47 years ago: Madagascar issues First Day Cover – Stamp profiling the Tananarive Jamatkhana

First Day Cover of Tananarive Jamat Khana , Madagascar. Issue date 1968-09-10 (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
First Day Cover of Tananarive Jamat Khana , Madagascar. Issue date 1968-09-10 (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
Mint Stamp: Tananarive Jamat Khana , Madagascar. Issue date 1968-09-10 (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
Mint Stamp: Tananarive Jamat Khana , Madagascar. Issue date 1968-09-10 (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)

Other Ismaili Jamatkhana stamps issued by various countries during Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee

Mozambique

First day cover (FDC) stamps by Mozambique marking Mawlana Hazar Imam`s Golden Jubilee. The first stamp on the left is the iconic Maputo Jamatkhana built in 1968. (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
First day cover (FDC) stamps by Mozambique marking Mawlana Hazar Imam`s Golden Jubilee. The first stamp on the left is the iconic Maputo Jamatkhana built in 1968. (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
The Maputo Jamatkhana at the heart of the port city of Maputo, capital of Mozambique, testifies to the long history of the Ismaili Muslim community in the region. The concrete structure is easily identified by the words Edificio Sua Alteza Aga Khan (The Building of His Highness the Aga Khan) that adorn the central clock tower. (image credit: The Bay Delagoa World)
The Maputo Jamatkhana at the heart of the port city of Maputo, capital of Mozambique, testifies to the long history of the Ismaili Muslim community in the region. The concrete structure is easily identified by the words Edificio Sua Alteza Aga Khan (The Building of His Highness the Aga Khan) that adorn the central clock tower. (image credit: The Bay Delagoa World)

Portugal

2007: Centro Ismaili architecture is inspired by plurality of cultures - Persian garden designs; the Alhambra in Spain; the Mughal splendour of Fatehpur Sikri and the Monastery of Jeronimos in Lisbon. (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
2007: Centro Ismaili architecture is inspired by plurality of cultures – Persian garden designs; the Alhambra in Spain; the Mughal splendour of Fatehpur Sikri and the Monastery of Jeronimos in Lisbon. (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
2007: Chahar-bagh (four-part) gardens of the Centro Ismaili (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
2007: Chahar-bagh (four-part) gardens of the Centro Ismaili (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)

Uganda

In commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Golden Jubilee, Uganada issued 8 stamps and one of them includes the Kampala Jamatkhana (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)
In commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee, Uganada issued 8 stamps and one of them includes the Kampala Jamatkhana (image credit: ASJM Private Collection)

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