Date of Issue – 27 January 2011
Kansas Statehood
The 150th anniversary of Kansas statehood is commemorated with the issuance of this stamp. Kansas is believed to be named after the Kansas River, which bears the name of the Kansa, one of several Native American tribes in the region prior to European settlement. Kansas became the 34th state of US on Jan. 29, 1861.
This stamp is a symbolic artistic snapshot of Kansas that encapsulates many of the state’s most prominent features: history, industry, agriculture, and pioneering ingenuity.
In the foreground stands a type of efficient windmill pioneered in America during the mid-19th century, first made of wood but later out of metal (like the one shown on this stamp) and fitted with a tail, like a weather vane, to change the direction of the wheel relative to the wind.
In the background stand five modern wind turbines that demonstrate continuity and the forward-looking nature of the modern Kansas economy. Below and behind the windmills is the Kansas landscape, with stylized bands of color implying the varying topography of the state. A golden band suggests the undulating plains of western Kansas and implying statewide prosperity in agriculture, while a green band hints at the forests and hills of eastern Kansas.
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Special Cover Kerala Postal Circle : KL-01/2010
Kerala Postal Circle, Ernakulam released a Special cover on 01-10-2010 to commemorate Adv. Vettath J. Mathai, B.A. B.L., ( Member of Legislative council of Cochin state 1934 - 45 ) the First Indian who defeated a European before Independence in India in Planters Constituency Election in Cochin State Legislative Council.
: Sreejesh Krishnan, Trivandrum
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