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Heritage Walk

As announced earlier ‘Heritage Walk through Stamps’ has been scheduled on 17th December 2009 at 2.00 pm. The organizers have also planned to make a replica of ‘Bullock Tram’ which was running between Dabhoi and Miyagam from 1862 to 1880 with two bullocks. This float of Bullock Tram will be a part of Heritage Walk through stamps and shall proceed from Vadodara Head Post Office to the Venue of Stampmania 2009. Special Carried Covers will be carried through this ‘Bullock Tram” from Vadodara Head Post Office to Stampmania 2009. Inauguration of Stampmania 2009 has been scheduled at 5.30 pm on 17th December 2009 after the Heritage Walk through Stamps.Those who are arriving at Baroda are requested to assemble at Vadodara Head Post Office at 1.30 pm. Philatelic Organisations can bring their banners/ placards to display at Heritage Walk.

Detailed Programme

Date: 17th December 2009

Heritage Walk through Stamps: Time: 2.00 pm.

Start Point/Venue: Vadodara Head Post Office, Vadodara

End Point: Kirti Mandir, Opp. S. S. G. Hospital, Vadodara

Inauguration of Exhibition: 5.30 pm by Ms. Karuna Pillai, Chief Postmaster General, Gujarat Circle.

Venue: Shree Saurashtra Leuva Patel Seva Samaj, Near B. I. D. C., Alembic Road, Gorwa, Vadodara - 390 003

Exhibition Dates: 18 to 20 December 2009.

Exhibition Time: 10.00 am to 6 pm (18 & 19 December 2009), 10.00 am to 5 pm (20 December 2009 )

For more details visit : http://www.stampmania2009.com/

Club News

News from EIPA Bhubaneshwar

Those who wish to join Eastern India Philatelic Association may contact Mr Shanti Swaroop Rath for application form at venue of Stampmania 2009, Vadodara from 18th to 20th December.

2010 Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Awards
National Postal Museum Now Soliciting Nominations

The National Postal Museum is currently soliciting nominations for philatelists who will be recognized with the 2010 Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Awards. The award honors Americans and individuals from around the world for outstanding lifetime accomplishments in the field of philately. The achievements can include original research that significantly advances our understanding of philately and postal history; exceptional service to the philatelic community; and the overall promotion of philately for the benefit of current and future collectors. Awards will be presented at the museum in October of 2010.Nominations can be submitted by any individual or organization. Self-nominations will not be accepted. The nomination must be a stand-alone justification of why the candidate is being proposed and the candidate should not be aware of the nomination. The individual's lifetime philatelic achievements must be delineated in the nomination. The justifications must be between 500 - 1,000 words in length. Nominations must be received by the Nominating Committee by March 1, 2010.

The nomination must be sent in writing to the: Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award Nominating Committee, National Postal Museum, PO Box 37012, MRC-570, Washington, DC 20013-7012.