People who improved our knowledge of malaria
Index Home Malaria is an ancient disease, that announces its presence in the human body with a high grade fever. Since ancient times, a catastrophic, high grade fever with chills and…
Aspirin: Aspiration for a wonder-drug
Index Home The name "Aspirin" is a brand name for one of the most popular low-cost medicines. Despite a low cost, and almost 125 years of usage, it still has about…
Spread of British empire in 1963 Red Cross omnibus
Index Home A postal stamp Omnibus is a set of postage stamps, issued by various countries or territories, on a common theme and often with a common design. Philately has had…
Red Cross till the aftermath of the second world war
Index Home The second world war officially started on 1st September 1939, and lasted for next six years. By this time Red cross had turned 75, but it was little prepared…
Red Cross was caught amid crossfires between 1919 and 1939
Index Home Established in 1863, Red Cross had turned 50, when the first world war affected Europe, and its colonies. The first world war (1914-1918) was an overwhelming period for the…
Red cross overprints: beginning of a lasting relation
Index Home Christmas seals Born to care for the war wounded, Red cross came into being in 1863. However, it was not until 1907 that it entered into a lasting relationship…
Postcards for COVID: A photo blog
Index Home This is a third COVID blog after the postage stamps, and special covers. Postal stationary is another philatelic material. While some of this was issued by Indian post, some…
COVID pandemic: A turbulent cove on a straight coastline
Index Home The COVID years, 2020-2022 were unprecedented, not only for healthcare, livelihoods, but also for philately. Many country of the world issued COVID postage stamp, in a short span of…
Indian Special cover gallery: From Flu to Covid
Index Home Indian Post issues special postal covers. These are specially designed commemorative envelopes, that are mark an occurrence, place, event or an institution. While same is true of postage stamps,…
A midwife on Pitcairn, an Island of just 35 people
Index Home Today, when I was shuffling through my cache of postage stamps, I found a window to a remote land in the Pacific. This was Pitcairn Islands, and the set…