Mohenjo Daro (Pakistan) The city of Dead;
Moen-jo-Daro; is located on the right bank of River Indus about 400 Kilometers
North of Karachi in Larkana District. The remarkable discovery of Moen-jo-Daro
took place in 1922 during archaeological survey of British India by Sir John
Marshal. Subsequent excavations established that a civilization possessing a
high standard of art and craftsmanship and a well-developed system of
pictographic writing had existed about 2250 B.C. in the Indus Valley for a
considerable period before the arrival of Indo-Aryans and excavated ruins
covers an area of 100 hectors. It was a model of well designed city far ahead
of ancient world, and economy of city Moen-jo-Daro was based upon the fertile
Valleys of the major rivers of the Indus Basin and the easy means of
communication and transportation which these rivers afforded. As such,
agriculture was the main occupation of the people with evidence to cultivate
wheat, barley, seas mum, dates and cotton. The architecture of the Moen-jo-Daro
period is plain and utilitarian, which made life of the dwellers comfortable
rather than luxurious. The cause of ruining of this ancient city is believed to
be progressive desiccation or growing danger of floods, Now-a-days, ruins of
this marvelous ancient city are endangered by water-logging and salinity.
Measure to save Moen-jo-Daro has been devised by the Government of Pakistan
with the help of UNESCO experts as apart of an international appeal for
assistance to preserve Moen-jo-Daro.
The Pakistan Post Office, in
collaboration with the Authority for the Preservation of Mone-jo-Daro
(Pakistan), had arranged to bring out a series of special stamps for public
motivation.
Trypillia (Ukraine) Trypillian culture is one of the brightest
phenomena of Encolithic Period in South Eastern Europe of 5-7 thousand years
B.C. The monuments representing it are situated on the waste territory from
Rumanian Muntenia and Transylvania till Dnieper from west to east and from
North Black Sea region till Carpathians from south to north. The culture was
named after the settlement explored on the outskirts of Trypillian village.
Bright, exquisite ceramics
painted in numerous colour, clay sculptures picturing human being animals
birds, models of the buildings, boats sleight and a lot of other products is a
unique contribution into world's heritage of antiquities.
Modern archeological research
certifies that some elements of Trypilian culture (economic system, topography
of locations, artistic painting of building motives of Ornament and ceramics
etc) became integral part of modern Ukrainian culture.
Postage Stamps Issue History
The first issue of the "Save
Moen-jo-Daro" series consisting of a set of five stamps in se-tenant was
brought out on 29th February 1976. This was followed by a 20-Paisa stamp issued
on 31st May 1976 and a 65-Paisa stamp issued on 31st August 1976. Earlier on
16th September 1963, a set of four stamps was issued on Archaeological Series,
out of which one 13-Paisa stamp depicted Moen-jo-Daro. In addition on December
31 1984, two special postage stamps of the denomination of Rs.2/ each were
issued on Moen-jo-Daro, in the "World Heritage monument" series, as a
part of "Save Moen-jo-Daro Campaign".
Now Pakistan Post takes pride is
issuing special joint postage stamps in set of 02 for Rs.20/- denomination of
each on Moen-jo-Daro (Pakistan) and trypillia (Ukraine) with a special Souvenir
Sheet for Rs.50/-.
The Commemorative Postage Stamps
and Souvenir Sheets on joint issue Pakistan and Ukraine Pakistan Post is
issuing Postage Stamps, of Rs.20/- each design and Special Souvenir Sheet of
Rs. 50/- on 25-12-2014
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