Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts

Thursday, September 27, 2012

George V

Date of Issue: 2 February 2012
Set: The House of Windsor
Designed by Atelier Works
Size 27mm (h) x 37mm (v)
Printed by Cartor Security Print
Print Process Lithography
Perforations 14 x 14
Gum PVA

This great Royal House began with the name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, which was changed to Windsor by George V’s Royal Proclamation in 1917, in order to emphasise the Britishness of the Monarchy at the height of the First World War.

The House of Windsor has now reigned for over a century of great achievements and dramatic events. Despite the turbulence of two world wars and the constitutional crisis of the abdication, it has done so with enormous dignity.

Royal Mail’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Her Majesty the Queen are launched by the first of three special Royal stamp issues on 2 February, 2012. The House of Windsor Stamps feature the five monarchs from the start of the 20th century. The Queen takes pride of place on the final stamp of Royal Mail’s epic ‘Kings and Queens’ series, marking the 60th year of her reign, the second longest for a British monarch after Queen Victoria. 


68p – George V (1910-1936)

George was the first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. From 1877 until 1891 he served in the Royal Navy. On his father's death in 1910, he succeeded as King-Emperor of the British Empire. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Kueh Dadar

Set: Local Tea Time Snacks
Date of Issue : 08 February 2012
Denominations: 1st Local, 50 c, 80 c, $1.10
Stamp Size: 30 mm x 40 mm
Designer: Sherman Lim

Food in Singapore had always been a national obsession, and apart from the main meals within a day, Singaporeans love to indulge themselves with the in-between meals. Snacking has become a daily routine for many, and like the main meals, there's plenty of variety available for grabs.

Savory and delectable items, namely, Lapis Sagu, Kueh Dadar, Bao (Chinese Buns) and Kueh Tutu that delight the senses are depicted on stamps in a relaxed and cartoonish way, which also brings a smile to those who are eating it.

Finger-length cylindrical, green and a little soft, Kueh Dadar (coconut pancake) is the little green thing that will excite anyone at any time of the day. Wrapped with a skin that's made of sifted plain flour and added pandan juice or "green" food coloring, the fillings is usually stir-fried grated coconut flesh with palm or brown sugar.

The information was taken here https://shop.vpost.com.sg