Guide to Permanent Pictorial Cancellations of India

 Guide to Permanent Pictorial Cancellations of India 

By Sushil Mehra & K.Chaitanya Dev

Book Review

Guide to Permanent Pictorial Cancellations of India by Sushil Mehra & K. Chaitanya Dev : ISBN NO. 978-93-5416-331-9: Published By Sushil Mehra : Price - Rs 2500  : Harbound : Available at : Amazon.in (with Price Rs 2300)

The Permanent pictorial cancellation is a postmark given by Postal Department to be used on the ongoing mail throughout the year without any time limit.Usually, it shows the design of a religious, historical or a place of tourist importance, flora fauna, sculpture, important character related to that place, the natural place of importance, festival, particular city landmark like the clock tower, etc. The book gives the details of all the pictorial cancellations ( As searched and compiled by the authors) being given by India Post in different places of the states.It has a Statewise Index of all Cancellations. The authors have given brief information about the place with sketch, photo, or stamp of that place or landmark of that place of all permanent pictorial cancellations. There is a special section in the book on PIN code which helps the readers to know its meaning regarding the place and what the PIN digits stand for. In addition to it, the articles by senior philatelists Shri Ashok Bayanwala and Shri Naresh Agrawal have been published. The Foreword of the book is written by noted philatelist Shri Prashant Pandya.

PPCs are of great interest to the philatelists. Its study, collection, search, and variety have a lot of scope in philately. An exhibit can be prepared on its designs in relation to the place of issue, varieties in shapes n sizes, thematically or other way in the postal history category.

The book is beautifully designed with excellent layout and printing. As the book contains cancellations issued all over India featuring a variety of subjects, the book is recommended for Thematic collectors as well as all philatelists and stamp lovers.

- Jeevan Jyoti

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