LEARNING FROM STAMPS

Once upon a time i.e not very long back we used to eagerly look forward to the postman delivering letters from our near and dear ones. It would have been a great feeling if we had letters from some foreign countries , the greatest benefit of this would have been the opportunity to get some rare postal stamps. Some pictures in the stamp are so interesting that we take a look at it for many days we see something interesting every time we see.
Imagine a philatelist ( a person who has stamp collection as hobby ) lends you his album and there are some kids from your neighbourhood who are not as educated as you are and you are suppose to tell them something about the stamps.

1. Look at the below set of pictures and find out why these countries are glorifying this person?What is so unique about the achievement of this pilot?What was the name of his aircraft? When did he accomplish this unique feat?

2. You need to tell what is written in this stamp and name the country that has released this commemorative stamp? Is there any connection between this saint and the country that released the commemorative stamp?

3. Can you tell me the name of the country and the occasion on which this stamp was released ?

4. What is the contribution made by this great person for the kids ?

5. What is the connection between the stamps and the leaders of the three countries signing a treaty?

6. This stamp is dedicated to a great engineering feat which has helped to reduce distance . Can you guess?

7. This is a Chinese stamp issued in honour of an Indian doctor who helped in treating a large number of Chinese during the Sino Japanese war. He worked under very tough conditions and died at a very young age of thirty two.

8. Guess the country from the stamp .

9. Can you name the historical monument you see in the stamp of this country?

10. Why does this stamp have something written in a European language and what does it mean ?(we know Macau is a part of China)

11. The islands Islas Malvinas,islas Georgias del Sur

you find in this stamp are claimed by Argentina but it is not under its control, it fought a war with this country in 1982. Can you name the country?

12. This stamp celebrates the 50th aniversary of civil aviation in India. Who is being honoured by this stamp?

13. why are so many countries issuing a stamp on this fish Coelacanth?

14. Identify the ruler who came up with the idea of gross national Happiness. he was of the view that Gross national Happiness is more important than Gross Domestic Product.

15. This stamp is dedicated to a former chief minister of an Indian state who was a daring pilot in his younger days. This stamp shows him flying a plane for a rescue mission to an island nation which was subjected to a naval blockade. Can you name the country which is greatly indebted to this gentleman.

15.Can you identify in which African country you will associate this stamp( The clue is in the language which shows it was a former ------- colony?

16. If you find the national flower Vanda Miss Joaquim in the stamp of a country then you are seeing the stamp of which country ?
17, Can you identify this rare animal which was discovered in 20th century in Africa?

18. can you tell me the name of the ship in which Charles Darwin undertook his famous voyage ?

19.This stamps were issued to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the famous Chinese admiral .Name this famous person . Can you name the Indian city where he died and was buried there ?