My Cool Cover Collection

Pakistan's Sweetest Fruit - Mango

2011-07-24T00:49:00.000+05:00

As the summer season is at full bloom these days in Pakistan, Mangoes are automatically at full swing. Belonging to the Anacardiaceae family and is known as Mangifera Indica, mangoes hold a prominent place in the commercial fruits of Pakistan. Mango fruit is enriched with 10-20% sugar, vitamins A, B and C, some proteins, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Primarily loved for their taste, different

Pakistan Lawrence College Coin celebrating 150 Years

2011-06-23T10:33:00.001+05:00

To mark the 150 years of Lawrence College, State Bank of Pakistan has issued another commemorative coin on 28 May 2011. (image from eBay seller fdc4-all)History of Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, MurreeL.C.G.G. Murree is one of the elite institutions of Pakistan. Its pupils are popularly known as ‘Gallians’. Established in 1860 after Sir Henery Lawrence, the oldest residential institution of its

60 Years of Pakistan China Friendship Coin 2011

2011-06-22T09:56:00.001+05:00

To mark the 60 years of warm and strong friendship between Pakistan and China, State Bank of Pakistan issued a commemorative coin on 21 May 2011. More specifically, the coin was issued to mark the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Pakistan and China. (image from eBay seller fdc4-all)Pakistan Government also announced that the year 2011 will be celebrated as Pakistan-China Friendship

Stamps Issued to Celebrate Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

2011-04-30T14:10:00.000+05:00

Being a lover and collector of Philatelic Material from World Wide, I wondered which countries have issued the postal stamps on the eve of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Here are some of the stamps and miniature sheets from around the globe, which have been issued to celebrate the event. Royal Wedding Stamps from Australia Royal Wedding Stamps from Canada Royal

Coins Issued to Celebrate Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

2011-04-30T13:44:00.001+05:00

While the World celebrates the Royal Wedding, it is repeatedly being compared with the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. I Googled to find some coins issued on the event by different countries and found quite a number of them. I do not know whether they are real coins or fake ones but still I found them interesting to share with my readers. Here are Royal Wedding Coins from England,

Scouting 2007 Centenary Stamps and FDC from Luxembourg

2011-04-23T00:53:00.000+05:00

A magnificent First Day Cover from Luxembourg is here to recharge your collecting and scouting senses. This FDC from Luxembourg was issued to mark the Centenary of Scouting in 2007. The Scouting 2007 Centenary included celebrations around the globe and festivities took place in a scouting way. You can read more details from here: Scouting 2007 Centenary The FDC was issued with two stamps, The

Cultural Heritage of Spain - Al-Hamra on Pakistan's FDC

2011-04-08T13:58:00.000+05:00

A nice philatelic cover to share with all of you. It is a magnificent stamp and First Day Cover issued by Pakistan Post to commemorate "Islamic Cultural Heritage". The stamp and FDC were issued on 14 December 1992. Interestingly, the spellings of Al-Hamra are different on the stamp and the envelope. On the envelope it is spelled as "Al-Hamra" whereas on the stamp it says "Alhambra". Which ones

Bird Stamps and FDC from Pakistan - 2001

2011-03-15T02:14:00.000+05:00

I absolutely love this set of 4 x stamps. This is a set of stamps issued by the name of "Wild Life Series depicting BIRDS" in 2001 as an effort to promote the protection of wildlife in Pakistan. The stamps and the First Day Cover (FDC) were issued on 26 November 2001. Following 4 birds are featured on these magnificent stamps from Pakistan:-LARGE PIN-TAILED SANDGROUSE (Pterocies alchata). 'An

200 Years of Salzburg Theatre in Austria

2011-02-25T22:42:00.000+05:00

A beautiful vintage First Day Cover from Austria featuring the 200 years of "Salzburg Theatre". The stamp and FDC were issued on 14 November 1975 and is magnificently preserved. The FDC was sent to me by Mr Chris Overstreet from Wild Postcards. I really loved the stamp and the postmarks on the cover.

Pakistan ICC World Cup 1992 Winner - Stamps and FDC

2011-02-04T03:27:00.001+05:00

Now that the ICC Cricket World Cup fever is touching its zenith with just 15 days left (as on 4 Feb 2011) in the start of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, I bring this very special cover for you. The Pakistani FDC and stamps were issued to commemorate the historic triumph of Pakistan Cricket Team in 1992 Cricket World Cup. Under the captaincy of legendary Imran Khan, Pakistan achieved the laurels

FIFA World Cup 2010 FDC with Stamp Sheet from France

2010-12-04T18:32:00.000+05:00

What a beautiful First Day Cover it is? I fell in love with this cover at the first instance. The cover was sent to me by Eric Contesse from his blog at "Blog Timbre de ma Philatelie". Thanks a lot Eric! The FDC featuring the Souvenir sheet of four stamps from France issued on the event of FIFA World Cup 2010 being played in South Africa . The Stamp sheet and FDC were issued on 13 Jun 2010 and

Shandur Polo Festival, Pakistan 2006

2010-07-03T19:07:00.001+05:00

Shandur Polo Festival is arranged in July every year and a traditional Polo Match is played between the teams of Gilgit and Chitral at the highest Polo Ground of the World in Shandur. Shandur is located at a height of 3,700 m (12,650 ft) above mean sea level at the border of Gilgit and Chitral Districts. Shandur Polo Event is a traditional event dating back to old colonial times. In 1930s, then

Pakistan FDC featuring Nishan-e-Haider Winners

2010-06-14T23:44:00.000+05:00

Here is one of my personal favorites from my collection. Its a FDC from Pakistan featuring two of the eleven (including Saif Ali Janjua who was awarded Hilal-e-Kashmir in 1948, which was afterwards made equivalent to Nishan-e-Haider) recipients of the Highest Military Award of Pakistan - Nishan-e-Haider. Both stamps are for Rs 4 denomination and were issued on 6 September 2002 - the Day being

Sony PSP Stamp - Are there real stamps too?

2010-05-24T01:28:00.000+05:00

Hi friends! I came across this magnificent stamp featuring Sony PSP on internet. I know that they are fake but I still love them. And the 2nd one too! Which one did you like? Are there any real stamps with themes like Sony PSP, Nintendo, etc?

India: 50th Anniversary of 62 Cavalry

2010-05-02T13:44:00.000+05:00

One of my personal favorites is this magnificently designed First Day Cover (FDC) from India. The stamp and the FDC; featuring the king of the battlefield - A Tank; were issued to mark 50th Anniversary of 62 Cavalry - An armoured regiment of Indian Army. The Rs 5 stamp and FDC were issued on 1 April 2006. What do you think about this beautiful stamp and the cover?

Youm-e-Takbeer - The Day when Pakistan Conducted 1st Nuclear Test

2010-05-02T13:21:00.000+05:00

"Youm-e-Takbeer" was NOT a day like all others but it was special day which turned Pakistan into A PROUDER PAKISTAN - A STRONGER PAKISTAN!!! This beautiful stamp from Pakistan was issued on 28 May 1999 - the first anniversary of "Youm-e-Takbeer" - The day when Pakistan conducted its first Nuclear Test. The Rs 5 stamp shows the site of the nuclear tests at Chaghi, Balochistan. Brief History of the

Yugoslavia Olympics Cover - Seoul Olympics 1988

2010-04-29T21:59:00.001+05:00

After a long time of absence, here is a magnificent First Day Cover from Former Yugoslavia or Jugoslavija. The FDC was issued on the event of 24th Olympic Summer Games held at Seoul, South Korea. The FDC features an absolutely gorgeous Miniature Sheet from Jugoslavija. The Olympics FDC and miniature sheet were issued on 21 March 1988. Do you collect Olympics Theme? If you have any Olympics FDCs

Facebook's Farmville Postage Stamps

2010-04-22T20:40:00.000+05:00

Have you played Farmville on Facebook ever? Farmville is definitely the latest online farming craze.... I just thought that it would be fun sharing these beautiful stamps with you. I am sure that you will love these beautiful Farmville Postage Stamps. To see the remaining stamps and read more about them; Click here: Farmville Postage Stamps

Long live Pak-China Friendship - FDC from Pakistan

2009-11-19T01:59:00.000+05:00

Here is a beautiful FDC which I promised to share with you some days ago. This lovely FDC was issued by Pakistan Post on October 1' 2009 at the auspicious occasion of 60th Anniversary of People's Republic of China along with a Rs 10 Coin issued by State Bank of Pakistan. Pak-China friendship spans over half a century, and is imbused by a high degree of trust and commonality of interests. It

Beautiful Pakistan Coin with Flags of Pakistan and china

2009-11-07T19:31:00.001+05:00

Isn't it magnificent??? This beautiful Pakistan Commemorative Coin was issued on the 60th Anniversary of People's Republic of China on October 1' 2009. The coin is of Rupees 10 and says "Pak-China Friendship Zindabad" or in English it can be translated as "Long Live Pakistan-China Friendship". I do have a couple of extra copies if some one is interesting in swapping! A Commemorative Postage

How can you miss this Pakistan-Philippines Joint Issue???

2009-11-07T10:31:00.000+05:00

Lately Pakistan Post has issued this beautiful stamp on the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Pakistan and Philippines. The stamp was issued on 9 Sep 2009 and is of Rs 5 denomination. "Pakistan and the Philippines have always enjoyed friendly and cordial relations. Both countries were partners in defunct SEATO. There are many commonalities between the two countries. Both are Asian

The Magnificent Fasting Buddha FDC - Gandahara Civilization; Pakistan

2009-10-22T01:22:00.000+06:00

Issued on 21 July 1999, this beautiful First Day Cover (FDC) is awesome. The two different views of the FASTING BUDDHA - Siddharatha are shown on two stamps of Rs 7 denomination each. The set forms part of Archeological Heritage of Pakistan Collection. I have already posted complete details of the magnificent piece of art which was crafted long ago. You can see the details at: Fasting Buddha

WOW!!! 10,000+ Visitors

2009-09-20T01:30:00.002+06:00

Finally a 5th Star has been added to my blog visitor counter. Now it has more than 10,000 visitors since its inception in last December. Thanks a lot pals for being regular visitors.Here I would also like to decide to update the blog more frequently.At the moment the blog counter shows: 10100 as:-

* Results of 1st Cool Cover Contest *

2009-09-14T13:16:00.001+06:00

Hello friends! Although the results were supposed to be announced on 21 Aug 09 but they got delayed due to some commitments. Sorry for a long delay but here are the results for the 1st Cool Cover Contest:- Top 5 Prizes: 1st Prize goes to Jack from USA 2nd Prize goes to Ronny Wong from Malaysia 3rd Prize winner is Samantha from Finland 4th Prize goes to Hermitz from Turkey 5th Prize goes to

#22: Slovakia; Beijing Olympics 2008 FDC

2009-09-08T16:27:00.000+06:00

A magnificent FDC from Slovakia is here. It is one of my personal favorites from the Olympics theme. The beautiful stamp shows a female athlete doing long jump where as many different sports men and women are shown on the left side playing various sports. Indeed very fascinating. The postmark also depicts a sportsman. the stamp is issued on 4 Jun 2009.