Thursday, May 29, 2014

STAR SERIES NOTES ISSUED BY THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA.

Star Notes Notification issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
100 Rupees Star Notes signed by D. Subbarao with inset 'F'. 
100 Rupees Star Notes issued during the year 2010.
50 Rupees Star Notes signed by Y.V. Reddy with inset 'L'.
50 Rupees Star Notes issued during the year 2011.
20 Rupees Star Notes signed by Y.V. Reddy without inset. 
20 Rupees Star Notes issued during the year 2006.
10 Rupees Star Notes signed by Y.V. Reddy without inset. 
10 Rupees Star Notes issued during the year 2006.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

1996 series 100 Dollars note with portrait of 1st Post Master General of United States Benjamin Franklin bearing signature of Mary Ellen Withrow as Treasurer and Robert E. Rubin as Secretary of the Treasury.
Back side shows Independence hall located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2004 series 50 Dollars note with portrait of 18th President Ulysses S. Grant bearing signature of Anna Escobedo Cabral as Treasurer and John W. Snow as Secretary of the Treasury.
Back side shows U.S. Capitol building located in Washington D.C.
2006 series 20 Dollars note with portrait of 7th President Andrew Jackson bearing signature of Anna Escobedo Cabral as Treasurer and Henry M. Paulson as Secretary of the Treasury.
Back side shows White house building official residence of President of United States of America located in Washington D.C.
2009 series 10 Dollars note with portrait of 1st Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton bearing signature of Rosa Gumataotao Rios as Treasurer and Timothy F. Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury.
Back side shows U.S. Treasury building in Washington D.C.
2006 series 5 Dollars note with portrait of 16th President Abraham Lincoln bearing signature of Anne Escobedo Cabral as Treasure and John W. Snow as Secretary of the Treasury.
Back side shows Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
1976 series 2 Dollars note with portrait of 3rd President Thomas Jefferson bearing signature of Francine Irving Neff as Treasure and William E. Simon as Secretary of the Treasury.
Back side shows signing of the declaration of Independence, 1776.
2003 series 1 Dollar note with portrait of 1st President George Washington bearing signature of Rosario Marin as Treasure and John W. Snow as Secretary of the Treasury. 
Back side shows Great seal flanking ONE.
 
United States Dollar notes are made from cotton fiber paper and printed by the Bureau of the Engraving and Printing.


OLD BANK NOTES OF NEPAL.


Five Rupees note signed by Narendra Raj.
Back side tiger in the centre.

One Rupee notes signed by Narendra Raj.
Back side Moru Eek in the centre.
One Rupee notes signed by Yadav Prasad Pant.
Back side Re.1 in English and Nepali language.

 
King Mahendra wearing Military Uniform with white cap.
Back side 4 chair rotary swing at the centre.

King Birendra wearing Military Uniform with cap.

Back side 2 Musked Deer at the centre.

Monday, May 12, 2014

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 2011 SET OF 7 UNOFFICIAL / FANCY / FANTASY COINS / TOKENS STRUCK BY OSBORNE COINAGE, CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA.


Reverse of 20 Rupees coins shows Nautilus.

Reverse of 10 Rupees coins shows Dugong.


Reverse of 5 Rupees coins shows Wild Boar.
Reverse of 2 Rupees coins shows Coconut Crab.

Reverse of 1 Rupee coin shows Flying Gecko.
Reverse of 50 Paise coin shows Stork Billed Kingfisher.

Reverse of 25 Paise coin shows Clubtail Butterfly .

These above coins are designed and produced by Joseph E. Lang. Native wildlife is featured in this set of 7 (seven) unofficial 2011 dated coins from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The arm of the Islands is on the observe of each coin. These were struck by Osborne coinage in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. JL initial is visible on the reverse side of all these coins. Four major spoken languages in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands i.e. Bengali, Hindi, English and Tamil are seen in each coin. These Fancy coins minted in limited number of 10,000 sets only are most sought for by the thematic collectors.




Tuesday, May 6, 2014

125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RAJ KUMAR SHUKLA (FREEDOM FIGHTER).


FDC OF RAJ KUMAR SHUKLA (FREEDOM FIGHTER) ISSUED ON 16TH OCTOBER 2000. THIS IS A MOST SOUGHT FOR STAMPS AS ONLY 0.1 MILLION IN SHEETS WERE PRINTED. 

MOST SOUGHT FOR STAMPS OF INDIA WITHDRAWN SHORTLY AFTER THE ISSUE.

23rd November 1994 Endangered water Birds of India FDC, the stamps being printed with water soluble ink by Madras Security printers.

02nd December 1994 80th Birth Anniversary of Begum Akhtar  FDC, the stamps being printed with water soluble ink by Madras Security printers.

400 YEARS OF GURU GRANTH SAHEB SHEETLET AND FDC SCHEDULED TO BE ISSUED ON 16TH JUNE 2005- POSTPONED AND WITHDRAWN.


I am lucky to get a Sheetlet and First day cover with cancellation of Bhopal G.P.O. Dated.16.06.2005.