To All My Friends and their Families All Over the World – One of the greatest joys of this season is the opportunity to say THANK YOU and to wish you the very best for the New Year.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Type of Ship : Baidak
Baidak was a wooden sailing ship, similar to a cog. It had a flush-laid flat bottom approximately 3–4 metres wide, which narrowed to tapered ends, and one 5 metre mast. Measuring approximately 15–20 (or 36–60) metres in length, a baidak could carry a load of approximately 200 tons. It could be operated by oars or sail.
Baidaky were in use from the 16th - 19th centuries in the territory of present-day Ukraine, primarily for cargo delivery on the Dnipro and Don rivers,however they were also frequently used by the Zaporizhian Cossacks for their military campaigns to the Black Sea.
Friday, December 14, 2012
The Indian National Flag unfurled through Philately
Mr Sekhar Chakrabarti book titled "The Indian National Flag unfurled through Philately" will be launched at the India International Centre, New Delhi by Sri Jawhar Sarcar, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati & Former Secretary, Ministry of Culture on 20th December 2012 at 6.30 pm in Delhi.
If possible do make it to the event. Mr Sekhar Chakrabarti will be glad.
Check out is blog: http://flagstamps.blogspot.in/
You can buy the book online from the following portals:
Infibeam.com
homeshop18.com
flipkart.com
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
12.12.12 - The much awaited day is here
December, 12, 2012 or 12-12-12 will be the last date of its kind - when all three numericals in a date are the same - for the next 88 years. The next time this will happen is on January 1, 2101, or 01-01-01.
Tags:January 22, 2012,12/12/12 Is it the end?,Mayan calendar ,
Friday, December 7, 2012
Indian Coast Guard Ship H-189 commissioned
Indian Coast Guard Ship H-189, the third of the series of twelve Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) designed and built by Griffon Hoverworks Limited (GHL), UK was commissioned on 20 Nov 2012 in Mumbai by Vice Admiral SK Sinha, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
Any idea if there is special cover issue for the commissioning of the ship.
For more details Click here
If anybody has the special cover issue and available for exchange , please let me know...
Any idea if there is special cover issue for the commissioning of the ship.
For more details Click here
If anybody has the special cover issue and available for exchange , please let me know...
Friday, November 16, 2012
HMS Bounty sunk by Sandy
Though this is a bit of old news ,thought of sharing with all of you.
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., on Monday. The Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members by helicopter. Hours later, rescuers found one of the missing crew members, but she was unresponsive. They were still searching for the captain as of Tuesday evening.
For more deails Click here
Do anyone of you have any stamps with HMS Bounty, I need to check my collection..
Reference: www.seacoastonline.com
RMS Titanic
I recently bougth the Gibraltar FDC on RMS Titanic.
Details:
RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
For more details visit the Titanic Link
Technical Specs
| Design: | Stephen Perera |
| Illustration / Photography: | John Batchelor |
| Printer: | BDT International |
| Process: | Offset Lithography |
| Colours: | 4 cols. |
| Stamp size: | 36 x 40mm |
| Issue date: | 2012-01-31 |
| Stamp Values: | 10p, 42p, 44p, 54p, 66p |
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