FLAGS and STAMPS

This blog is all about Flags of the World in general, with emphasis on Indian Flags in particular and its History from ancient to date, flags in news, etiquette, etc. Content of this blog is copyrighted. Do not use the text and pictures in any format without expressed permission of the owner of this blog.

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Flags and Stamps: Sekhar Chakrabarti - Vexillologist, author and a passionate collector of flag stamps and flag artifacts. His name found a place in the "Limca Book of Records" for his collections of most stamps featuring the Indian National flag. Curated International exhibitions commemorating 125th Birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata and Cairo (Egypt) organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Govt of India in 2011. Had served as a jury member at several philatelic exhibitions organized by India Post and other philatelic organizations. Curated a solo exhibition on “Indian National Flag” show casing myriad flag artifacts for the first time in India under the auspices of ICCR, Govt of India in 2014. First Indian delegate to present original research based papers on aspects of the Indian Flag at the 25th International Congress of Vexillology (ICV25) at Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2013, ICV26 Sydney Flag Congress, Australia in 2015 and at ICV27 in London Flag Congress in August 2017. He lives in Kolkata, India. Email ID: sekhar.chakrabarti@gmail.com

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FLAGS and STAMPS

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FLAGS ON INDIAN PRINCELY STATE FISCALS -

FLAGS ON INDIAN PRINCELY STATE FISCALS

Wagah Border Sunset Parade and Beating the Retreat (Lowering of Flags of India and Pakistan)

Attari - Wagah Border Sunset Parade and Beating the Retreat (Lowering of Flags)

50 Years of Goa's Liberation and Battle of Iwo Jima Fake Photographs

Philatelic Exhibition on Rabinranath Tagore in Cairo,July 2011

FLAG POND Post Office, Tennessee. And. Death Spiral of America's Mail System