70th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Pakistan and Turkey

Pakistan and Turkey issued joint souvenir sheet on their 70th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic Relations on the occasion of 140th Birth Anniversary of Allama Iqbal.

Pakistani Issue

Date of Issue: November 9, 2017

Size of souvenir sheet: 120.00 x 100.00 mm

Size of stamps (printed in SS): 32.30 x 44.50 mm

Denomination: Rs. 20/-

Printing Process: Litho Offset

Quantity: 1,00,000

Designer: Adil Salahuddin

Printer: National Security Printing Company, Karachi

Turkish Issue

Date of Issue: November 9, 2017

Size of souvenir sheet: 80.00 x 90.00 mm

Denomination: 2 x 3,70 TL

Quantity: 1,00,000

Printing Process: Digital

Graphic Design: Kamil Mersin

Printing House: PTT Printing House

IQBAL & RUMI
(Pakistan & Iran)

Rumi was the Persian mystic poet of Thirteenth Century. He is called Rumi because of his native place, Konya (Inconium) in Asia Minor which was then known as Rum. He was born in C.E. 1207 and died in 1273. Iqbal acknowledges Rumi as his guide without reservation. No thinker except Rumi has acquired the title of the Pir (guide) from Iqbal. He has whole heartedly paid him tribute and respect nearly in all his books. This tribute arouses much curiosity when it is paid by Iqbal, an eminent poet-philosopher with numinous vision and outstanding scholarship.

The most important factor which impressed Iqbal to acknowledge Rumi as his guide was Rumi’s interpretation of the Quran and his profound love for the Holy Book and the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him).

Pakistan and Iran issued two commemorative postage stamps on Iqbal and Rumi as a Joint Issue. 

                      

 

                                      Pakistani Issue                                   Iranian Issue
Date of Issue:                   April 21, 1997                                October 01, 1997
Size of Stamps:             38.34 x 28.50 mm
Size of print:                 38.34 x 28.50 mm
Denomination:                   Rs. 3/- each                                     Rials 200/- each
Format:                                Vertical                                                Vertical
Quantity:                    5,00,000 each design
Designer:                         Javed-ud-Din
Printer:          Pakistan Security Printing Corporation

First Day Cover, issued by Pakistan Post

First Day Cover, issued by Iran Post

A philatelic cover of the Joint Issue on Iqbal & Rumi