First War of Independence 1857 - Miniature Sheets India 2007
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region.The rebellion posed a considerable threat to Company power in that region,and was contained only with the fall of Gwalior on 20 June 1858. The rebellion is also known as India's First War of Independence, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny. The Mutiny was a result of various grievances. However the flashpoint was reached when the soldiers were asked to bite off the paper cartridges for their rifles which they believed were greased with animal fat, namely beef and pork. This was, and is, against the religious beliefs of Hindus and Muslims, respectively. Other regions of Company-controlled India – such as Bengal, the Bombay Presidency, and the Madras Presidency – remained largely calm.In Punjab, the Sikh princes backed the Company by providing soldiers and support.The large princely states of Hyderabad, Mysore, Travancore, and Kashmir, as well as the smaller ones of Rajputana, did not join the rebellion. In some regions, such as Oudh, the rebellion took on the attributes of a patriotic revolt against European presence.Maratha leaders, such as Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, became folk heroes in the nationalist movement in India half a century later;however, they themselves "generated no coherent ideology" for a new order.The rebellion led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858. It also led the British to reorganize the army, the financial system and the administration in India. India was thereafter directly governed by the crown as the new British Raj
20 Anniversary of the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944
Stamp block for 20 Anniversary of the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944
DEM DEUTSCHEN WIDERSTAND ZUM JAHRESTAG DES 20, JULI 1944/1964
Sophia Magdalena Scholl was a German student and revolutionary, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Generaloberst Ludwig August Theodor Beck was a German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of the Nazi regime in Germany before World War II.
Travancore Anchal Card - India
Postcards Used in the Princely State of Travancore, India before 1947 from my collection
Bilhete Postal - Post Card India
This is the post card used in Portuguese India ( Goa ) from my collection
National Girl Child Day - 2009 First Day Cover
24th January 1966 was the day when Indira Gandhi was sworn as the first woman Prime Minister of India. That day has been declared as National Girl Child Day.
Date Of Issue:-05.02.2009.
Stamps of princely state Travancore
Travancore got off to an inoffensive start in 1888,
with three values on laid paper
Over the next 50 years, Travancore fleshed out this short
set, adding values down to 4 Cash and up to 14 Chuckrams, on three different
broad types of watermark, and in a maddening range of shades for the individual
values
The occasional combination of watermark, value and (in the
last years of the set) perforation is scarce, but for the most part, these are
very common stamps. (The 3 Chuckrams is overprinted for official use. More, much
more of that later.)
The ½ Chuckram value was surcharged in 1906:
and further surcharges followed in 1921 and 1932:
As whatever stock was on hand was surcharged, the 1932s
include some scarce combinations of value, shade and watermark.
In November 1931, Travancore issued its first commemorative set, for the coronation of the Maharaja. This was only the third commemorative set from India, after the February 1931 Inauguration of New Delhi set for British India, and the March 1931 Investiture set of Jaipur. (I know which I prefer ...)
In November 1931, Travancore issued its first commemorative set, for the coronation of the Maharaja. This was only the third commemorative set from India, after the February 1931 Inauguration of New Delhi set for British India, and the March 1931 Investiture set of Jaipur. (I know which I prefer ...)
In 1937, Travancore issued another commemorative set,
marking the opening of the temples in the State to castes which had previously
been excluded:
In 1939, Travancore issued a long set for the Maharaja's
27th birthday; this became the definitive set for the next ten years or so:
By this time, Travancore had yet another perforator, gauging
11, and all three were used on this set, sometimes yielding compound
perforations. There were also just about every form of perforation error, in
various perforation gauges, you can imagine. Few of these are really outrageously
expensive.
Two stamps were issued for the Maharaja's 29th birthday:
Two stamps were issued for the Maharaja's 29th birthday:
and one for his 34th, in 1946:
These all exist in various perforations and compound, and
all sorts of perforation errors again. These are SG 76ba - on the expensive
side for a Travancore perforation error at £40 a pair.
The last ordinary stamp Travancore issued, in 1946, was a bit of an oddity: an official stamp, overprinted SPECIAL to revalidate it for general use:
The last ordinary stamp Travancore issued, in 1946, was a bit of an oddity: an official stamp, overprinted SPECIAL to revalidate it for general use:
Worlds First Stamp printed on Kadhi
As a commemoration of World Philatelic exhibition INDIPEX – 2011 India Post
issued a special commemorative postage stamp in the form of Miniature Sheet
printed on Kadhi the image of Mahatma Gandhi. It is the first postage stamp
printed on Kadhi
India Post issued this special stamp in the form of Miniature sheet having denomination of Rs.100 on 12th Feb 2011 issued in the form of presentation pack of Rs.250
India Post issued this special stamp in the form of Miniature sheet having denomination of Rs.100 on 12th Feb 2011 issued in the form of presentation pack of Rs.250
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