Writing Letters

Recently I wrote here about Taj Stamp to be issued by Gibraltar on 1st June . Here is one more set to be issued by Gibraltar on Europa 2008 'Writing Letters" which depicts our father of nation Mahatama Gandhi and three other most famous world personalities . Gandhi is a very popular theme among philatelists all over the world. The set to be issued on June 1, 2008 consists of four stamps along with sheetlets of 10, the stamps feature historical figures and how significant their letters were. Through correspondence John F. Kennedy resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis with his Russian counterpart Nikita Krushchev; Churchill’s correspondence with Roosevelt during World War II and specifically over Operation Torch is fascinating, especially for people in Gibraltar as they were directly involved; in a moving letter he wrote from a Birmingham jail Gandhi said “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"; Nelson wrote for the first time with his left arm (as depicted on the stamp) to Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St. Vincent saying “A left-handed admiral will never again be considered as useful; therefore the sooner I get to a very humble cottage the better..." no comment necessary we're sure you agree!