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JAPAN | Spring Greetings

Spring Greetings

Postage Stamp : Spring Greetings 2026 – Hazy Moon Night – Tea Leaves

  • Hazy Moon Light : Depicts a classic Japanese spring landscape with bright yellow Nanohana (rapeseed) flowers in the foreground, mountains in the distance, and a traditional thatched-roof farmhouse under a soft sun.
  • Tea Leaves : Features a person wearing a traditional headscarf (tenugui) engaged in tea picking (the “first picking” of the year is a major spring event in Japan).

Date of Issue : February 04, 2026


Postmark Date : The date in the postmark is 8.2.4, which follows the Japanese Reiwa calendar (Reiwa 8 = 2026, February 4th).
Postmark Location : Osaka Central Post Office, Japan

INDIA | McLeodganj – Mani Prayer Wheel

McLeodganj Mani Prayer Wheel

McLeodganj S.O. – 176219
Himalayas and Mani Prayer Wheel
Date of Introduction : 26-11-2022

This is a MANI prayer wheel. It is filled with thousands of Alokiteshwara Mantras “OM MANI PADME HUM“. By turning this wheel once, one earns merit equal to recitation of the mantras filled inside the wheel. Always remember to turn it clockwise.

#15 – GREECE

100 Years from Mount Olympus First Ascent

Riches of the Greek Seas (21.02.2012)

  • Octopus vulgaris
  • Palinurus elephas

100 Years from Mount Olympus First Ascent (19.07.2013)

Thank You George Robakis for this nice cover.