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Srinivasa Ramanujan [a] (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician.Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems then considered unsolvable.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Slovenia. Slovenia is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . Slovenia borders Italy on the west, the Adriatic Sea on the southwest, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the northeast, and Austria on the north.
The United States Postal Service proposed a price increase for Forever stamps in July 2024, raising the cost from 68 to 73 cents. This follows an increase in January 2024 and marks the sixth increase since January 2021. Despite these ongoing price hikes, the United States maintains relatively inexpensive postage compared to other developed ...
A stamp catalog (or stamp catalogue) is a catalog of postage stamp types with descriptions and prices. The stamp catalog is an essential tool of philately and stamp collecting. Stamp catalogs are part of philatelic literature. Similar catalogs of other collectible objects. such as matchboxes and postcards , have also been issued
Zanzibar 1895-1904: a comprehensive study of the stamps and postal stationery including the Zanzibar overprints and surcharges on Indian postage stamps 1895-96; the Zanzibar overprints on postage stamps of British East Africa, and the Sultan issues from 1896 to the Arms issue of 1904. London: East Africa Study Circle, 2002 ISBN 095158653X 89p.
After the dissolution of the government, successor postal authorities locally handstamped many of the remaining stamp stocks with "Republic of China" in Chinese and so forth. In addition, the Port Arthur and Dairen Postal Administration overprinted many Manchukuo postage stamps between 1946 and 1949.
The main components of a stamp: 1. Image 2. Perforations 3. Denomination 4. Country name. A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail).
Phila India Stamp Guide Book (1800-2017) (19th ed.). Kolkata: Philatelia. pp. 171–196. Anon. (2008). Phila India 2008 Guide book (1800-2007). Anon. (2008). List of stamps (Year 1852 to 2007). Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai 400001. Indian Post Stamp Catalogue 1947 - 2011; India Post Stamps Listing "Postage Stamps". Web ...