50th Annoversary of OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) founded in 1960, was celebrating its 50th anniversary. To mark OPEC's 50th anniversary, the 12 member OPEC countries will be issuing the Special Anniversary Stamps.

In this respect, Kuwait released the OPEC 50th Anniversary commemorative stamps on 20-Jun-2010.  The stamp has the festivity's logo written in both Arabic and English.  The stamps were priced in 25 fils, 50 fils and 150 fils.  The stamp design won the first place in OPEC's Anniversary competition.

Contributed by our Member, K.Sridhar.

USPS commemorated the pioneering filmmaker OSCAR MICHEAUX on a U.S. postage stamp, taking his place as the 33rd person honored in the popular Black Heritage commemorative stamp series.

OSCAR MICHEAUX (1884-1951), wrote, directed, produced and distributed more than 40 movies during the first half of the 20th century, when African-American filmmakers were extremely rare and support for their work was scarce.  His entreperneurial spirit and independent vision continue to inspire new generations of filmmakers and artists.

Contributed by our member K.Sridhar

Green Renewable Energy Development

The right way to exploit and develop these forms of energy sources will reduce the mankind's over dependence on Non-Renewable Energy Sources.  This will give our Planet the chance to breathe and ultimately to survive.

 

Greece Hellenic Post on 26-Apr-2010 released a set of 6 Commemorative Stamps on GREEN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.  The stamps depict the various forms of in-exhaustible Renewable Energy Sources available in the nature viz., Solar Energy (Euro 0.01), Hydro Power (Euro 0.40), Wind Energy (Euro 0.58), Self contained Man (euro 0.72), Wave Power (euro 2.43) and Bio Energy (euro 2.50).

Contributed by our member K.Sridhar.