Issued by India

Issued on Feb 12, 2011

Issued for : India Post celebrates 100 years of Airmail Service by issuing this set of four commemorative postage stamps.

Issued for : Now through the set of four stamps, First Day Cover and Minisheet on 100 Years of Airmail Service, the Department attempts to recreate the history of the first flight over the river Yamuna sharing the flight path along with the plane and the pilot. In the background is Allahabad Fort. On the First Day Cover, a collage of some stamps issued in the past has been shown.

Credits :
Stamp, FDC : Sankha Samanta(Based on material provided by Shri Pradip Jain)
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Miniature Sheet, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paisa each

Stamps Printed : 0.4 Million each

Miniature Sheets : 0.4 Million

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

About : 

• India Post had brought series of postage stamps to mark INDIPEX 2011 World Philatelic Exhibition to be held from 12^th February to 18^th February, 2011 at New Delhi. In this series the first set of six stamps was on Postal Heritage Buildings. The second set of four stamps was on the stamps issued by princely States and the third and final set is commemorating completion of 100 years of Airmail Service.
• History was created on February 18, 1911 when Henri Piquet took off in a Humber Biplane from the right bank of the Yamuna at Allahabad crossing over to the left bank and dropped a mail bag containing 6500 letters and Post Cards at the Naini Railway Station. India thus became the first country in the world to fly air mails.
• After this pioneer effort, India was also the first country to introduce air mail Post Card in 1931.
• The first Regular airmail service which was started in 1920, operated between Mumbai (Bombay) & Karachi.
• After independence, on January 30, 1949, Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai then Minister of Communications, introduced the “All-up Mail Scheme” under which all the First Class domestic mail was airlifted without any surcharge.
• India Post has been commemorating these historic events by issuing sets of postage stamps from time to time. Some of the important stamps issued in past are:
  1. First Airmail Post Golden Jubilee (set of 3 stamps) – 1961
  2. Air Mail (set of 4 stamps) – 1979
  3. 75^th Anniversary of 1^st Aerial Post (set of 2 stamps) – 1986
  4. 150 years of India Post – 2004
  5. India Post Freighter – 2009.
• Text : Based on the material available in the Archives.

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Issued by Nicaragua

Issued on Jan 15, 1986

Issued for : Wild roses [Rosas Silvestres]

Picture : 1cor – Spinosissima, 1cor – Canina, 3cor – Eglanteria, 5cor – Rubrifolia, 9cor – Foetida and 100cor – Rugosa

Colour : Multicoloured

Type : Stamps, Mint condition

Denomination : 1, 1, 3, 5, 9 & 100 Córdoba [5, 9 & 100cor stamps are Air Mail]

Perforation : 12½ x 12½

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Issued by Nepal

Issued on Nov 22, 1979

Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government
Postal Services Department
Nepal Philatelic Bureau
Kathmandu

Type : Stamps, Postal Used

Denomination :
(a) 10 Paisa,
(b) Rs. 3.50
(c) Rs. 10

Colour : Multi colour

About : 

• In the context of first international world pheasant association symposium Postal Services Department is issuing a set of three special postage stamps depicting birds – symbol of beauty and attraction.
• Gray Shrike (Lanius excubitor):– Looking captivating by its very appearance Gray Shrike is rarely seen in winter specially in the Bankey district and adjoining places. It is also a tradition that the head of this uncommon bird is used as an auspicious item for the occasion of Annaprasan (grain feeding ceremony).
• Danphe (Lophophorus impejanus):– Found in the Himalayan region Danphe – our national bird lives at an altitude between 2600 m and 4600 m. in the pleasant wild bushes. This bird is famous by the name of nine coloured Danphe because of its multicoloured beauty and fascination and it is the greatest decoration of our nation – a paradise of natural sanctuaries.
• Fire-tailed Sun bird (Aethopyga ignicauda):– Fire-tailed Sun bird, looking exquisite among the multicoloured birds and occurring at an altitude ranging from 600 m. to 4000 m. is found at Godavari and Sudarijal of Kathmandu, Baglung and some other hilly regions. This bird lives at the deep thickets of rhododendrons in summer.

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Issued by India

Issued on Oct 15, 1979

Issued for : Posts and Telegraphs Department honours all those who have been and are associated with carriage of mails by air by issuing a set of four stamps on AIRMAIL. This set is a part of the series of 10 special stamps commemorating the India International Stamp Exhibition (INDIA-80), held at New Delhi from January 25, 1980 to February 3, 1980. The first two stamps in the series, on INDIA-80 and the Centenary of Postcard, were issued on July 2, 1979. The remaining 4 stamps issued on January 25, 1980.

Description of Stamps :

1. 30p stamp depicts the De Havilland Puss Moth in flight. This aircraft was flown by J.R.D. Tata on the maiden scheduled airmail service between Karachi and Madras on October 15, 1932.

2. 50p stamp shows CHETAK helicopter against a background of snow-capped peaks. This general purpose helicopter of Indian manufacturer is extensively used by the Indian Air Force for carriage of mails in the forward areas.

3. 100p stamp depicts mail being loaded into a BOEING-737 jet aircraft of the Indian Airlines. The introduction of this jet aircraft has helped in speeding up of mail transportation inside the country.

4. 200p stamp shows BOEING-747 aircraft of the AIR INDIA cruising high above the mountains. Cruising at a height of 14,000 metres, the 747 jumbo-jet can fly at a speed of 580 kms. per hour upto an operating range of 8,000 kms.

Type : Stamps, Postal Used

Colour : Multicolour

Denomination : 30, 50, 100 & 200 Paise

Overall size : 4.06 x 2.28 cms.

Printing size : 3.8 x 2.00 cms.

Perforation : 14 x 14½

Watermark : Unwatermarked paper

Number printed :
30 P. – 50,00,000
50 P. – 30,00,000
100 P. – 20,00,000
200 P. – 20,00,000

Number per issue sheet : 50

Printing process : Photogravure

Designed and printed at : India Security Press

About : 

• Speed is of essence in transmission of messages. In the past man had trained pigeons to carry messages speedily over inhospitable terrain and long distances. Today man has lofted sophisticated satellites in space to transmit messages ultra-sonically all over the world. Earth bound man broke his shackles in 1903 when the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight. The history was created on February 18, 1911 when Henri Piquet took off in a Humber biplane from the right bank of the Yamuna at Allahabad, crossed over to the left bank and dropped a mail bag containing 6500 letters and postcards at the Naini Railway Station. This arrangement by the Indian Posts & Telegraphs marked the very first instance in the world when mail was carried by air.
• After a short lived service run by the Government in 1921, the first regular airmail service started in India in 1929. The State owned Indian State Air Service started operating an inland airmail service that year between Delhi and Karachi to connect the Imperial Airway’s Empire Airmail Service to England. From January 1932 Delhi Flying Club operated the service on this sector. On October 15, 1932 the first Indian aviator J.R.D. Tata flying a single-engined De Havilland Puss Moth, made the maiden flight carrying mail between Karachi and Madras via Ahmedabad, Bombay and Bellary.
• Shortly after Independence, on January 30, 1949 the Government of India launched the Night Airmail Service linking the metropolitan cities of Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi and Madras through Nagpur in Central India. The architect of this scheme was late Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, then India’s Minister of Communications. The Night Airmail Service on an average carried every month about 2,200 kgs. of mail with airmail surcharge. Less than three months later, late Shri Kidwai introduced the “All-Up Mail Scheme” under which all first class domestic mail is air-lifted without any surcharge. Today India’s nationalist domestic air carrier, INDIAN AIRLINES carries more than 1,200 tonnes of mail over its domestic network every month. India’s International flag carrier, the AIR INDIA carries the bulk of country’s foreign airmail.
• In peace and war INDIAN AIR FORCE have been ferrying mail for and from the forces. During the last three decades the pilots of the IAF transport fleet have made maiden flight into the uncharted regions of the Himalayas and the lesser ranges. Beginning with DC-3 Dakota aircraft in 1947, the Air Force now used high-flying jets to fly the mail. Of late a new breed of intrepid helicopter pilots have taken over the hazardous task of carrying the mail to the remotest out-posts. Weaving intricate patterns through snow-capped peaks and narrow valleys they land at tiny helipads to deliver their eagerly awaited cargo.

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Issued by Nepal

Issued on Dec 17, 1978 (corresponding to 2^nd Pausha 2035)

Issued for : To commemorate the 75^th anniversary of this pioneering event a special air mail stamp is being issued today depicting the “Kitty Hawk” and the “Yeti” – the flag carrier of the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.

Issued by : His Majesty’s Government, Postal Services Department, Nepal Philatelic Bureau, Kathmandu

Designer : K. Karmacharya

Type : Air Post Stamp, Postal Used

Denomination : R. 2.30

Colour : Blue and Buff

Size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms.

Format : Horizontal

Paper : Unwatermarked Adhesive Paper

Quantity : 1,000,000 (one million)

Sheet : 35

Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik Road, India

About : 

• On 17 December 1903 the power-driven “Wright flyer” took off from the ground of Kitty Hawk and became air borne for the first time and made history in the field of aviation.

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Issued by Bhutan

Issued on Jan 30, 1973

Colour : Multicoloured

Type : Stamps, Mint Condition

Subject : Roses

About : 

• a set of 6 postage stamps consists of 6 different face values [denomination] in commemoration of 6 different types of Rose. The last two denominations i.e. 6nu & 7nu are Air Mail stamps.
  
• This series of stamps are the world’s first scented stamp issued by the Government of Bhutan. Each stamp have an authentic scent of the depicting variety of rose.
• 15ch : Wendy Cussons
• 25ch : Iceberg
• 30ch : Marchioness of Urquijo
• 3nu : Pink Parfait
• 6nu : Roslyn
• 7nu : Blue moon

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Issued by India

Issued on Feb 18, 1961

Type : Stamps, Postal Used

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 5 & 15 nP and 1 Re.

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