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Monday, May 27, 2019

Pakistan Postage Stamps - 1994

10:40 PM Jalal Hameed Bhatti No comments

1994 was a great year for Pakistan for it was the year when Pakistan defeated the Netherlands 1–1 (4–3 on penalties) in the final of the World Hockey Cup to lift the trophy. The 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup was the eighth edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held from 23 November to 4 December 1994 in Sydney, Australia.

The Pakistan Post thus issued its last stramp of the year on 31st December to commemorate the feats of hockey team of Pakistan which had the distinct honour of having won the World Cup Hockey championship four times; 1971, 1978, 1982 and the current year 1994.

11 April: The 75th Anniversary of International Labour Organization

20 April: Ratification of International Biological Diversity Convention

Pattan Jot, Wet Land, Mahseer Fish, Brown Bear

15 May: International Year of the Family

11 July: World Population Day

Year 1994 continued with the Pioneers of Freedom stamps. On 11th May, a sheet of 8 stamps was issued to honour those who actively participated in the Pakistan Movement under Quaid e Azam Muhammad ali Jinnah:

Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto, Nawab Wiqar-ul-Mulk, Pir Ellahi Bux, Sir Shah Abdul Qadir, Dr. Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, Jam Mir G. Qadir Khan, Sardar Aurangzeb Khan

19 August: The 26th Anniversary of Indonesia-Pakistan Economic and Cultural Cooperation or IPECC. The two vase depict Lombok Pottery (Indonesia) and Hala Pottery (Pakistan)

8 September: International Literacy Day

On the eve of death anniversary of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, a set of twelve definitive series stamps was issued on 11 September 1994:

22 September: The 2nd SAARC and the 12th National Scouts Jamboree, Quetta

7 October: The 1st International Festival of Islamic Artisans at Work, Islamabad

18 October: Medicinal Plants of Pakistan series - Hyoscyamus niger

27 October: The 1000th Anniversary of Persian National Epic "Shahnama" written by Persian poet Hakim Abu Qasim Firdousi

27 December: The 100th Anniversary of Lahore Museum

A spectacular view of the Lahore Museum [Photo: Wikipedia]

Founded in 1865 during the British colonial period, Lahore Museum is Pakistan’s most visited and highly regarded museums. The massive building was designed by the well-known Lahori architect, Sir Ganga Ram. The museum, along with the Zamzama Gun located directly in front of the building, were made famous in the celebrated British novel Kim, written by Rudyard Kipling - whose father was one of the museum’s first curator.

A priceless stone sculpture of the Fasting Buddha at Lahore Museum [Photo: Wikipedia]

The museum is now also renowned for its extensive collection of Buddhist art from the ancient Indo-Greek and Gandhara kingdoms.

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Pakistan Postage Stamps - 1992

11:03 PM Jalal Hameed Bhatti No comments

Year 1992 was a great year for Pakistan for it was this year that Pakistan Cricket Team under Imran Khan won its first Cricket World Cup title, which was the fifth staging of the Cricket World Cup. The 1992 World Cup was the first to feature coloured player clothing, white cricket balls and black sights-screens with a number of matches being played under floodlights.

The winning Pakistan Team [Photo]

The final was played on 25 March 1992 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, and finished with Pakistan beating England by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time. This was Imran Khan's last ODI. Was Akram was declared as the player of the match.

To commemorate the superb winning, Pakistan Post issued a set of three stamps for the denomination of Rs 2, Rs 5 and Rs 7. on 27th April 1992 and joined the nation in celebrating its first world cup win.

The Rs 2 stamp (top) features a photo of Skipper Imran Khan along with the trophy. The Rs 7 stamp (in middle) features the celebrations, fire works in background while Pakistan flag, Crystal trophy and a white cricket ball showing the map of hosts, Australia and New Zealand, printed on one half of the ball. The Rs 5 stamp shows the flags of all nine participating nations and Pakistan flag is flying above the rest.

The FDC was also issued on the occasion.

Rest of the stamps issued during the year are as under:

8. April The 1st Anniversary of Muslim Commercial Bank Privatisation

On the eve of National Seminar on Philately, Multan, 15 April 1992, a set of six stamps of denomination Rs.1, 1.50, 2, 3, 4 and 5 with portrait of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was issued.

7. June International Space Year

5. July New Definitive Series - Exports of Pakistan (showing surgical instruments, leather good and sports gear)

25. July Population Day

Continuing with the series of stamps on the Pioneers of Freedom, Pakistan Post issued a set of three stamps on 14th August 1992:

Syed Suleman Nadvi, Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, Maulana Muhammad Shibli Naumani

23. August The 4th Islamic Scouts Conference and the 6th Islamic Scouts Jamboree, Islamabad

1. November The 100th Anniversary of Islamia College, Lahore

22. November Medicinal Plants of Pakistan - Viola odorata

28. November Extraordinary Ministerial Council Session of Economic Co-operation Organization, Islamabad

5. December International Conference on Nutrition, Rome

14. December Islamic Cultural Heritage, showing Al-Hamra Place, Granada Spain

31. December Fauna - Wildlife Series -Water Birds

The species of ducks shown are Anas platyrhynchos, Anser anser, Anas strepera, Tadorna tadorna,

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Pakistan Postage Stamps - 1987

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Pakistan Air Force is one of the mst formidable, battle hardened air forces of the world. It started with a very humble background and equipment at the time of the independence of Pakistan, but as years gone by some of the best air marshals like Air Marshals Asghar Khan and Nur Khan transformed the Pakistan Air Force from turboprop to jet engined fighter aircrafts like F-86s Sabers in the 1950s to F-140s (the first country outside NATO to acquire these faster than the speed of sound Starfighters) in the 1960s and F-16s in the 1980s.

Pakistan Post issued a 10-stamps sheet covering the period of its evolution to its maturity covering a period of 1947-1987.

29 January: The 125th Anniversary of St. Patrick's School, Karachi

21 February: Post Office Savings Bank Week

23 March: New Parliament House, Islamabad

30 June: Campaign against Drug Abuse

14 August: The 40th Anniversary of Independence

7 September: Air Force Day

The set of 10 stamps was issued on 7th September which is celebrated as the air Force Day.

Pakistan is country which is a tourists haven. It offers 1200 kilometres long sea shore along the Arabian sea, vast stretches of deserts and green fields and snow covered mountains wit6h five of the 14 Eight Thousanders located in its North. The Karakoram Highway, the KKH, is one of the eighth wonder of the world which bridges the borders of Pakistan and China t the height of 15,397 ft (4,693 m) above sea level. The set of four stamps depicts the KKH issued on 1 October 1987.