HYDERABAD: A commemorative stamp is to be released to mark the 11th
'Conference of the Parties' (CoP-11) to the convention on biodiversity
which is scheduled to begin on October 1.
Sources in the postal department in the city told TOI that India Post, Delhi will release the stamp on October 16 in Hyderabad. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will release the stamp at the CoP-11 meet.
However, the authorities in Delhi have neither disclosed the stamp's design, the graphic on it or the price fixed for sale. The stamp will reach the city on October 16 in a sealed cover.
It is learnt that there is a proposal to open a post office at the CoP-11 venue to extend services like e-post, money transfer, etc. apart from the sale of definitive and commemorative postage stamps to the delegates who would be visiting from all over the world.
Sources in the postal department in the city told TOI that India Post, Delhi will release the stamp on October 16 in Hyderabad. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will release the stamp at the CoP-11 meet.
However, the authorities in Delhi have neither disclosed the stamp's design, the graphic on it or the price fixed for sale. The stamp will reach the city on October 16 in a sealed cover.
It is learnt that there is a proposal to open a post office at the CoP-11 venue to extend services like e-post, money transfer, etc. apart from the sale of definitive and commemorative postage stamps to the delegates who would be visiting from all over the world.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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