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[1 Stamp Rs.5, 8 October 2006] 10 .Medicinal Plants of Pakistan ( Chamomilla & Aloe Vera) [2 Stamp Rs.5 Each, 30 October 2006] 11 .International Anti-Corruption Day [1 Stamp Rs.5, 9 December 2006] 12 .10 Years of Baltit Fort Heritage Trust [1 Stamp Rs.15, 20 December 2006] 13 .Centenary Celebration of the Muslim League 1906-2006 [8 Stamp Rs.4 ...
Badge of the Lotta Svärd. Lotta Svärd (Finland Swedish: [ˈlotːɑ ˈsvæːrd]) was a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women. Formed originally in 1918, it had a large membership undertaking volunteer social work in the 1920s and 1930s.
Smith, Peter A S, Egypt: Stamps and Postal History - A Philatelic Treatise, J Bendon, 1999, 922pp, ISBN 9963-579-81-7 Chalhoub, J.H. and Hass, C., The Nile Post: Handbook and Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps, Including Listings of the Egyptian Issues for Palestine and Sudan, as Well as Those of the French Consular Post Offices in Alexandria and ...
Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.
Hassan Ali Effendi (Urdu: حسن علی افندی Sindhi: حسن علي آفندي; 14 August 1830 – 20 August 1895) was an educationist in South Asia who is credited as the founder of one of the first Muslim schools in British India: the Sindh Madrasatul Islam (established in 1885), located in Karachi in modern-day Pakistan.
Stamp collecting, also known as philately, began shortly after the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in England in 1840. Enthusiasts quickly grew interested in collecting ...