New Christmas stamps from New Zealand..

 

Date of Issue : 2 November 2011

Christmas is a time to spend with friends and family, and often reflect on the true meaning of Christmas – the birth of baby Jesus. The new Christmas 2011 stamps to be issued by New Zealand Post on 2 November 2011  feature key moments in the Nativity story. Each gummed stamp has a unique diamond shape and features metallic gold printing, adding to the festive feel of the issue.

New Zealand Christmas 2011 stamp issue portrays the Nativity – the traditional Christian story that has been told and treasured by people around the world for generations.

 

60c - Baby Jesus

Upon arriving in Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph found there was no room at the inn and had to stay in a stable with the animals. During the night, Jesus was born and placed in a manger.

$1.20 - Angel

In the fields outside Bethlehem, shepherds looked after their flocks through the night. An Angel appeared to them and brought them the good news that the Son of God had been born.

$1.90 - Mary and Joseph

In the stable, Mary and Joseph held the baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes in their arms, and gazed at him adoringly.

$2.40 - Shepherds

The shepherds hurried to see Jesus after receiving the message of good news from the Angel. They found him lying in the manger and were filled with great joy.

$2.90 - Wise Men

When Jesus was born, a bright star appeared in the sky. Three wise men followed it to where Jesus lay. They worshipped him and offered gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

2011 Christmas Self Adhesive First Day Cover

Special Covers

Maharashtra

Aditya Jyoti Eye Hospital, Mumbai

 

Rotary International

 : Ashwani Dubey - Gorqakhpur

New Member

Name : P Ramakrishnan

City : Chennai/ India

Email : pramakrishnan1@royalenfield.com, prk.login@gmail.com

Postal address :  42 varalakshmi Nagar Extn, Kolathur, Chennai - 99

Collecting interests : Army Stamps and special covers.

I am one of the Members of South India Philatelist’s Association, Chennai.   I have been collecting Stamps since 1977.  Participated in different Philatelic Exhibitions.  I have displayed Indian Army Stamps and Indian Army Postal Service Covers in the Seniors\General Category title of Indian Army for the State level. 

Summer visiting Birds on new Jersey stamps..

Date of Issue : 16 June 2011

Hi! Here is a magnificent new set of stamps on Birds. Bird is one of the most popular themes among thematic stamp collectors all over the world . Jersey Post issued the fifth set in the Birdlife series featuring various birds which visit Jersey during the summer months. A Miniature Sheet and Souvenir Sheetlet also accompanies the issue. The birds illustrated on stamps are always highly sought after by stamp collectors. The set is beautiful and sure to be liked by bird lovers ! This is all for today….Till Next Post …Have a Nice Time !!

The stamps feature Barn swallow,spotted flycatcher,cuckoo, white throat Linnet and Swift .

Club News

Wedding Bells

Moderator of Mobile Philately and General Secretary of Jainism Philatelic Group Mr. Deepak Narendra Modi of Jalna (M-9890373344) married to Dr. Priyanka on 14th June 2011 at Aurangabad.

: Sudhir Jain, Satna (MP)

Heartiest Congratulations !! Heartiest Congratulations !! Heartiest Congratulations !!

Snack food – Chips on stamp..

Date of Issue : 7 June 2011

Aland Post issued a stamp featuring world’s most favourite snack food – Potato chips on 7 June 2011. Potato chips are popular all over the world and available in different flavours. This might be the first stamp on chips though many stamps have been issued on a variety of food items, eaten around the world but potato chips is the universal snack food and popular among all age groups of people in every corner of the world. Originally potato chips were invented in America in the year 1853 .

Story of chips

According to a traditional story, the original potato chip recipe was created in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853. Agitated by a patron repeatedly sending his fried potatoes back because they were too thick, soggy and bland, resort hotel chef, George Crum, decided to slice the potatoes as thin as possible, frying them until crisp and seasoning them with extra salt. Contrary to Crum's expectation, the patron (sometimes identified as Cornelius Vanderbilt) loved the new chips and they soon became a regular item on the lodge's menu under the name "Saratoga Chips".

In the 20th century, potato chips spread beyond chef-cooked restaurant fare and began to be mass produced for home consumption. The Dayton, Ohio-based Mike-sell's Potato Chip Company, founded in 1910, calls itself the "oldest potato chip company in the United States".New England-based Tri-Sum Potato Chips, originally founded in 1908 as the Leominster Potato Chip Company, in Leominster, Massachusetts claim to be America's first potato chip manufacturer.

Today, chips are packaged in plastic bags, with nitrogen gas blown in prior to sealing to lengthen shelf life, and provide protection against crushing.

Club News

News from Ludhiana Philatelic Club

School Of Philately And library

Ludhiana Philatelic Club has opened a School of Philately and Library to support education in our schools via stamps on June 12, 2011. The School was inaugurated by S. Hira Singh Gabria, Minister of Jails, Tourism, and Cultural Affairs & Printing & Stationery. Mr. Prem Mittal, Political Advisor to S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, presided over the inaugural function. The school is located near Naurian Mal Jain School in Bagh Naurian Mal, Ludhiana. S. Hira Singh Gabria, appreciated the efforts of Ludhiana Philatelic Club in promotion of educative hobby of stamp collecting. He announced a grant of Rs.One lakh to the club for strengthening of School of Philately and its Library.

Stamps are a great way to learn about our history, geography, culture, animals; you name it; about almost anything. The School will strive to promote the educational use of philately by organizing spectrum of interesting educational programmes / workshops of short duration on various topics with the support of India Post. School teachers will be imparted training in using stamps as a teaching tool. Stamps can be used to motivate students who may otherwise have little interest in particular subject. Teachers can make topics interesting to their kids by introducing the topic via stamps.

The School will launch number of innovative programmes, reaching out to different target groups. These will be helpful in developing youngsters and others who choose to join such programmes, in to better citizen and a strong nation.

Upon demand, the members of Ludhiana Philatelic club will visit local schools and help them start youth philatelic club and give talks about special topics with the help of stamps.

For more details, Dr SK Sondhi may be contacted at email : sksondhi1@gmail.com

New Club Member

Name : B D Surana

City / Country : Kolkata, India

E-mail : bdsurana@gmail.com

Collecting Interests : Stamps, Currencies and coins ( regular, Commemorative , UNC, Proof)

Postal Address : 20 J, Ballygunge Terrace Ground Floor Golpark Kolkata 700 029 India

Love 2011 stamps from Australia

 

Date of Issue : 18 January 2011

Australia Post issued a set of two  stamps for this year’s Valentine’s Day with beautiful stamp booklets on 18 January for this special occasion.

Valentine’s day

The celebration of St Valentine's Day on 14 February is a time when lovers send flowers and Valentine cards to express affection.

The Valentine's Day tradition of giving red roses is believed to date from the 18th century, when the French monarch King Louis XVI gave red roses to his Queen, Marie Antoinette, as a symbol of his love. During the 19th century, ribbon, paper lace and cut-outs of flowers, doves and cupids were used in the designs of handmade and manufactured cards.

There are two very distinct designs in this issue: the lasting beauty of red roses and a more contemporary design using hearts and vine leaves in a pattern of love.

 

FDC with special cancellation of Heart

Booklet

: Australia Post

 

Club News

New Member

K.MUTHUKUMARAN, Chennai

I am K. MUTHUKUMARAN from CHENNAI.I AM PHILATELIST FOR  MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND MY THEMES ARE '"STAMPS ON TAMILNADU, PERSONALITIES, LIFESTYLE OF TAMILS, ANYTHING BASED ON  TAMILS AND TAMIL CULTURE.  I ALSO COLLECT STAMPS ON  UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES AND SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.

Email :  communication:voicesoftamils@yahoo.com (or) muthu491853@gmail.com

Contact No. 7871298630

New Valentine’s Day stamps from Thailand…

 

Date of Issue : 7 February 2011

Thailand Post has issued two postage stamps on 7 February to welcome Valentine's Day. They feature images that serve as a "Symbol of Love". This year's Thailand stamps are different from those of previous years, which presented a variety of colorful roses. The images on the stamps of this year come from the participating of postage stamp lovers' votes.

 

 

Recent stamps from Thailand

150^th Anniversary of Charoen Krung Road

 

Date of Issue :  5 February 2011

The Road that Connects History

Charoen krung Road or the New Road, starting from Sanamchai Road and reaching the Chao Phraya River at Tok Road, is the first road to have built with Westen technology. It passes through the area of Phra Nakhon, Sumphanthawong, Pomprab Satruphai, Bang Rak, Sathorn and Bang Kholaem District. Its historical value is linked with the architectural structures that lie along the road and the road has been part of the development of Bangkok and its city planning for more 140 years. When Bangkok changed the means of communication from water to the land, Charoen krung Road played a significant role in the transition.

The Eight Immortals Postage Stamps

Date of Issue – 1 February 2011

The Eight Chinese Deities

Li Tieguai, the Deity of Medicine and Medical Treatment, is a young, intelligent and robust man. He is a vegetarian, follows religious precepts and leads an austere life.
Han Zhongli, the Deity of Fortune, is plump and of huge stature, with a board forehead, long thick eyebrows and a large nose.
Lu Dongbin, is the Deity of Industry, Trade and Business, Intellectual People and Poets. He has a high crown, long ear-lobes, long eyebrows and elongated eyes like those of a swan. His left eyebrow is marked with a black mould. His face features a large, round nose, chubby cheeks, a wide mouth and long, slender neck. This eight-foot-two-inch-Deity is clever and has very good memory.
Zhang Guo Lao, is the Deity of stability, Long Life and Good Health. The Zhang Guo Lao legend has it that a white bat lived on the sunlight and the moonlight for over a thousand years until it was made into the deity. He can transform himself into an aged man and he has a white donkey as his vehicle.
Lan Caihe, is the Deity of Flowers and Abundance. According to legend, this Deity was given a miraculous fruit that enabled him to maintain his youthful looks and complexion forever. There is nothing to show whether this Deity is male or female, but, in Taoism, he is to be taken a male.
He Xiangu, is the Deity of Virtues, Loyalty and Gratitude. He is knowledgeable, articulate and his words are endowed with reason. He is graceful and tender in his manner. He loves to help the deprived with his magical powers and he is able to give solid predictions.
Han Xiang Zi, is the Deity of Fortune-Telling. He is regarded as a prophet and a music lover. Having a special interest in people who had magical power he took lessons in magic and practised penance with Lu Dongbin.
Cao Guojiu, is the Deity of Statusand Prestige, Royal Deities, Employees and Loyalty. He was a member of the royal family and was blessed with a great fortune, yet he decided to sacrifice his luxurious and easy life for meditation.

: Siam stamp  

Club News

VALENTINE'S MAKING NIGHT at Spellman Museum
Spellman Museum, Weston, Massachusetts  will be open Friday, February 11, until 8:30 for children and adults to make Valentine cards, envelopes, pins and small gifts decorated with US Love stamps.  Children admitted free. There will be a small charge for certain gifts.  The museum staff will help visitors create stamp Valentine pins, Valentine envelopes decorated with "love" stamps, and cut out hearts covered with stamps for their loved ones.The museum will also have a display of U.S. "love" stamps issued over the years.

: Spellman Museum

 

 New Member

Veeraiah S, Bangalore

Name:  VEERAIAH S

City/Country:  BANGALORE/KARNATAKA/INDIA

E-Mail :  veeru2u@gmail.com

Postal Address: NO.360, 6TH MAIN ROAD, NAGENDRA BLOCK, BSK 1ST STAGE, BANGALORE - 560 050. KARNATAKA, INDIA.

Collecting Interests:   "FLAG ON STAMPS" & MUSIC

Hi ! my name is Veeraiah S from Bangalore India. I work for a Software industry in Bangalore. I collect India - Post Independence & Flags on Stamps. Especially I am looking here to exchange/swap for theme "Flags". Yes I have lot of material to exchange for it...You are most welcome for any help/exchange especially for Indian Issues...I am very much dedicated to the cause of Philately. 

 

New Stamp from India..

 

Krishnadevaraya

Date of Issue : 27 January 2011

Krishnadevaraya who ruled the kingdom of Vijayanagara in between 1509-1529 was one of the greatest statesmen which medieval South India had produced. Called variously as ‘Kannadaraya’, ‘Sri Karnata Mahisa’ and ‘Kannada Rajya Ramaramana’, his rule saw all round prosperity of South India, culturally and materialistically. He was the son of Tuluva Narasanayaka and after the death of his brother Vira Narasimha ascended the throne of Vijayanagara in 1509.

The Vijaynagar Kingdom rose to its highest peak of glory during the reign of Krishna Deva Raya. Not only he was an able administrator and a great warrior but he was also a scholar, a poet, a musician and a kind king. He was loved very much by his subjects and he even treated his enemies with honor. He won all the wars he had waged during his rule.

Club News

New Member

Name : K.MUTHUKUMARAN From Chennai

Collecting Interests : "STAMPS ON TAMILNADU,PERSONALITIES,LIFESTYLE OF TAMILS.ANYTHING BASED ON TAMILS AND TAMIL CULTURE" UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES"AND SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.

email : muthu491853@gmail.com

New Special Cover

Special Cover : Chennai - Builders’ Association of India, Southern Centre

Date of Issue : 23 January 2011

From Children’s World

Philatelist's Creation on Transparent artisan film by a 10 year old child.

Philatelic display by a young philatelist

Arun Singh, son of rail philatelist Vikas Singh from Ghaziabad recently exhibited his four frame collection on “Commonwealth 2010 Delhi” at Amity International School, Vasundhara. He displayed all the philatelic material that has been issued on the 2010 games including stamps issued by postal departments outside India, all the special covers issued by postal circles in India, presentations packs, some errors and ands village office cancellations. Ten year old Arun also exhibited his collection at just concluded SINE and won a bronze medal.

Arun awarded at SINE

The Asian Age - 12 December 2010

: Sereejesh Krishana, Trivandrum ; Mansoor Bolar, Manglore; K. Muthkumaran, Chennai

Children’s Day

 

  

Today is 14th November, the birth anniversary of  Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister. This day is celebrated all over the country as Children’s . India Post issues special stamps every year on this special day. Greetings to all Children on this very special day !!

Club News

HIMPEX 2010

The first Himachal Pradesh State Level Philatelic Exhibition HIMPEX – 2010 is being organized by Himachal Postal circle at Indira Gandhi  Sports Complex, Shimla from 10-12 December 2010. For more details contact Mr Prem Lal Verma, Incharge, Philatelic Bureau, Shimla GPO – 171001. Ph : 0177 - 2652491

Stamp & Coin Exhibition in Coimbatore

A stamp and coin exhibition is being held in Coimbatore  from 13 to 15  November 2010.

: Ashwani Dubey, Gorakhpur

New Member

Name : K. Suseelan, UAE

I am from UAE and collect UAE and India stamps. I wish to  get in touch with other collectors  .

email : Kekeyes50@gmail.com

New Stamps on Garden Birds

House Sparrow

To be issued on 17 September 2010

Hi ! Here is a beautiful set of 6 stamps to be issued by Royal Mail on 17 September featuring common Garden Birds of UK. This set also included a stamp on sweet House Sparrow.The pictures of the birds are based on paintings by a Norfolk artist. Birds are one of the most popular thematic subjects of Stamp Collectors. So this set will be a delight for Bird lovers and Watchers . I recently received two nice covers from Poland & Monaco. Thanks to Andrzej & David for these covers.While I am writing this post it is all rainy outside…….Due to cloud burst in Kullu many places have been damaged ….making life difficult to move……. landslides at many places…..This is all from hilly place where I live ……….Till Next Post……….Have Nice Time !!

Minerals of Poland - 3 September 2010

Andrzej Bek, Poland

David Jastrzebski, Monte Carlo

Club News

New member

S.Gopalakrishnan, Coimbatore , Tamilmadu, India

E-Mail : gsgopalakrishnan@yahoo.com or swajaha@gmail.com

Postal Address : 73/148, CHINNAMMAL ST, K.K.PUDUR, COIMBATORE - 641 038

Collecting Interests : ALL INDIAN USED STAMPS PRE & POST INDEPENDENCE, MINTS, ERRORS, FIRST DAY COVERS, SPECIAL CANCELLATION CARDS ETC.,

I am working as a Marketing Manager in Coimbtore, collecting stamps since childhood & interested in exchanging stamps .