Army Postal Service Issues 2008
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 Assam Rifles Training Centre & School Dimapur | Jan 12 15 (Chinar) Corps, 93rd Raising Day | Feb 01 11 Gorkha Rifles Diamond Jubilee | Feb 01 8th Battalion, The Dogra Regiment Diamond Jubilee |
Feb 04 6th Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles Diamond Jubilee | Feb 04 6th Battalion, 5th Gorkha Rifles Diamond Jubilee | Feb 23 Induction of Hawk Mk132 406 Air Force Station, Bidar | Apr 01 Squadron, Indian Air Force, Platinum Jubilee |
Apr 06 14 Battalion, The Dogra Regiment, Diamond Jubilee | Apr 04 2 Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry, Diamond Jubilee | Apr 07 Artillery Center, Nasik, Diamond Jubilee | Apr 04 Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry, Diamond Jubilee & 4th Reunion |
Apr 14 1 Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry, Diamond Jubilee | Apr 26 Garhwal Rifles Regimental Center, Lansdowne, 13th Reunion | Apr 29 Army Welfare Education Society, Silver Jubilee | May 05 Indian Navy Ski Expedition to North Pole 2008 |
May 08 4th Battalion - Mahar Regiment Diamond Jubilee | May 09 19 Infantry Division - Signal Regiment Diamond Jubilee | May 15 16th Battalion -Sikh Regiment Diamond Jubilee | May 17 11th Battalion -Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry Diamond Jubilee |
May 22 1st Battalion – 5th Gorkha Rifles 150 Years | Jul 01 ChetakPhilaex, HQ 10 Corps | Jul 15 41 Field Regiment, Diamond Jubilee | Aug 19 19 Infantry Brigade Centenary |
Aug 20 8th Battalion The Madras Regiment Diamond Jubilee | Sep 16 8th Battalion The Garhwal Rifles Diamond Jubilee | Oct 04 45 Air Defence Regiment Diamond Jubilee | Oct 17 46 Armored Regiment, Presentation of Standard |
Nov 01 325 Light Air Defence Regiment Silver Jubilee | Nov 06 The Sikh Regiment 12th Postwar Reunion | Nov 07 Brigade of the Guards 9th Reunion & 21st Biennial Conference | Nov 07 146 Light Air Defence Regiment Silver Jubilee |
Nov 12 59 Squadron, Presentation of Standard | Nov 12 Air Force Technical College, Presentation of Standard | Nov 18 13 Battalion Kumaon Regiment Diamond Jubilee | Nov 25 The Rajputana rifles 14th Reunion |
Nov 30 3rd and 9th Gorkha Rifles 7th Reunion | Dec 01 145 Light Air Defence Regiment Silver Jubilee | Dec 07 National Defence Academy Diamond Jubilee | Dec 11 15th Battalion The Dogra Regiment Diamond Jubilee |
Dec 13 5th Battalion 11 Gorkha Rifles Diamond Jubilee | Dec 19 8th Battalion The Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry Diamond Jubilee | Dec 20 5 Air Force Hospital Golden Jubilee |
Updated: Wednesday, August 01, 2012