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 of Cornell University, USA 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!
Today's selection may not strictly match my theme, but then, it is the last post, and Z is a difficult alphabet ...
I am sure you will love this stamp and enjoy my choice! :-)
The Zoological Survey of India was set up in 1916 and India Post issued a commemorative stamp to celebrate its centenary year. With a denomination of 25 INR, it depicts a dense forest and wildlife therein.
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| Post of India, GODL-India <https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf>, via Wikimedia Commons |
In the same vein (stamps about Organisations/Institutes), here is a 1990- issued stamp of denomination 2 INR about the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It shows blades of Wheat. Wheat is an important crop in the country and our diet. Wheat is Triticum aestivum of the Poaceae family.
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| Post of India, GODL-India <https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf>, via Wikimedia Commons |
In 2002, on the occasion of the "8th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New Delhi: Mangroves" four stamps with images of four different Magrove species were issued.
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.
This is the last post of the 2022 April AtoZ.
I liked the stamp with the elephant and tiger on it! You did a great job with the challenge!! Way to go on finishing it!
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@Betty Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
DeleteWow to complete Z with such a beautiful stamp is amazing! I used to write a lot of letters, there's some magic in it, right?
ReplyDeleteDropping by from momandideas.com via the A to Z Challenge.
@Anuradha you are so right..writing and reading letters is magic. As is the wait for the letters. Come to think of it, we have so many Bollywood songs about letters. Thanks for your support in my AtoZ! Happy to connect!
DeleteThat zoological survey stamp has to be my favorite...has some Jumanji aura to it :) it was fun knowing ur blog through challenge
ReplyDeleteCongrats on completing a to z. From "The Pensive"
@Afshan..yes Jumanji aura!! Thanks for stopping by!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! Congratulations on completing the challenge and offering so much info about stamps. You weave your personal story nicely into your research on stamps. I learned some new things and it also sparked my interest again into stamp collecting.
Good wishes. Tapan
Archana - my son collected stamps and I was always impressed with the art and history in many of them. Your month has really shown the beauty of stamps and why people collect the,
ReplyDeleteCheers you did it - A to Z!!!
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There are very few nations that have such a wide variety of flora and fauna like India. And it's only appropriate that India Post brought out a stamp on ZSI.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing the A2Z Blogging Challenge. It was great reading your posts. It was a unique theme, and you did well to put together the posts.
Beautifully written article !
ReplyDelete@Tapan Thank you dear! Hope your stamp collection grows manifold! :-)
ReplyDelete@moondustwriter Yes... This AtoZ made me I realise their diversity and possible uses other than collecting. Thanks for your support in my AtoZ journey this year.
ReplyDelete@Pradeep Nair Thank you so much. Happy to reconnect. You too had an awesome Mixed Bag of AtoZ posts!!
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