Nov 22, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
The face on the wall
These are scary demon faces ( drishti bomais in Tamil) hung in front of homes, construction sites, business and other buildings to ward off the evil eye..
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| Sold on the road side... |
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| Asuras or demon beings |
Nov 20, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Horses of India
A 2009 edition capturing the native horses of India.. the Kathiawari, the Marwari, the Zanskari and the Manipuri. I loved the composition with sketches of the horses... Very unexpected from the India Post!
Nov 18, 2025
Legendary musicians of India
2014 issue - Legendary Indian classical musicians -Ravi Shankar, Bhimsen Joshi, DK Pattammal, Gangubhai Hangal, Kumar Gandharva, Vilayat Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur and Ali Akbar Khan.
Legendary Heroines of India
Devika Rani, Nutan, Kanan Devi, Savithri, Meena Kumari and Leela Naidu...
Nov 17, 2025
The Princely States of India
A rare stamp issued in 2010 - 11, in memory of few princely states that existed before the independence of India in the year 1947... The States remembered here are Indore, Sirmoor, Bamra and Cochin.
Few princely state stamps in my collection...
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| Bhopal |
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| Cochin |
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| Hyderabad |
Shera welcomes
Shera - the tiger mascot of the 2010 common wealth games welcomes you to Delhi 2010!
The sheet shows all previous mascots of the games too.
Nov 16, 2025
India - Philippines
Joint issues of Stamps between two countries are rare. And this one, a joint issue of India with Philippines was unexpected. This 2009 issue shows both the Indian and Philipino Dolphines.
Nov 15, 2025
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