tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13828544100554638302024-03-14T12:07:27.810+05:30The Stamps of VeluI collect stamps of Military and the Postal Dept. Also I want to build a collection of cartoon characters & comics stamps. Any help in building up this or sending me any other stamps and covers will be highly appreciated and reciprocated.
I am also an postal enthusiast and have a fetish of taking my pictures with post offices. I plan to seek counselling for that. :)Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-29939511596666512732012-09-25T13:08:00.000+05:302012-09-25T13:08:03.611+05:30Giant Pandas - Singapore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Singapore Philatelic department has released stamps to celebrate the coming to Singapore of a set of Giant Pandas (on loan) from China for the next ten years. <br />
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The stamps released include the pictured one for 50 cents and also a much bigger stamp with two pandas on it, which is sold as a miniature sheet for 12 dollars. <br />
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I got myself a sheet of the 50 cent pandas as my daughter will love them and also because they are exactly what I need to paste on postcards to other countries. <br />
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The pandas are housed in a special section of the zoo and I do plan to take my daughter to see them in the coming weeks once they come out of their one month quarentine. </div>
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For more details of the Pandas arrival in Singapore do <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1224317/1/.html" target="_blank">check out this link</a>. If you scroll down to the bottom, you can also see the different stamps and coins released to mark the occasion. <br />
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Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-67713113222633499552012-02-06T18:51:00.000+05:302012-02-06T18:51:19.222+05:30A post office video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/VFLBWKGXSbI?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I'm not such a big fan of the Indian postal service because it works so well. Rather I'm a big fan because of the staggering fact that it does manage to work so well. Here's a short film i discovered on the G+ on a five year olds first visit to an Indian post office. </span> </div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-56241246226651742252012-02-06T18:25:00.000+05:302012-02-06T18:25:35.210+05:30The Blue Crowned hanging parrot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QeGwHbHO0rA/Ty-fz4RBwQI/AAAAAAAAIXY/l7lRaBATOg4/s1600/%5BUntitled%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QeGwHbHO0rA/Ty-fz4RBwQI/AAAAAAAAIXY/l7lRaBATOg4/s320/%5BUntitled%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
After the upside down dragon-fly, I was getting a bit irritated when an upside down parrot landed on my desk today. On closer look, it turned out that the bird actually hangs around upside -down.<br />
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It is a beautiful little stamp and since I haven't been to the post office in a while, I didn't know it had come out. </div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-5730038677380905922012-02-02T13:29:00.000+05:302012-02-02T13:29:33.544+05:30Dragonfly- Singapore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7gpqerPRtJM/TypCLJ9O08I/AAAAAAAAIIk/6BBcWdhkj4s/s1600/%5BUntitled%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7gpqerPRtJM/TypCLJ9O08I/AAAAAAAAIIk/6BBcWdhkj4s/s400/%5BUntitled%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A dragon fly landed on my desk today. Seems to have been flying upside down because the post marking has been made upside down. Stuill I'm glad that he's indoors, because its no weather for an Dragonfly to be flying about in Singapore.<br />
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This stamp is part of the set of stamps on pond life that I had written about some time back. Its a nice set, though the miniature sheet was too expensive for me to buy. :)</div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-80993504006450118092012-01-20T10:10:00.000+05:302012-01-20T10:10:02.528+05:30Japan - Ducks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bxqD4DhAVF0/TxjvW9NjmgI/AAAAAAAAIEs/jWC46hR7CbM/s1600/%255BUntitled%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bxqD4DhAVF0/TxjvW9NjmgI/AAAAAAAAIEs/jWC46hR7CbM/s400/%255BUntitled%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Received a mail with my name on it at office. It always is a grand occasion for me to get official mail with stamps so am putting it up there.<br />
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A simple duck stamp, but I like it. what would be cool would be to send across tens of these stamps bunched together so that it looks like a flock of ducks floating around on an pond. :)</div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-28628700682668018572011-12-30T09:51:00.000+05:302011-12-30T09:51:11.426+05:30Cyprus Bunny<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CJoYwXzN4s0/Tv076cjiozI/AAAAAAAAIAQ/Ssr7k6ZsE_U/s1600/%255BUntitled%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CJoYwXzN4s0/Tv076cjiozI/AAAAAAAAIAQ/Ssr7k6ZsE_U/s320/%255BUntitled%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Received some stamps form Cyprus in the official mail today.<br />
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Don't you love a philately department that issues Bunny rabbits on their stamps?</div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-15485202779440589292011-12-09T08:28:00.000+05:302011-12-09T08:28:32.681+05:30Christmas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_asRrbvauUQ/TuF479PibBI/AAAAAAAAH8Y/c1AjoXCLZxs/s1600/%255BUntitled%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_asRrbvauUQ/TuF479PibBI/AAAAAAAAH8Y/c1AjoXCLZxs/s640/%255BUntitled%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Started receiving the christmas greetings ( for the office) and don't you get a kick when the stams match the content of the mail?<br />
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Have a good season & the year ahead!</div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-81199573892875706542011-09-29T13:27:00.001+05:302011-09-29T13:27:16.571+05:30Norwegian stamps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Got some stamps in the office mail from Norway that I snitched! The poor bird seems to have taken a pot shot taken at it.<br />
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Unless the shot was actually taken at that bald chap and hit the bird instead.<br />
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Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-58379175853961229252011-09-03T09:56:00.000+05:302011-09-03T09:56:17.828+05:30France - History of Bicycles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7vcMCqvhN7o/TmCrNlLkhxI/AAAAAAAAGaQ/bIjk7PvEN2I/s1600/cycle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7vcMCqvhN7o/TmCrNlLkhxI/AAAAAAAAGaQ/bIjk7PvEN2I/s400/cycle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Its been a year since I came here and I received my first philatelic mail. This was sent by Eric, who has <a href="http://my-philately.blogspot.com/">a great blog </a>that your really must visit.<br />
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I had sent him <a href="http://stampsofvelu.blogspot.com/2011/04/frogs.html">some stamps on frog som</a>e time back and he was kind enough to send a spectacular sheet across. I'll put that up in the next post.<br />
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In the meanwhile lets focus on the beautiful stamps that Eric put on the cover itself. These bicycles are part of a series of french stamps called <a href="http://www.phil-ouest.com/Series.php?Nom_serie=Velocipede_2011">"2011 - The bicycle from its origins to today"</a>. The link is in french so you may have to translate it. The stamps themselves are beautiful and love them.<br />
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Another point of interest is that the back of the envelope had this stamp that is probably the creation of Eric himself as he is nuts about all thins froggy!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BdpNkfUAYig/TmCrOAgjl6I/AAAAAAAAGaU/nMOURTqlYxE/s1600/eric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BdpNkfUAYig/TmCrOAgjl6I/AAAAAAAAGaU/nMOURTqlYxE/s320/eric.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Thanks for the cover Eric. Great Fun receiving it. Will send you across the cover you included inside soon.</div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-44081245259424140332011-07-11T07:20:00.000+05:302011-07-11T07:20:09.634+05:30Joint issue - Bridges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5-11rOquLis/ThpVhi1HpDI/AAAAAAAAGWk/BWBUgekDYPo/s1600/Bridges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5-11rOquLis/ThpVhi1HpDI/AAAAAAAAGWk/BWBUgekDYPo/s640/Bridges.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Another short one today - An joint issue for between Singapore and Phillipines and Singapore. Bridges are an favourite subject of mine because I used to go over and under them often enough, but don't you think that bridges are a very apt subject for to countries to send across an joint issue over?Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-70953327226914138912011-07-03T08:10:00.000+05:302011-07-03T08:10:16.798+05:30The Australian dollar coins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Even though I did make a trip down to Hong kong last month, this sheet was picked up in Sing post as part of the foreign postal series. </div><div><br /></div><div>Its always fun to pick up stamps of light houses and the fact that the positions are plotted could even help some loser go on google earth and actually plot these lighthouses.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Anyway, it is sort of cool to imagine the sight from these lighthouses. Check out the tug dragging around a sand barge if front of the first light house.</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CwijWlG-6PY/Tgl3JoOjpHI/AAAAAAAAGOc/An4jKzfYb6A/s400/New%2BBitmap%2BImage%2B%25282%2529.bmp" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623156617049777266" />Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-27382514076209821892011-06-21T06:50:00.003+05:302011-06-21T06:54:29.934+05:30Singapore - Monuments<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JYYMyEeC4DE/Tf_x6bVHC7I/AAAAAAAAGMI/j_y6G9EzzQs/s1600/monuments.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JYYMyEeC4DE/Tf_x6bVHC7I/AAAAAAAAGMI/j_y6G9EzzQs/s400/monuments.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620476846052674482" /></a>Just a quick one today. For some reason, I'm not connecting with the stamps in Singapore. The stamps are a bit expensive and they cost too much. And on top of it some of them are pricey too. <div><br /></div><div>But some of these are pretty. I like this stamp because of the Sepia and mossy look to it, which is rather apt for a stamp based on monuments. </div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-29821039486349602462011-06-17T07:18:00.003+05:302011-06-17T07:26:22.408+05:30Australia - Year of the Rabbit<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ag9jjzmslpk/Tfqyg2PQuuI/AAAAAAAAGLI/JszKtBrcdqI/s1600/stamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ag9jjzmslpk/Tfqyg2PQuuI/AAAAAAAAGLI/JszKtBrcdqI/s400/stamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618999762483198690" /></a><br /><div>Here's another set released by Australia. I love it because it adds to my Chinese years collection & also because it is so beautiful. Would I actually preferred it to be a miniature sheet, but since they only released the stamp set, got an FDC for it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't you think the Tiger in the sheet is cool? :)</div><div><br /></div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-13798898775228476912011-06-14T09:50:00.003+05:302011-06-14T10:01:06.436+05:30Down under - Kate - William Wedding<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RGJUId6eXB0/TfbiK3N0znI/AAAAAAAAGKA/7AykIEg2Yqc/s1600/Kate%2Bmarraige.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RGJUId6eXB0/TfbiK3N0znI/AAAAAAAAGKA/7AykIEg2Yqc/s400/Kate%2Bmarraige.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617926261439778418" /></a><br /><div>Went to Australia for three days to attend a vessel. Sadly though the trip happened over the long weekend and though down under they decided to have a winter in June, I report with regret that postal employees in the southern hemisphere also take holidays on the weekend. </div><div><br /></div><div>As such managed to only get my hands on a few stamps. One of which is the above sheet of the recent royal wedding. Such fun. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-22672868314445422512011-04-14T12:43:00.005+05:302011-04-14T13:58:00.929+05:30Frogs<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dyBgjrOGTOc/TaamDC-faQI/AAAAAAAAFp8/PjGzREw82gs/s1600/FDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dyBgjrOGTOc/TaamDC-faQI/AAAAAAAAFp8/PjGzREw82gs/s400/FDC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595342158323214594" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Frogs always remind my of Eric Bruth. Anyone with an interest in either stamps or frogs <a href="http://my-philately.blogspot.com/">should visit his blog</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>So when I read that Sing post had released a series based on pond life which also featured frogs, I decided to pick them up on his behalf. As it turns out Sing post has come out with a really pretty collectors sheet for the pond life, but it cost's 28 SGD. A sum for which I could have probably bought the whole of the<a href="http://stampsofvelu.blogspot.com/2009/05/giripeth-post-office.html"> Giripeth post office</a> with the well thrown in as compliments of the India postal service. </div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2N56KsyTQMo/TaamC7UEqtI/AAAAAAAAFp0/PPwCKcTrntY/s400/booklet.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595342156266253010" /></div><div>I decided to shortchange Eric and instead just bought the above first day cover with the two frogs. The lady behind the counter, a jolly person who thinks of the most apt thing to say at all times, saw the completed FDC and commented, "Looks like the two frogs just broke up."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WZyP1KNUNsE/Taaim1eeF9I/AAAAAAAAFpo/eVZafmH8mgs/s400/%255BUntitled%255D001.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595338375128029138" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also took along the above sheet of paper where she had tried out the cancellation mark. After all we can never have too many jumping frogs in our life. </div><div><br /></div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-80891512459435806222011-04-13T14:34:00.003+05:302011-04-13T14:44:41.105+05:30welcome To Singapore<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MCXLYzKtGak/TaVnJF7e-iI/AAAAAAAAFpc/msrEXYgpzzo/s1600/Singapore.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MCXLYzKtGak/TaVnJF7e-iI/AAAAAAAAFpc/msrEXYgpzzo/s400/Singapore.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594991517985864226" /></a>It has been a long time since I posted and though there are a lot of things I can blame it on, I guess its basically me that the needle firmly points on. <div><br /></div><div>As it turns out, I have exchanged the environs of a ship with the cubicles of an office and relocated to Singapore. </div><div><br /></div><div>Naturally my stamps may now focus more on this part of the world, but I will sorely miss the India Post that I have so much grown to love and admire. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hope all the readers of this blog have done well over the last so many days and wish you all the very best. </div><div><br /></div><div>In case I can send you something from this part of the world, please do let me know. </div><div><br /></div><div>PS : Please do take note of my new address in case you want to send something my way ( Top right)</div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Velu</div><div><br /></div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-61445771050060715022010-01-27T01:57:00.002+05:302010-01-27T02:03:43.803+05:30La Central - Classic Matchbox<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/S19RldNAb0I/AAAAAAAAE_4/k4Fattd4EvQ/s1600-h/Scan10002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/S19RldNAb0I/AAAAAAAAE_4/k4Fattd4EvQ/s400/Scan10002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431149379568299842" /></a><br />Location : Pajaritos , Mexico<div><br /></div><div>It was a disappointing visit to the local post office. Apart from an addition to my postage stamp collection of airplanes. The post office here is a small outlet as befits the town and they didn't have a philately section or any stamps such as the Polar stamps that had been requested.</div><div><br /></div><div>But I did come across a nice matchbox. Now I don't collect match boxes, but a fellow collector had requested me to keep my eyes open for such things on my travels and I am sure that he will be happy to get this. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is a matchbox released by the La Central company of Mexico and this match box is from their "Classic" collection. you can find more infor about them <a href="http://www.lacentral.com.mx/frameset_productos.htm">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-39388710506656254362010-01-10T00:49:00.000+05:302010-01-10T00:56:26.741+05:30Mexico - 100 Years of flight<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/S0jYYqBg4PI/AAAAAAAAE7U/ScU0TwmEQV0/s1600-h/Scan10001-3-786742.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/S0jYYqBg4PI/AAAAAAAAE7U/ScU0TwmEQV0/s320/Scan10001-3-786742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424823669276860658" /></a></p>Location : Gulf of Mexico<p>In the sheet of 100 years of Aviation that I had put up some posts back, I<br>spotted this set of two stamps that commemorates the first flight in Mexico<br>that happened on the 8th of January 1910. So it is actually 100 years today<br>that the flight took place. Isn't that great?<p>Congrats Mexico!Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-30429672078700494012009-12-25T07:33:00.000+05:302009-12-25T09:16:56.808+05:30Merry Christmas - USA<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SzQ1sMdIgzI/AAAAAAAAE34/yJlwkRsxV6k/s1600-h/Scan10002-716809.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SzQ1sMdIgzI/AAAAAAAAE34/yJlwkRsxV6k/s320/Scan10002-716809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419015285007483698" /></a></p>Location : Gulf of Mexico<p>Wish you all a very happy christmas and new Year!<p>This is a very beautiful stamp issued by the USPS on christmas and I am <br>actually trying to collect stamps based on paintings of great painters. <br>Especially Van Gogh. Let me know if you guys have any to spare.<p>Mansoor Ji - Thanks for commenting. I would love to send you a couple of <br>Paquebot mails. But as I don't have internet, I can't go on your blog to <br>check your mailing id. Drop your address in the comments and I will get the <br>notification. Sadly, US post is very bad in Paquebot mails and I have had so <br>many mails that were either rejected or not stamped at all. But hopefully <br>you should get a nice Paquebot from Mexico.Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-3545296513315628452009-12-21T10:23:00.000+05:302009-12-21T11:06:42.325+05:30Happy Holidays<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/Sy8JamsgOqI/AAAAAAAAE3Q/OpWalX7NxCA/s1600-h/Scan10005-702326.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/Sy8JamsgOqI/AAAAAAAAE3Q/OpWalX7NxCA/s320/Scan10005-702326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417559229418453666" /></a></p>Location : Gulf Of mexico<p>Well the winter holidays are finally here, though we'll be lucky to even get <br>an anchorage over here so that we can relax a bit. Still, I hope you all <br>have a great and safe holiday.<p>Best Wishes!Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-11920913820635464482009-12-13T23:34:00.000+05:302009-12-14T00:43:18.633+05:30Letters to Santa<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SyU8zsoicGI/AAAAAAAAE10/sGDrNr9r_5s/s1600-h/Scan10002-798634.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SyU8zsoicGI/AAAAAAAAE10/sGDrNr9r_5s/s320/Scan10002-798634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414800985835073634" /></a></p>Location : Off Houston<p>The fog set in again yesterday and it just might mean another extra day out <br>here at the anchorage. But the Telly is working here, so not much to <br>complain. The season to be merry seems to have set in on the Americans, and <br>crazy sales ads are the only things that seem to be on.<p>The whole nation seems to be firmly in the grip of the Christmas season, <br>though nobody seems to be sure of what role Christ had to play in the whole <br>event. I think this has firmly become an Santa event, with gifts becoming <br>the main focus. The last time I was in Macy's in Beaumont, TX, they had a <br>table set up for kids to write postcards to Santa.<p>I loved the concept. The Kids could write postcards to Santa, and mail them <br>right there in the Macy post-box. macy promised to donate 1 dollar for every <br>card that was dropped in their box up to a million dollars. Apart from the <br>fact of the donation of money, I love the concept of mails being written to <br>Santa. I need connection to the net to get more figures / fact on this, but <br>the USPS actually has a process for dealing with Santa mails that land up in <br>its post-boxes. If you register with the USPS, you can even get the Santa <br>mail delivered to you so that you can take action on mails that you want. <br>And be the defacto Santa.<p>I think its also a neat way to get children to write atleast a couple of <br>postcards a year. :)<p>I picked up a couple of cards myself and maybe I'll post one myself. I just <br>don't know how much postage its going to take to the Northpole!Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-75240588012919143642009-12-11T23:10:00.000+05:302009-12-12T02:36:32.419+05:30USA - Gary Cooper<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SyK0WCknn8I/AAAAAAAAE1Y/yXyzQwy2rXY/s1600-h/Scan10001-792420.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SyK0WCknn8I/AAAAAAAAE1Y/yXyzQwy2rXY/s320/Scan10001-792420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414087992793341890" /></a></p>Location : Off Houston<p>The US government usually releases stamps in a series. This stamp is from <br>its "Legends of Hollywood" series and is actually the 15th in the series.<p>Honestly, I'm not a fan of Gary Cooper, and though I have heard of the <br>movie, "High Noon" I haven't seen it or his other Oscar winning movie the <br>"Sergeant York". But I am a fan of the Western Genere. Where Cowboys whip <br>out guns on dusty streets and shoot down dastardly outlaws. Unless the hero <br>himself is an outlaw and shoots down the Dastardly sheriff. And then rides <br>off with the damsal in the sunset.<p>But that apart, I wanted to put up this stamp to show the great manner in <br>which USPS promotes understanding of the subject. Gary Cooper died in 1961 <br>and its unlikely that even American Kids have much idea about who the chap <br>was. Writing a short note about him in the sides, adds so much value to the <br>collector. India releases so many "Personality stamps" every year. There <br>seems to be absolutely no reasoning behind the choice of people selected. <br>Unless a FDC is released on the person, there is no written info provided to <br>tell you anything about the concerned person.<p>If the Indian post put in just a little more imagination and inserted a <br>couple of lines about the achievements of the person or subject, wouldn't <br>that be great. After all, one assumes that if a person deserves to be on a <br>stamp, he must have done atleast enough to merit a couple of lines!Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-41150656346464192092009-12-07T23:28:00.000+05:302009-12-08T00:39:37.174+05:30Mexico - 100 yrs of aviation<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/Sx1S8W50QHI/AAAAAAAAEtk/dHafayJlg3k/s1600-h/Scan10001-777175.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/Sx1S8W50QHI/AAAAAAAAEtk/dHafayJlg3k/s320/Scan10001-777175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412573524062912626" /></a></p>Location : Gulf of Mexico<p>If I am not mistaken, the first flight by the Wright brothers was made in <br>1909. As a result countries around the world have released stamps to <br>comemorate the 100 years of aviation.<p>I had already acquired the sheet released by India during my vacation, so <br>was pleasently surprised to find the Mexican sheet still on sale.<p>This was an added bonus because I also collect stamps of Airplanes / <br>Military.<p>Incase you guys have your own country's stamps on this subject, it would be <br>great to exchange them.<p>PS : Cheers All! Thanks for the many comments.<p>Mansoor ji: Do let me know which subjects you collect on and I can buy an <br>extra set for you.<p>Lefung : The twon where I go to in Mexico has a very small post office and <br>they didn't have the polar stamps on sale. But I will send you a postcard <br>from the place the next time I visit. Let me know if you need any other <br>stamps that I put up here.<p>Gulfman : Thanks for the wishes. Good luck to you too.Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382854410055463830.post-89850564571822112262009-12-07T10:25:00.000+05:302009-12-07T10:39:22.941+05:30Gulf coast lighthouses<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SxyOAtbzBqI/AAAAAAAAEtA/ZPgb3oWfuAM/s1600-h/Picture+006-762942.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SxyOAtbzBqI/AAAAAAAAEtA/ZPgb3oWfuAM/s320/Picture+006-762942.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412356995039823522" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SxyOBbzG5lI/AAAAAAAAEtM/CaiXc1T8-uM/s1600-h/Lighthouses-1-765490.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/SxyOBbzG5lI/AAAAAAAAEtM/CaiXc1T8-uM/s320/Lighthouses-1-765490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412357007485625938" /></a></p>It is always a pleasure when your hobby intersects with your job. So I<br>though it an amazing coincidence when I found this sheet of the "Gulf Coast<br>lighthouses in the USPS store - especially when I am going to be on the US<br>Gulf coast for the next few months.<p>The lighthouses shown here are the (from L to R) - Matagorda Island - Texas<br>, Sabine pass- Louisiana , Biloxi - Mississippi , Sand Island - Alabama and<br>Fort Jefferson - Florida. As you can see, they pretty much seem to have<br>picked one light house from each state on the Gulf coast. I had not<br>known till last year that there was also a state called Mississippi.<p>As luck would have it, the very next port we went over to was Beaumont, TX, <br>for<br>which we had to go over the Sabine River. Which ofcourse mandated that we<br>pass within hailing distance of our Lighthouse No 2. The description behind<br>the stamp described the lighthouse as follows:<p>"Erected on soft, marshy ground in Louisiana, Sabine pass light house<br>features eight buttresses that stabilize the heavy brick structure and give<br>it a distinct missile like shape. Completed in 1856, the light house was<br>deactivated in 1952 and is currently closed to public. "<p>I do like the American method or giving a slight detail behind the stamp. It<br>is an example that should be followed more by the other countries.<p>I just had my Iphone to take the picture with, but there certainly was no <br>brilliant Mississippi sunset in the background or Herons prancing around in <br>the foreground as in the stamp sheet.<p>The pilot claimed that someone from Houston had bought the lighthouse for <br>18,000 dollars. When asked why, he said that he had never owned a light <br>house before. As per the pilot, " In Texas, that's as good a reason as any."Veluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.com1