Army Postal Service Issues 2007
The Army Postal Service while being a part of the Army as a Corps also functions as a postal circle of India Post and issues special cover with special postmarks accompanied with informative brochure on forces related occasions. The civilians may order these issues through nearest philatelic bureau.
The information in the listing is presented in following format:
Date, Occasion (All postmarks are from ‘56 APO’ except noted otherwise)
| Jan 01
60 Field Regiment | Jan 01
29 Air Defence Regiment (Samba), Golden Jubilee | Jan 02
63 Cavalry | Jan 10
Trishna - 1st Indian Sailing Expedition around the world |
Feb 15 48 Squadron Air Force Presentation of Standards | Feb 15 37 Squadron Air Force Presentation of Standards | Mar 07 Indian Air Force Fleet Review by the President of India | Mar 13 General K S Thimayya Birth Centenary |
Mar 25 2nd Battalion, 9th Gorkha Rifles 100 Years | Apr 05 The Maratha Light Infantry 13th Reunion | May 01 242 Medium Regiment Silver Jubilee | May 01 156 Light Air Defence Missile Regiment Silver Jubilee |
May 01 15th Battalion, Sikh Light Infantry Silver Jubilee | May 14 Project Dantak, Border Roads Organization, 47th Raising Day | May 20 28 Air Defence Regiment Golden Jubilee | Jun 01 Army Educational Corps Diamond Jubilee 1947-1967 |
Aug 05 Air Force Central Medical Establishment ISO 9001: 2000 Certified | Sep 01 24 Medium Regiment (SP) Platinum Jubilee | Sep 01 HQ 9 Corps Rising Star Philex | Sep 15 Western Command Diamond Jubilee |
Sep 15 Madras Sappers 227th Anniversary & Reunion | Oct 01 Indian Military Academy 75th Anniversary | Oct 4 Directorate General of Quality Assurance Golden Jubilee | Oct 24 Air HQ Communication Squadron Golden Jubilee |
Oct 27 Tri Services Integration Reunion | Nov 03 18th Battalion, Mechanized Infantry Regiment, Silver Jubilee & 2nd Reunion | Nov 15 33 Armored Division Silver Jubilee | Nov 15 17 Mechanized Infantry (Recce & Support), Silver Jubilee |
Nov 15 510 Light Air Defence Missile Regiment (Self Proppelled), Silver Jubilee | Nov 16 16 Engineer Brigade Regiment Silver Jubilee | Nov 23 Corps of Army Air Defence 3rd Reunion | Nov 24 17th Battalion, The Garhwal Rifles Silver Jubilee |
Nov 30 4 Horse (Hodson's Horse) Regiment Sesquicentenary | Dec 10 47 Armored Division Silver Jubilee | Dec 15 The Central India Horse Sesquicentenary | Dec 15 22 Field Regiment |
Dec 24 67 Engineer Bridge Regiment Silver Jubilee |
Updated: Wednesday, August 01, 2012