STAMP ISSUE PROGRAM 2008 & 2009
As on July 30, 2008
Updates in Color

2008
Aug 02: Aldabra Giant Tortoise, Set of 2 stamps + miniature sheet
Aug 08: Beijing Olympics, Set of 4 stamps + miniature sheet
Aug 12: Indian Coast Guard, Set of 4 stamps + miniature sheet
Aug 21: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Sep 15: Sardar Patel National Police Academy
Oct 12: 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games, Pune, Set of 4 stamps
Oct 24: Pramatesh Barua
Oct 27: Year of Infantry
Oct 00: Saint Jayadev, Set of 11 stamps
Nov 14: Children’s Day, Set of 2 stamps
Nov 00: Joachim & Violet Alvae
Nov 00: L M Singhvi
Nov 00: St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Bangalore
Nov 00: Gas Authority of India
Nov 00: Dr Raj Kumar
Dec 00: Indian Institute of Science
Dec 00: Reaching Out to Maritime Neighbors

Dates to be decided
Maharaja Gulab Singh
Rani Velu Nachchiyar
Rampur Raza Library, Set of 4 stamps
Indian Coast Guard, Set of 4 stamps + miniature sheet Issued on Aug 12, 2008
Rare Fauna of North East, Set of 3 stamps + miniature sheet
Standard Chartered Bank’s Flagship Heritage Building
Pitti Thyagaragaiar
Sheik Thambi Pavalar
Thillaiyadi Valliammai
Udumalai Narayana Kavi
A T Paneerselvam
M Bhakta Vatsalam
Ustad Bismillah Khan Issued on Aug 21, 2008
Dr T V Ranasubba Iyer
Y B Chavan
Jammu & Kashmir Light Regiment
Uttam Kumar
Indian Railway Stations, Set of 4 stamps + miniature sheet
Battagh Ali Ansari
Maulana Atikur Rehman Arvi
Maulana Mehmood Hassan
Mahanamrata Brahmchari
Bishop Robert Caldwell
B N Reddy

2009
Louis Braille
Postal Life insurance
Lal Pratap Singh
Polar Regions & Glaciers
Henri Louis Vivian Derozio
Virchand Raghavji Gandhi
Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Calendar of Stamps Scheduled to be Issued on (Hopefully) Fixed Dates
2008
Oct: Festivals - Dushhara of Kulu and Mysore, Diwali
Nov: Spices – Cardamom, Clove, Cinnamon, Pepper
Dec: Textiles – Banarasi silk, Kachivaram silk, Tat, Chanderi
2009
Jan: Seasons – Basant, Shishir
Feb: Actors (Female) - Meena Kumari, Devika Rani, Savitri, Kannan Devi
Mar: Shakti Temples – Kalighat, Meenakshi, Vaishno Devi, Kamakhya
Apr: Astrological Signs
May: Hill Stations – Gulmarg, Darjeeling, Ooty, Shimla
Jun: Endangered Species – Ganges River Dolphin, Nilgiri Tahr, Lion Tailed Macaque, Himalayan Musk Deer
Jul: Children’s Fables – Vikram & Vetal, Mogli, Tenali Rama, Birbal
Aug: Architecture – Ujjayanta Palace Tripura, Patwon ki Haveli Jaisalmer, Mattancherry Palce Ernakulam, Rani ki Vav Patan
Sep: House Boats – Kerala, Kashmir
Oct: Caves – Bhimbetka, Barabar, Udaigiri, Nagarjuna
Nov: Villages – Toda, Kutch
Dec: Greetings – Christmas, New Year