World Cup Cricket Tendulkar Stamps And Cricket Crazy Stamp Collectors

 

Will India Win the World Cup ? Will India Post finally release a postage stamp on Sachin Tendulkar ? World Cup final match may be crucial to answer all the above questions..

Miniature Stamp Sheet Released By Republic Of Togo Featuring Sachin Tendulkar

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain ,Patna]

Many countries around the world have released stamp honoring cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar ,but India is yet to do so.In 2008 Shakeel Ahmad, then Minister of State for Communication and IT, had conveyed “Government is considering a proposal to issue stamps on young achievers in various fields, who have made the nation proud. These personalities include Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Sania Mirza, Harbhajan Singh and Remo Fernandes among others" [Read Here]

Patna is known for stamp collectors and recently Patna conducted a stamp exhibition to coincide with the ongoing cricket world cup.Pradip Jain , an avid philatelist who recently won accolades at the recently concluded INDIPEX2010 has sent me these exclusive pictures of stamps released to coincide with the ongoing Cricket World Cup.

Miniature Stamps Sheet Released By Republic Of Togo

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain ,Patna]

Nevis Miniature Sheet Featuring Sri Lankan Cricket Team

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain ,Patna]

Nevis Miniature Sheet Featuring Indian Cricket Team

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain ,Patna]

Stamps Released By St Kitts Island Featuring All Captains Of The Cricket Teams That Took Part In Cricket World Cup

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain ,Patna]

Stamps Released By Bangladesh Post To Mark The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain,Patna]

World Cup Cricket Stamps Released By Commonwealth of Dominica For 10th Cricket World Cup

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain , Patna]

Stamps Released By Dominica Seeking Support For The West Indies Cricket Team.90c Stamp Features Chris Gayle

[Stamps Courtesy : Pradip Jain, Patna]

Pradip Jain Can Be Contacted Through Email: philapradip@gmail.com

Pradip Jain Can Be Contacted Through Post At :

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Mithapur,Patna-800001

Tigers On Stamps-The Day Project Tiger Started

 

On April 1st.1973 An Ambitious Project To Save Tiger Was Launched By India called “Project Tiger”.An Indian Stamp was released in 1983 to mark the completion of 10yrs of Project Tiger

Project Tiger  launched in the year 1973, is one of our most successful conservation projects.The ambitious project aims at tiger conservation in specially created  'tiger reserves'. The project strives to maintain a viable tiger population in the natural environment.

The first ever all India tiger census  conducted in 1972 had a surprise in store,it found that number of tigers that existed was  only 1827. Various activities in the later part of the last century led to the  decline of wilderness, resulting in the disturbance of viable tiger habitats.

In 1969 At the IUCN General Assembly meeting in Delhi serious debate happened on the danger to several species of wildlife and the shrinkage of wild life numbers in the country. In 1970, Indian Government banned tiger hunting and in 1972 the Wildlife Protection Act was enforced. A 'Task Force' was set up to create and monitor a project for tiger conservation with an ecological approach.

The project was launched On April 1st 1973, and various tiger reserves were created in the country .Initially, 9 tiger reserves were established in different States during the period 1973-74with the help of central and state governments. These nine reserves covered an area of about 13,017sq.km-viz Manas (Assam), Palamau (Bihar), Similipal (Orissa), Corbett (U.P.), Kanha (M.P.), Melghat (Maharashtra), Bandipur (Karnataka), Ranthambhore (Rajasthan) and Sunderbans (West Bengal).

The Indian government’s latest figures convey that wild tiger numbers across the country are now calculated to be 1,706 - that’s up from 1,411 in the last tiger census in 2007.

First Day Cover For The Stamp On Project Tiger Released to Commemorate 10yrs Of Completion Of Project Tiger

Number	NYA
Stamp Name	Project Tiger
Stamp Denomination	200
Stamp Size	4.06 x 2.7
Stamp Issue Date	03/09/2009
Stamp Currency	Paise
Stamp Type	Multicolored
Stamp Perforation	13 x 13 1/2
Stamp Paper Used	Un-watermarked Adhesive Coated Stamp Paper
Stamp Printed At	Security Printing Press,Hyderabad
Number Printed	1.5 Million
Number In Sheet	35

Malaysia Korea Joint Stamp Issue Featuring Korean Tiger And Malayan Tiger

Sheetlet Of Stamps From Korea On Tiger,This Stamp Sheetlet was Part Of Malaysia-Korea Joint Issue

Stamps From Tajikistan On Tigers

Russian Miniature Stamp Sheet On Tiger

Year Of The Tiger Stamp From Vanuatu

• Indian Tiger Census Show Increase In Number : Click Here

• Official Project Tiger Website : Click Here

Corbett National Park Where The Project Tiger Was First Started In 1973

Stamp On Actress Meena Kumari

Today is the day on which legendary cinema actress Meenakumari passed away in the year 1972.Stamp For The Day pays tribute to this legendary actress who mesmerized her fans with unforgettable movies

 

Meena Kumari  with birth name of  Mahjabeen Bano  was born on 1st Of August 1932. Actress Meena Kumari is considered as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema. During a career spanning 30 years from her childhood to her death, she starred in more than 90 films, many of which are still remembered.

Meena Kumari gained fame for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been praised throughout the years. One of her best-known roles is Chhoti Bahu in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962).

Meena Kumari became addicted to alcohol. Her life and prosperous career were marred by heavy drinking, troubled relationships, an ensuing deteriorating health, and her death from liver cirrhosis On March 31st.1972.

First Day Cover Of Legendary Heroines With Meenakumari

Legendary Heroines Of India Miniature Portraying Meenakumari

 

Traffic Lights For The Stamp On Meenakumari

Block Of Four Stamps Of Legendary Heroine Meena Kumari

Number	NYA
Stamp Name	Meenkumari
Stamp Denomination	500
Stamp Issue Date	12/01/2001
Stamp Currency	Paise
Stamp Type	Multicoloured
Stamp Perforation	13
Stamp Paper Used	Unwatermarked Adhesive Coated Stamp Paper
Stamp Printed At	MSP
Number Printed	0.4 Million
Miniature Sheet Printed	0.3 Million
Number In Sheet	35
Printing Process	Wet Offset

Mumbai Where Meena Kumari Was Born And Made A Career In Cinema

What Is Tete Beche In Stamp Collecting?

Tete beche  is a  french expression which means “upside-down head”.Tete Beche word in the world of philately   is referred to stamps - horizontal or vertical - located on a sheet in a upside manner to the other, rotated by 180 degrees.

Early Tete Beche Stamp Of British India Featuring King George VI

Indian Tete Beche Stamp Released In 1985 On Border Road Organization

Indian Tete Beche Stamp Released In 1990 On The Bombay Sappers

Stamps Of Halley’s Comet

Today was the day in 240 BC was recorded the first perihelion passage of Halley's Comet By Chinese Astronomers.Today’s Stamp for the day takes a look at 1985 Indian Stamps On Halley’s Comet

 

 

 

 

Comets are small icy bodies, often measuring a few kilometers in width.Comets are formed in the outer solar system where temperatures are cold enough to sustain (predominately water) ices. They represent the leftover bits and pieces from the outer solar system formation process that took place some 4.6 billion years ago.

Comet Halley is the most famous of all comets. Although it has a rather long period of revolution (about 76 years), it has probably been observed since the year 240 B.C. when the first record by Chinese observers was dated .It was observed and recorded at all of its last 30 apparitions (perihelia) from 241 B.C. to 1986 A.D.Its next return will occur in 2062.

Edmund Halley - after which the comet is named - was the first to prove that several historical sightings of strange things in the sky were in fact Halley’ Comet, which is visible from Earth every 75 to 76 years.

 

First Day Cover Of India Stamp Of Halley’s Comet Released To Mark The Occasion Of XIX General Assembly International Astronomical Union In New Delhi

Block Of Four Of The Stamps On Halley’s Comet

Number	NYA
Stamp Name	Halley’s Comet
Stamp Denomination	100
Stamp Issue Date	19/11/85
Stamp Currency	Paise
Stamp Type	Multicoloured
Stamp Perforation	13  x 13 1/2
Stamp Paper Used	Unwatermarked Adhesive Coated Stamp Paper
Stamp Printed At	ISP
Number Printed	1.5 Million
Number In Sheet	35
Printing Process	Photogravure

 

Bulgaria issued a four stamp souvenir sheet, with each stamp denominated 25 stotinki.  The four stamps together illustrate the complete orbit of the comet against a backdrop of the solar system. 

Halley Comet Miniature Sheet Showing Comet Over Dominica

Halley Comet Miniature Sheet Showing Comet Over English Harbor

Halley’s Comet Miniature Sheet Featuring Edmund Halley

St Vincent Halley Comet Souvenir Sheet

Belize Miniature Sheet On Halley’s Comet Showing Computer Processed Images Of Halley’s Comet