COVERS : JANE AUSTEN CANCELLATION

Issued on the occasion of Birth Bicentenary of author Jane Austen

Steventon, Basingstroke; the birth place of author Jane Austen

 

MINIATURE : MARLYN MONROE 100 YEARS OF MOVIES (MONTSERRAT - 1995)

The 9 v stamps of Marlyn Monroe was issued by Montserrat in 1995.

Popular animation character Bugs Bunny turns 80; gets its stamp released

Bugs Bunny, one of the world's most popular animated character celebrated its 80^th birthday as the United States Postal Service released a set of ten stamps featuring Bugs Bunny in multiple outfits he's worn in his over 168 starring roles in the original Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies 1930-1969 run. The stamp was released on July 28, 2020.

Some popular outfit includes barber's outfit from "Rabbit of Seville", Tea-Totaller team uniform from "Baseball Bugs", basketball team jersey for the Tune Squad from the movie Space Jam, and, in one of two featured drag get-ups and others. (Source - flayrah.com)

Oman Post comes up with four traditional music stamps

Oman Post pay homage to Omani traditions. Four stamps was released, with each stamp depicting a specific theme and titled, ‘Dance’, ‘The Poet and the Singer’, ‘Maidan Instruments’, and ‘Maidan Genre in General’ at the denominations of 100, 200, 300 and 400 baizas.

Source: Oman Post

First dinosaur stamps of Azerbaijan issued by Stamperija

Personalized stamps issued by Stamperija, a stamp agency.  It is the first dinosaur stamps of Azerbaijan and also the first personalized dinosaur stamps issued by the company who is famous by production of thousands thematic stamps for a dozen of poor African countries. Fossils of none of the dinosaurs depicting on the stamps are found in Azerbaijan.

Queen all set to get Royal Mail audience

Royal Mail is all set to honour Queen - music band with a postage stamps. Thirteen stamps showcasing the contribution of the music band goes for public sale on July 9, 2020. Queen joins Beetles and Pink Floyd who had earlier been honoured with Postage Stamps.

Queen covers of 1974's "Queen II" and "Sheer Heart Attack," 1975's "A Night at the Opera," 1977's "News of the World," 1980's "The Game," 1981's "Greatest Hits," 1984's "The Works and 1991's Innuendo"features in eight stamps. Four of them would be from their unforgettable concerts and one of the first ever Queen Photoshoot.

Kerela Postal Circle come up with awareness cover against Covid 19

KK Shailaja, Health Minister of Kerala on June 16, 2020 unveiled the Special Cover on awareness against the spread of Covid-19. The special cover is printed with the campaign logo and its slogan – SMS, which stands for soap, mask and social distancing. The slogan highlights the need to wash hands using soap or sanitizer, wear masks and maintain social distancing. Another slogan in the cover states, "Let us continue this care."

LIST OF CANCELLATION FROM ODISHA POSTAL CIRCLE

1. BHUBANESWAR G. P. O

Inverted Jenny going for auction this July

According to the news published in mlive.com, Ronald D. Bassey, Michigan tax attorney and the proud owner of rare “Inverted Jenny” error stamp which he bought in 1977 for $36,000 is going for an auction to be conducted by Siegel Auction Galleries, a New York City-based firm, on July 1. The stamp is worth more than $200,000.

The Inverted Jenny is a 24 cent United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918, in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design is printed upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately. Only one pane of 100 of the invert stamps was ever found, making this error one of the most prized in all philately.