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Indian stamps released in Indonesia
Thursday June 21, 2012 08:21:14 AM,
IANS
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Indian Ambassador to Indonesia
Gurjit Singh releasing the postage stamps during the World
Stamp Exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Centre Wednesday. |
Jakarta: Two
commemorative postage stamps on the Shekhawati and Warli
paintings, depicting the rich culture and tradition of Rajasthan
and Maharashtra, were released in the Indonesian capital Wednesday
by Indian Ambassador Gurjit Singh.
India Post is taking part in the World Stamp Exhibition at the
Jakarta Convention Centre that began June 18 and will continue
till June 24, 2012, the Indian embassy said in a press release.
Singh said the exhibition provides an excellent opportunity for
philately enthusiasts in Indonesia to experience the rich and vast
array of Indian stamps on display.
He congratulated the organisers -- the Philately Association of
Indonesia, Federation Internationale de Philatelie and the
Indonesian ministry of communication and informatics for
successfully organising the exhibition.
India Post, the backbone of the country's communication network
for the last 150 years, works through its mail, banking,
insurance, money transfer and retail services. It has a network of
154,866 post offices across India, the largest in the world.
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