HAPPY DIWALI
I wish all my Blog Readers & Philatelic Friends, Happy Diwali
Best Wishes
Ganesh
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Happy Diwali
HAPPY DIWALI
I wish all my Blog Readers & Philatelic Friends, Happy Diwali
Best Wishes
Ganesh
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Gibraltar Stamps for 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games NEW ISSUE (view technical specs)
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving thousands of elite athletes from members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event was renamed as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, the British Commonwealth Games in 1970, and gained its current title in 1978. There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and 71 teams participate in the Games.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games has been held in Delhi, India.
Technical Specs
Design: Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:
Printer: BDT International, Ireland
Process: Offset Lithography
Colours: 4 cols.
Stamp size: 105 x 90mm
Issue date: 2010-10-20
Stamp Values:
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving thousands of elite athletes from members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event was renamed as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, the British Commonwealth Games in 1970, and gained its current title in 1978. There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and 71 teams participate in the Games.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games has been held in Delhi, India.
Technical Specs
Design: Stephen Perera
Illustration / Photography:
Printer: BDT International, Ireland
Process: Offset Lithography
Colours: 4 cols.
Stamp size: 105 x 90mm
Issue date: 2010-10-20
Stamp Values:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Rare Postcards for Sale
Great Treasure For Sale....................................
Dear all Philatelic Friends, Here are some rare Postcards from collection of my friend Joshua Patnigere from Mumbai. He has got many postcards sent from Great Britain to India in the early 1900s with stamps affixed on them. His Grandmother handed over these postcards and British India Stamps from 1910 onwards. Some of them are hundred years old and remind People of a bygone era.
Mr. Joshua is planning to sale some of the postcards and Stamps. Interested Philatelist and collectors may contact Mr. Joshua Patnigere on his email id or Mobile No.
Contact No. +91 - 9819815822
or you can contact on my email ID, which is olympic125@gmail.com
Thanks You all
Greetings and Wish you all Happy Summer Vacation
Best Regards
Ganesh
Here are some sample cards from Joshua's Collection :
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Happy New Year 2010
Hi Freinds
Wish you all Very Happy new year 2010
Soon I will start updating my blog regularly.
Thanks
Ganesh
Wish you all Very Happy new year 2010
Soon I will start updating my blog regularly.
Thanks
Ganesh
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Short Massage
Dear all collector Friends,
My blog will be on small breake for next few weeks. I will be back soon.
I am very sorry if I am late to answer your emails and letters.
Best Wishes
Ganesh
My blog will be on small breake for next few weeks. I will be back soon.
I am very sorry if I am late to answer your emails and letters.
Best Wishes
Ganesh
Sunday, September 13, 2009
2012 Olympic Games London
My Wish to get this complete set of 2012 Olympic Stamps from UK.
I will appreciate if some one help me to get these stamps.
One of three sets of stamps to be issued by Royal Mail in the run up to London 2012 Olympic Games. Photograph: Royal mail/PA
First-class stamps which champion the different Olympic and Paralympic sports at the London 2012 Games was unveiled.
Events ranging from track athletics to the Paralympic sport of boccia are among the first 10 sports being showcased in the stamps.
They go on sale on 22 October. Royal Mail is launching 30 stamps to mark the 30th Olympiad in the run-up to the London 2012 Games. Artists are designing images of 20 more sports for stamps that will go on sale in 2010 and 2012.
Julietta Edgar, Royal Mail's head of special stamps, said: "We hope these stamps play their part in the countdown to the Games, but also to highlight both the sporting and cultural legacy of this wonderful event."
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: "It is a huge honour to have stamps created in celebration of the Games and we look forward to working with Royal Mail over the next three years.
"These stamps will be a wonderful way to celebrate the London 2012 Games and mean that the whole country can get involved in this fantastic festival of sport between now and 2012."
The first set of stamps include an illustration of canoe slalom by John Royle and Paralympic archery illustrated by George Hardie. There is a track athletics collage by Nathalie Guinamard and a diver by Julian Opie. Boccia is illustrated by David Doyle while the judo image was drawn by Paul Slater and the Paralympic dressage by Andrew Davidson. A shuttlecock by David Holmes was used as the image for badminton, while weightlifting was designed by Guy Billout and basketball by Huntley Muir.
I will appreciate if some one help me to get these stamps.
One of three sets of stamps to be issued by Royal Mail in the run up to London 2012 Olympic Games. Photograph: Royal mail/PA
First-class stamps which champion the different Olympic and Paralympic sports at the London 2012 Games was unveiled.
Events ranging from track athletics to the Paralympic sport of boccia are among the first 10 sports being showcased in the stamps.
They go on sale on 22 October. Royal Mail is launching 30 stamps to mark the 30th Olympiad in the run-up to the London 2012 Games. Artists are designing images of 20 more sports for stamps that will go on sale in 2010 and 2012.
Julietta Edgar, Royal Mail's head of special stamps, said: "We hope these stamps play their part in the countdown to the Games, but also to highlight both the sporting and cultural legacy of this wonderful event."
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: "It is a huge honour to have stamps created in celebration of the Games and we look forward to working with Royal Mail over the next three years.
"These stamps will be a wonderful way to celebrate the London 2012 Games and mean that the whole country can get involved in this fantastic festival of sport between now and 2012."
The first set of stamps include an illustration of canoe slalom by John Royle and Paralympic archery illustrated by George Hardie. There is a track athletics collage by Nathalie Guinamard and a diver by Julian Opie. Boccia is illustrated by David Doyle while the judo image was drawn by Paul Slater and the Paralympic dressage by Andrew Davidson. A shuttlecock by David Holmes was used as the image for badminton, while weightlifting was designed by Guy Billout and basketball by Huntley Muir.
My Wish to get this Stamps
I would like to have this complete set MNH.
If some one is having please let me know.
Friday, August 21, 2009
HAPPY GANESH FESTIVAL..............
GANPATI BAPPA MORYA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MANGAL MURTI MORYA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GANPATI BAPPA MORYA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MANGAL MURTI MORYA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GANPATI BAPPA MORYA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MANGAL MURTI MORYA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
LEGENDS OF BASEBALL
Hi !!!!
Today is some special stamps with me to share with you all. These two stamps were sent by Mr. Jean-Claude Linossi from USA, few months back. But I could not post it because of some reason. Today here are they. Thanks dear Jean-Claude Linossi for these valuable stamps.
The "Legends of Baseball" issue was produced by the USPS and features one self-sticking sheet of 20 stamps. The pictures of 20 different old-time ballplayers appear on the sheet of stamps. All of those honored are Hall of Famers. Most were honored in 1999 as nominees or honorees for Major League Baseball's "All Century Team".
The 33-cent stamps feature the following players:
George Sisler, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Eddie Collins, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, Mickey Cochrane, Rogers Hornsby, Pie Traynor, Jimmie Foxx, Cy Young, Tris Speaker, Lefty Grove, Lou Gehrig, Dizzy Dean, Josh Gibson, Honus Wagner and Satchel Paige.
Scott Catalogue USA: 3408d
Description: LEGENDS OF BASEBALL
Ty Cobb 33-cent mint single
Issued July 6, 2000
Medium: paper; ink (multicolor); s
elf-adhesive Museum ID: 2000.2020.460
Place: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
33c Mathewson single
Scott Catalogue USA: 3408c
Description: LEGENDS OF BASEBALL
Christy Mathewson 33-cent mint single
Issued July 6, 2000
Medium: paper; ink (multicolor);
self-adhesive Museum ID: 2000.2020.453
Place: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Complete set of Legends of Baseball :
While the stamps feature attractive artwork of the players, the back of the sheet features brief career biographies, turning these stamps into mini-baseball cards (albeit the non-cardboard variety!). The heading on the back reads "These players embody the glory and tradition of our national pasttime. Tales of their extraordinary abilities and larger-than-life personalities have made them much more than just ballplayers: THEY ARE LEGENDS." Joe Saffold of Savannah, Georgia was the artist, and Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA served as the Art Director for the project. The stamp designs were unveiled in May when commissioner Bud Selig, Mark McGwire and others helped the Postal Service show the public what the stamps would look like upon their release in July. Dedication and first issue was July 6 in Atlanta, where Major League Baseball held the 2000 All Star Week. Family members of many of the players were present at the dedication ceremony. The stamps were released nationwide July 7, and got great reviews by sports fans, sports collectors, and philatelists. The Philadelphia A's Historical Society held a special ceremony honoring the 4 A's greats that were depicted. Relatives of three of the four honorees attended the event including the daughter of Jimmie Foxx, the son of Eddie Collins and grandson of Lefty Grove. The postal service gave each recipient a framed 20-stamp set as a gift. 200 million of the self-adhesive stamps were printed for distribution at US Post Offices throughout the country. In addition to purchasing the stamps in the sheet of 20, collectors can also purchase a Legends of Baseball Uncut Press Sheet, which consists of six panes (120 stamps) with the marginal plate markings favored by some collectors. Also available through some on-line stamp dealers and the postal service are postal cards with the original stamp art reproduced in a booklet of 20 postcards that are ready for mailing. The baseball stamps are popular with those who collect first day covers also. Many people who purchased the stamps during All Star week in Atlanta, had them cancelled on the first day of issue with a special postmark from Atlanta, site of the 2000 All Star game. The USPS did not forget the great Negro Leagues with this issue, featuring the stamps of Paige and Gibson among the series of 20.
Ty Cobb:
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians and journalists as the best player of the dead-ball era and as one of the greatest players of all time. Cobb also received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame Ballot, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes.
Cobb is widely credited with setting ninety Major League Baseball records during his career. He still holds several records as of 2009, including the highest career batting average (.367) and most career batting titles with 11 (or 12, depending on source). He retained many other records for almost a half century or more, including most career hits until 1985 (4,189 or 4,191, depending on source), most career runs (2,245 or 2,246 depending on source) until 2001, most career games played (3,035) and at bats (11,429 or 11,434 depending on source) until 1974, and the modern record for most career stolen bases (892) until 1977.
Cobb's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style, which was described by the Detroit Free Press as "daring to the point of dementia." During Cobb's playing days, numbers on uniforms had not been introduced yet, and so he is not identified with any particular number, as some other players are.
"Christy" Mathewson:
Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in what is known as the dead-ball era; and in 1936 was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.
In 1899, Mathewson left college and signed to play professional baseball with Taunton of the New England League. The next season, he moved on to play on the Norfolk team of the Virginia-North Carolina League. He finished that season with a 20-2 record.
In July of that year, the New York Giants purchased his contract from Norfolk for $1,500. Between July and September 1900 Mathewson appeared in six games for the Giants. He started one of those games and compiled a 0-3 record. Displeased with his performance, the Giants returned him to Norfolk and demanded their money back. Later that month, the Cincinnati Reds picked up Mathewson off the Norfolk roster. On December 15, 1900, the Reds quickly traded Mathewson back to the Giants for Amos Rusie In 1936, Christy Mathewson was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the famous "First Five" inductees into the HOF, along with Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and Honus Wagner. He was the only one of the five who didn't live to see his induction. His jersey, denoted as "NY", has been retired by the Giants and hangs in the left-field corner of AT&T Park. Uniform numbers were not used in those days. In 1999, he ranked number 7 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranking National League pitcher. ESPN selected his pitching performance in the 1905 World Series as the greatest playoff performance of all time. During WW II, a 422 foot Liberty Ship named in his honor, SS Christy Mathewson, was built in Richmond, CA in 1943.
Today is some special stamps with me to share with you all. These two stamps were sent by Mr. Jean-Claude Linossi from USA, few months back. But I could not post it because of some reason. Today here are they. Thanks dear Jean-Claude Linossi for these valuable stamps.
The "Legends of Baseball" issue was produced by the USPS and features one self-sticking sheet of 20 stamps. The pictures of 20 different old-time ballplayers appear on the sheet of stamps. All of those honored are Hall of Famers. Most were honored in 1999 as nominees or honorees for Major League Baseball's "All Century Team".
The 33-cent stamps feature the following players:
George Sisler, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Eddie Collins, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, Mickey Cochrane, Rogers Hornsby, Pie Traynor, Jimmie Foxx, Cy Young, Tris Speaker, Lefty Grove, Lou Gehrig, Dizzy Dean, Josh Gibson, Honus Wagner and Satchel Paige.
Scott Catalogue USA: 3408d
Description: LEGENDS OF BASEBALL
Ty Cobb 33-cent mint single
Issued July 6, 2000
Medium: paper; ink (multicolor); s
elf-adhesive Museum ID: 2000.2020.460
Place: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
33c Mathewson single
Scott Catalogue USA: 3408c
Description: LEGENDS OF BASEBALL
Christy Mathewson 33-cent mint single
Issued July 6, 2000
Medium: paper; ink (multicolor);
self-adhesive Museum ID: 2000.2020.453
Place: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Complete set of Legends of Baseball :
While the stamps feature attractive artwork of the players, the back of the sheet features brief career biographies, turning these stamps into mini-baseball cards (albeit the non-cardboard variety!). The heading on the back reads "These players embody the glory and tradition of our national pasttime. Tales of their extraordinary abilities and larger-than-life personalities have made them much more than just ballplayers: THEY ARE LEGENDS." Joe Saffold of Savannah, Georgia was the artist, and Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA served as the Art Director for the project. The stamp designs were unveiled in May when commissioner Bud Selig, Mark McGwire and others helped the Postal Service show the public what the stamps would look like upon their release in July. Dedication and first issue was July 6 in Atlanta, where Major League Baseball held the 2000 All Star Week. Family members of many of the players were present at the dedication ceremony. The stamps were released nationwide July 7, and got great reviews by sports fans, sports collectors, and philatelists. The Philadelphia A's Historical Society held a special ceremony honoring the 4 A's greats that were depicted. Relatives of three of the four honorees attended the event including the daughter of Jimmie Foxx, the son of Eddie Collins and grandson of Lefty Grove. The postal service gave each recipient a framed 20-stamp set as a gift. 200 million of the self-adhesive stamps were printed for distribution at US Post Offices throughout the country. In addition to purchasing the stamps in the sheet of 20, collectors can also purchase a Legends of Baseball Uncut Press Sheet, which consists of six panes (120 stamps) with the marginal plate markings favored by some collectors. Also available through some on-line stamp dealers and the postal service are postal cards with the original stamp art reproduced in a booklet of 20 postcards that are ready for mailing. The baseball stamps are popular with those who collect first day covers also. Many people who purchased the stamps during All Star week in Atlanta, had them cancelled on the first day of issue with a special postmark from Atlanta, site of the 2000 All Star game. The USPS did not forget the great Negro Leagues with this issue, featuring the stamps of Paige and Gibson among the series of 20.
Ty Cobb:
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians and journalists as the best player of the dead-ball era and as one of the greatest players of all time. Cobb also received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural Hall of Fame Ballot, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes.
Cobb is widely credited with setting ninety Major League Baseball records during his career. He still holds several records as of 2009, including the highest career batting average (.367) and most career batting titles with 11 (or 12, depending on source). He retained many other records for almost a half century or more, including most career hits until 1985 (4,189 or 4,191, depending on source), most career runs (2,245 or 2,246 depending on source) until 2001, most career games played (3,035) and at bats (11,429 or 11,434 depending on source) until 1974, and the modern record for most career stolen bases (892) until 1977.
Cobb's legacy as an athlete has sometimes been overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style, which was described by the Detroit Free Press as "daring to the point of dementia." During Cobb's playing days, numbers on uniforms had not been introduced yet, and so he is not identified with any particular number, as some other players are.
"Christy" Mathewson:
Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in what is known as the dead-ball era; and in 1936 was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.
In 1899, Mathewson left college and signed to play professional baseball with Taunton of the New England League. The next season, he moved on to play on the Norfolk team of the Virginia-North Carolina League. He finished that season with a 20-2 record.
In July of that year, the New York Giants purchased his contract from Norfolk for $1,500. Between July and September 1900 Mathewson appeared in six games for the Giants. He started one of those games and compiled a 0-3 record. Displeased with his performance, the Giants returned him to Norfolk and demanded their money back. Later that month, the Cincinnati Reds picked up Mathewson off the Norfolk roster. On December 15, 1900, the Reds quickly traded Mathewson back to the Giants for Amos Rusie In 1936, Christy Mathewson was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the famous "First Five" inductees into the HOF, along with Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and Honus Wagner. He was the only one of the five who didn't live to see his induction. His jersey, denoted as "NY", has been retired by the Giants and hangs in the left-field corner of AT&T Park. Uniform numbers were not used in those days. In 1999, he ranked number 7 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranking National League pitcher. ESPN selected his pitching performance in the 1905 World Series as the greatest playoff performance of all time. During WW II, a 422 foot Liberty Ship named in his honor, SS Christy Mathewson, was built in Richmond, CA in 1943.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
First Sport Cover from Malaysia
Today I received my First Sporting cover from Malaysia.
Thanks you Very Much Mr. TENGKU NOOR ISMALI for your nice cover and Stamps.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Happy Indian Independence Day !!
My greetings on the 63rd Indian Independence Day.
15 August 2009, India celebrates 62 Years of Freedom.
My Greetings from KSA to All Indian Brothers and Sisters
Jai Hind !
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