Ukraine-Pakistan Joint Issue

 

Date of Issue : 25 December 2014

Here is a joint issue of Ukraine and Pakistan dedicated to their ancient cultures, in particular: the Cucuteni -Trypillian culture and Mohenjo-daro. The issue was released on the 25^th of December 2014 .

The Cucuteni-Trypillian culture is a Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture (ca. 4800 to 3000 BC) in Eastern Europe. It extends from the Carpathian Mountains to the Dniester and Dnieper regions, centered on modern-day Moldova and covering substantial parts of western Ukraine and northeastern Romania.

During the Middle Trypillia phase (ca. 4000 to 3500 BC), populations belonging to the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture built the largest settlements in Neolithic Europe, some of which contained as many as 1,600 structures.

One of the most notable aspects of this culture was the periodic destruction of settlements, with each single-habitation site having a roughly 60 to 80 year lifetime. The purpose of burning these settlements is a subject of debate among scholars; some of the settlements were reconstructed several times on top of earlier habitational levels, preserving the shape and the orientation of the older buildings.

Mohenjo-daro is an archeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2600 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world’s earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete.

Mohenjo-daro was abandoned in the 19th century BCE, and was not rediscovered until 1922. Significant excavation has since been conducted at the site of the city, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. The site is currently threatened by erosion and improper restoration.

Numerous objects found in excavation include seated and standing figures, copper and stone tools, carved seals, balance-scales and weights, gold and jasper jewellery, and children’s toys.

Club News

New Special Covers

Silverpex-2015 at Kannur and release of Special Cover on Arakkal Palace - 9th January 2015

As a part of Silver Jubilee celebration The Cannanore Philatelic Club organized, 'Silverpex-2015', National Philatelic and Numismatic Exhibition at Jawaharlal Nehru Library Hall, Yogasala Road, Nr. Old Bus Stand, Kannur, from 9th to 11th January 2015.On the occasion a Special Cover was released on Arakkal Palace on 9th January 2015. (Special Cover approval no. KL-03/2015)

 

Special Cover on Golden Jubilee Celebration of Goa Kannada Sangha, Margao - 20th December 2014

To mark the Golden Jubilee of Goa Kannada Sangha, Margao a Special Cover was released on the occasion. (Special Cover approval no. MH/31/2014)

Special Cover on Golden Jubilee Celebration of G. V. M.'s MIBK High School, Khandepar - 20th December 2014

A Special Cover was issued to mark Golden Jubilee of G. V. M.'s MIBK High School, Khandepar on 20th December 2014 at Ponda, Goa.

Special Cover on Rajgor’s Coin Festival, Goa 2014 - 8th December 2014

Rajgor’s Coin Festival Goa 2014, Exhibition of Coins of Goa Region was held from 7th to 10th December 2014 at Institute Menezes Braganza, Near Police Headquarters, Panjim, Goa. On the occasion a Special Cover was released on 8th December 2014 featuring coins of Goa region at Panaji.

Courtesy – Indian Philately Digest

 

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Mykolaiv Monument – A Great Memorial of Ship Builders

 

Date of Issue : 8 September 2014

Ukrposhta has issued a commemorative stamp that depicts a great monument of Mykolaiv- Monument to the shipbuilders. This monument considered to be one of the brightest symbols of this city. The stamp was released on the 8^th of September.

In 1989, the city’s 200th anniversary was marked by installation of a large memorial near the intersection of Lenin Prospect and Sovetskaya Street. Kyiv architects V.A. Chepelyk, M.I. Kislyy, N.I. Alekseyenko, and V.P. Sklutskyy designed the monument.

It features a globe surrounded by figures of naval commanders and Mykolaiv shipbuilders. Beneath the three meter tall figures, a wide band carries the inscription “To shipbuilders and naval commanders, in honor of two centuries of labor by Mykolaiv shipbuilders: 1789 – 1989″.

Mykolaiv  also known as Nikolaev is a city in southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is arguably the main ship building center of the Black Sea. Aside from its three shipyards within the city, there are located a number of research centers specializing in shipbuilding such as the State Research and Design Shipbuilding Center, Zoria-Mashproekt and others.The city is an important transportation junction of Ukraine (sea port, commercial port, river port, highway and railway junction, airport).

 

Club News

New Special Cover

A Special Cover on Kunjali Marakkar School of Marine Engineering, Cochin University of Science & Technology was released at Kochi on 22 August 2014. School of Marine Engineering of Cochin University is named after Kunjali Marakkar, as a tribute to the valiant chief of King Zamorin of Kozhikode, who fought against Portugese colonialism erstwhile Malabar coast during 16th Century.  (KL-11/2014)

 

: Sreejesh Krihnan – Trivandrum

 

Private Maxim Cards on Indian Musicians

A set of eight Private Maxim cards on musicians released at Trivandrum . For these Maxim cards Please contact  : John Emanuel Boben - email  :annakutty.03@gmail.com    mob 9495059324

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