Ancient Civilizations on Greek stamp

Ancient Civilizations Forum - Athens 2017

On 5th May I put a query for the Readers of Rainbow Stamp Club to find out The symbol representing Ancient Indian  Civilization. It was  quite a difficult question. I received response from the Readers but only one could answer correctly. 

It is none other but the distinguished reader of this Blog and Rainbow Stamp News Mr M. Mahadev of Navi Mumbai. Many Many Congratulations !! Here is the full answer by Mr Mahdev.

The list of symbols, the civilization depicted on the souvenir sheet and the countries they represent is as follows (anticlockwise):

Symbol                                                     Country

1. Great wall of China (Qin Dynasty)        China

2. Sphinx (Pharaoh)                                  Egypt

3.  Pyramid (Mayan)                                  Mexico

4. Two Birds (Indus valley painting)           India

5. Parthenon - Acropolis, Athens              Greece

6. Inca God                                                Peru, Bolivia

7. Colosseum, Rome                                 Italy

8. Winged lion (Persia)                              Iran

9. Ziggurat (Mesopotamia)                        Iraq    

 

Thus in all 9 symbols representing the civilizations which fall in the above 10 countries.

  

The "Two Feeding  Birds" symbol on the stamp has been taken from Harappa Pottery  ( Terracotta Vessel with painted polychrome design of geometric panels, two flying Birds and two feeding Birds.) representing Indus Valley Civilization. 

Stamp on Forum of Ancient Civilizations, Athens

Ancient Civilizations, Forum,  Athens

The first Forum of Ancient Civilizations (also known as GC-10) was organized in Athens on the initiative of Greek Foreign Minister Mr. Nikos Kotzias and the support of his Chinese counterpart Mr. Wang Yi. Ministers, government representatives and scholars from Greece, China, India, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Peru and Bolivia attended the forum. To commemorate this event Greek Post issued a Miniature sheet .

The official opening of the forum was held on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Zappeion mansion, by President of the Hellenic Republic Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Question for Readers

In the above part of the Souvenir sheet issued by Greek Post which part represts Ancient Indian Civilization ? There are 9 different symbols showing ancient civilizations of the participating countries in this forum. Though the  total participating countries are 10 in number. Please send your answer to : J.Jyoti - email  j.jyoti9@gmail.com

Best of Rio 2016 stamps....

The Isle of Man Post Office has issued a set of stamps for Team GB ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games. The set of four stamps, issued on 23 May and each with a value of £1.27, depict four Team GB cyclists, the silhouettes of runners, a gymnast preparing to perform, and a swimmer in action. 

Armenia

Greece

The designs of the two stamps from Greece combine the ancient and the modern Olympics.

These stamps were issued July 7. In announcing them, Hellenic Post said, “With their sights set on Rio and their hearts never forgetting the roots of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece, the Greek Olympic Team will compete with passion, honouring their country’s history and proving once again that Greek sport is the best and worthiest ambassador of Greece internationally.”

In addition to silhouettes of modern athletes and skylines, the stamp designs include images of sculptures. 

Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue appears on both stamp designs, and the ancient Greek statue known as the Artemision bronze is shown on the 0.80 denomination, and the marble Winged Victory of Samothrace on the 0.90.

My Recent Covers..

 

Germany

POLAR - 2012

Thanks to Wolfgang Beyer, Limbach – Oberfrohna, Germany

Greece

 

Thanks  to Soulimiotis Spyros, Crete – Chania, Greece

Greek actors on stamps…

 

 

Date of Issue : 22 November 2011

Hellenic Post issued a set of six stamps , a beautiful miniature sheet and set of Maximum Cards, featuring great actors from Greek Cinema on 22 November 2011. Its a wonderful set for collectors of cinema theme. The striking feature of this issue is its awesome First day cancellation depicting camera and the  background design of Miniature sheet showing film reel !! Its a great idea of the designer !!

 

FDC & Miniature Sheet

Club News

Glimpses of UPHILEX 2011, Lucknow

UP State Philatelic Exhibition was held in Lucknow from 16-18 December 2011. Rajpreet Singh Saluja, philatelist from Kanpur captured some memorable moments of the show and sharing here some pics with the readers.  Mr Saluja won a Gold Medal for his exhibit on Sikhism.

Dinesh Sharma (Lucknow), Philatelists from Kanpur : DD Shukla, Arjun Ghosh,Rajpreet Singh Saluja

  

My recent covers…

 

11.11.11 Covers 

Hi ! here are some more very special covers sent by my friends. Many thanks to all of you ! A cover shown below is perhaps the very special cover prepared by Andrzej of Poland with special 11.11.11 personalized stamps and of course 11.11.11 cancellation. Its  a great idea of celebrating this very special date !!Thank you very much Andrzej !!

 

Very special 11.11.11 Cover  with personalized stamp of 11.11.11 sent by Andrzej Bek, from  Poland

 

Soulmiotis Spyreos - Greece

Sanjiv Jain -  Dehradun

 

Nice cover with very clear cancellation but the stamp seem to be removed during transaction.

SS Rath , Bhubaneshwar -  http://fdc4all.blogspot.com/

Other covers received recently

 

Andrzej Bek, Poland http://polpostman.blogspot.com/

 

Edmund Ong, Singapore http://ednfen.blogspot.com/

 

Special Cover ROCPEX 2011, Tiruchirapalli – 25.11.2011

Kasinath R. Thanjavur – Tamil Nadu http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/

 

 

Registered cover with Archaeopteryx stamps and cancellation from Wolfgang Beyer, Germany

Asiago International Awards for Philatelic Art

 

 

On July 17th, the 41st Asiago International Awards were held. UNPA  won the Best Stamp of 2010 award for 2 event sheets about human trafficking and the fight against child labour.

At the ceremony for the forty-first Asiago International Awards for Philatelic Art, held in Italy on 17 July, UNPA received the prize for "best stamps in the world" for 2010. The winning stamp sheets highlighted "Human Trafficking - Blue Heart Campaign (UNODC)"  by UNPA Vienna and "Against Child Labour (ILO and Geneva World)" by UNPA Geneva.

UNPA Vienna issued a special stamp sheet on the theme "human trafficking" on 5 February 2010. The Blue Heart Campaign is an awareness-raising initiative developed by UNODC to fight human trafficking and its impact on society. The campaign aims to inspire decision makers to effect change, as well as to encourage the involvement of all areas of society to help stop this crime. The campaign allows people to show solidarity with the victims of human trafficking by wearing the blue heart as an international symbol against this crime. The blue heart represents the sadness of those who are trafficked while reminding us of the cold-heartedness of those who buy and sell fellow human beings.

On 2 September 2010, UNPA Geneva issued a stamp sheet on the theme "child labour". The drawings featured on the stamps show the grim realities of exploited young people. The selected images are part of "Children's Views of Child Labour", a vast initiative promoted in 2009 by GenevaWorld in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and with the support of local volunteers to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the ILO Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

The prize is given annually under the patronage of the President of Italy. The organizing Italian stamp collectors club, Sette Comuni, is one of the most well-known and respected stamp collectors clubs in Europe.

Awards won by other Postal administrations..

Portugal won the Tourism award for the Public Elevators series.

Hong Kong won the Ecology award for a souvenir sheet about the Development of Old Areas.

Greece won the Olympic Academy award for their Europa 2010 Children's book set.

New Europa 2011 stamps..

 

 

Date of Issue : 21 June 2011

The  new Europa 2011 issue from Vatican City consists of two stamps presented as a diptych showing a detail of a Sistine Chapel painting by Perugino, The Journey of Moses into Egypt.

The United Nations declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests. Forests cover more than 30% of the earth's surface and represent a vital source of biological diversity. They also play a key role in mitigating the effects of climate change, a concern widely discussed today. Forests are of great importance in regulating the earth's climate, and they play a key role in the water cycle and oxygenation of the planet. Forests provide wood and fuel, they host an enormous variety of living animal and plant species, and they counter soil erosion. Given their vitally important role for the planet, it is necessary to safeguard and protect them.

Denmark

 

Date of Issue : 4 May 2011

The stamp  (8,00 DKK)  features a pale tussock moth caterpillar crawling along a branch and the  other stamp (11,00 DKK)  features a red squirrel climbing up a tree trunk .

 

Greece

 

Date of Issue : 17 May 2011

Germany

Date of Issue : 5 May 2011

The biological, ecological and climatic role of forests is invaluable for the life on Earth. The loss of forests means the loss of biological diversity and climate change.

The clearing of forests and a non-simultaneous afforestation have been hurt earlier cultures. But mankind has apparently not learned much from it: the reckless deforestation in tropical rain forest, the rigorous cases of cutting down of ancient trees without quick replacement have already led to noticeable changes in the flora, fauna and climate. That is why afforestation is one of the biggest global challenges.