Rose scented stamps from Isle of Man

 

Date of Issue : 25 April 2015

Rose scented stamps to mark 100 years of camaraderie and campaigning work in Isle of Man

Isle of Man Post in collaboration with the WI (Women’s Institute) Federation mark its centenary anniversary celebration with a rose scented set of six stamps, depicting a range of images of both the current Isle of Man chapter as well as some of the WIs most famous campaigns over the past 100 years, and a selection of Island members.

Each stamp is set on special rose scented paper with the pink rose embled which represents 100 years of contribution. The issue is scheduled to be released on the 25^th of April

The WI was established in 1915 in Llanfairpwll on Anglesey with the aim of revitalizing rural life and educating and inspiring women where ever their life leads them. Nowadays, the aims have widened but many WI members still join primarily to make new friends, learn and develop skills and make positive changes to their local – and in many cases national – community and the activities, members engage with have changed.

WI is the largest women’s voluntary membership organization in the UK and currently has over 212,000 members in 6,600 WIs across England, Wales and the Islands.

Every WI belongs to a Federation, of which there are 69 in total. The Isle of Man Federation was formed in 1950 and currently has 750 members in 30 WIs. Its members have always taken an active interest in island life and getting involved in a huge range of activities.

 

Stamps on Indian theme

Thailand Post issued  for Thai Heritage Conservation Day, a set of 8 stamps and a Souvenir sheet on 2nd April 2015 featuring Khon Masks related to Ramayana  .

- Leeza Padhi - Cuttack

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Rose – The symbol of Love

 

Thailand Post has released a very special beautiful stamp featuring Rose  to mark  St. Valentine’s Day. The item was released on the 9^th of February .

The stamp depicts the symbol of love 2015 – a rose named “Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn” with perfumed ink to commemorate 60th Anniversary of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was born Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda on 2 April 1955 to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX, and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has rendered public service continuously since her early youth. Due to her work dedication, on the occasion of the 50th Birthday of His Majesty the King, 5 December 1977, His Majesty the King conferred the Royal title of Somdech Phra Debaratanarajasuda Chao Fa Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Rathasimagunakornpiyajat Sayamboromrajakumari upon her.

Upon being acknowledged of her distinguished service to the nation and to humanity worldwide, His Majesty the King has graciously conferred the Orders of the Kingdom of Thailand upon Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who has also received the Orders of Other Nations which were conferred upon her in recognition of her significant contribution to relations between nations.

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Stamps on Winter Olympic 2014 Medal Winners

 

Here are new stamps from Latvia featuring Winter olympic medal winners of Latvia. These  are good collecting items for sports and Olympic themes.

Latvijas Pasts, in collaboration with sports federations and the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOC), has released four stamps and a special envelope, dedicated to Latvian medal winners in the XXII Olympic Winter Games, which took place earlier this year.

The Olympic stamps have been released in honor of the Latvian champions in the XXII Olympic Winter Games: skeleton racer Martins Dukurs who won a silver medal, bobsleigh team consisting of Oskars Melbārdis, Daumants Dreiškens, Arvis Vilkaste and Jānis Strenga who also claimed silver, Andris Šics and Juris Šics who earned a bronze medal in the luge doubles competition and Elīza Tīruma, Mārtiņš Rubenis, Andris Šics and Juris Šics who won a second bronze medal for Latvia in the luge team relay competition. 

Latvijas Pasts has been issuing stamps dedicated to Latvian Olympic medal winners since the XXVII Olympic Summer Games, which took place in Sydney, Australia in 2000. The XXII Olympic Winter Games, which were held from February 7 to February 23, 2014 in Sochi (Russia), are considered to be the most successful Winter Games in Latvia, resulting in an unprecedented number of medals won in three different sports: one silver in skeleton, one silver in bobsleigh and two bronzes in luge. Overall, Latvia was represented in seven winter sports: biathlon, bobsleigh, ice hockey, luge, skeleton, skating and skiing.

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Austria Post  issued a stamp of genuine porcelain on 20th March 2014. The stamp features “Viennese Rose” . This innovative stamp is from Austria Post’s "Classic Brands" series .

For the production of a stamp made ​​of porcelain both its own process as well as a special tool needed to be developed , because only then the production of the relatively large number of stamps could be produced in the given time. Since the usual molds of plaster only about thirty times can be used , the stamps were not made ​​by casting with casting material , but with amore solid form (" rotational mass " or " press material " ) is used . Subsequently, the sheets were baked in the porcelain so-called first firing at 960 degrees Celsius for 24 hours , then glazed and again cured at even higher temperature . In the Austrian porcelain manufactury , the pieces are always painted by hand. That would not have been possible in a this case because of the large number (150000 nos.) and the lack of time . Therefore, the most expensive and highest quality printing method was used: the screen printing. To ensure color fastness and contrast this special stamp made ​​of porcelain, the colors were eventually "burned " at 820 degrees Celsius.

: Leeza Padhi - Cuttack

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