31-December... Selection of Ottawa as Capital city of Canada...

 

The Canadian Postal Administration released a stamp in the year 2007 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Ottawa as the Capital city of Canada... 

On this day, in the year 1857, the Queen selected Ottawa as Capital of Canada...

This stamp can be collected under the themes:

(a) Capital cities...

(b) Buildings...

(c) Anniversary issues...

30-December... Creation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) / Soviet Union...

Creation of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was proclaimed on this day in the year 1922...  The Union was formed by signing of Treaty by various Soviet Republics - Russia, Ukraine, Transcaucasia (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) and Byelorussia...

This Communist Union endured for almost 70 years and greatly expanded beyond its original four Republics into fifteen...

The first stamp of USSR / Soviet Union was released in the year 1923 by the Post of the USSR commemorating The All-Russian Agricultural and Handicrafts Exhibition held in Moscow that year...

The 1-ruble postage stamp has the inscription in Russian: "CCCP" ("USSR") or "Почта CCCP" (Post of the USSR), the value, and the words in Russian: "Всероссийская сельско-хоз. и кустарно-пром. выставка" (All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition)... The stamp was produced in two variants : Imperforate and Perforated.

This stamp can be collected under the themes:

(a) Agriculture / Food...

(b) Inaugural stamps...

(c) Imperforate...

(d) Exhibitions...

(e) USSR Country collection...

30-December... First US Chinese New Year stamp...

The US Postal Administration issued the first Chinese New Year stamp on this day in the year 1992...

The stamp honored the start of Year of the Rooster... This stamp was part of honoring even some of the other holidays like New Year's, Easter and Thanksgiving... 

This stamp can be collected under the themes:

(a) Chinese New Year...

(b) Domestic animals...

(c) New Year celebrations...

 

டிசம்பர் 30... அமெரிக்காவில் முதல் முறையாக சீன நாட்டின் புது வருட அஞ்சல்தலை வெளியிடப்பட்ட தினம்... 

1992-ஆம் ஆண்டு சீன புது வருடத்தை சிறப்பிக்க அமெரிக்க அஞ்சல்துறை அஞ்சல்தலை ஒன்றை வெளியிட்டது...

29-December... First Coil Stamp of USA...

The US Postal Administration's first Coil stamp was issued on this day in the year 1908...

The US Post Office department ventured into a new era in both mail delivery and philately with the introduction of Coil stamps...  The stamp released featured Benjamin Franklin in the one-cent postage stamp...

The postage stamp released can be collected under the themes:

(a) Coil Stamps...

(b) Vertical / Horizontal perforated Coil Stamps...

(c) Famous people...

 

டிசம்பர் 29... அமெரிக்காவில் முதல் சுருள் அஞ்சல்தலை வெளியிடப்பட்ட தினம்... 

1908-ஆம் ஆண்டு அஞ்சல்தலைகளை விநியோகம் செய்ய வசதியாக சுருள் அஞ்சல்தலைகள் அமெரிக்க அஞ்சல்துறையால் வெளியிடப்பட்டன...

28-December... Inauguration of Westminster Abbey...

The 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey was commemorated with the release of a postage stamp on this day in the year 1966...

One of the United Kingdom's notable religious buildings, traditional place of coronation and a burial site for English and later British monarchs, Westminister Abbey was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in the year 1987...

The postage stamp released to commemorate Westminster Abbey can be collected under the themes:

(a) Famous Buildings...

(b) Churches / Basilicas / Cathedrals...

(c) UNESCO World Heritage Sites...

(d) Anniversaries...

டிசம்பர் 28... இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டின் வெஸ்ட்மின்ஸ்டர் அபே... 

இந்த தேவாலயத்தின் 900-வது ஆண்டு நிறைவை சிறப்பிக்க 1966-ஆம் ஆண்டு அஞ்சல்தலை வெளியிடப்பட்டது...

27-December... Great Americans Postage Stamp Series...

The Great American Postage Stamp Series was started by US Postal Administration on this day in the year 1980 with the release of postage stamp on Sequoyah...

The definitive postage stamp series started in the year 1980 continued through 1999...  The series was noted for its simplicity and elegance...  

The few unique design elements of this stamp series included the portrait of the personalities, their name, possibly occupation (in few stamps), inscription "USA", denomination and a single colour on a white background...  Also, the subjects of the Great Americans series were well-known from a number of diverse fields and ethnicities...

A total number of 64 different stamps make up the complete set of this series which lasted for 19 years...

Sequoyah, the Native American Polymath who completed his independent creation of Cherokee Syllabary was commemorated by the US Postage Administration in the first of Great Americans Postage stamp series...

This stamp can be collected under the themes:

(a) Great Americans Stamp Series...

(b) Teaching / Learning...

(c) Headgears...

 

டிசம்பர் 27... பிரபல அமெரிக்கர்களின் அஞ்சல்தலை வரிசை தொடங்கப்பட்ட தினம்... 

1980-ஆம் ஆண்டு முதல் வெளியிடப்பட்ட இந்த அஞ்சல்தலை வரிசை 1999-ஆம் ஆண்டு வரை தொடர்ந்து வெளியிடப்பட்டது...

26-December... Birth Anniversary of Charles Babbage...

Charles Babbage, considered as "Father of Computer" was born on this day in the year 1791...

He was credited with the inventing the 1st Mechanical Computer, "the Difference Engine", that eventually led to more complex electronic designs, though all the basic ideas of modern computers were found in Babbage's Analytical Engine...

To mark the 200th birth anniversary of Charles Babbage, British Postal Administration commemorated him with the release of a postage stamp in the year 1991...

This stamp can be collected under the themes:

(a) Computers...

(b) Inventors...

(c) Science & Technology...

டிசம்பர் 26... சார்லஸ் பேபேஜ் பிறந்த தினம்... 

கம்ப்யூட்டரின் தந்தை என்றழைக்கப்படும் சார்லஸ் பேபேஜ் 1791-ஆம் ஆண்டு இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டில் பிறந்தார்... அவரை கெளரவபடுத்த இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டின் அஞ்சல்துறை 1991-ஆம் ஆண்டு அஞ்சல்தலை ஒன்றை வெளியிட்டது...