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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Greetings on Valentine’s Day

I love you stamp from Poland

 

Date of Issue : 6 February 2015 

Today is Valentine’s Day, a very special day  of lovers . Polish Post  released a special stamp and a beautiful FDC, celebrating the holiday of love and sincere feelings. Valentine’s Day (Walentynki) is one of the most romantic days of the year celebrated all over the world on February 14.

Valentine’s Day focuses on love, romance, appreciation and friendship. Chocolates, candies shaped in red hearts, and other gifts are given to loved ones on Valentine’s Day. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Women’s Day are also observed in Poland, in which friends, partners, and family members received gifts, cards or flowers.

Valentine’s Day has not been celebrated in Poland until very recently. Only after the collapse of the Eastern European Block and the consequent opening of Poland’s borders this well known, especially in English-language cultures holiday entered Polish society. Romantic Poles were very quick in adopting Valentine’s Day and nowadays it as popular in Poland as anywhere else.

When does a kiss count as a stamp?

 

A postal company in the Netherlands has launched a sweet deal for St. Valentine's Day.

MONTREAL — A postal company in the Netherlands has launched a sweet deal for St. Valentine’s Day.On Feb. 13, people in Holland can send a letter to a loved one — but instead of a postage stamp, it can be sent with a kiss.

Just apply lipstick, kiss the envelope where a stamp ought to go and send it off.

A spokesperson at PostNL told the Dutch news website NU.nl that the aim of the initiative was to encourage more people to send real letters. “We believe a card on the doormat is still the most personal way to let someone know you’re thinking of them.”

“On Valentine’s Day, we want to give everyone the opportunity to be loved and to surprise family and friends.” Kissed cards and letters were to be sent to a destination within the Netherlands on Friday, Feb. 13 by 5 p.m.

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Final of The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

Polish Post issued a beautiful stamp on Final of The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity on 7th January 2015.

 

Date of Issue : 7 January 2015

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New Valentine’s Day stamps

 

Heartwarming stamps:  Special stamps celebrating Valentine's Day will be released on February 12.

Hongkong Post will release a set of special stamps and associated philatelic products on 12 February to celebrate Valentine's Day.

14th Feb is Valentine’s Day in the West, a time at which people send loving words and warm blessings to their loved ones. To celebrate this special day, Hong Kong Post is issuing a set of six Heartwarming stamps featuring different heart-shaped designs.

Lollipop (Local Mail Postage) ‒ The colourful heart-shaped lollipop with swirls brings to mind a romantic and warm-hearted mood.

Cake (Local Mail Postage) ‒ Let the intricately decorated heart-shaped cake convey a sense of heartfelt care.

Bread with Fried Egg (Local Mail Postage) ‒ The heart-shaped, double yolk, sunny side up egg on the bread depicts a harmonious and happy life.

Four-leaf Clovers (Air Mail Postage) ‒ A three-dimensional heart formed by a cluster of four-leaf clovers denotes a lifetime of bliss.

Balloons (Air Mail Postage) ‒ Arranged in the shape of a heart, the brightly-hued balloons call to mind happy and joyful thoughts.

Photo Frame (Air Mail Postage) ‒ An exquisite heart-shaped photo frame decorated with beautiful pastel coloured roses is ideal to remind us of delightful memories captured in photos.

Valentines Day Stamps from Philippine Postal Corporation

 

Date of Issue : 14 January 2015

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) issued Forever in Love comic strips stamps to celebrate the season of heart. These special stamps accentuate cupid's role in how two people fall in love, and stay in love forever.

PHLPost started to release the Valentine's Day stamps as early as January 14, one month before the much anticipated red letter day for love and romance, to drum up the interests in the said stamps. This is the first comic strips stamps issued for this occasion, illustrated by in-house graphic artist Rod Teodoro.

 

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“GREETINGS FROM OMAN” – A philatelic exhibition at Berlin

From March 5th to March 29th 2015  a philatelic exhibition “GREETINGS FROM OMAN ” will be held in Berlin Museum . On March 5th and 6th a pictorial postmark will be available at 10117 BERLIN.

The pictorial postmark is featuring a  dagger from  Oman( Khanjar), the logo of the German-Oman Society and the gate of Brandenburg in Berlin. Interested philatelists (maybe from the Sultanate of Oman) may please contact:Wolfgang Beyer,Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ARGE Zoologie. Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de. Postage rates:0,80 Euro AIRMAIL and 2,95 Euro Registered AIRMAIL.

Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer, Joachim Duester (German-Oman Society) and Wolfgang Hoelzl

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New stamp on Int. Year of Light

 

Date of Issue : 19 February 2015

Vatican Post will release a special stamp on 19^th of February celebrating “International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies”.

The commemorative stamp issued by Vatican City features a detail of a Sistine Chapel fresco by Michelangelo on the creation of the stars, an eternal symbol that comes from and returns to God the Creator. At the beginning of the Bible we read: “Then God said: Let there be light, and there was light. God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness. God called the light ‘day’, and the darkness he called ‘night’. Evening came, and morning followed” .

The United Nations General Assembly 6801 Session proclaimed 2015 as the “International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies”. Light plays a fundamental role in sustaining light on earth through photosynthesis. Studies and ongoing discoveries have shown how the many applications of light through medicine, communications, culture, and entertainment have revolutionized society. The international year will have a broad focus, not only on the scientific dimension, but also on the need to promote greater public knowledge and awareness on the way light-based technologies can sustain human development

Numerous and varied events will take place during the year with activities organized at the regional, national and international levels. Other goals of the initiative include improving the quality of lite, promoting science careers for women, and education for young people. The Holy See takes an active role in contributing to the international scientific community dedicated to the study of natural phenomena and their effects and influence on society. The Vatican’s historic telescopes at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, and its ultra-modem telescope in Tucson, Arizona, are a living testimony to this longstanding and ongoing commitment to scientific research.

New Love stamp from USPS

Love was certainly in the air at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond for the dedication of the Forever Hearts Forever® stamps on January 22nd.

Combining artistic vision with a timeless symbol of affection, the newest stamps in the long-running and ever popular Love  series feature lacy lettering in the shape of a heart. Artist Jessica Hische created the lettering, first drawing her design by hand and then finishing the stamp art digitally.

“Today, the heart is everywhere,” said U.S. Postal Service Capital Metro Area Vice President Kristin Seaver in dedicating the stamps.

It can be found in religious art, pop culture, greeting cards and so much more, but the meaning remains the same—love—the universal language of the heart. Our Forever Hearts stamps remind people of the power of everlasting love. In that spirit, we hope the stamp will help you send all of your cards and letters to those you care about with a special touch of love and cheer.
Moreover, there is nothing like the feeling of receiving a love letter in the mail or a valentine from that special someone. But remember, these stamps can be used year-round because love never goes out of season or style.

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World’s first valentine’s Day stamp with music video

 

Slovak Post has  released on the 30^th of January, a special stamp celebrating St. Valentine’s Day. It is first music video-stamp in the world issued for Valentine’s Day.

The motif of a Valentine postage stamp was selected on the grounds of an opinion survey of the general public, interconnected with the publisher’s intention to address especially the young teenage generation, who prefer the virtual world of electronic media, by issuing a stamp with a personalized coupon.

Taking into account the postage stamp was designed in the form of an illustrated QR code with a link to a video clip about love. The QR (Quick Response) code was originally developed by the Japanese company Denso-Wave in 1994 to monitor manufacturing processes in the automobile industry. As the company published code specification without claiming patent protection, the QR code became freely available to different types of both commercial and non-commercial activities all over the world.

The principle of QR code usage is based on reading a code via a mobile device by means of freely downloadable software (QR code reader) designed to decode text information included in a code, which takes the form, for example, of a web address. However, a QR code on a postage stamp is not a novelty of the world. Two Valentine postage stamps with QR codes and individual perforations in the shape of a heart were issued by Taiwan in 2011 with the text messages “Happy Valentine’s Day” and “I Love You!”.

The new Slovak postage stamp incorporates all current achievements of QR code postage stamps. It is not only in the shape of a heart, i.e. an illustrated QR code, but can also be identified as the first music video-stamp in the world issued for Valentine’s Day, as the QR code comprises a link to the video from the mega concert of the band Elán in Prague on September 20, 2003 with sequence of the song “Čakám Ťa láska” (I am Waiting for You, My Love) from their debut album “Ôsmy svetadiel” (The Eighth Continent). The classical postage stamp has thus become not only an interactive expression of love between the two in love but it is for all who would like to express their love in an untraditional way.

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New Valentine’s Day stamps

 

Date of Issue : 19 January 2015

In Finland, Valentine's Day is the second most popular postcard season immediately after Christmas.  This year's Valentine's Day stamps have as their theme joyful encounters in the forest.The stamps depict snowflakes, trees, a mouse, birds, berries, and a fox and a rabbit.

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Greeting stamps : Vintage Tulip & Vintage Rose

US Postal Service will issue two beautiful stamps on 14 February 2015 for Valentine’s day .

   

Date of Issue : 14 February 2015

Traditionally a symbol of devotion, tulips add a sentimental touch to correspondence. Vintage Tulip, a new two-ounce stamp, can be used to accommodate the weight of heavy invitations for weddings and other celebrations, greeting cards for all occasions, and mailings such as small gifts that require extra postage.

As a universal symbol of love, a rose adds a sentimental touch to correspondence. Vintage Rose, a Forever® stamp for all occasions, can be used for wedding RSVP cards and thank-you notes, Mother’s and Father’s Day cards, Valentine’s Day cards, birthday cards, sympathy cards, thinking-of-you cards, or for any time a beautiful stamp is fitting

 

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Special Cover : Centenary Celebration of Vani Vilasa Sabha

Special Cover was issued at Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu on 26 December 2014 on Centenary of Vani Vilasa Sabha, Kumbakonam

- R . Kasinath - Tanjore

 

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