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Holiday stamps are a type of postage stamp issued to commemorate a particular religious festival or holiday.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued several Eid postage stamps, across several years—starting in 2001—honoring "two of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha." Eid stamps were released in 2001–2002, 2006–2009, 2011, and 2013.
On the eve of the 2200th anniversary of Tashkent city, postage stamps were issued depicting architectural monuments and buildings in Tashkent that combine ancient and modern architectural traditions. The stamps are in the form of small sheets, consisting of 8 stamps in total.
A 1979 stamp of Morocco. The postal history of Morocco is complex due to the country's political development in the 20th century. Mail was sent via post offices operated by the Sherifian post created by the Sultan, and by the European powers.
Nawab Salimullah 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990) Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, ruler of Bahawalpur State (2004) Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk (1841-1917) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1994) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948–97), Qawwal, Music Maestro, commemorative postage stamp issued in 1999.
Israeli stamps are trilingual, in Arabic, English and Hebrew, following the practice of the British Mandate of Palestine. Israel Post first issued postage due stamps, tete-beche and gutter pairs in 1948, airmail stamps in 1950, official mail stamps in 1951 and provisional stamps in 1960.
Commemorative postage stamp issued in 1990. Pakistan Postal Services issued a commemorative postage stamp in Qazi Muhammad Isa's honor in its 'Pioneers of Freedom' series in 1990. Death and legacy. Qazi Muhammad Isa died on 19 June 1976. Qazi Isa devotedly served the Muslim League for 37 years.
A 2010 Russian postage stamp depicting a Tatar woman wearing a taqiyah. The doppa is most common, along with the more general category of Tubeteika.
Al-Khwarizmi. Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi [note 1] ( Arabic: محمد بن موسى الخوارزمي; c. 780 – c. 850 ), often referred to as simply al-Khwarizmi, was a Persian polymath who produced vastly influential Arabic-language works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography.
Postal services. During her reign the first postage stamps of the Bhopal state were issued. In 1876 and 1878 there were issues of half and quarter anna stamps. Those of 1876 have text "HH Nawab Shahjahan Begam" in an octagonal frame; the 1878 stamps the same text in a round frame and the Urdu form of the Begum's title.