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Thursday, 6 December 2012

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Post Cards

In my collection i have 3 different post cards relating to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  In those 2 post cards were printed 30 years and third post card is printed 60 years back.

This is The Statue of Zeus at Olympia post card.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia : The statue was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BC on the site where it was erected in Olympia, Greece. It occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple that was built to house it, and was 40 feet tall. This World Wonder was also destroyed by fire.



This is The Lighthouse of Alexandria post card.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria : The lighthouse also known as the Pharos of Alexandria was a tower built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos at Alexandria, Egypt. It was constructed to guide sailors into the harbor at night time. It has been estimated with a height between 393 and 450 feet and was destroyed by an earthquake.


The above 2 post cards of  Seven Wonders of the Ancient World series printed 30 years back in the year 1982. Below is the back side of the above 2 post cards.

  
This is the third post card The Colossus of Rhodes is a vintage post card printed nearly 60 years back in the year 1953.

The Colossus of Rhodes : This statue of the Greek Titan Helios, god of the son, was erected in the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes’ victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus who unsuccessfully besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. It stood over 107 feet high and was destroyed by an earthquake.

 

 

The above Seven Wonders of the Ancient World text courtesy from the website of listshere.com

http://www.listshere.com/the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world 





Saturday, 10 November 2012

Performances of Rabindranath Tagore Post Cards

These are 6 picture post cards on Performances of Rabindranath Tagore issued by Kolkata GPO on the ocassion of 150th birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in the year 2011.


This is Dak Ghar performance post card.




This is Natir Puja performance post card.



This is The Blind Boul performance post card.



This is Visarjan performance post card.


  
This is Valmiki Pratibha performance post card.


  This is Chitrangada performance post card.


 

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Vintage Cawnpore Bazaar Tucks Picture Post Card

This is Vintage period View in Bazaar,Cawnpore  Tucks Picture Post Card in my collection.




Vina Post Cards of Indian Museum Kolkata

These are set of 6 picture post cards on Vina published by Indian Museum Kolkata in my collection.

Raja Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore presented these 6 Vinas to Indian Museum in 1876.

This is the cover the Vina picture post cards set.


This is the  first Vina post card Rudra Vina in the set.


This is the 2nd Vina picture post card Ranjani Vina in the set.


This is the 3rd Vina picture post card Prasarani Vina in the set.



This is the 4th Vina picture post card Shruti Vina in the set.


 

This is the 5th Vina picture post card Mayuri Vina in the set.



This is the 6th Vina picture post card Bipanchi Vina in the set.


 

Masks Post Cards of Indian Museum Kolkata


These are set of 6 picture post cards on Masks printed by Indian Museum Kolkata in my collection.

This is the cover of this picture post card set.



This is Mask of Ganesha picture post card in the set.




This is Mask of Chamunda Kali picture post card in the set.




This is Mask of Garur picture post card in the set.




This is Mask of Krishna picture post card in the set.




This is Mask of Ravana picture post card in the set.





This is the Mask of Hiranyakashipa picture post card in the set.