Complete Set of 4 nos of commemorative postage stamps on the Paintings by Nicolas Mignard : Issued by France Issued on 1968–69 Issued for : Paintings by Nicolas Mignard Picture : Different Paintings by Nicolas Mignard : Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter Colour : 25 + 10c – Purple & Silver Blue, 30 + 10c – Brown & Rose Carmine, 40 + 10c – Dark Brown & Brown, 40 + 10c – Purple & Prussian Blue [Cross in Carmine] Type : Semi–Postal Stamps, Postal Used Watermark : No Denomination : 25 […]
India on Rabindranath Tagore 2011
A Miniature Sheet consisting of 2 nos. of commemorative postage stamps on the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore : Issued by India Issued on May 7, 2011 Issued for : India Post is feeling proud in releasing the set of stamps to commemorate 150 years of Rabindranath Tagore birth anniversary. Design : The design of the stamps depicts; Tagore‘s writing – background shows Upasana ghar at Santiniketan; […]
India on Rubens
A commemorative postage stamp on the 400th Birth Anniversary of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish artist : Issued by India Issued on Apr 4, 1978 Issued for : The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department feels privileged to honour the memory of Peter Paul Rubens, a great artist, diplomat and humanist, by issuing a Commemorative Stamp during the 400th anniversary of his birth. Description of Design : The design of […]
India on Nicholas Roerich
A commemorative postage stamp on the Birth Centenary of Nikolai Rerikh, a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher and public figure : Issued by India Issued on Oct 9, 1974 Issued for : The Posts and Telegraphs Department deems it a privilege to commemorate the birth centenary of Prof. Roerich by the issue of a postage stamp. Description of Design : A medallion of Nicholas Roerich done by Henry […]
Abanindranath Tagore
A commemorative postage stamp on the Birth Centenary of Abanindranath Thakur, an Indian Bengali artist, promoted Contextual Modernism, founder of Indian Society of Oriental Art, a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore : Issued by India Issued on Aug 7, 1971 Issued for : The Posts and Telegraphs Department feel privileged in commemorating the birth centenary of Abanindranath Tagore by bringing out a stamp depicting one of his creations. […]
Raja Ravi Varma
A commemorative postage stamp on the 123rd Birth Anniversary of Raja Ravi Verma (Koil Thampuran of Kilimanoor), the Father of Modern Indian Art : Issued by India Issued on Apr 29, 1971 Issued for : The Posts and Telegraphs Department is happy to bring out a special commemorative stamp in honour of Raja Ravi Varma, the great Indian artist on the occasion of his 123rd birth anniversary. The […]
Nandalal Bose 1967
A commemorative postage stamp on Acharya Nandlal Basu, an Indian Bengali painter, a key figure of Contextual Modernism : Issued by India Issued on Apr 16, 1967 Issued for : On the occasion of the first anniversary of his passing away, the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department is privileged to issue a special commemorative stamp to honour Acharya Nandalal Bose, who was great as an artist, as a […]
Gaganendranath Tagore
A commemorative postage stamp on Gaganendranath Thakur, an Indian painter and cartoonist of Bengal School of Art, brother of Abanindranath Tagore and nephew of Rabindranath Tagore : Issued by India Issued on Sep 17, 1968 Issued for : The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department is happy to honour Gaganendranath‘s great name by issuing a commemorative stamp with his self-portrait, on the eve […]
India on Rabindranath Tagore 1961
A commemorative postage stamp on the Birth Centenary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur, 1st non-European to win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 : Issued by India Issued on May 7, 1961 Issued for : In 1952, the Posts and Telegraphs Department brought out the first photogravure series of stamps depicting Saints and Poets which included Rabindranath Tagore. The Department deems […]
