Inner Realm of Patria Antarbhumi Ramrajya

Patria Post - Offís postíe Patriaë

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Welcome to the official Patria Post page. Although e-mail is the preferred method of communication in the Inner Realm, Patria Post (known in Sanskrit as Ramrajya-Dak) has been issuing postage stamps since the middle of the 19th century, when the micronation was still known as the Republic of Castoria.

On this page you will find a sampling of Patria's recent postage stamp issues. The stamps are approximately actual size, when viewed on a standard 15-inch monitor. Click on the stamp to view an enlarged illustration. After viewing the enlargement, click the "BACK" button on your browser to return to this page.

Note that the denomination of 15 Patrienish Rupees (about $0.40 U.S.) was the standard first-class rate in Patria until hiked to 17 rupees effective Feb. 1, 2003. Patria Post had requested a RsPat. 17.5 rate, but a congressional filibuster knocked half a rupee off the proposed rate hike. Another rate hike of a couple of rupees, to RsPat. 19, was passed in 2008. With Patria's economy tanking and the value of the rupee falling, yet another rate hike to 21 rupees took effect Jan. 1, 2009. All stamps bear the Sanskrit name of Patria, Ramrajya, in Devanagari script.

Definitive (regular issue) stamps portray various Hindu deities: Ganesha, Shiva, Krishna & Radha, Durga, and of course Patria's ceremonial Queen and Head of State, Saraswati.

As incarnations of the Divine Mother, both Mata Amritanandamayi and Karunamayi have been honoured with stamp issues.

A series of commemoratives illustrate the Kripalu Yoga lineage: Dadaji, Swami Kripalvanand (Bapuji) and Yogi Amrit Desai (Gurudev). There are some former devotees of Yogi Desai who would like to see his picture in the U.S. Post Office, although not on a stamp :)

In December 2000, this commemorative stamp was issued to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the League of Secessionist States (LOSS).

Responding to popular demand, Patria's first Christmas stamp was issued to celebrate the first Christmas of the new millennium.

New Stamps Issued in 2001:

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1. Maha Kumbh Mela (Date of issue: Jan. 24, 2001)
2. 75th anniversary of Ramrajyavani, Patria's national radio network. (Date of issue: Feb. 3, 2001)
3. Air Mail definitive, depicting Lord Shiva. (Date of issue: Apr. 4, 2001)
4. Pierre Elliott Trudeau memorial. (Date of issue: July 1, 2001)
5. Christmas. (Date of issue: Nov. 16, 2001)

New Stamps Issued in 2002:

1. 2. 3. 4.

1. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniswami memorial/Shiva Ratri. (Date of issue: Mar. 11, 2002)
2. 2002 Lotus Festival. (Date of issue, May 5, 2002)
3. Ammachi and child. (Date of issue, Aug. 5, 2002)
4. Christmas. (Date of issue, Nov. 22, 2002)

New Stamps Issued in 2003-04:

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4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. RsPat. 17 definitive, depicting child Krishna and Mother Yashoda. (Date of issue: Jan. 20, 2003)
2. Girl Scouts of Patria. (Date of issue: Feb. 5, 2003) - original art work by Ginnie Lupi.
3-6. Series of four stamps commemorating Ammachi's 50th birthday. (Date of issue, Aug. 15, 2003)
7. Amritavarsham - Ammachi's 50th birthday celebrations in Kerala, India. (Date of issue: Sept. 5, 2003)
8. Ronald Reagan memorial (Date of issue: July 5, 2004)
9. Christmas (Date of issue: Nov. 30, 2004)

2007 Christmas stamp (Date of issue: Nov. 26, 2007)

New issues 2009-10

1. RsPat. 21 definitive, for new first-class rate effective Jan. 1, 2009. (Date of issue: Dec. 30, 2008) Original artwork by Parvati.
2. Hanuman definitive (Date of issue: April 9, 2009)

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