01 July 2025

National Doctor's Day

 


1 July 2025 : National Doctor's Day



Special Cancellation issued by  Kerala Postal Circle on National Doctor's Day.

Image courtesy : Mohanachandran Nair, Trivandrum



National Doctor's Day



Date of Issue :1 July 1982



National Doctor’s Day 2025: Observed on July 1, the day honours doctors in India for their dedication and sacrifice ,Doctor's Day in India was established in 1991 by the Government of India to honour Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, an esteemed physician and a pioneer in public healthcare. Dr Roy, who also served as the second chief minister of West Bengal and was awarded the Bharat Ratna, was born on July 1, 1882, and passed away on the same day in 1962.


30 June 2025

New Stamps

      


Indian theme on foreign Stamps



Date of Issue : 26 June 2025

On 26 June 2025 Sri Lanka Post issued  10 stamps and 10 Miniature sheets featuring  - Minneriya National Park .,. The stamps feature following animals and birds. Three stamps feature Indian Species 1. Indian Pangolin 2. Indian Star Tortoise 3. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)






SRI LANKAN SLOTH BEAR

INDIAN PANGOLIN 

BLACK NAPED HARE 

SRI LANKAN JACKAL 

SRI LANKAN ELEPHANT

ASIAN OPENBILL 

BRAHMINY KITE 

INDIAN STAR TORTOISE 

PAINTED STORK

YELLOW-STRIPED CHEVROTAIN 









- Kasinath R. Tanjore



New  stamp from India Post


 100th birth anniversary of Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj



Date of issue :  28 June 2025


On 28 June 2025, Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released a commemorative postage stamp on the 100th birth anniversary of Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj in New Delhi. The stamp pays tribute to the life and teachings of Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj. It honours his immense contributions to the pursuit of knowledge, spiritual upliftment, and social reform.



-Sudhir Jain , Satna (MP)


29 June 2025

Book Review

 


Guardians of Heritage

Exploring The World of GI Tag Products of India

-      Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran



Guardians of Heritage : Exploring the Wold of GI Tag Products of India by Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran : First Edition 2025 : Published By Mohanapriya Senthilkumar : ISBN 978-93-342-5045-9 : Copyright : Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran : Pages: 280 : Size A4 : Type Hardbound : Price: INR 1950: Author email : csenthilkumar78@gmail.com

 






A new book “Guardians of Heritage by Senthil Kumar Chandrasekaran” is an excellent book on different philatelic items related to Geographical Indications.  A geographical indication (GI) is a name used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, which came into effect from 15 September 2003.






GIs have been defined under Article 22 (1) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) as: "indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin.



India, with its vast cultural and ecological diversity, has given GI recognition to a variety of products ranging from the agricultural products, food products Handicrafts which promote the tapestry of culture and craftsmen, Manufactured products which show case the indigenous capability, to the natural products of India like the Makrana Marble. India Post has issued stamps, special covers, cancellations and other postal memorabilia to promote these GI Tagged Products of India. 



This book is based on author’s collection of philatelic items related to Geographical Indications. The book is a tribute to the GI Tagged Products. The author has shown different philatelic items  like Stamps, Miniature sheets , Special Covers, Special Cancellations, Permanent Pictorial Cancellations, Picture Postcards, Meter Marks, and other items issued by Deptt of Posts. related to GI products .




The author has given separate chapters to Agriculture Products Food Stuffs, Manufactured Products, and natural Products. The description of each product is given in detail.






 
A special chapter has been given in the book on special and specific Products from other countries like Czech Republic, Thailand, Japan, Peru, Chile, France, UK, Mexico, Portugal, Italy and Greece. This is a very interesting part of the book. It covers textile, Agriculture. Cheese, alcoholic beverages and other products from these countries.The list of State wise GI Tag Products and Alphabetical Index of GI Products has been given in the book which makes easy for reference.





The printing and layout of the book is excellent. There are about 600 multi coloured images covering different philatelic items from India and other countries. The book is very useful for all thematic collectors as well as for non philatelists too as it gives a comprehensive information on a variety of special GI Products of India. The author has given details about each item very systematically so it is a very good refence book for everyone..  The book will prove to  be an asset for all philatelists and book lovers. This book is specially recommended for School and college libraries as it has lot of information on a variety of interesting products from different parts of India and other countries. It will enrich the knowledge of students about many special products and the rich heritage of our country. Thematic philatelists will find this book very interesting as the author has tried to show different types of philatelic items in the book which are part of a thematic exhibit,  I recommend this book for every thematic collector as well as people from all walks of life of every age group. 




ABOUT THE AUTHOR



Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran is a Chemical Engineering Graduate from renowned AC Tech Campus of Anna University, Chennai, India. He is currently employed in an Indian multi national company specialised in Water and Wastewater Treatment as General Manager & Head of Engineering Function.

He was collecting stamps during his school days and restarted his philatelic interest during 2010 and became a very active collector cum exhibitor since 2019. His collection interests includes Water, Olympics, Gandhi, Joint Issue, Indian Heritage, Indian Postal Stationary and GI Tags.

He is a Life member of South India Philatelists’ Association (SIPA), Philatelic Congress of India (PCI), Ananthapuri Philatelic Association (APA) and Madurai Philatelist and Numismatist Association (MAPNA). He had participated in various State and National level exhibitions and won medals in different categories including Thematic, Postal Stationary, Literature and One-Frame.


 

 

28 June 2025

New special Cover : Group Capt. Shubhanshu Shukla

 

Group Capt. Shubhanshu Shukla

The Second Indian Astronaut in Space and the first to visit the International Space Station



 Air Mail Society India Foundation (AMSI) released a special cover on 25th June 2025 to celebrate the launch of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the second Indian in space and the first headed for the International Space Station.

 

This cover was produced in a limited quantity of 100 individually numbered covers and carries the Permanent Pictorial Cancellation of the National Aeronautical Laboratory (NAL) Bengaluru depicting the ISRO Rocket. A cover was mailed to each AMSI member as a memento.








- Piyush Khaitan , Air Mail Society India Foundation


27 June 2025

Rath Yatra , Puri

 



27 June 2025 : Rath Yatra Puri


Image courtesy : Kalinga TV







Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannatha is celebrated every year at Puri,  Odisha. The presiding deities of the main temple, Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel Sudarshana are taken out from the temple precincts in an elaborate ritual procession to  their respective chariots. The huge, colourfully decorated chariots, are drawn by hundreds and thousands of devotees on the bada danda, the grand avenue to the Gundicha temple,  After a stay for seven days, the deities return to their abode in Srimandira.




The Ratha Yatra of Puri,  is considered the oldest and largest Hindu chariot festival celebrated annually, on the bright half of the lunar month of Ashadh. India Post issued a commemorative stamp and a Miniature sheet to commemorate Puri Rath Yatra on 12 July 2010.

26 June 2025

New Pictorial Cancellations

 

26 June 2025 : International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking : Bengaluru




26 June 2025 : International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking : Bhavnagar



25 June 2025 : Axiom Mission  4 : Raipur (C.G.)


 Raipur Philatelic Bureau Chhattisgarh,   released a pictorial cancellation on 25 June 2025 on AXIOM MISIION-4 To International Space Station.





-Capt. Vijay Wadhwa - Raipur (C.G.)




Axiom Mission 4



The Ax-4 mission will “realize the return” to human spaceflight for India, Poland, and Hungary, with each nation’s first government-sponsored flight in more than 40 years. While Ax-4 marks these countries' second human spaceflight mission in history, it will be the first time all three nations will execute a mission on board the International Space Station. This historic mission underscores how Axiom Space is redefining the pathway to low-Earth orbit and elevating national space programs globally.





25 June 2025

PCI Awards 2025


PCI Awards 2025

21 June 2025 Pune






Release of PCI Golden Jubilee logo by CPMG Maharashtra Circle Shri Amitabh Singh, President Elect PCI Shri Madhukar Deogawanka and  Shri Ashok Kumar Bayanwala




Maharashtra Circle released two postcards on Stepwells -
Ballaleshwar Mandir Stepwell and Deulgaon Galande Stepwell during the PCI Awards 2025



PCI AWARDS 2025








Kishore S. Chandak









Dr Narendra Saboo receiving PCI Fellow Award





Dr MR Ramesh Kumar receiving PCI Appreciation Award



Jaagruthi Adka




Jaagruthi Adka receiving PCI Youth Appreciation Award






Source : PCI Philatelic Info.WhatsApp Gr, Jaagruthi Adka - Bangalore; Prayag Philatelic Society WhatsApp Gr

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