Saturday, 17 March 2018

685) i) Stephen Hawking Special Commemorative Cover: Issued by Isle of Man Post on 14.03.2018 ii) 100 Years of General Relativity issued on 01.07.2016:

685) i) Stephen Hawking Special Commemorative Cover: Issued by Isle of Man Post on 14.03.2018 ii) 100 Years of General Relativity issued on 01.07.2016:

i) Stephen Hawking Special Commemorative Cover:

The Special Cover issued by the Isle of Man Post on 15.03.2018 on Late Professor Stephen Hawking

Professor Stephen Hawking sadly passed away on 14th March, the same day fellow theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was born and also the day the world honours the mathematical constant Pi.

This Special Commemorative Cover postmark dated 14.03.2018, pays tribute to his extra-ordinary life and incredible life works.

This fitting tribute includes a special letter from Professor Stephen Hawking himself, which compliments the 100 Years of Relativity, which Stephen Hawking himself endorsed in 2016.

ii) 100 Years of General Relativity: A six stamps set issued on 01.07.2016:

About the six stamps issued in this set, Prof. Stephen Hawking had remarked - "This collection of six stamps, created in collaboration with the Isle of Man Post Office  and Glazier Designs, displays some of the equations over the past century that have led to significant scientific discoveries and, in turn, have had a profound impact on the world."

He further added, " I am honoured to have both my face and life's work featured alongside Albert Einstein and the commemoration of 100 years since the publication of his theory of general relativity."

This elegant stamp issue showcase the works of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

Each stamp features a rare iridescent foil printing technique on the words "Isle" and "Man" and Queen Elizabeth's effigy along with warm earthy colours to create a scientific and atmospheric look and feel to the stamp set.

The insightful text explains the scientifically accurate diagrams featured on each of the stamps prepared by Cambridge University experts and Stephen Hawking.

The First Day Cover (FDC) issued on the occasion of release of the six stamps set of 45p, 50p, 95p, 1.27 Pounds, 1.69 Pounds and 2.44 pounds.

The FDC is titled "ALBERT EINSTEIN to STEPHEN HAWKING - 100 YEARS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY". The Cancellation Handstamp is dated "01.07.2016."


Another version of the First Day Cover (FDC) Cancellation date stamped 01.07.2018

The stamps have been designed in pairs, with foils on opposing edges

The first two stamps feature the "Father of Gravitational Theory" - Albert Einstein and Professor Stephen Hawking, whose work on the Black Hole Information Paradox is lighting up the world of cosmology.
The first stamp is of 45p value and shows Albert Einstein and the Theory of General Relativity E=Mc squared
The second Stamp is of 50p value and shows Dr. Stephen Hawking and  his equation S=1/4 A

The next stamp features Gravitational Waves, which have excited the scientific community with their second detection occurring quite recently.
The third Stamp is of 95p value and shows the movement of Gravitational Waves

The fourth stamp features Hawking Radiation.
The fourth stamp is of 1.27 Pounds value and shows "The Hawking Radiation" with a diagram marked "Singularity", "Event Horizon", "Black Hole" and "Collapsing Star"

The fifth stamp features the famous Trousers' diagram representing two black holes colliding.

The fifth Stamp is of 1.69 Pounds value and shows the "Trouser's Diagram" representing "Two Black Holes Colliding". Terms like - "Apparent Horizon", "Event Horizon", New Apparent Horizon and "Black Hole" are represented on the diagram.
The sixth stamp features the Black Hole, the study of which made Hawking so famous.
The sixth Stamp is of 2.44 Pounds value and shows the diagram of a Black Hole

               The Six Stamps issued in the set shown all together

The Miniature Sheet (MS) issued on the occasion of release of the stamps in 2016

                The Presentation Pack of the set of six stamps

                                    The Stamp Booklet


                                      The six Sheetlets

The Technical Details are:

Issue Date: 01.07.2016

Process: Offset Lithography with Foil

Colours: Four

Size: 40mm x 40mm

Values: 45p, 50p, 95p, 1.27 Pounds, 1.69 Pounds and 2.44 Pounds

Designer: Glazier Design

Printer: Cartor






Links to some other interesting posts:

Central Bank of Ireland issues:

1) Jonathan Swift: 350 th Birth Anniversary 15 Euro Silver Proof coin features his most famous work "Gulliver's Travels" : Coin issued on 30.11.2017


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 the Stockton 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 


5) Great Britain's first circulating polymer Banknote on Winston Churchill issued by the Bank of England in the denomination of 5 Pounds on 13.09.2016


6) Jane Austen: features on the second circulating Polymer Banknote of 10 Pounds denomination to be released on 14.09.2017

Inspirations from Scottish History (Clydesdale Bank Banknotes): 

1) The Legend of King Bruce & the Spider on Banknotes
  
2) Commemorating Sir William Arrol and his creation the Forth Rail Bridge by issues of Britain's first ever 5 Pound Polymer Banknote

Banknotes from Bank of Scotland:

1) 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

14) Falkland Islands Penguins: 50 Pence Coin Series: The first Coin in the Series of four coins: the Rock-Hopper Penguin 

15) Falkland Islands Penguins: 50 Pence Coin Series: The Gentoo Penguin:Second Coin in the series of four coins issued on 20.06.2017 


16) Falkland Islands Penguins: 50 Pence Coin Series: The Third Coin in the Series of four coins: the King Penguin

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

5) The new 12-sided One Pound UK Coin introduced into circulation on 28.03.2017

 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 






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