New Special Cover

 

 

39th Annual Conference of Karnataka Orthopedic Association, Mysore – 6 February 2015

A special Cover was released on 6th February 2015 at Mysore on the occasion of 39th Annual Conference of Karnataka Orthopedic Association.

 

 

: Sreejesh Krishnan – Trivandrum - email : sreejesh.nt@gmail.com

International Congress of Mathematicians 2014

 

 

Date of Issuer : 15 July 2014

The International Congress of Mathematicians

The International Congress of Mathematicians 2014 (ICM 2014) will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, August 13-21, 2014.The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest congress in the mathematics community. It is held once every four years under the auspices of the International Mathematical Union (IMU). The Fields Medals, the Nevanlinna Prize, the Gauss Prize, and the Chern Medal are awarded during the opening ceremony on the first day of the congress. Each congress is memorialized by printed Proceedings recording academic papers based on invited talks intended to reflect the current state of the science.

Popular Mathematical theorems on stamps

The SEOUL ICM 2014 Organizing Committee issued commemorative stamp on July 15, 2014. The stamp contains popular mathematical theorems. The SEOUL ICM 2014 stamp collections will be sold in the souvenir desk during the congress.

2014 Seoul International Competition commemorative stamp depicts such universal laws and mathematical theorems:

• Pythagorean theorem: the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides
• Hanbut drawing on Euler’s theorem to all four sides of the Euler circuit in the graph only once through a single path, returning to the starting point in passing
• Pascal’s Triangle conceals a huge number of patterns, many discovered by Pascal himself and even known before his time.

 

Club News

SINGAPORE 2015 is the 3rd World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Singapore. It is to be held in conjunction with Singapore’s 50th Year of Independence, with the full support and patronage of the Federation lnternationale de Philatelie (FIP) and under the auspices of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP).

Singapore last hosted the World Stamp Exhibition in 1995 and the inaugural World Stamp Championship in 2004. Gathering the experience of both exhibitions and with effort to commemorate Singapore’s Golden Jubilee in 2015, Singapore managed to bid for the hosting rights of this event successfully. Singpex Pte Ltd is the appointed organizer for this event.

 

For more details visit : http://www.singapore2015.com/the_show.php

Highlights:

• Display from the archives of the Singapore Philatelic Museum.
• Exhibits from distinguished collections showing the development of Singapore's 180 years of postal history and stamps.
• Exhibits of world-wide award winning collections.

Date :
14 - 19 August 2015

Venue : Sands Expo & Convention Center

Host :
Association of Singapore Philatelists

New special Cover on wildlife

 

International Raptor conference,Pune, India 2014

A special cover was released on 8th February 2014, during the International Raptor conference held in Pune, organized by Ila Foundation Pune.

Birds of prey, also known as raptors, are birds that hunt and feed on other animals. The term "raptor" is derived from the Latin word rapere (meaning to seize or take by force). These birds are characterized by keen vision that allows them to detect prey during flight and powerful talons and beaks.

8th ARRCN, Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network’s Raptor Conference aimed at conservation of birds of prey, was held for the first time in India in Pune from 6th to 9th February 2014. It was organized by Ela Foundation, Pune.

 

: Ravindra Wamanacharya - Nashik

email :  r_wamanacharya@yahoo.co.in 

New Stamp from India..

 

100 Years of Indian Science Congress

Date of Issue : 3 January 2013

India Post issued first stamp of  the year 2013 by releasing a  stamp on 3rd January 2013 to commemorate 100 years of Indian Science Congress.

Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is a premier scientific organisation of India, started in the year 1914 in Kolkata, with Headquarters at Kolkata, . It meets annually in the first week of January every year. Today, it has a membership strength of more than 30,000 scientists.

The Centenary session of the Indian Science Congress is being held from 3-7 January, 2013 at Kolkata. The theme for the session of "Science for shaping the future of India".

The design of the stamp depicts the spirit of the centenary session of the Indian Science Congress. A child, tender, mouldable and the future of India, is observing a flower through a magnifying lens.

: Mansoor B. Mangalore

New Stamp from Poland

21. FINAL OF THE GREAT ORCHESTRA OF HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE

Polish Post will issue a round stamp on Music theme on 19th January 2013 in the form of sheetlet of 6 stamps to commemorate  21. FINAL OF THE GREAT ORCHESTRA OF HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE.

Sheetlet

FDC

“Rio+20" - Earth Summit 20

 

Date of Issue : 1 June 2012

On 1 June 2012, the United Nations Postal Administration issued three commemorative stamps on the theme "RIO+20". A souvenir card was also released on the same day.

   

 

A souvenir card on the theme "RIO+20" was issued on 1 June 2012. The card depicts the new stamps and carries a statement by Secretary-General BAN Ki-Moon and Sha Zukang, Conference Secretary-General.

RIO+20 – Earth Summit 20

The UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution agreeing to hold the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012. Also referred to as "Rio+20" or Earth Summit 20, the conference takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg.

The objectives of the Conference are to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development; to assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development; and to address new and emerging challenges.

The Conference will focus on two specific themes: "A green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication" and "an institutional framework for sustainable development". Sustainable development emphasizes a holistic, equitable and far-sighted approach to decision-making at all levels. The concept of green economy focuses primarily on the intersection between environment and economy.

Club News

“ GANDHI MEMORABILIA EXHIBITION ”

– INAUGURATED BY Hon’ble Former President, DR.A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM ON JUNE 6^TH 2012 AT VIVEKANANDA AUDITORIUM, ANNA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS – CHENNAI.

8500 CHILDREN FROM SCHOOLS IN CHENNAI CITY VISIT GANDHI MEMORABILIA EXHIBIION CONDUCTED BY GANDHI WORLD FOUNDATION FOR 4 DAYS IN ANNA UNIVERSITY FROM JUNE 6^TH – 10^TH

Gandhi World Foundation is a Non – Political, Non Profitableand Social Service Organisation. It is a duly registered Trust with the main object of spreading the teachings and messages of Mahatma Gandhiji among the younger generation. The registered office of the Trust is situated in New Gummidipoondi, Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. A wide range of Mahatma Gandhiji’s collection of stamps, coins, currencies, postal covers, special covers, tokens and telephone cards issued by many countries in the world are in the possession of our Trust. We also possess many rare photos of Mahatma Gandhiji, Newspapers published by Mahatma Gandhiji, Manuscripts and various information about Mahatma Gandhiji .Mahatma Gandhiji is the only tall leader in this entire world and has been bestowed with rare honour since more than 120 Countries have issued Stamps by displaying his photo and whose statues have been erected in more than 70 Countries across the world.

The exhibition was inaugurated on June 6^th 2012 by Hon’ble Former President, Dr.A.P.J.AbdulKalam. Dr.P.MannarJawahar, Vice Chancellor, Anna University also spoke during the time of exhibition inauguration.   Shri.Kalyanam, Personal Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi (1944-1948) was felicitated by Dr.Abdul Kalam during the exhibition inauguration.

-  M L.Rajesh - Chennai