Thursday, July 30, 2020

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


Bugs Bunny, one of the world's most popular animated character celebrated its 80th 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)

Thursday, July 9, 2020

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

Thursday, July 2, 2020

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.

Friday, June 26, 2020

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.