own invention the “Crescograph” to measure plant response to
various stimuli and thereby scientifically proved parallelism between animal
and plant tissue. The Crescograph could record and observe
the minute responses because of external stimulants. It was capable of
magnifying the motion of plant tissues to about one million times of their
actual size.
To facilitate his
research, he constructed automatic recorders capable of registering extremely
slight movements. These instruments produced very striking results, which
helped him to demonstrate effectively of an “apparent power of feeling in
plants”, exemplified by the quivering of injured plants. He demonstrated that
plants are also sensitive to heat, cold, light, noise and various other
external stimuli. He was the first to
establish that every plant and every part of a plant appeared to have a
sensitive nervous system and responded to shock by a spasm just as animal
muscle does.
The
Bose Experiment at the Royal Society of London in May 1901:
On 10.05.1901, Bose
conducted his experiment at the Royal Society in London, to an audience
which consisted of several eminent scientists among other observers. Everyone
was curious to know how Bose’s experiment would demonstrate that plants had
feelings like other living organisms/beings including humans.
He chose a plant whose
mots were cautiously dipped up to its stem in a vessel holding the bromide
solution. The salts of hydrobromic acid are like a poison. Bose plugged in the
instrument with the plant and viewed the lighted spot on a screen showing the
movements of the plant, as its pulse beat, and the spot began to and fro
movement similar to a pendulum. Within minutes, the spot vibrated in a violent
manner and finally came to an abrupt stop.
The whole sequence was
almost like a poisoned rat fighting against death. The plant had died due to
the exposure to the poisonous bromide solution.
Bose’s
experiment was met with much acclaim among the scientific community, as well as
scepticism by some physiologists who considered Bose as an intruder in the
scientific community. It was more a case of “egos” being hurt by the brilliant
Indian’s experiment, rather than any scientific reasons.
Bose retired in 1915
and was appointed Emeritus Professor at Presidency College, Calcutta for a period
of five years.
In 1917, he founded
the Bose Research Institute in Calcutta which was the first scientific research
institute in India focussing primarily on the study of plants, which has since
expanded to do research in various fields as well. In the same year, he was
conferred upon a knighthood.
In 1920 he was
elected the Fellow of the Royal Society for his amazing contributions
and achievements.
Bose travelled frequently
to Europe and the USA on various scientific missions and gave lectures on
electro-magnetic waves, the effects of electro-magnetic waves on living and
non-living matter, and plant physiology.
Bose passed away on 23.11.1937
at the age of 78.
His
legacy:
He believed in the free exchange of
scientific knowledge and strongly believed that knowledge grows by sharing it
with fellow scientists.
He pioneered the
investigation of radio and microwave optics, made extremely significant
contributions to plant science and laid the foundation of experimental science
in the Indian sub-continent.
He is credited with the
invention of the Crescograph. He devised another instrument called the “Coherer”
for detecting radio-waves.
His
works and place in scientific history has since been re-evaluated. He is now
credited with inventing the first wireless detection device, discovering
millimeter length electro-magnetic waves and being a pioneer in the field of
bio-physics.
Many of his instruments
are still on display and remain largely usable now, even after more than 100
years, which include various antennae, polarisers and wave-guides. Modern forms
of these instruments are still being used – present day.
In 1958, to
commemorate his birth centenary, the JBNSTS scholarship programme was started
in West Bengal and a Commemorative Postage Stamp was issued bearing his
portrait.
On 14.09.2012, his
experimental work in millimeter-band radio was recognised as an IEEE Milestone
in Electrical and Computer Engineering, the first such recognition of a
discovery in India.
Some
of the honours and recognition bestowed on him include:
“Companion of the Order of
the Indian Empire” (CIE, 1903)
“Companion of the Order of
the Star of India” (CSI, 1912)
Knight Bachelor (1917),
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS, 1920)
Member of the Vienna
Academy of Sciences (1928)
President of the 14th
session on the Indian Science Congress in 1927
Member of Finnish Society
of Sciences and Letters (1929)
Member of the League of
Nations’ Committee for intellectual Co-operation
Founding fellow of the
National Institute of Sciences of India (now the Indian National Science
Academy), The Indian Botanic Garden was renamed Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose
Indian Botanic Garden in his honour (on 25.06.2009)
The Institution of
Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) which is a professional
association with its corporate office in New York City and its operations
centre in Piscataway, New Jersey, which presently has over 400,000 members in
chapters world-wide, recognised him as “one of the fathers of radio science”.
A crater on the moon has
been named in his honour.
His
works (Publications):
In 1896, he wrote a
short story “Niruddesher Kahani” (The
Story of the Missing One) that was later expanded and included in the “Abyakta” collection in 1921 with the new
title “Palatak Tuphan” (Runaway
Cyclone). It was one of the first works of Bengali science fiction.
He authored two popular
books – “Response in the Living and Non-living: (1902) and “The Nervous
Mechanism of Plants” (1926). He also extensively researched the behaviour of
radio-waves. Mostly known as a plant physiologist, he was actually a physicist.
Some
other publications by him include:
Journals: “Nature”
published about 27 papers, “On Elektromotive Wave accompanying Mechanical
Disturbance in Metals in Contact with Electrolyte” (1902), “Sur la response electrique de la matiere
vivante et animee soumise a une excitation – Deux proceeds d’observation de la
reponse de la matiere vivante” (Journal de Physique (1902).
Books: “Plant response as
a means of physiological investigation” (1906), Comparative Electro-physiology:
A Physico-physiological Study” (1907), “Research on irritability of Plants”
(1913), “Life Movements in Plants” (Vol. I) *First published: 1918; Reprinted:
1985), “Life Movement in Plants” (Vol. II – 1919), “Physiology of the Ascent of
Sap” (1923), “The physiology of photosynthesis (1924), “Plant Autographs and
Their Revelations” (1927), “Growth and tropic movements of plants (1929), “Motor
mechanism of plants” (1928).
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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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