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  2. Holiday stamp - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service issued a 34-cent stamp on the 1 September 2001 at the annual Islamic Society of North America's convention in Des Plaines, Illinois. It features gold Arabic calligraphy on a lapis background that commemorates two of the most important Muslim festivals: Eid ul-Fitr , marking the end of the month-long fast of ...

  3. Eid al-Fitr - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued several Eid postage stamps, across several years—starting in 2001—honoring "two of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha." Eid stamps were released in 2001–2002, 2006–2009, 2011, and 2013.

  4. Abadi Bano Begum - Wikipedia

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    Maulana Shaukat Ali [1] Abadi Bano Begum (Bi Amma) ( Urdu: عبادی بانو بیگم) (Born 1850 Died:13 November 1924) was a prominent voice in the Indian independence movement. She was also known as Bi Amma. [2] She was one of the first Muslim women to actively take part in politics and was part of the movement to free India from the ...

  5. Postage stamps and postal history of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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    The first issue in 1879 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, soon after its occupation by Austria-Hungary in 1878, is a stamp without any text, but representing the Austrian double-eagle coats of arms. 1906 stamp depicting Doboj. Stamps inscribed in German Bosnien Herzegowina were produced in 1906, featuring landscapes and monuments, including views of ...

  6. Postage stamps and postal history of Morocco - Wikipedia

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    The first Moroccan postal stamps were produced in 1891 by private companies which managed courier services between cities. The system was replaced after a reorganization in 1911, the Sherifian post was created to handle local mail, and produced two series of stamps which were valid for use until 1915 and until 1919 in Tangier. [citation needed]

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847. [20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.

  8. Postage stamps and postal history of Palestine - Wikipedia

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    From Israel's first stamp series, featuring a shekel from the first Jewish-Roman War. From May 16, 1948, stamps have been issued by the State of Israel by the Israel Postal Authority. The first set of stamps were entitled Doar Ivri (lit. "Hebrew postage"), as pictured, while later stamps were issued for Israel.

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    An 1866 stamp of Egypt. Carlo Meratti, an Italian, set up the first postal system in Egypt in 1821. This was a private enterprise which in 1842 was named "POSTA EUROPEA". The Egyptian Government, in 1857, sanctioned it to carry on all inland postal services. This concession was purchased by the Egyptian Government and on 1 January 1865 it took ...

  10. Baba Farid - Wikipedia

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    Baba Farid. Farīdudddīn Masūd Ganjshakar ( c. 4 April 1173 – 7 May 1266), commonly known as Bābā Farīd or Sheikh Farīd (also in Anglicised spelling Fareed, Fareed ud-Deen, Masood, etc.), was a 13th-century Muslim [3] mystic, poet and preacher [4] flourishing in Punjab, India.

  11. List of people on the postage stamps of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Nawab Salimullah 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990) Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, ruler of Bahawalpur State (2004) Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk (1841-1917) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1994) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948–97), Qawwal, Music Maestro, commemorative postage stamp issued in 1999.