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10/28/2012

750 Years Melaka


The stamp issue entitled "750 Years of Melaka" was released on 7 Oct 2012 (Sunday). However, post offices nationwide only sold the philatelic products of this stamp issue on 8 Oct 2012 (Monday). The stamp issue was released in conjunction of a stamp exhibition organised by Philatelic Society of Malaysia on 7-13 Oct 2012 in Melaka, and the stamps started being sold on 7 Oct 2012 at the stamp exhibition venue. This stamp issue comes with a set of two stamps and a miniature sheet. In additional to these, an overprint miniature sheet was also released. However, this overprint miniature sheet was only sold at the exhibition stamp, not post offices nationwide.

Stamp Sheet


750 Years Melaka

10/26/2012

XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.



The first four series of the brand «XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Tourism on the Black Sea coast of Russia "will be released into circulation in fall 2011. The uniqueness of the brands "Sochi 2014" is that they will be the most multilingual support for the history of the Olympic movement. Results will be released 6 different sheets, each with information on the coupons, and the fields will be given a sheet in different languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish and Chinese.

The stamps will depict Sochi attractions in and around Krasnaya Polyana, the Marina, an observation tower on Mount Akhun Large and unique monument megalithic culture Volkonsky dolmen in Sochi National Park. Form release stamps - sheet with illustrated margins of four stamps and four coupons, which contains information about all the objects depicted. Design stamps designed by artists FSUE "Brand".

There will be 15 disciplines. A series dedicated to the Olympic kinds spotra will include stamps with the image of mountain skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, short track, biathlon, bobsled, skeleton , tobogganing, ice hockey and curling.
In Russia sales marks the first "Olympic" series will start in autumn 2011. Their value will be 15, 20, 25 and 30 rubles respectively.
 In future sale of stamps in this series and abroad. Release four more brands series «XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
Tourism on the Black Sea coast of Russia "is scheduled for 2012."The history of Olympic stamps issue goes back 115 years, since I Olympic Games in Athens.
Philatelic program "Sochi 2014" I hope to continue the tradition established by another Olympics - 80 in Moscow.
Then it was released more than 70 kinds of brands, total revenues from the sale of the circulation which in current prices amounted to 21 million dollars.
We plan to repeat the success, augmenting the collection of unique samples, the present postal artifacts "Sochi 2014", - the president of the Organizing Committee "Sochi 2014" Dmitry Chernyshenko.Recall, the Federal Communications Agency and the Organizing Committee have concluded an agreement under which provided massive Stamp program for the period 2011-2014.Total for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 will be released four postal unit, 45 raznosyuzhetnyh stamps and postcards, as well as a set of after stamps in art cover.
This is a record in the history of the Winter Games. So, in preparation for the Games in Vancouver, Canada Post issued 15 raznosyuzhetnyh brands, total sales of which amounted to more than 900 million copies.As subjects for postal products "Sochi 2014" will be used winter sports, Olympic sports facilities, as well as types of Krasnodar region.

The stamp depicts a rock sail near Gelendzhik.

Sail rock, called due to its shape, is located on the Black Sea, 17 kilometers southeast of Gelendzhik. It is a unique natural formation of a fragment of sandstone reservoir, once part of the former shore array and store due to its durability.
Sochi. station
The railway station is located in the Central District of Sochi, is an architectural landmark of federal importance. The building is a complex architectural composition with a clock tower and three yards as atriums with sculptures and fountains. Dial clock tower decorated signs.

Sochi. arboretum
Arboretum c unique collection of subtropical flora and fauna located in Khostinsky Sochi. The central part of the park is organized on the principle of Italian terraced gardens full of monuments. Lower is English landscape park, developed by geography.


Sochi.  Orekhovsky Falls
Orekhovsky waterfall is 14 kilometers from the sea, at the confluence of Bezumenka and Sochi near the village of Lower Orekhovka. One of the most popular, beautiful, tall (27.5 meters) and powerful waterfalls Black Sea coast has a karstic origin. Is a natural monument of the Krasnodar Territory.



Design: A. Ivanov.
Denomination: 15 p., 20 p., 25 p., 30 p.
Size of stamp: 42x30 mm.

4 small sheet of 6 stamps with coupons for 6 different languages.

Postcard from Russia

 Thanks Umka Alyona

10/10/2012

The 75 anniversary of the first non-stop flight

Entire Cover

На почтовой марке изображен самолёт АНТ-25 на фоне карты с маршрутом первого трансполярного беспосадочного перелёта экипажа В.П. Чкалова.

The stamp depicts the ANT-25 over a map of the route of the first non-stop flight crew transpolar VP Chkalov.


Commemorative Stamp

Sheet


Сувенирный набор в художественной обложке.
(Gift set in an art cover.)
Обложка трехстворчатая, размер в сложенном виде: 180х180 мм.
Внутри обложки - лист из 8 марок в клеммташе и  2конверта первого дня с гашением
Cover three-sided, folded size: 180x180 mm.
Inside cover - sheet of 8 stamps in klemmtashe and 2konverta first day with blowout



Fifth definitive issue - Fox, Elk, Bear.

Postcard_RUSSIA




10/09/2012

Fauna of Russia. Whales


Two postage stamps of the series "Fauna of Russia" dedicated to the cetaceans which inhabit the Russian territorial waters will be issued on February 8.


Postage stamps depict orca and humpback whales.

Fifth definitive issue - Fox

31st Session of the GCC Supreme Council Abu Dhabi

Entire Cover

As per the kind invitation of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, the GCC Supreme Council held its 31st Session in Abu Dhabi on 6th and 7th December 2010.

The meeting was chaired by His Highness.
The GCC leaders stressed the need for joint cooperation in all area, including: the political, economic, social, military, security, cultural and media.










Souvenir Sheet

10/04/2012

Malaysian Festivals Series II

First-day cover(F D C)

Pos Malaysia is launching its newest range of stamps titled “Malaysian Festivals Series 2” to commemorate the various festivities celebrated by Malaysians.

The first three are celebrated nationwide while the Kaul Festival and Regatta Lepa are celebrated only in Sarawak and Sabah, respectively.


Commemorative postmark




Paper: Special Security Stamp Paper
Printing Process: Litography with special Glitter Foil
Printer: National Joh. Enschede’ Stamp B.V.
Stamp Designer: World Communications Network Resources (M) Sdn Bhd


There are five different designs in the series worth 60 sen each featuring Hari Raya Haji, Mid-Autumn Festival, Thaipusam, Kaul Festival and Regatta Lepa.

The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

First-day cover(F D C)

Pos Malaysia launched its latest series of stamps in conjunction with Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee and to commemorate the royal visit of Britain's Prince William, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.



 Commemorative postmark

Stamps

The stamps feature two designs, both of which are bordered with silver ink.

One features a “stamp on stamp” design, with an older stamp released on June 2, 1953 to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's coronation in the centre and the other features a photograph of Prince William and Kate Middleton to commemorate their visit. The stamps cost RM1.50 each.

Folders and first-day covers without stamps are sold at RM5.50 and 50 sen each, respectively.Full sheets of ten stamps each can be purchased for RM15 at all Pos Malaysia outlets while stocks last.Two first-day cover designs is available for sale, the first is at RM3.50 featuring the two stamps, while the other, with a miniature sheet of stamps, at RM2.50 each.


 
Paper: SPM Watermarked, Phosphor Coated
Printing Process: Litography
Printer: National Security Printer
Stamp Designer: World Communications Network Resources (M) Sdn Bhd