I am participating in the April AtoZ Blogging challenge and my theme is Plants featured on Indian Stamps. This is my eight attempt at the AtoZ and the focus is on plants.
My theme is inspired by an online talk by Daniel L Nikrent held by Maharashtra Vriksha Samvardhini about Parasitic Flowering Plants featured on Stamps. I am not a stamp collector nor a fan of stamps. Hence almost all my posts are purely based on research on the internet. I have tried to cross check the info before posting here. Please do share correct info and links to the same in case of discrepancy.
India Post has a very strong network reaching deep deep into the interiors of the country and I depended on it for news from home when we were posted in far away places. In this age of smartphones, Internet, how many of us really write letters - snail mail as they are now called? Despite this , I find that new stamps are being issued and we have stamps on diverse topics including Armed Forces, Films, Personalities, Wildlife, Handlooms, Handicrafts and so on.. It is amazing!
Jawahar is a hybrid rose variety raised at IARI . Roses belong to the Rosa genus of Rosaceae family and there are many many cultivated varieties. They can be climbers or shrubs and are usually armed. The fruit of the Rose is called Rose Hip but I have never seen it develop here. Rose hips are used to make jams, jellies. In India we use rose petals to make a kind of jam called 'Gulkand'.
India Post released a postage stamp of the Jawahar rose on Fragrance of Roses in 2007. This is of denomination 5INR.
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| Post of India, GODL-India <https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf>, via Wikimedia Commons |
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| Post of India, GODL-India <https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf>, via Wikimedia Commons |
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| Post of India, GODL-India <https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf>, via Wikimedia Commons |
The India Postage Stamps website has a complete catalogue of stamps. Please click the link to see many many wonderful stamps.
Colnect is a comprehensive portal for Stamp collectors. It gives detailed information about every listed stamp. Click here for detailed info about Stamps - what is a stamp, types, formats, water marks, perforations and much more.
You can catch up with my previous posts here.
We meet tomorrow for the next alphabet K!Till then, Take Care and Stay Happy!
12 comments:
Wow i never knew stamps on roses and Jasmines too were there....
I prefer Jasmines to roses..the smell is so intoxicating in a good way
Thanks for sharing this series with us. Very informative Archana!
Stamps travel and carry the message safely. Do they have their own story of the voyage I wonder?
Very different topic for the A2Z challenge! Kudos to you and your efforts in digging out, and collecting relevant information.
I feel like your opposite... I like stamps and really don't like roses
All the best for the rest of the challenge
I am not familiar with that type of rose. I have only a few roses, I don't grow them well. Such pretty stamps.
@Afshan yes, Jasmine fragrance is intoxicating in a nice way!! Thank you! 🙏🏻
Thanks @Radhika!
@Anagha What a great idea! I am sure the stamps have a great story of their journey! Thanks a lot. Happy to see you here. 🙏🏻
@Dino Thank you!
Thank you @Lisa. I don't grow roses but do have a couple of Jasmines. Thanks for stopping by! 🙏🏻
Beautiful, it looks like an art work, thanks for sharing:)
@Angela Thank you! :-)
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