Astrological Signs Minatiture Sheet (M/s)

M/s Name:Astrological Signs.
Issue Date:14th APR'2010.
Details: 12 nos of stamps ,Minitature sheet and 4 FDC was issued by India Post.

Astrological signs represent twelve equal segments or divisions of the zodiac. According to astrology, celestial phenomena reflect or govern human activity on the principle of "as above, so below", so that the twelve signs are held to represent twelve basic personality types or characteristic modes of expression.There are sun signs and moon signs, which both depend on your date of birth.

In Western and Indian astrology, the twelve signs are associated with constellations, while in Chinese astrology there is no connection with constellations, as it is simply the line of the equator that is divided into twelve equal segments.

In Western and Asian astrology, the emphasis is on space, and the movement of the sun, moon and planets in the sky through each of the zodiac signs. In Chinese astrology, by contrast, the emphasis is on time, with the zodiac operating on cycles of years, months, and hours of the day. A common feature of all three traditions however, is the significance of the ascendant or rising sign, namely the zodiac sign that is rising (due to the rotation of the earth) on the eastern horizon at the moment of a person's birth.More

• Miniature Sheet/Stamps & FDC design by- Bharti Mirchandani
• Cancellation & Brochure design by - Alka Sharma
• Stamps Printed - 0.8 Million
• Miniature Sheet Printed - 0.8 Million
• Printing Process - Wet Offset
• Printer  - India Security Press,Nasik

Remark: Good attractive M/s by India post but it was so large it do not fit to the FDC so They should have issued a large FDC for this M/s as same is done by some other country like China.