SIKKIMPEX 2019, Sikkim Philatelic Exhibition, Gangtok

Two day Philatelic Exhibition  SIKKIMPEX 2019 (Feb 21-22) was held at Modern Senior Secondary School, Gangtok. Two Special Covers were released on the occasion. The event was organised by Sikkim Postal Department.

Special Cover on Pakyong Airport that was the 100^th Operational Airport of India was released on the inaugural day by Ramtanu Shah, Airport Director, Pakyong. Royal Coronation throne of Norbugang, Yuksom was featured on a special cover was released on the next day by Dr. Anira Phipon Lepcha, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Sikkim University. Both the covers were designed by Singtam based philatelist Roshan Prasad.

Philatelic exhibition was held at Sikkim after ten years. Twenty one philatelists from different parts of Sikkim, Darjeeling and Siliguri had participated at the exhibition. Those philatelists were members of Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatic Society.  Souvik Roy and Eeshita Basu Roy from Kolkata were among the invited philatelist.

Eighty Six frames of philatelic materials were displayed that included rare postage stamps and other postal stationeries. Also displayed on the philatelic frames was International award winning exhibits on Cricket, National award winning exhibits on Music, a rare 14 frame exhibits on Buddhism of Souvik Roy and other popular exhibits.

List of participants included Ganesh Pradhan, CP Raya, Shital Pradhan, Deepen Pradhan, Vivek Yonzone, Padam Parajuli, Sushil Karthak, Sunita Gurung, Sishir Pradhan, Sheila Rai, Sanskriti Sharma, Tejeswani Neopane and others.

The other major highlight of the two day event was a book released on dictionary of stamps. ‘The Stamp Collectors' Dictionary’ written by Roshan Prasad and published by Sikkim Postal Department was released on the first day. Vivek Yonzone from Darjeeling conducted philatelic workshop that was appreciated by students and crowds present. There were Quiz competition, Letter writing competitions and drawing competitions was organised for the school students.

The list of participating schools included Holy Cross School, St. Xavier’s School, Deorali Girls Senior Secondary School, Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary School, West Point Sr. Secondary School, Tathangchen School, Modern Senior Secondary School, Rongneyk Jr. High School, Enchey Senior Secondary School and Manjushree School.

- Shital Pradhan

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News from Jaipur Philatelic Society

Jaipur Philatelic Society, Jaipur

Registered office:”Saket”HouseNo.1282, Sector 1 Malviya Nagar, Jaipur 302017.

Meeting of the Jaipur Philatelic Society, Jaipur was held on 17th February 2019 at the residence of Mr. Arun Mehta and chaired by President Shri Jatan Mal Dhor.

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Patrons

1. Mr.  Jatan mal Dhor.

2 Mr. Shanti Prashad Jain.

President : Mr. Kailash Narain Mathur.

Vice Presidents

1.       Mr. A.K. Gupta.

2.       Mr.Arun Mehta

3.       Dr. Rakesh Thapar.

General Secretary :  Mr. K.K. Bhatia.

Secretary  Mr. Ajay Mathur.

Treasurer Mr. Brij Behari Sharma

Executive Members

Mr Kedar Nath Soni.

Mr. Madhav Ramchandani

Mr. Narendra Bairathi.

Mr. Nawal Kishore Tatiwala.

Mr. R.K. Agarwal.

Mr. S.R. Bafna

Mr. Vikas Sharma

Regional Co-coordinators

Ajmer

Mr. Vikas Jain

Bhilwara

Mr. Arvind Jain

Fatehpur Shekhwati

Mr. Pramod Kumar Jain.

Udaipur

Mr. M.R. Bhandari

After this charge was handed over to new Executive team.

Out Going President Mr. J.M. Dhor thanked all the members for their cooperation extended in his 10 years tenure. He also wished new executive team every success and assured his full support.

Newly elected President Mr. K.N.Mathur gave vote of thanks to all the members for their support. He assured new team will take Philately to new heights and add some new members and to promote philately in other parts of Rajasthan.

To promote Philately new student members will be added and Rs.100 /- per annum will be charged.

For new members Rs. 300/- per Anum will be charged. And it will be made available for only one year.

 Life Membership will be Rs.1500/- It will be one time charge.

Society will be issuing Life Members card on Payment and it will be processed in coming months.

- Ajay Mathur

Secretary

Jaipur Philatelic Society , Jaipur

Workshop by Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatic Society

Gangtok, June 11: Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatic Society conducted a one day Philatelic and Numismatic workshop at Tashi Namgyal Academy at Gangtok on June 9. Display of philatelic and numismatic materials was also kept for the students.  TNA becomes the first school in Sikkim to set up a Philatelic and Numismatic club, reads the press release.

The power-point presentation of how to start philately was explained by Vivek Yonzone while the Numismatic Workshop was carried out by Vikrant Yonzone. Ganesh Pradhan, President SPNS congratulated the school for coming up with the hobby club for students. Pradhan thanked Retd. Major VK Pillai, Director cum Principal, TNA for initiating the hobby club. Shital Pradhan, Secretary, SPNS speaking on the occasion appealed to the students to appreciate the beauty of the hobby and pursue it with sincerity and dedication. Philatelic and Numismatic hobbies if done in a proper way can give you name, fame and above all knowledge of the world around, added Pradhan.

Roshan Prasad, International Medalist on Philately shared with the students about launching a Scholarship Scheme called Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to award children in the class category of Standard VI to IX by the Department of Posts, Government of India. From the TNA school, teachers involved at the stamp club included Parbati Basnett, Kelsang Wangmoo, Nirmala Pradhan and Adwina Gurung.

: Shital Pradhan, Gangtok 

Multilaterale Hertogpost 2017

What is the “Multilaterale”?

The Multilaterale is an initiative that came from the Philatelist Associations of the German-speaking countries (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg) as well of Slovenia and the Netherlands. The 2017 Multilaterale in s’Hertogenbosch.

This year, the Dutch Philatelist Association and the Dutch Post Office  organised the exhibition from the 25th to 27th of August in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Because Luxembourg will be organising the next exhibition in 2019, PostNL and POST Luxembourg will issue for this matter a joint postage stamp block for 2017.

Club News

The 42nd AGM meeting of the members of Karnataka Philatelic Society held today was attended by 88 members,concluded successfully by electing the new team.

Karnataka Philatelic Society new Governing Council Members

President & Acting Treasurer - Chaitanya Dev

Vice President - Nikhilesh Melkote

Gen. Secretary - Naveein OC

Council Member - Girish Kumar

Council Members - Shonet Saldhana

A Book " Indian Stamps featuring personages from Abroad" by Philatelist MR.D.B Ramakrishna was released by former KPS President Mr. Mahesh Jambuligam along with Dr. Sita Bateja and Mr. Chaitanya Dev and the Author D.B Ramakrishna after the AGM.

- Suresh Rao , Bangalore

40 Years of Karnataka Philatelic Society

 

Dr Sita Bhateja was honoured with lifetime achievement award at 40th anniversary celebration of Karnataka Philatelic Society on 6th December 2015.

To celebrate its 40th Anniversary Karnataka Philatelic Society organized a function at Meghdoot Auditorium, General Post Office Building, Rajbhavan Road, Bengaluru on 6th December 2015. On the occasion a Special Cover on 40 years of Karnataka Philatelic Society was released by Smt. Usha Chandrasekhar, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Postal Circle in presence of Shri Chaitanya Dev, President, Karnataka Philatelic Society and Shri Markand Dave, India Representative of Royal Philatelic Society (Special Cover approval no. KTK/52/2015).

On the occasion renowned philatelist Dr. Sita Bhateja was awarded lifetime achievement award. Special edition of KarPhila Magazine was also released at the function. After the function a joint meeting with Royal Philatelic Society of London was also organized. Function was well attended by a large number of members and philatelists.

 

 

Karnataka Philatelic Society (KPS) was founded in 1975 in Bangalore by late Col. L. G. Shenoy and like minded senior philatelists and was registered with Government of Karnataka on 22nd March, 1976. Col. L.G. Shenoi was the first President and Sri Fredun P. Seervai was the first General Secretary of KPS. The KPS acts as a platform for philately in Karnataka especially in Bangalore. The key charter of the society is to promote philately as hobby starting from young kids to senior citizens.

Many Many Congratulations to KPS on completing 40 years !!

Best wishes to all  the members of the present committee of KPS to continue their great work to promote philately all over India !!

Courtesy – Jagannath Mani & Suresh Rao - Bangalore

 

The Special cover of World Soil Day released at Thiruvananthapuram on 5th Dec 2015

World Soil Day celebrations was organised by the departments of Agriculture and Soil Conservation at Thiruvananthapuram on 5th December 2015. On the occasion a Special Cover was released by Chief Postmaster General Sri A. N. Nanda in a function held at Senate Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. The cover was accepted by the Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture Sri. K. P. Mohanan from Chief PMG Shri A. N. Nanda (Special Cover approval no. KL-12/2015).

United Nations had declared 2015 as International Year of Soils and the United Nations theme for this year's World Soil Day is "Soils a solid ground for life". Soils have been neglected for too long. We fail to connect soil with our food, water, climate, biodiversity and life. We must invert this tendency and take up some preserving and restoring actions. The World Soil Day campaign aims to connect people with soils and raise awareness on their critical importance in our lives. The World Soil Day campaign aims to connect people with soils and raise awareness on their critical importance in our lives.

Courtesy - Suresh Rao , Bengalore : email : suresh.hobbies@gmail.com ;  Indian Philately Digest

Nature Parks in Slovenia

 

Ljubljansko Barje wetlands

Date of Issue : 25 September2015

Slovenia is a land of many natural treasures. This country stands from others by its gorgeous national parks and reserves. The tourists flow in Slovenia to contemplate the beautiful landscapes and gorgeous scenery. One on of those beauties is depicted on a new Slovenian stamp issue.

The Ljubljansko Barje wetlands are a unique blend of meadows, fields, hedges and channels where open green spaces meet the sky and the Ljubljanica, the river that has helped create this area over the course of history. Thanks to the traditional methods used to cultivate the land, the area is still distinguished by great biodiversity and diversity of landscape.

Water meadows, flood meadows and thousands of kilometers of drainage channels attract moisture-loving representatives of the animal kingdom. The Ljubljansko Barje offers a home to several hundred species of birds and to numerous butterflies, dragonflies and amphibians. The mutually dependent habitats of the Ljubljansko Barje clean the air, water and soil, help cool hot summers and offer people an opportunity for relaxation and discovery in the direct vicinity of Slovenia’s capital city.

Six thousand six hundred years ago the Ljubljansko Barje was a lake, on the shores of which more than forty piledwellers’ settlements grew up over the course of 3,000 years. In 2002 the oldest wooden wheel in the world was discovered in the Ljubljansko Barje. Part of a two-wheeled cart, it was made by an expert wheelwright 5,200 years ago.

In 2011 two groups of Barje pile-dwellings were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in recognition of their outstanding universal value. This combination of valuable natural features and rich cultural heritage today enjoys protected status within the Ljubljansko Barje Nature Park. The best way to discover its treasures is on foot, by bicycle or by boat.

Club  News

NEW PICTORIAL CANCELLATION IN GERMANY

On October 30th 2015 will be issued a new pictorial postmark in 81823 München(Munich).The postmark is featuring the skeleton of a mammoth. Interested philatelists may please contact Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE. Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de , Postage rates: 0,80 Euro AIRMAL, 2,95 Euro REGISTERED AIRMAIL.

Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer, Germany

News from Philatelic Societies

Celebrating 175th Anniversary of World's First Adhesive Postage

Chandigarh Philatelic Club, the pioneer philatelic club in the north, having been established in 1967 emerged pioneer once more by Celebrating 175th Anniversary of World's First Adhesive Postage  on the 6th May, 2015 in Chandigarh.

More than 300 students of St. Stephen's School, their teachers and eminent philatelists of the Club participated in the event.

A presentation on Penny Black, Two Penny Blue and Penny Red was made  by the undersigned.The original stamps from my collection were un-veiled by me during the presentation.

The gathering was enlightened about the evolution of Penny Black after the Postal Reforms by Sir Rowland HIll. Process of printing such stamps was also explained to them.

Afterwards, a Special Cover, designed internally for the Club, was also released to mark the Anniversary.Subsequently, students and their teachers were individually taken towards the exhibits and their queries answered.

- Abnash Luthra – Chandigarh

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Doon Philatelic Club

L to R : J. Jyoti. Anita Maithel, PC Agrawal, Ajay Srivastav, Abhai Mishra, Rajesh Verma, Gunjan Maithel

Philatelists of Dehradun formed Doon Philatelic Club on 19th September in a meeting held at the residence of J.Jyoti. The meeting was attended by noted philatelists of Dehradun, Mr PC Agrawal,Mr Gunjan Maithel,Mrs Anita Maithel, Mr Rajesh Verma,Mr Abhai Mishra, Ajay Srivastav and J. Jyoti. The objective of this club is to promote philately in Dehradun.

President - Mr PC Agrawal

General Secretary – Mr Gunjan Maithel

Members

Anita Maithel

Rajesh Verma

Abhai Mishra

Ajay Srivastav

Jeevan Jyoti

 

New Special Cover

Special Cover on Thewa Art – 13th September 2015

On 13th September 2015 a special cover was released on famous Thewa Art of Pratapgarh district by Shri C. P. Joshi, Member of Parliament.

Thewa Art is a special art of jewellery making which involves embossing of intricately worked-out sheet gold on molten glass. It is a traditional art of fusing 23K Gold with multicoloured glass. The glass is treated by a special process to have glittering effects, which in turn highlights the intricate gold work. This art evolved in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan. The Thewa art originated about 300 years ago. History tells that Nathu Lal Sonewal was the first goldsmith who initiated this style in 1707. It soon caught the fancy of kings and princes and Maharaja Sumant Singh patronized this art in 1765 and granted a jagir to the family of Nathu Lal Sonewal and conferred the title of Rajsoni on him. This craft flourished especially during the Victorian times when a number of pieces set in gold were sold to British women who lived or visited India. These pieces were taken to Europe as souvenirs. Somehow they found their way to the British antique market and the work was recognized by European jewellery historians for its distinction. Some pieces about 250 years old can still be seen in the collection of Queen Elizabeth. Besides jewellery pieces non-jewellery thewa decorated objects include trays, plate, photo frame, wall clock, ashtray, pandents, saree-pin (brouch), button-set, betel-nut containers, rose water sprinklers, cigarette boxes, card boxes, flower vases, cuff-links and perfume bottle etc. Thewa art reflects the royal life style of Rajasthani and Mogul kings.

Courtesy – Indian Philately Digest

Club News

 

Heartiest congratulations to Baroda Philatelic Society on its 40th Anniversary !!

 

40^th Anniversary of Baroda Philatelic Society

Baroda Philatelic Society was established on 27th April, 1975, with 17 founder members. It is one of the oldest Societies in the state of Gujarat.

Baroda Philatelic Society completed 40 years of its existence on 27^th April 2015. A function was organized to celebrate 40^th Anniversary of Society on 3^rdMay 2015 at Blue Lagoon Restaurant & Banquet, Vadodara.

Shri Vineet Mathur, Postmaster General, Vadodara Region and Shri Ganesh Sawaleshwarkar, Director, Postal Training Centre, Vadodara were present on the occasion as the Chief Guest and Guest of honour respectively. Shri Ashok Bayanwala, Senior Philatelist and honorary member of Society was also present on the dais with Shri Prashant Pandya, President and Timir Shah, Secretary of Baroda Philatelic Society. Function was well attended by members of society.

Shri Pandya brief about the society’s history and activities of society during last 40 years. Founder members, past presidents, vice presidents and secretaries of society were remembered on this occasion.

On the occasion a specially made Cake was cut by guests and one of the founder members of society Shri D. T. Desai. Latest issue of Vadophil, quarterly newsletter of Baroda Philatelic Society with multicolour title pages was released by the guests on the dais.

Shri Ganesh Sawaleshwarkar and Shri Vineet Mathur blessed the occasion and appreciated the activities of the society and congratulated all members for serving philately for the last 40 years. Shri Timir Shah, Secretary, Baroda Philatelic Society, conveyed vote of thanks. Function was followed by dinner.

 

Taipei 2015

Indian Winners at Taipei 2015 - 30th  Asian International stamp exhibition

 

Mr Chander Singh , Dr KS Mohan

 

Abhai Mishra, Dinesh Sharma, Jeevan Jyoti

Youth Class

Avinash Sharma, Shubrajyoti Behra, Suyog Bora

Indian Winners

Mast. Avinash Sharma. - Vermeil + Sp. Prize (Youth)

Mr. Abhai Mishra - Large Silver (Literature)

Mr. Dinesh Sharma - Silver (Literature)

Dr. K.S.Mohan - Silver (Traditional)
Mast. Shubrajyoti Behra - Silver Bronze (Youth)
Mast. Suyog Bora - Bronze (Youth)
Mr. C.D. Singh - Bronze (Literature)
Ms. Jeevan Jyoti - Bronze (Literature) Rainbow Stamp News

Mr. C.D. Singh - Bronze (Thematic)

News from Eastern India Philatelists’ Association, Bhubaneshwar

Naturepex-2015, Bhubaneswar

In a special meeting of EIPA held on 3rd May 2015, it has been decided to hold a special Philatelic Exhibition will be held on Nature and Environment during 26-28, December, 2015 at Bhubaneswar in active participation of Department of Posts. This will be the 3rd Eastern India Philatelic Exhibition and will be named as 'NATUREPEX-2015.

The exhibits relating to Flora & Fauna, Nature, Environment and other related exhibits will be displyed in the exhibition. The exhibition is open to the philatelists of Eastern India i.e. Odisha, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunanchal Pradesh.

The exhibition will be competitive one consisting of 400 frames. 20 % of the total frames will be reserved for Youth categories. In absence of sufficient youth exhibits these will be filled up by other exhibits. The frame fee is rs.200/- per frame.

There will be three types of medals i.e. Gold, Silver and Bronze. Three special cover on nature and environment will be issued. The exhibition will be mainly in three groups i.e. Thematic on Nature, FDC,Special covers & Postal Stationery, Youth and School category all based on nature & environment.

It has also been decided to open about 30 dealer's Booths at the exhibition site.  The detailed rules, prospectus and Logo of the exhibition will be released soon after getting confirmation from the Department of Posts.

- Ajit Kumar Dash, Bhubaneshwar