A commemorative postage stamp on the 40th Birth Anniversary of King Mahendra : Issued by Nepal Issued on Jun 11, 1960 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Denomination : 1 Rupee Colour : Red lilac Name : Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Born on Jun 11, 1920 at Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal Died on Jan 31, 1972 at Dialo Bangala, Bharatpur, Nepal
Nepalese Mountain Series
A set of three commemorative postage stamps on the Himalayan Mountain Peaks of Nepal : Machhapuchhre (in Annapurna Himalayas), Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) and Mansalu (Kutang) : Issued by Nepal Issued on 1960–61 Type : Stamps, Postal Used Denomination : 5, 10 and 40 Paisa Colour : 5 P – claret & brown 10 P – ultra & rose lilac 40 P […]
India on Children’s Day 1960
A commemorative postage stamp on the national children’s day of India : Equal Importance of Study and Recreation : Issued by India Issued on Nov 14, 1960 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour : Single colour Denomination : 0.15 naya paisa
Dr. M. Visvesvaraya
A commemorative postage stamp on the 100th birthday of Sir Mokshagondam Visweswarayya (MV), an Indian civil engineer, 19th Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom : Issued by India Issued on Sep 15, 1960 Issued for : A life so devoted to outstanding achievements would constitute a memorable record even at an earlier age but a hundred years of that life are not only […]
Subramania Bharati
A commemorative postage stamp on the death anniversary of Mahakavi Chinnaswami Subramania Bharathiyar, pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and one of the greatest Tamil literary figures of all time : Issued by India Issued on Sep 11, 1960 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour : Dark blue Denomination : 15 naye paise Size : 3.34 x 2.88 Cms. Perforation : 13½ x 14 Watermark […]
India on Kalidasa
Complete set of 2 nos of commemorative postage stamps on Kālidāsa, an Indian Sanskrit writer and dramatist, court poet of Samrat Vikramaditya during Gupta Empire : Issued by India Issued on Jun 22, 1960 Issued for : It is for all these reasons that Kālidāsa‘s influence over his contemporaries and his successors has been profound. In fact, such has been his hold on the Sanskrit […]
Thiruvalluvar
A commemorative postage stamp on Valluvar, an Indian Tamil poet and philosopher, author of Tirukkural : Issued by India Issued on Feb 15, 1960 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour : Single colour Denomination : 15 naye paise Name : Valluvar Born on 2nd Century B.C. at Thirunainarkuruchi, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India Died on 1st Century B.C.
3rd Pakistan Boy Scout Jamboree 1960
A commemorative postage stamp on Lord Baden Powell, founder of Scout Movement and the Zamzama Gun (Kim’s Gun), the emblem of 3rd Jamboree of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association : Issued by Pakistan Issued on Dec 24, 1960 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Denomination : 2 Annas Colours : Multi colour About : Lord Baden Powell founded the Boys Scout movement in 1907 by […]
India on UNICEF Day 1960
A commemorative postage stamp on the United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF) : Issued by India Issued on Dec 11, 1960 Issued for : Since independence, all States in the Indian Union have collaborated closely with UNICEF in the implementation of a wide range of programmes directed towards the improvement of the lot of mothers and children. It is against this background that the […]
USSR on XVII Olympic Games, Rome
Complete Set of 10 nos of postage stamps on the 17th Olympic Games 1960, Rome : Issued by Russia Issued on Aug 1, 1960 Issued for : The 17th Olympic Games held at Rome, Italy on August 25 to September 11, 1960. Picture : Different Events from the 17th Olympic Games 1960 :- 5 k – Running, 10 k – Wrestling, 15 k – Basketball, 20 k – Weight Lifting, 25 k – Boxing, 40 k – Fencing, 40 k – […]
UAR on XVII Olympic Games, Rome
Complete Set of 7 nos of postage stamps on the 17th Olympic Games 1960, Rome : Issued by United Arab Republic Issued on Jul 23, 1960 Issued for : The 17th Olympic Games held at Rome, Italy on August 25 to September 11, 1960. Picture : Different Events from the 1960 Summer Olympics :- 5 m – Weight Lifter, 5 m – Basketball, 5 m – Soccer, 10 m – Fencing, 10 m – Rowing, 30 m – Steeplechase and 35 m […]
Morocco on XVII Olympic Games
Complete Set of 8 nos of postage stamps on the 17th Olympic Games 1960, Rome : Issued by Morocco Issued on Sep 26, 1960 Issued for : The 17th Olympic Games held at Rome, Italy on August 25 to September 11, 1960. Picture : Different Events from the 17th Olympic Games 1960 :- 5 f – Wrestlers, 10 f – Gymnast, 15 f – Bicyclist, 20 f – Weight lifter, 30 f – Runner, 40 f – Boxers, 45 f – […]
