Stamp on Samrat Ashok

 

 

Date of Issue : 24 August 2015

India Post released a commemorative stamp on Samrat Ashok on 24 August 2015.

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Thanjaipex 2015, Thanjavur District Level Philatelic Exhibition –Thanjavur

Thanjaipex 2015, Thanjavur District Level Philatelic Exhibition is organized on 3rd and 4th September 2015 at Thanjavur by Thanjavur Postal Division. Entries to the competitive group will be limited to the Philatelists of Thanjavur District. Entries from Philatelists of Central Region will also be entertained subject to availability of frames, space etc. Dealer’s booth is available at a nominal rent of Rs. 2000/- for both days of the Exhibition. Philatelic Workshop and Quiz will also be organized during the exhibition.

Dates: 3rd and 4th September 2015.
Venue: Perarignar Anna Nootrandu Kalaiarangam (Near Old bus stand and opposite to RM Hospital), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu.

Contact for more information:

Secretary, Thanjaipex 2015
O/o Senior Superintendent of Post Offices,
Thanjavur Division,
MKM Mooppanar Road,
THANJAVUR – 613 001

Phone No.: +91-4362-237 055
Email: tnjdiv.cr@gmail.com
Blog: www.thanjaipex2015.blogspot.in

Exhibition on Freedom fighters of India and Mahatma Gandhi through Postage Stamps and First Day Covers – 14th – 16th August 2015

On the occasion of 68th Independence Day of India, an Exhibition on Freedom fighters of India and Mahatma Gandhi through Postage Stamps and First Day Covers was organized by Shri Ramakant Dave, Philatelist of Vadodara from 14th – 16th August 2015 at Akruti Art Gallery, Nr. Kirti Mandir, Opp. S. S. G. Hospital, Vadodara. The exhibition was inaugurated by Shri E. Radhakrishna IPS, Commissioner of Police, Vadodara.

Philatelic Bureau, Vadodara has opened counter at the exhibition and ‘My Stamp’ facility was also made available at the venue.

Courtesy – Sreejesh Krishnan – Trivandrum, Indian Philately Digest

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New stamps from Poland

 

World Blood Donor Day

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Date of Issue : 14 June 2015

Polish Post recently issued two beautiful stamps on World Donation Day and Sun Flower.The special feature of these issues is its FDCs which are so beautiful. These would be excellent items for collectors.

Every year on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). The event, established in 2004, serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood.

World Blood Donor Day is one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Tuberculosis Day, World Immunization Week, World Malaria Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Hepatitis Day, and World AIDS Day.

 

 

Sun Flower

Date of Issue : 26 June 2015

The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, with a large flower head (capitulum). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 metres tall, with a flower head that can be 30 cm wide.

Sunflower "whole seed" (fruit) are sold as a snack food, after roasting in ovens, with or without salt added. Sunflowers can be processed into a peanut butter alternative, Sunbutter. In Germany, it is mixed together with rye flour to make Sonnenblumenkernbrot (literally: sunflower whole seed bread), which is quite popular in German-speaking Europe. It is also sold as food for birds and can be used directly in cooking and salads. Sunflower oil, extracted from the seeds, is used for cooking, as a carrier oil and to produce margarine and biodiesel, as it is cheaper than olive oil. A range of sunflower varieties exist with differing fatty acid compositions; some 'high oleic' types contain a higher level of healthy monounsaturated fats in their oil than Olive oil.

The cake remaining after the seeds have been processed for oil is used as a livestock feed. Some recently developed cultivars have drooping heads. These cultivars are less attractive to gardeners growing the flowers as ornamental plants, but appeal to farmers, because they reduce bird damage and losses from some plant diseases. Sunflowers also produce latex and are the subject of experiments to improve their suitability as an alternative crop for producing hypoallergenic rubber.

 

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Executive Committee of Chandigarh Philatelic Club

Office Bearers :

President: Abnash Singh Luthra

Vice President : Rakesh Walia

General SEcretary : Vipan Thakur

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Stamp and Coins released on International Day of Yoga

 

 

 

21 June – International Day of Yoga

 

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp and a miniature sheet in denomination of Rs. 5 each on International Day of Yoga during inaugural function of the International Conference on Yoga for Holistic Health held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 21st June, 2015. The Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health & Family Welfare, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Jayant Sinha, Baba Ramdev and other dignitaries were present at the release function.

Commemorative Coins on International Day of Yoga

Photo Courtesy - United News of India

 

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Postal Museum inaugurated at Postal Training Centre, Vadodara on 20th June 2015

The Postal Museum was inaugurated by Shri Ganesh Sawaleshwarkar, Director, Postal Training Centre, Vadodara in the premises of Postal Training Center, Vadodara on 20th June 2015. Inauguration function was well attended by local philatelists, staff members of Department of Posts and Postal Training Centre.

The postal museum displays an array of paraphernalia of the bygone era’s postal system. Leather cash bags, red cloth cash bag, old scale and weights, scale box, various badges worn by postal employees made of brass, aluminium and plastic, old Morse (telegraph) instrument , old order books of different post offices, code names and index letters book, old postal guides, post office manuals, binder, different sizes of letter boxes, wooden letter box, mobile (cycle) post office box, postman uniform and bag, leather portfolio bag, mail overseer bag, lantern, stamp cancellation machine etc. have been displayed in the museum. Philatelic covers and a statue of Halkara (postal runner) are also on display in the museum.

 

Courtesy – Prashant Pandya – Vadodara

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New Stamp from India

 

 

100 Years of  Patna High Court

Date of Issue : 18 April 2015

President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the centenary celebration of Patna High Court on 18th April 2015 at Patna. To mark the occasion a commemorative stamp on Patna High Court was released by President in presence of the Governor of Bihar, Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, the Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Minister for Law & Justice, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar and the Chief Justice of India, Shri H.L. Dattu.

Patna High Court was established on 3rd February, 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act 1915. The foundation stone of the existing high court building was laid on 1st December, 1913, by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Charles Hardine. After the building was formally opened by Lord Hardine on 3rd February, 1916, the court started functioning with a chief justice and six judges. Sir Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier was the first chief justice of the Patna High Court. India's first president Rajendra Prasad and the first president of the constituent assembly, Sachchidanand Sinha, also had practiced at the court.

Courtesy – Indian Philately Digest

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Veteran philatelist of Bangalore passes away..

Veteran Philatelist of Bangalore Shri  T.N. Prahlad Rao passed away today, on18th April 2015. He was a noted Olympic Philatelist and  member of Karnataka Philatelic Society. He won many awards for his collection on Olympic Games.  He was an active philatelist and had  won award at the age of 82 in Olymphiex 2008.Rainbow Stamp Club expresses its deepest condolences . May his soul Rest in Peace.

Read article “Philately a hobby  for every age group by TN Prahlad Rao “ in Rainbow Stamp News at following link :

http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.in/2008_12_01_archive.html

 

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India – France Joint Issue

 

 

PM Mr. Narendra  Modi & French Prez Mr. François Hollande releases stamps on 10th April 2015 to mark 50 years of Indo-French cooperation.

Indian Issue

 

Date of Issue : 10 April 2015

Stamp Image Courtesy – Kasinath R.. Tanjore

 

French Issue :

Date of Issue : 10 April 2015

India France Joint Issue cancellation :  Space Co-operation

 

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Fifth National Stamp Fair

 

The fifth National Stamp Fair  by Stamp Dealers’ Association will be held from June 5 – June 7 2015 at :

All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, AIFACS (Galleries C & D)  , 1 Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001

Time : 11am to 6pm

For Stall Booking please contact : PDA Secretary General, Rohit Prasad prasadrohit1962@yahoo.com 0 98103 04233

For more details visit : http://stampsofindia.com/NSF2015.htm

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New special cover

 

SPECIAL COVER ISSUED AT BIKANER ON 19th MARCH 2015

A special cover and special cancellation was issued on 19th March 2015 at Bikaner on famous Jain Writer, Scholar and Archeologist Late Agar Chand Nahata on his 105th Anniversary. He had preserved thousands of books and manuscripts in Abhay Jain Granthalay Bikaner which are very useful to the research students.

Mr. Narayan Chopra, Mayor of Bikaner released this special cover in a grand function organized at Bikaner. Mr. S. K. Sharma Superintendent BIkaner Postal Circle, Mr. S. R. Chaliya, Dy. G. M. Telecom Circle and large number of citizens were present in the function. Senior member of Jainism Philately Group and coordinator of the function Mr. Lalit Kumar Nahata (Delhi) given vote of thanks.

- Sudhir Jain – Satna (MP)

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  Postal Services to Pakistan from India Post

India Post has not suspended it's Regd. Post and Speed Post Services for Pakistan. The news earlier published  on this blog about suspension of some postal services to Pakistan by India Post may kindly be ignored. All the services by India Post for Pakistan are working as usual.

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EXFILNA 2015 - Spain

 

 

Exfilna 2015 - National Philately Exhibition, Spain

 

Spanish Post marks the National Philately Exhibition, Exfilna 2015, with a special stamp issue. A sheet with two stamps that include the letter “ñ”, the logo of Brand Spain, will be put into circulation on the 13^th of March. The linear images depict a typical street in the old town, where the historic and artistic heritage includes arcaded streets and squares, churches and palaces that invite you to stroll through history, from the Middle Ages on.

Exfilna 2015 is organised by Grupo Filatélico Avilesino, with the collaboration and sponsorship of the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies (Fesofi), Correos, and other institutions. Collectors from some of the philatelic societies making up Fesofi take part in this fair, the most important of those held in Spain. This national federation includes more than 250 philatelic associations from all over Spain.

Exfilna 2015, now in its 53rd year, will also commemorate the 450th anniversary of the founding of Saint Augustine, Florida. This town, twinned with Avilés, was founded in 1565 by the explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who was born in the Spanish town.

A total of 139 collections will take part in the Competition Class, which includes all areas of collecting, divided into groups, as well as 19 Philatelic Literature contributions. A new feature in this edition is the participation of Italy as a guest country through the Federazione fra le Società Filateliche Italiane, with eight general collections and one Philatelic Literature collection. The Honour Committee will also be chaired by the new King and Queen of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia.

The first National Philatelic Exhibition (Exfilna) was held in Madrid in 1963, and since then has been held every year in different Spanish cities and towns with ties to philately. This is the second time that Avilés will host the exhibition, after the event held in 2000.

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Philately Expo Features Women Who Stamped Their Mark

 

BENGALURU: Over 1,000 stamps and first day covers featuring outstanding women in different fields over the ages have been showcased at Rangoli Metro Art Centre as part of International Women’s Day.

Organised by the Karnataka circle of the Postal Department and the Karnataka Philately Association, the thematic representation of stamps at the Chaya and Belaku galleries make for easy viewing. A small write-up of the person featured in each stamp and first day cover gives an insight into history through these women.

The passion of Tamil Vanan from Vellore in accumulating stamps relating to Mother Teresa is fascinating. In his collection are first day covers and stamps on Mother Teresa released across the globe, including in Papua New Guinea, Burkina Faso, Bosnia and Rwanda.

Among other pieces are that of film stars by Sujatha. There is a catchy stamp of actress Aishwarya Rai released by Republic de Guinee.

Dr A Sumitra’s collection takes us through social reformers down the ages —Pandita Ramabai (1858-1920), who rebelled against caste system in Maharashtra, Chandraprabha Saikiani, who worked for education of women in Assam and Ramabai Ranade, who founded Seva Sadan. M P Ramakrishna’s collection figures first day cover stamps on Carnatic vocalist M S Subbulakshmi. Stamps on women from Vedas and Upanishads form an insightful section.

The expo, inaugurated on Saturday, will conclude on Monday. It is open from 11 am to 7.30 pm.

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Lifetime Achievement Award to  Noted artist and  philatelist Shri Dipok Dey by Department of Posts

Renowned artist and philatelist  Shri Dipok Dey was honoured with ‘Life time achievement award’ by North Bengal Postal Circle of India Post for promoting philately in North Bengal. During ‘Depex-2014’ district level philatelic exhibition held at Darjeeling the Life Time Achievement Award’ was conferred to Shri Dipok Dey but he could not attend the function held on 30th November 2014 at Darjeeling as he was attending Assampex-2014, state level philatelic exhibition held at Guwahati as a member of Jury. On 28th February 2015, Shri Suvash Darnal, Superintendent of Post Offices, Darjeeling Division presented the award to Shri Dipok Dey at his residence in Kolkata.

We, the philatelists are proud of Shri  Dipok Dey and wish him a long life to continue his services to philately. Thanks to North Bengal Postal Circle of India Post for recognizing the philatelic services of Shri Dey and giving this honour to him. I am sure other Postal Circles of India Post will come forward and give recognition to the deserving persons, working for the promotion of philately. I am pleased to share here a Post on Shri Dipok Dey published  about 3 years back.

The Day of Dipok Dey

http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.in/2011/12/day-of-dipok-dey.html

 

Kolpex-2015, District Level Philatelic Exhibition to be held at Newtown, Kolkata from 11th to 13th March 2015

Kolpex-2015, District Level Philatelic Exhibition will be held from 11^th to 13^th March 2015 at Nazrul Tirtha Kendra, Rajarhat, Newtown, Kolkata.

During the exhibition two special covers, one on "Howrah Bridge" and another on "Core Banking Solution” will be released on 11th March and 13th March respectively. Philatelic quiz, drawing competition and a power-point presentation on philately has also been organised during this three day exhibition.

Philatelists are requested to attend the said exhibition to make the event a grand success. For participation and more information Contact: Philatelic Bureau, Kolkata GPO.

Press Clipping

- Garhwal; Post : 2 March 2014

Flower Show and Romance with Stamps

- Abhai Mishra

The heading of this article may seem a bit peculiar. What flower show has to do with stamps? At least everyone will agree that both flowers and stamps are beautiful, one is God’s creativity while the other is Men’s. I still crisply remember the early spring of 2003. Sh. Sudarshan Agarwal took over as the Governor of Uttaranchal on 08-01-2003 and Mrs. Madhu Narayanan was the Chief Post Master General at that time. There was one thing which was common in both of them, their love for stamps. The idea of having a flower show (spring festival) was mooted in Jan 2003 and it was decided that the Raj Bhawan, Dehradun will host the first flower show from 15-16 March 2003. The Governor himself being a philatelist wished to have a special cover on the occasion. The first special cover on the flower show was issued on 15-Mar-2003 on the theme of Brahm Kamal (Saussurea obvallata). During the release it was discussed to have a stamp exhibition in coming future at Dehradun. Mrs. Narayanan sprang into action and the ball got rolling. Rajesh Varma and I were more than happy to be a part of the organizing committee. On 06-Apr-2003, a painting competition was organized at Raj Bhawan for children. Again a special cover was released and the stamp exhibition named “DOONTOPEX” was formally launched by the Governor to happen on 18-20 July 2003 at SJA, Dehradun. The name “DOONTOPEX” was re-used, as in 1978; a stamp exhibition was organized at Dehradun from 15-18 January 1978 with the same name.

As philatelist’s we were very happy to have a philatelist as Governor. In 2004, during the flower show, special cover on “Orchid” (Aerides odorantum) was released. During the release function the Governor expressed his wish to have a stamp exhibition at Nainital and generously offered the Raj Bhawan, Nainital as the venue. It was something unexpected, a stamp exhibition at Raj Bhawan !! The then CPMG Mrs. Suneeta Trivedi immediately dispatched myself and Rajesh to Nainital for the ground work. We carried scores of stamp workshops in different schools and motivated the children to prepare stamp exhibits. The exhibition was held from 18-20 June 2004 at Raj Bhawan with the Governor as host. There were more than 150 exhibits from the children of Nainital. Special covers on Naini Lake, Raj Bhawan and Aries observatory were released during the exhibition. The north end of the Naini lake is called Mallital, where Naina Devi temple is situated while the southern end is called Tallital which has a bridge having Gandhiji’s statue and Post office on its side. Very few know that it is the only post office of its kind in the world which is located on a lake bridge.

During the spring festival of 2006 and 2007 special covers were released on Bonsai and Cobra Lily. Uttarakhand has the rare distinction of having three honorable winners in the World Bonsai Contest – 2005 organized by “World Bonsai Friendship Federation” at Japan. The prize winning bonsai were depicted in the special cover of 2006. In October 2007 Sh. Sudarshan Agarwal handed over the charge of Governor to Sh. BL Joshi. But the tradition has been started and the legacy was firmly in place. The romance of flower show with stamps was in full bloom. On 08-Mar-2008 special cover on Valley of Flowers, featuring ‘Morina longifolia’ was released during the spring festival. In 2008, the then CPMG Sh. Vivek Kaul requested us to write a book on Uttarakhand stamps. The book titled “Uttarakhand-A Philatelic Journey” written by me and Rajesh Varma, published by the Department of Posts, was released by the Governor during the 2009 flower show. Continuously, since then special covers are being released featuring different flowers during the spring festival at Raj Bhawan.

Year 2015 was again special for the stamp lovers. Again an ardent philatelist, Dr. KK Paul took over as the Governor of Uttarakhand on 08-Jan-2015. The legacy was again re-lived. On 28 Feb 2015, during the flower show, a stamp exhibition was organized in the corridors of historical old circuit house. The present CPMG Sh. Uday Krishna, left no stone unturned to make it a grand success. The exhibition is unique in many senses. It displayed the stamp collection of Dr. KK Paul along with other prominent philatelist and children of Dehradun. It is for the first time that a stamp exhibition was organized at Raj Bhawan, Dehradun. The corridor of the old circuit house had been mute witness to the visit of many historical personalities. This time it has STAMPS as the visitor.

The stamp lovers of Dehradun will always cherish the philatelic association with Raj Bhawan. I personally hope, that the romance of stamps with flower show will bloom to a greater height in the years to come.

- Abhai Mishra : email : abhai_mishra@rediffmail.com

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New Europa 2015 stamps

 

Faroe Islands

Date of Issue : 24 April 2015

Here are new stamps on Europa 2015 theme from Faroe Islands, Jersey and San Marino. This year’s theme is Old Toys. The list of all stamps of this series could be seen at following link :

http://europa-stamps.blogspot.in/2014/10/europa-stamps-2015.html

Jersey

Date of Issue – 24 March 2015

Europa 2015 stamps from San Marino

Date of Issue : 10 March 2015

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Patpex-2015, District Level Philatelic Exhibition at Patna - 13th & 14th February 2015

Patpex-2015, a two day district level philatelic exhibition was organized on 13th and 14th February 2015 at NIFT Campus, Patna. Shri Abhay Shekhar Prasad, Chief Postmaster General, Bihar Postal Circle and Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava, Director, NIFT, Patna inaugurated the exhibition. 50 frames exhibits were on display at the exhibition. Philatelic Workshop and Stamp design competition were also organized during the exhibition.

On the inaugural day, a Special Cover was released featuring the historic Gandhi Maidan. The Cover illustration shows Gandhi statue of Gandhi Maidan located in the heart of Patna and the cancellation depicts Gandhiji collecting debris, setting example for cleanliness. (Special Cover approval No. BH-03/Feb 2015)

On 14th February 2015, a Special Cover on National Institute of Fashion Technology was released. (Special Cover approval No. BH-04/Feb 2015)

NIFT as an Institute is a pioneer in envisioning and evolving fashion business education in the country, and this endeavor saw opening of four New Centers in 2008. Patna NIFT being one of them started its humble beginning from June, 2008; from its transit campus situated in the prestigious Udyog Bhavan, Gandhi Maidan, Patna and later started functioning from its own permanent campus at Mithapur Farms.

: Indian Philately Digest

Stamp exhibition in Chandigarh

On Wednesday 18-2-15 ongoing stamp exhibition on Gandhiji in Sec 26 St Johns school, Chandigarh.

Stamp exhibition on Gandhi ji on 16/2/15 at Govt model school  Sec 16 by Rakesh Walia. Mr Walia has planned  to cover all schools of Chandigarh. Panchkula and parts Himachel Pradesh.

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