Cricket Stamps-Kiwi Way Of Signaling Six “Crooked Finger Of Doom”

New Zealand Post in August released a set of 21 stamps on a sheet which takes you on a journey of “Kiwi” way of counting. One stamp which captures the Kiwi Flavor in Cricket is 60c Stamp showing the Six runs in Cricket popularized by the  New Zealand Umpire Billy Bowden . Billy Bowden is considered to be one of the most flamboyant and theatrical umpire Cricket has ever seen. Billy Bowden suffered from Arthritis and it was too painful for him to signal the batsmen out  in game of cricket in a conventional way . A leg-bye in the NatWest Series was greeted thus: "He taps his leg and shakes it. If it was butter it would be milk by now", this was captured in the television commercial ad by a renowned company [featured below] featuring him . Billy Bowden stamped his class in others signals including a "crumb-sweeping" wave of the arm to signal four, and the "double crooked finger six-phase hop" to signal a six [Featured on the stamp] Some of the other famous Kiwi numbers featured are 1 (State Highway 1) , 3 (three-hour ferry ride across Cook Strait), 4 (four stars of the Southern Cross) and 10 (ten guitars - the popular song of the 1960s). “Ten Guitars” - originally released as a B-side for Engel Bert Humperdinck in 1967 was famous worldwide and still lingers in the ears of the  New Zealand listeners .

New Zealand First Day Cover Counting In Kiwi

Stamp Sheet From New Zealand On Counting In Kiwi

New Zealand Which Released A Sheetlet Of Stamp On Counting In Kiwi Featuring "Crooked Finger Of Doom " Way Of Signaling Six

A TV Commercial Featuring Billy Bowden And His Famous Kiwi Way Of Signaling Six “Crooked Finger Of Doom”

Christmas Stamps From New Zealand Narrate Nativity Story

Every year Christmas is widely celebrated by philatelists all over the world . Many nations celebrate Christmas with greeting stamps released for the occasion with unique illustration which carry the message of Jesus . The Christmas stamps released by New Zealand narrate the Nativity story of Birth Of Jesus. The Nativity Story focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.

The 60c Stamp of Jesus shows Baby Jesus born in the stable of Bethlehem . On arriving in Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph found there was no place to stay . Mary and Joseph had to stay in a stable with the animals as shown in the illustration on the stamp . During the night, Jesus was born and placed in a manger . The $1.20 Christmas Stamp illustrates the appearance of angel to carry the message that the son of god was born. Mary and Joseph illustrated on $1.90 Christmas stamp rejoice with happiness the birth of Jesus by wrapping him in clothes. On hearing the news from the Angel shepherds [ illustrated on the $2.40 Christmas issue ] rush to see the child. The Wise Men(Magi) in and around Bethlehem follow the Bright Star that appears in the sky. They bowed and worshipped him, offering treasures of gold, incense, and myrrh The Wise Men are featured on the $2.90 New Zealand Christmas Stamp.

First Day Cover Of Christmas Stamps With Gummed Stamps

First Day Cover Of  New Zealand Christmas Stamps With Self Adhesive Stamps

New Zealand Post Christmas Stamps With Plate Blocks

Clickable Map Of New Zealand Which Released Stamps On Christmas

The Art Icons Of Nativity 12th Century Paintings Narrating Nativity Story

Ouro Preto On Brazil Stamps -World Heritage Mining Town

Ouro Preto In Brazil celebrated it’s 300th Anniversary with the release of a commemorative stamp designed by artist Luciomar S. de Jesus .Ouro Preto was inducted into World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980 The artist beautifully captures the essence of this beautiful mining town painting various monuments of the historic city of Brazil.

Brazil Stamps On  Ouro Preto - A World Heritage Site Known For It’s Baroque Architecture

What’s On The Stamps

The upper left corner of the stamp features the gold production of Vila Rica (now Ouro Preto) of the eighteenth century.  The panning, the main instrument of extraction, the gold bar, gold powder stored in bags, and gold coins . In the background of the stamp appears the houses with their roofs, and in the foreground, the church of Carmo . Above the picture of mining city, in the blue background is the Itacolomi Peak, with its imposing silhouette, which once served as a reference point for early explorers . In the middle of the stamp is the statue of Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier - The Tiradentes monument which was inaugurated on April 21, 1894 which represents the ideals of freedom of the Brazilian people . In the lower right corner of the appears the House and Jail House, built between 1784 to 1846 by C. Manuel Ribeiro , to host the administrative structure of Vila Rica.It has been  transformed into a Conspiracy Museum and it holds a valuable and diverse museum collection.

About The City Of Ouro Preto - World Heritage Town

The city of Ouro Preto celebrates it’s 300th anniversary . It was On July 8, 1711, the Governor of the Province of São Paulo and Minas de Oro, Anthony of Albuquerque, created the Villa Rica, bringing the camps in the region of Ouro Preto, at the foot of the monumental Itacolomi Peak . The letter of the law of Dom Pedro I, on March 20, 1823, gave the title of Villa Rica de Ouro Preto Imperial City. The Rio das Velhas , one of the most important of Mines was born in Ouro Preto, where the beautiful Valley Tripuí found the first samples of Eldorado . The mystery  about who discovered the first nugget of gold remains, But it’s well known now that the anonymous discoverer was curious about those dark stones known as Black Gold . Vila Rica was the capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 to 1897, when the seat of government moved to Belo Horizonte. Vila Rica was the birthplace of Aleijadinho (1738-1814), patron of art in Brazil Ouro Preta was the  city  where  the  Conjuração  Mineira  (a  conspiracy  against  the  Portuguese  empire)  took  place  in  1789  headed  by  the  conspirator  Joaquim  José  da  Silva  Xavier, the  Nation’s  civic  patron.

Clickable Map Of Historic City Of Ouro Preto In Brazil Featured On World Heritage Stamp Of Brazil

A Video On Historic City Of Ouro Preto Featured On World Heritage Stamp Of Brazil

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INDIPEX2011 Release Of First Women Pilots and Airplanes By Cuba

During INDIPEX 2011, The postal authorities of Cuba celebrated their participation in international stamp exhibition by releasing a set of 6 stamps and a miniature sheet on the First Women Pilots and the airplanes they flew . The Miniature Sheet portrays the stamp Of First Cuban lady to fly Berta Moraleda .

Cuban Stamp Featuring Aviator Matilde E. Moisant and Airplane Bleriot	Cuban Stamp Featuring Ruth Elder and Airplane “American Girl”
Cuban Stamp Featuring Ruth Rowland Nichols and Airplane “Lockheed Vega”	Cuban Stamp Featuring Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout And The Airplane “Golden Eagle”
Cuban Stamp Featuring Jacqueline Cochran and Airplane “Seversky Executive”	Stamp Of Cuba Featuring Amelia Earhart And The Airplane “Lockheed Electra”

Berta Moraleda And The Airplane Curtiss Robin

Berta Moraleda was the first women aviator from Cuba .The plane featured on the stamp is The Curtiss Robin which was introduced in 1928.Curtiss Robin was a high-wing monoplane with a 90 Horse Power built by Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company.

Matilde E. Moisant and Airplane Bleriot

Matilde Moisant  was a well known American pioneer aviator. Maltilde Moisant was the second woman in the United States to get a pilot's license.The stamp features Bleriot Flight which used to be Single-seat, single-engine monoplane.

Ruth Elder and Airplane “American Girl”

Ruth Elder was an American Pioneer Aviator who tried to emulate Charles Lindbergh's feat of covering 5800 kilometers  in single seat single engine monoplane. Ruth Elder Piloted a small monoplane, which she called  "American Girl” along with Captain George Haldeman . She was forced to ditch her plane in the waters along the north coast the island of Terceira due to technical problems and aircraft caught fire.

Ruth Rowland Nichols and Airplane “Lockheed Vega”

Ruth Rowland Nichols  was an American Aviator who is the only woman yet to hold simultaneous world records for speed, altitude, and distance for a female pilot . Ruth Rowland Nichols set a new world altitude record of 19,928 feet for diesel-powered aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field, NY while flying in a Lockheed Vega depicted on the stamp

Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout And The Airplane “Golden Eagle”

Evelyn “Bobbi” Trout was the first Woman Aviator to set the first non-refueling endurance record for women . After getting her license, Evelyn “Bobbi” Trout flew a Golden Eagle at the Metropolitan Airport in Los Angeles on December 14, 1928

Jacqueline Cochran and Airplane “Seversky Executive”

Jacqueline Cochran was considered as the most gifted racing pilots of her generation . Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman pilot to "go supersonic." The stamp features Seversky Executive aircraft she flew.

Amelia Earhart And The Airplane “Lockheed Electra”

Amelia Earhart was the First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and setting many aviation records .While making an attempt to create one more record to make a circumnavigational flight using Lockheed Electra.She disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island

First Day Cover For The Second Set Of 3 Stamps Featuring  Matilde E. Moisant ,Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout and Jacqueline Cochran First Day Cover Of Cuba For The Second Set Of  3 Stamps Featuring The Stamps Of Ruth Elder ,Ruth Rowland Nichols,Amelia Earhart First Day Cover For The Miniature Stamp Sheet Featuring The First Women Pilot From Cuba Berta Moraleda who flew Curtiss Robin

Berta Moraleda  And Aircraft Curtiss Robin On Stamp. Bigger Aircraft Is Fokker D VII In the Middle  and Aircraft Spad in The Bottom Left

Clickable Map Of Cuba Which Released Stamps On First Women Aviators

Video Of Amelia Earhart - Aviation History

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