I thought I would take a moment and reflect on the past sixty days of A Stamp A Day. I’m a bit surprised that I haven’t missed a day yet, although some days have been difficult either to put together an entry or get it posted on the blog. My internet service at home is unreliable — often extremely slow and doesn’t work at all when … Continue reading 60 Stamps In 60 Days
The name Bangladesh was originally written as two words, Bangla Desh (বাংলাদেশ), which means “the country of Bengal”. Starting in the 1950s, Bengali nationalists used the term in political rallies in East Pakistan. The term Bangla is a major name for both the Bengal region and the Bengali language. The earliest references to the term date to the Nesari plate in 805 AD. The term gained … Continue reading Bangladesh #8 (1971)
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