My Postage Stamps Collection

This is a blog of my personal stamps and covers collection. I am an avid collector of postage stamps, miniature sheets, FDCs and covers addressed to me from across the world, an accumulator and hoarder of stamps. It is my attempt here to show you all of my collection in the posts that I'll add and update regularly. I hope to add more to the collection in the process, interact with you other collectors out there and share thoughts and information about anything and everything related.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Christmas

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Christmas Stamps - Brazil

1981 Christmas. Various designs showing Cribs.

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Christmas

Leeward Is., Br. W. Indies. The general issues for Leeward Is, were in concurrent use until 1 July 1956. From 1952 the stamps are inscribed “St. Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla”. Achieved Associated Statehood on 27 February 1967. St. Kitts and Nevis had separate postal administrations from 23 June 1980.

Stained-glass windows from Chartres Cathedral.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Christmas

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Christmas

Christmas stamps of Canada. It was not until 1964 that Canada commenced a regular run of Christmas stamps. Until 1969, a set of 2 stamps were issued, all of which I have as you can see below. I am missing the very first Christmas stamps of Canada which are supposedly the world's first Christmas stamps too, the 1898 Mercator map stamps inscribed Xmas 1898, in my collection.

In 1970, a set of 12 stamps on Children's drawings was issued. I've left gaps for the two missing stamps from this set. There are gaps I've left for all the other missing stamps too.

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Christmas Stamps - Christmas Island

My Christmas stamps of Christmas Island.

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Friday, April 22, 2011

Christmas - Guernsey

My christmas stamps of Guernsey. A little about Guernsey first....Guernsey is one of the three large islands from the Channel Islands. It is not part of the UK. The first christmas stamps from Guernsey were issued in 1970. Of the set of 4 churches stamps I have 3. The stamps shown below are arranged year wise although I have huge gaps to fill before I have all the christmas stamps of Guernsey.

Here is the 1996 issue of The Christmas Story. I have the miniature sheet and the stamps too.

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Christmas

Australia christmas releases. 1957 till date. Quite a few needed here to complete the christmas collection.

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Christmas - Great Britain

Ok, here now are the stamps of Great Britain. These though are the christmas releases only. The first christmas stamp issued in GB was in 1966. I got all of them from 1966 to 2001. The MS is a 2005 issue.

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Almost all of the Christmas stamps of New Zealand. Far from it actually. :):)

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Christmas

My first post on my very own Christmas collection. Here are some Christmas stamps of Isle of Man.

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Iran

Iran, also known as Persia is a country located in Western Asia, bordering on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Kabir / Hafiz: India - Iran joint issue of 2004. A highlight to my collection as I have the issues from both the countries. Above is the Iran issue and here's the India equivalent . One of my goals/aims is to have all the corresponding country issues from all the joint issues India has release to date.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, broke away from Pakistan in April 1971, proclaiming its independence. It consists of 14 former eastern districts of Bengal and the former Sylhet district of Assam province of India.

Here is my collection of stamps of Bangladesh. I particularly like the Roses sheet, a 2010 release I got recently. All the stamps here are arranged in order of the date and year of issue, reference Scott catalogue 2008, Vol. 1. My first stamp of Bangladesh as you can see is Scott No. 1, 10p, map of Bangladesh from the first definitives stamps set issued on 1971, July 29. I also happen to have the complete set.

Miniature Sheets

2004, Dec. 1: Flowers a, Argemone mexicana. b, Cyanotis axillaris. c, Thevetia peruvians. d, Pentapetes phoenicea. e, Aegle marmelos. f, Datura stramonium.

2010: Roses. Cultivated varieties in Bangladesh

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Taiwan

The island of Taiwan (formerly known as "Formosa") was ceded by China to Japan in 1895 and was returned to China in 1945 after the defeat of China. From 1949 Taiwan was controlled by the remnants of the National government under Chiang Kai-Shek.