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Stamping our pride

               We live in a country where every day is a day of celebration in some way; where there are innumerable tribes; thousands of people who have set high standards for living;monuments that represent our cultural heritage; achievements that speak volumes of our growth and various organisations that need to be felicitated for their contribution towards making this nation a better place.

                  Hence it becomes mandatory that all the details are carried to every nook and corner of the country for enlightening the people and to incite the sense of pride and privilege of being an Indian and the responsibilities we carry on our shoulders towards empowering our country.Stamps are one such way of proclaiming a country's role and development in various aspects not only India but for any country.

KING OF HOBBIES

                     The stamps of Independent India are interesting. Once the British rule was eradicated, Independent India stamps are released. First Indian stamp is the tricolour stamp which was used for Foreign correspondence. The 2nd one is the most common stamp with our national emblem on it which is used for domestic correspondence. The 3rd stamp with Douglas aircraft was meant for foreign airmail. The 4th set of stamps which was also the first Republic India stamps  had 4 stamps of various denominations each bearing Gandhi's picture in it is very famous even now as one among it was auctioned for a huge sum of money in London last week. It is said that only 10+ stamps of this kind are left in the planet.

STAMPS OF INDIA
STAMPS OF INDIA











 

             
                 

That said, stamps hold a very special place in carrying forward history. Collecting used stamps is a hobby with greater values with which we can learn as well as let the upcoming generations to learn so many facts the stamps are silently depicting and most importantly saving the not-so-much-in-use-these-days-stamps from near extinction.
INTERESTING FACTS IN STAMPS


Here are some interesting facts from the collection of stamps displayed here;
  • Bidirware-14th Century Metal vessel influenced from persian art works find its place in Indian stamps.
  • Srilanka stamps-The stamps bear Tamil in it next to Singalam.
  • Russian stamps - “Noyta CCCP” which means Noyta-Postage and CCCP is the abbreviation for Soviet Union.
  • England-Most of the England stamps have Queen Victoria's picture in it. Penny black which has Queen victoria's picture was the first ever adhesive stamp of the world.
  • The US Stamps which has Statue of Liberty picture in it comes with the wordings “In God we trust”
  • Cuba stamp has Coffee beens in it marking the country being World No.1 in coffee export.
  • African countries unlike other countries have flora and fauna in it instead of bearing their old rulers photos.
EUROPE

BELGIUM, FRANCE & NEDERLAND

ENGLAND, ROME & DUTCH


 


U.S.A. , CANADA& CUBA


CZECH, HUNGARY, PORTUGAL & SPAIN











AFRICA









AUSTRALIA











                     The victoria stamps and other emperor/empress stamps of various countries still stand testament on the self proclamation characteristics of the leaders which is still in practice in various forms. Most of the countries have started giving importance to other sectors and shunned away from One Man Worship only after its independence or after bringing down the monarch system.

STAMPS REPRESENTING MONARCHY


STAMPS OF REPUBLIC INDIA

                   In this way the stamps make us feel proud on the level of civilisation we have reached to be such independent human beings and not to forget the sacrifices our freedom fighters have made for our happy being today and remind us the legacy we need to pass on to the next generation.

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