Army Postal Cover

One of a recent Army Postal cover, which is available at Mangalore Philatelic Bureau.

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Recent Release of Stamps and MS

Hello Members,
Given below are some of the recent release of stamps and MS, due to untimely arrival of stamps at Mangalore Bureau it was not able to publish the same earlier

3rd Common Wealth Youth Games, Pune, Se-tenent set of 4 stamps and MS - Oct 12, 2008

Philately Day (Post Office) single stamp and MS - Oct 13, 2008

XIX Commonwealth Games, Delhi, single stamp and MS - 18.10.2008

Sale of Gold Coins through India Post

India Post now plans to sell 24 carat Gold coins at a few Post Offices of the denomination 0.5 g, 1 g, 5 g and 8 g. The gold coins will be packed in a sealed cover with the certification from Valcambi, Switzerland. 102 Post Offices in key cities have been identified for this purpose in Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu Circles. This service is provided in association with World Gold Council and Reliance Money Limited.

www.indiapost.gov.in

Festivals of India

A set of 3 stamps, 2 on Dussehra ( Mysore and Kolkata) and on on Diwali and a miniature sheet was released on 7th October 2008, but till date only one stamp, Mysore Dussehra, was available at Mangalore Philatelic Bureau.