Monday, March 29, 2010

My New Rainbow collection…




Hi ! I am pleased to share herewith some nice items related with Rainbow. These wonderful items have been sent by my friend Zeljko Vasilik from Croatia. Thanks Zeljko for nice set of ducks from Pakistan with a beautiful Rainbow and a wonderful official postcard with a Rainbow from Croatia. Zeljko has also sent me some other cards shown below. Thanks a lot for all these items.I have an info related with Rainbow sent by our distinguished member Mr Shekhar Chakraborty from Kolkata. Thanks Mr Chakraborty for sharing this nice info . This is all for Today…Till Next Post…Have a Nice Time !


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Official Postcard with a Rainbow from Croatia


An anecdote on Rainbow


Did you know why is the 'Republic of South Africa' refer to as a Rainbow Nation'?


V.K.Handa of Kolkata writes in The Times of India, dated Nov 4, 2007 that South Africa is referred to as a Rainbow Nation to describe the unity of various cultural, racial or ethnic groups in the country during the post-apartheid era (after 1994) compared to the earlier divisiveness based on skin colour. This phrase was coined by the then Arch bishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, and later used by Nelson Mandela, the first President of the South Africa elected in the first polls conducted after apartheid rule officially ended. In some South African cultures, Rainbow is always associated with hope and a bright future. Incidentally, the South African flag also has six rainbow-like colours.

- Sekhar Chakraborty, Kolkata


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Tourism: commemorative cancel "110 yrs of tourism on Island Rab". on View card from Rab.

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Yugoslav commemorative card "Int. Flower Exhibition in Zagreb"


thanks2 to my friend Zeljko Vasilik, Croatia