Monday, January 21, 2013

INDIA 12.12.12 CARD

PICTORIAL CANCELLATION

Cancellation depicts fort of pune named Sinhgad (Marathi: सिंहगड, The Lion's Fort)
SinhagadSinhgarh, or Sinhgad (Marathi: सिंहगड, The Lion's Fort), is a fortress located roughly 30 kilometres southwest of the city of PuneIndia. Previously called Kondhana (Marathi: कोंढाणा), the fort has been the site of many important battles, most notably the battle of Sinhagad in 1670. It was also strategically located at the centre of a string of other forts such as RajgadPurandar and Torna.
Perched on an isolated cliff of the Bhuleswar range of the Sahyadri Mountains, it is situated on a hill rising 1312 metres above sea level. Given natural protection by its very steep slopes, the walls and bastions were constructed at only key places; it has two gates – the Kalyan Darwaza in the south-east and the Pune Darwaza in the north-east

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SLOVENIJA 12.12.12

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MEXICO 12.12.12


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Very pity , cancelleations was on stamps and not clear enough....

Sunday, January 20, 2013

INDIA 12.12.12 CARD

FROM INDIA ( SHIMLA )
Special thanks to JEEVAN JYOTI , for such nice pictorial cancellation.. on 12 dec 2012 .
Cancellation depicts HIMALAYAN  MONAL bird .... This bird can be seen in Himalayan Aviary also known as Himalayan Bird Park is located in Shimla (the queen of Himalayas), Himachal Pradesh.The park is situated at a height of around 2213meters. The Park is full of natural vegetation cover, which comprises of various rare species of plants & trees. One can see here a wide array of birds like Himalayan Monal, Peafowls, Pheasants, peacock etc. The summers are the ideal time to visit the park as the temperatures here never exceed above 250C. Winters are cold and the place fully gets covered with snow.

CHINA 12.12.12

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SINGAPORE 12.12.12

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