21 December 2018

Horse Carried Special Cover...



HORSE CARRIED SPECIAL COVER ON SHAHEED ROSHAN SINGH 



On 19th December 2018, the death anniversary of Shaheed Roshan SINGH, Mr. Sanjay D.Akhade , Senior Superintendent of Post Allahabad , in the presence of Mr. M.P.Singh released a Speacial Horse  Carried Cover, designed by Mr. Ashok Mital President of the Sangam Philatelic club on the concept of  Mr. M.Gulrez,the Secretary of the club,at the Malaka post office .




This release programme was organised by the Shaheed Roshan Singh Smriti trust in association with Department of Post and Sangam Philately Club.

In Kakori Case, Shaheed Roshan Singh was sentenced to death along with Shaheed Ram Prasad Bismil, Rajendra Lehri & Ashfak Ullah  Khan by the British Government .

On the 19th of December 1927 , Shaheed Roshan Singh was hanged at the then Malaka jail which has now converted into Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital. A Statue  of Shaheed Roshan Singh is there in the hospital premises.



After the release of  the Special Horse Carried Cover, the SSPos Mr. Sanjay Akhade handed over the postal bag filled with the covers to the horse rider Sabu.
During the release programme of the Special Horse Carried Cover, the Philatelists  of Prayagraj city along with other dignitaries of the  City were present.

Mr. M. Sharik, Mr. Reshadul Islam,Mr. Rajkumar Pandey (sub post master Malaka post office), Mr. Rajesh Singh & Mr. Nomam from the Prayagraj Philatelic Beauro were also present during the  garlending of the statue of  Shaheed Roshan Singh along with Mr. Sanjay Akhade, M.P.Singh ,M.Gulrez & Ashok Mital.

- M.Gulrez, Allahabad : email : gulrez.gulrez@gmail.com


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