GERMANY

GERMANY / DEUTSCHLAND.

Centenary of Möhne Reservoir.
The Möhne Dam.
Stamp issued on 04.04.2013.
Face value: 90 Euro cents.
Design: Gerda M. Neumann and Horst F. Neumann.
Printed by Giesecke+Devrient, München.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 44.2 x 26.2 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3842.
- Michel No. 3000.
- Scott No. 2730.
- StampWorld No. 2771.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3843.
- Unificato No. 2832.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2821.

The Möhne Reservoir is an artificial lake in North Rhine-Westphalia German State, some 45 km (28 mi) east of Dortmund. The lake is formed by the damming of two rivers, Möhne and Heve, and with its four basins stores as much as 135 million cubic meters of water. The 650 m (2,132.5 ft) dam was built between 1908 and 1913, and when it opened it was the longest in Europe. This water complex was conceived to help control flooding, regulate water levels in the Ruhr River, and generate hydroelectric power. The dam was bombed by RAF during Operation Chastise on the night of May 16/17, 1943: a 77m by 22m breach was opened and the ensuing massive flood wave killed more than 1,570 people. Lake Möhne is designated as a European bird sanctuary in the Natura 2000 system of protected areas of the European Union.

UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES.

Nevada First Settlement Centennial.
Carson Valley arount 1850.
Stamp issued on 14.07.1951.
Face value: 3 cents of United States dollar.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 112,000,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 617.
- Scott No. 999.
- StampWorld No. 808.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 996.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 550.

Currently, Carson Valley is included in the Nevada Micropolitan Statistical Area, within Douglas County. In 1851, the town of Genoa, situated within the Carson River Valley, approximately 68 km (42 mi) south of Reno, was the first permanent settlement in Nevada by Mormon traders selling goods to settlers on their way to California. The settlement originated as a trading post called Mormon Station. In 1856, Orson Hyde changed the name of the community to Genoa, after the Italian city. Genoa served as the first capital of the Nevada Territory in 1861, until it was moved that year to Carson City. Nevada's first newspaper, the Territorial Enterprise, was founded in Genoa in 1858, but moved to Virginia City in 1860. Douglas County is located in western Nevada and extends from Carson Valley to the Sierra Nevada.

COSTA RICA

COSTA RICA.

Visit of the President of the Republic to Cocos Island on June 24, 1978.
View of the island from the sea.
Airmail. First stamp in a set of 5, issued in minisheet on 30.04.1979.
Face value: 90 cents of Costa Rican colón.
Printed by Casa Gráfica, San José.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 38 x 28 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1019.
- Scott No. C737.
- StampWorld No. 1024.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1121.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA727.

Cocos Island (Spanish: Isla del Coco) is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi) southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. It constitutes a district of Puntarenas Canton of Puntarenas Province. With an area of approximately 23.85 km² (9.21 sq mi), the island is more or less rectangular in shape, measuring about 8 km × 3 km (5 mi × 2 mi) with a perimeter of around 23.3 km (14.5 mi). The landscape is mountainous and irregular; the highest point is Cerro Iglesias, at 575.5 m (1,888 ft). The entirety of Cocos Island has been designated a Costa Rican National Park since 1978, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. In addition, it is included in the list of Wetlands of International Importance. It has no permanent inhabitants other than Costa Rican park rangers. Access by civilians is very limited; tourists are allowed ashore only with permission of island rangers, and are not permitted to camp, stay overnight or collect any flora, fauna or minerals from the island. Cocos Island was annexed by Costa Rica in 1832 by decree of the Constitutional Assembly of the newly independent country.

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES / NEDERLANDSE ANTILLEN.

Inauguration of the Inter-island Undersea Cable.
Stylized maps of islands.
Minisheet of 3 stamps issued on 20.06.1973.
Face values: 15, 30 and 45 Netherlands Antillean cents.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 207,300 copies.
Size: 144 x 50 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. BL2.
- Scott No. 354a.
- StampWorld No. 269-271.
- Stanley Gibbons No. MS575.
- Yvert et Tellier No. BF2.

On May 23, 1973, the link between the islands of the Netherlands Antilles through undersea cables was completed and inaugurated.

FRANCE

FRANCE.

150th anniversary annexation voluntary Mayotte to France.
Landscape and stylized map of Mayotte Island.
Stamp issued on 20.12.1991.
Face value: 2.50 French francs.
Design: Thierry Cheminet (b. 1958).
Engraving: Jacky Larrivière (b. 1946).
Printing: Recess.
Print: 12,176,397 copies.
Size: 40 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 2970.
- Michel No. 2870.
- Scott No. 2271.
- StampWorld No. 2862.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3051.
- Unificato No. 2725.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2271.

Mayotte (Shimaore: Maore; Kibushi: Maori) is an overseas department of France (French: Département de Mayotte). It is located in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa. Mayotte consists of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Maore), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), as well as several islets around these two. Mayotte's land area is 374 km² (144 sq mi) and its population is 299,348 people according to January 2022 official estimates. Mayotte was purchased by France in 1841, in 1885 it was integrated into the colony of the Comoros, and it remained voluntarily with France after the Comoros declared its independence in 1974. After a referendum, it became an overseas department of France on 31 March 2011.

Thanks to Daniel Mathieu for his contribution (http://lettresdumonde.blogspot.com/)

NETHERLANDS

NETHERLANDS / NEDERLAND.

350th Anniversary of Abel Tasman's Discovery of New Zealand.
Old map of Wainui Inlet coast, in South Island of New Zealand, and Tasman's Route.
Stamp issued on 12.03.1992.
Face value: 70 Dutch cents.
Design: Heng Glaesener.
Printed by Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Haarlem, Netherlands.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 12,432,050 copies.
Size: 37 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1437.
- Michel No. 1435.
- Scott No. 809.
- StampWorld No. 1435.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1636.
- Yvert et Tellier No.  1399.

Abel Tasman (1603-1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company. He was the first known European explorer to reach New Zealand and the islands of Fiji and Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). On December 13, 1642 the members of his two-ship expedition sighted land on the north-west coast of the South Island, becoming the first Europeans to sight New Zealand. Tasman named it Staten Landt "in honor of the States General" (Dutch parliament). On December 18, the ships anchored near Wainui Bay, north of what is now Abel Tasman National Park. The expeditionaries had a violent encounter with the local indigenous Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri. Tasman named the place Moordenaers ('Assassins') Bay before sailing east to the Manawatu coast of the North Island.

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG / LËTZEBUERG.

Opening of the Moselle River Canal System. Lock at the Gréewemaacher-Wellen Dam.
Stamp issued on 26.05.1964.
Face value: 3 Luxembourgish francs.
Design: Robert Cami (1900-1975).
Printed by Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste et des Valeurs Fiduciaires, Paris.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 1,200,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 26.1 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 692.
- Michel No. 696.
- Scott No. 410.
- StampWorld No. 697.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 743.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 647.

The principle of the channeling of the Moselle was definitively acquired when on October 27, 1956 the plenipotentiaries of the three riparian States, France, Germany and Luxembourg, signed the international convention on the development of the river. The Contracting States have decided to develop the Moselle between Koblenz (Germany) and Thionville (France) to make these 270 km (168 mi) of waterways accessible to boats of 1,500 tons. On May 26, 1964, the canalized Moselle was officially opened to navigation.

The Gréewemaacher-Wellen Dam (French: Barrage-écluse de Grevenmacher) is situated at kilometer 212.85 of the canal between the Luxembourg town of Gréewemaacher and the German town of Wellen. The lock for large ships is 170 m (558 ft) long and 12 m (39.3 ft) wide, with a drop height of 6.25 m (20.5 ft).

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).

PORTUGAL - Azores

PORTUGAL - Azores / Açores.

1st World Tourism Conference.
Archipelago Map.
First stamp in a set of 6, issued on 17.09.1980.
Face value: 0.50 Portuguese escudo.
Design: José Cândido.
Printed by Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, Lisboa.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 5,000,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Afinsa-Mundifil No. 1480 (Portugal). 
- Michel No. 336.
- Scott No. 316.
- StampWorld No. 315.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 419.
- Unificato No. 3.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 325.

The 1st World Tourism Conference, held in Manila (Philippines) from September 27 to 10 October 10, 1980, was convened to examine a subject which would lead to modification of outmoded concepts and practices, and would induce governments as well as the travel industry to reconsider all of their activities in the tourism sector.

FRENCH SUDAN

FRENCH SUDAN / SOUDAN FRANÇAIS.

Centenary of René Caillié.
Map of Northwestern Africa and portrait of Caillié.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 05.04.1939.
Face value: 2 French francs.
Design and engraving: René Cottet (1902-1992).
Printed by Institut de Gravure et d'Impression de Papiers-Valeurs, Paris.
Printing: Recess and typography.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 114.
- Scott No. 114.
- StampWorld No. 114.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 199.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 101.

Auguste René Caillié (1799 –1838) was a French explorer and the first European to return alive from the town of Timbuktu. Caillié had been preceded at Timbuktu by a British officer, who was murdered in September 1826 on leaving the city. The map indicates the route that Caillié followed through French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française, AOF) from Kakony near Boké, in present-day Gunea, on April 19, 1827, through Tiémé, in present-day Ivory Coast, and Djenné, in present-day Mali. After various adventures, he finally reached Timboktu on April 20, 1828. After spending a fortnight in Timbuktu, Caillié left the city on 4 May 1828 accompanying a caravan of 600 camels heading north across the Sahara Desert until reaching Fez, in August, Rabat and Tangier (Morocco), from where he returned to France by sea. In 1830 he published a description of the city of Timboktu in the Revue des deux mondes, and a Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné dans l'Afrique centrale (‘Diary of a trip to Timbuktu and Djenné in Central Africa’), in three volumes.

POLAND

POLAND / POLSKA.

1000th Anniversary of Gdańsk.
"Panorama of Gdańsk from Biskupia Góra" by Matthäus Merian the Elder (1640).
Minisheet issued on 18.04.1997.
Face value: 1.10 Polish złoty.
Design: Tomasz Bogusławski.
Engraving: Jan Maciej Kopecki.
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 550,000 copies.
Size: 94 x 71 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3534.
- Fischer No. BL159A.
- Michel No. BL129A.
- Scott No. 3343.
- StampWorld No. 3647.
- Stanley Gibbons No. MS3668.
- Yvert et Tellier No. BF139.

In the year 980 a fortress was built on the place where Gdańsk is located, documented in the year 999 by Adalbert of Magdeburg, which describes events of 997. This date is considered as the founding of Gdańsk. Ruled by the Polish Piast dynasty, in 1361 it became a member of the Hanseatic League. In 1793 it was annexed by Prussia, and in the Napoleonic era, between 1807 and 1814 it enjoyed the status of a semi-autonomous state, and was later reintegrated into Prussia under the name of Danzig. In 1863, after the reunification of Germany, it became a German city, and in 1871 of the German Empire. In 1919, after the First World War, by agreement of the Treaty of Versailles, with its territory it became a free city (Freie Stadt Danzig), under the tutelage of the League of Nations, until in 1936 it was annexed again to Germany by the Nazis. During the Second World War it suffered great destruction, and after the war, through Yalta and Potsdam conferences, it was annexed by Poland.

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Thanks to Krystyna Betiuk for his contribution (https://pocztowkowezbiory.blogspot.com/)

CONGO (Democratic Republic)

CONGO Democratic Republic / République démocratique du CONGO.

25th anniversary of the United Nations. International Cooperation.
Mines in Katanga.
Second stamp in a set of 6, issued on 25.10.1965.
Face value: 8 Congolese francs.
Design: Jean Van Noten (1903-1982).
Printing: Potogravure.
Size: 61 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 241.
- Scott No. 548.
- StampWorld No. 238.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 587.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 600.

Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914. Katanga was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into four provinces. Between 1971 and 1997 (during the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko when Congo was known as Zaire), its official name was Shaba Province. The eastern part of the province is considered to be a rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, uranium, and diamonds. Copper mining in Katanga dates back over 1,000 years, and mines in the region were producing standard-sized ingots of copper for international transport by the end of the 10th century CE. After 1900, the Société Génerale de Belgique practically controlled all of the mining in the province through Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (UMHK). In 1960, after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Republic of the Congo) gained independence from Belgium, the UMHK, Moise Tshombe and Godefroid Munongo supported the secession of Katanga province from the Congo. This was supported by Belgium but opposed by the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. This led to the assassination of Lumumba and the Congo Crisis, which lasted from 1960 to 1965. The breakaway State of Katanga existed from 1960 to 1963. In 1966, the Congolese central government nationalized the UMHK, under the name of Gécamines.

PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL.

Inauguration of the Vasco da Gama Bridge.
Stamp issued on 29.03.1998.
Face value: 200 Portuguese escudos.
Design: Carlos Delfim Leitão.
Printed by Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, Lisboa.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 500,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Afinsa-Mundifil No. 2481.
- Michel No. 2249.
- Scott No. 2220.
- StampWorld No. 2239.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2616.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2227.

The Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, and connects Montijo with Sacavém. It is one of the longest bridges in Europe: its length is 12,345 m (40,502 ft), its height is 148 m (486 ft) and its width is 30 m (98 ft). The bridge was designed by Armando Rito and its construction was carried out by the Teixeira Duarte company. It carries six road lanes. Its construction began in February 1995, and it was opened to traffic on March 29, 1998. The structure crosses the Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve, so its environmental impact was taken into account. Its name commemorates the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's arrival in India, which took place in May 1498.

LESOTHO

LESOTHO.

Roof of Africa Rally.
Sani Pass.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 26.09.1969.
Face value: 15 cents of South African rand.
Design: P. Wheeler.
Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 45 x 28 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 73.
- Scott No. 73.
- StampWorld No. 73.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 173 (?).

Sani Pass is a mountain pass about 9 km (5.6 mi) in length, located in the Drakensberg mountains, on the border between Mokhotlong, Lesotho and Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The route up Sani Pass starts at 1,544 m (5,066 ft), and climbs to an altitude of 2,876 m (9,436 ft). Construction work for the first phase commenced in December 2006 and was completed in September 2012.

LAOS

LAOS / ລາວ

25th Anniversary of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East.
Nam Ngum Dam.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 15.03.1972.
Face value: 80 Lao kip.
Design: Anoulom Souvandouane (b. 1948).
Engraving: Claude Jumelet (b. 1946).
Printed by Imprimerie des timbres-poste, Périgueux.
Printing: Recess.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 335.
- Scott No. 229.
- StampWorld No. 335.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 347.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 246.

The Nam Ngum (Laotian: ນໍ້າງືມ) Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Nam Ngum River, a major tributary of the Mekong River in Laos. It is located about 75 km (46.6 mi) north of Vientiane. The dam was constructed in three stages, beginning in with stage I in 1968 and ending with the completion of stage III in 1984. The stage I was opened in 1971. The dam has a capacity of 155 MW and generates most of Laos' electricity, including all the power used in the capital, Vientiane; Additionally 70–80 percent of electricity created by the dam is exported to Thailand. The dam, which is also used for flood control, irrigation, is 468 m (1,535 ft) long and 70 m (230 ft) high. The reservoir formed by the dam has an area of 370 km² (140 sq mi).

The United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ESCAP) was establshed in March 28, 1947 to assist in post-war economic reconstruction, and is currently headquartered in Bangkok (Thailand). It is composed of 53 Member States and nine Associate members, mostly from the Asia and Pacific regions. In addition to countries in Asia and the Pacific, the commission's members include France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. On August 1, 1974, the commission was renamed to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES.

50 Years New Mexico Statehood.
Shiprock.
Stamp issued on 06.01.1962.
Face value: 4 cents of United States dollar.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 113,000,000 copies.
Size: 39 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 820.
- Scott No. 1191.
- StampWorld No. 991.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1190.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 723.

Shiprock (Navajo: Tsé Bitʼaʼí, "winged rock") is a monadnock (volcanic breccia and minette) aged 27 million years, rising nearly 482.5 m (1,583 ft) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico. Its peak elevation is 2,187.5 m (7,177 ft) above sea level. It is about 17.30 km (10.75 mi) southwest of the town of Shiprock, which is named for the peak. The formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, myth, and tradition. It is located in the center of the area occupied by the Ancient Pueblo People. In 1975, Shiprock was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The first ascent was in 1939, by a Sierra Club team. The idea of climbing Shiprock is repugnant to many Navajo people: climbing has been illegal since 1970. The name "Ship Rock" in english dates from the 1870s.

ZAIRE (Democratic Republic of Congo)

ZAIRE / ZAÏRE (Democratic Republic of Congo).

7th Anniversary of the New Regime.
Inga Dam, 1st Phase.
Last stamp in a set of 3, issued on 25.01.1973.
Face value: 0,18 Zairean zaire.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 43 x 33 mm.

Catalogs (Numbering of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Belgium No. 825.
- Michel No. 472.
- Scott No. 792.
- StampWorld No. 469.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 813.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 831.

Republic of Zaire (French: République du Zaïre) is the name adopted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo from October 27, 1971 to August 15, 1974, following Mobutu's seizure of power in a military coup in 1965, following five years of political upheaval following independence from Belgium known as the Congo Crisis.

Inga Dam is located across the Congo River, approximately 150 km (93 mi), upstream of where the river empties into the Atlantic Ocean, at an altitude of 47 m (140 ft) above sea level. The stamp reproduces the first of the three planned dams, built between 1965 and 1971. It is 587 m (614 ft) long and its function is to produce hydroelectric power. The dam was built on the right bank of the river, taking advantage of the Nkokolo, a dry valley that used to be the riverbed, whose banks reached 150 m (492 ft) high at the level of the Inga Falls, parallel to the site. The water is withdrawn 10 km (6.21 mi) upstream of the dam, at an altitude of 125 m (410 ft).

MALAYSIA

MALAYSIA.

Inauguration of Federation.
Simplified map.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 16.09.1963.
Face value: 10 Malaysian sen.
Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 36 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- ISC Malaysia No. 1.
- Michel No. 1.
- Scott No. 1.
- StampWorld No. 1.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1.

The federal constitutional monarchy of Malaysia consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Malaysia has its origins in the Malay kingdoms which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire, along with the British Straits Settlements protectorate. Peninsular Malaysia was unified as the Malayan Union in 1946. Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948 and achieved independence on August 31, 1957. The independent Malaya united with the then British crown colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore on September 16,1963 to become Malaysia. In August 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation and became a separate independent country. Total area of the country is 330,803 km² (127.724 sq mi) and the population, according to the 2020 census, 32,447,385 people. The administrative capital of the federation is Putrajaya, and the legistative and judicial is Kuala Lumpur.

ECUADOR

ECUADOR.

Inauguration of Saracay or Zaracay Railway Bridge.
Airmail stamp issued on 26.08.1960.
Face value: 1.30 Ecuadorian sucre.
Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Bertossa No. 1084.
- Michel No. 1047.
- Scott No. C368.
- StampWorld No. 1046.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1174.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA368.

The Saracay or Zaracay railway bridge (currently probably in disuse and nonexistent), over the Piloto River, is located in Santa Rosa, El Oro Province. It was inaugurated on August 26, 1960.

BAHAWALPUR

BAHAWALPUR / بہاول پور

Silver Jubilee of the Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan V.
Panjnad Dam and portrait of the Nawab.
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 03.03.1949,
Face value: 3 Pakistani pies.
Printed byPrinted by De La Rue & Co. Ltd., Basingstoke (England).
Printing: Recess.
Size: 36 x 31 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 22.
- Scott No. 22.
- StampWorld No. 22.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 39.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 18.

The Bahawalpur state (Urdu: بہاولپُور) was founded in 1609 by Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi. On February 22, 1833, Abbasi III entered into a subsidiary alliance with the British, by which Bahawalpur was admitted as a princely state of British India. After various vicissitudes, it remained independent until its voluntary incorporation into Pakistan on October 7, 1947, under Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V Bahadur, but remained an autonomous entity till October 14, 1955. Immediately after its accession to the Pakistani state, the Hindu and Sikh minority communities migrated to India, while Muslim refugees from India settled in the city of Bahawalpur and the region. The Royal House of Bahawalpur is said to be of Arabic origin and claims descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, progenitor of the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad and Cairo.

The Panjnad dam (Urdu: پنجند), on the river of the same name, was opened in 1929. It is located west of the city of Bahawalpur. It has three canals: Panjnad canal, Abbassia canal, and Abbassia link canal. These canals irrigate Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts and the northern Sindh area.

MALI

MALI.

30th Anniversary of Amelia Earhart's Flight.
Simplified map of Mali and portrait of Amelia Earhart.
Airmail stamp issued on 29.05.1967.
Face value: 500 Malian francs.
Design: Pierrette Lambert (b. 1928).
Printed by Société Générale d'Impression, Toulouse.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 52 x 31 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 145.
- Scott No. C45.
- StampWorld No. 145.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 145.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA45.

Amelia Mary Earhart (Atchison, Kansas, July 24, 1897 – disappeared in the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and set many other records. She was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, and wrote her best-selling books about her flying experiences. After many experiences as a pilot and after a first failed attempt, on May 20, 1937 she undertook in Oakland, California, the flight that would take her around the world, and after crossing the Atlantic from Natal (Brazil) to Saint-Louis (Senegal), on June 10, landed in Gao (French Sudan, now Mali), from where he left the next day for Fort-Lamy. He traveled in various stages through East Africa, British India, Burma, Siam (now Thailand), Singapore, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), landing in Darwin (Australia) on June 28, and the next day in Lae (New Guinea), from where he left on July 2 for the Howland Island, where he no longer arrived: the last position he reported was the vicinity of the Nukumanu Atoll. She was just two days away from completing the course and landing back in Oakland.