FDCs with a Difference !

Hi ! Here are some special FDCs created by our distinguished member Mr. Shrikant Parikh of Ahmedabad. The FDCs have been created by Mr. Parikh with a novel and very innovative idea of obtaining its cancellations. It has given an oppertunity to collectors to collect FDC in a variety of ways and certainly a unique idea to have possibility of various types of variety in FDC Collection , These FDCs were published in recent issue of Phila Post January 2009 issue. I am reproducing them here for the interest of readers. Mr. Parikh has specialized in se-tenants and has created many FDCs with different se-tenant stamps creating new potentials of multiple developments in the collection of First Day Covers. This is a Collector's Delight for this evening !.....Till Next Post.....Have a wonderful Time !....

Remarkable FDCs on Landmark Bridges of India by Mr. Shrikant Parikh

India Post has issued a beautiful Mixed Sheetlet on Landmark Bridges of India in Se-tenant blocks of four stamps. In this set of high profile FDCs, if studied carefully, Se-tenant blocks are fixed in 4 different positions and the special place cancellation is provided on 4 stamps meeting at the center. For example : FDC of Mahatma Gandhi Setu : The special place cancellation of PATNA is seen on all 4 x Mahatma Gandhi Setu stamps. Similarly, FDCs of Howrah Bridge stamps and Vidtyasgar Setu stamps are having special place cancellation of KOLKATA as both of these bridges are situated on river Hoogly.

FDC of Mahatma Gandhi Setu - Patna

FDC of Howrah Bridge - Kolkata

FDC of Vidyasagar Setu – Kolkata

Published in PHILA POST January 2009

Club News

New Max Cards
Mr. Arvind Mullick of Jabalpur has created maxim Cards on some recent issues of India. These include Lois Braille, St. Paul Church. Universal declaration of Human Rights and Delhi Commonwealth Games. Some of them are given below. For more details about these Max Cards, Contact Mr. Arvind Mullick Ph. 0761-4082044 Cell 9301402944

50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood

Date of Issue - 3 January 2009

Hi ! Greetings to all of you on Makar Sankranti which is celebrated in many parts of India with different names like Lorhi, Pongal etc. Now in Today's Post Here is a recent beautiful stamp issued by US Postal Service depicting an amazing view of Alaska.I received more information from Mr.Fred Baumann, Public Relations Manager, American Philatelic Society about other stamps issued on this State which I want to share with all of you. The links have been given below with the news. In second part some news from our members. I received a news from Kanpur, my home town about a nice Get - Together of Philatelists organized by Mr. Arjun Ghosh a noted philatelist of Kanpur. It was attended by distinguished philatelists of Kanpur and Mr. Madhukar Jhingan of New Delhi.It's a pleasure to write about it as I had visited several times Mr. Ghosh's famous stamp shop of Navin Market Kanpur "Stamp & Book Corner" for my collection and catalogues since my early days of collection. I wish if I could attend this Get-Togther of Philatelists. A new special cover released in Dehradun and in the last part FDCs from the collection of our distinguished member Mr. Shrikant Parikh in the regular series of se-tenant FDCs. This is all for today ! .... Our sincere thanks to Mr. Fred Bauman, Mr. Abhai Mishra & Mr. Shrikant Parikh for today's Post Till next Post ...Have a Great Time !

Greetings on Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a harvest festival and a very auspicious event in India. The earth moves out of Dakshinayan and Paush month and enter Uttarayan and the Paush month. Makar-Capricorn,Sankranti- transition. The sun transits from Saggitarius to Capricorn zodiac on 14th January every year. It is believed that the sun meets his son Saturn for the month. Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Lohri and Maghi in Punjab, Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and Bhogali Bihu in Assam. In Allahabad (Prayag), devotees take a dip in the holy rivers; enjoy the Khichri event and Magh -mela. A lot of pilgrims from all over India attend the Ganga Sagar fair in Bengal. Kite flying along with the Sankrant festivity that is pre dominant in Gujarat, has gained eminence internationally. Sweets, especially the (sesame) til -gud laddus are prepared in every house. People exchange sweets, pray for prosperity and forget past grudges. Pooja accessories, sweets, greetings are some of the gift products marked with corporate logo and used for gifting employees and promotions


50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood

U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp on the 50th Anniversary Alaska Statehood .In celebration of Alaska’s past, with the treaty ratification with Russia on April 9, 1867, the purchase and transfer to the United States on Oct. 18, 1867, to it becoming an official U.S. territory in 1912, and the 49th state on Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska remains “the last frontier.” The name of the state derives from an Aleut word meaning “great land.”

The stamp features Jeff Schultz’s photograph of a dog musher taken during the 2000 Iditarod. Fifteen degrees above zero, Schultz was 75 miles from the nearest town following the trail along the Rainey Pass just as the dog sled team raced across the foreground. Unlike any other race in the world, Iditarod competitors traverse more than 1,150 miles of the most extreme and beautiful terrain known to man to include mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and windswept coastline.

The American Philatelic Society, recently prepared a free album of Stamps of Alaska in pdf form to showcase many U.S. stamps related to the Alaska State. which can be downloaded from : http://www.stamps.org/Albums/alaska.pdf and some more links related with US stamps are : http://www.stamps.org/Education/edu_AlbumPages.htm & http://www.stamps.org/


Club News

Philatelic Get - Together at Kanpur

Arjun Ghosh well known veteran stamp dealer organized get-together for philatelists at Kanpur on January 4, 2009. Arun Agarwal, R C Agarwal, Rajprit Singh Saluja, Shafiq Khan, and Madhukar Jhingan were some of the philatelists who attended this get-together. The get-together will regularly be held on first Sunday of every month. This was decided by Mr. Ghosh at the meeting.

DRDO Golden Jubilee , Symposium D.E.A.I. Dehradun

Special Cover

DRDO (Defence Research & Development Organisation) completed its 50 year of existense in 2008. Golden Jubilee Symposium on "Defence Technologies for Imaging and Communication" was held at DEAL (Defense Electronics Applications Laboratory), Dehradun on 23rd December. The symposium was attended by top Defence Scientists of the country. Chief Guest was Dr. W. Selwamurthy. Distinguished Scientist, CCR&D(LS&HR). Sh Vivek Kaul CPMG Uttarakhsnd Circle released a special cover to mark this event.

A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of se-tenant stamps

From collection of Shrikant Parikh

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore -14 Dec. 2008

Se-tenant from Normal sheet

Se-tenant From Miniature sheet

Jingle All The Way !

Happy Christmas !



A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of Se-tenant stamps

From Collection of Shrikant Parikh

Merry Christmas - 8 December 2008

Merry Christmas

Hi ! Its the Christmas time ! Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas. The day is very special so we wish all of you A Merry Christmas !.. In many parts of the world there must be white Christmas with lot of snow around. Today special items will add some joy to your celebrations ! Have a wonderful Time with your Family, Friends and Relatives ! HAPPY CHRISTMAS !

A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of Se-tenant stamps

From Collection of Shrikant Parikh

Festivals of India - 7 October 2008

III Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 - 12 October 2008

Note the changing position of stamps.

Polish Comedy Show

Kabaret Starszych Panów comedy show

Hi ! Today's post is depicting a beautiful polish stamp which was issued on 30 October 2008 to celebrate 50th anniversary of famous Polish Kabaret Starszych Panów comedy show . It was so popular that Polish Post commemorated this show on its postage stamp. The stamp & FDC both are so beautifully designed.The stamp and the cover of the Kabaret Starszych Panów cabaret are designed in the same style as the setting of the show - the studio decorations were not precise, but rather implied, simplified, outlined with a single straight line. The stamp presents the creators, Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and the FDC contains images of the head performers: Barbara Krafftówna, Irena Kwiatkowska, Wiesław Michnikowski, Mieczysław Czechowicz, Wiesław Gołas, Edward Dziewoński, and Kalina In the second part a special cover for cricket lovers which is going to be issued on 5th january 2009 to commemorate 75th anniversary of England’s first Test match in India . A very nice cover sure to be liked by sports lovers in India & abroad. In our regular series some nice FDCs of se-tenant stamps from the collection of our distinguished member Mr. Shrikant Parikh. This is all for today !........Till Next Post.....Have a Wonderful Time !....

Date of Issue - 30 October 2008

The 50th anniversary of the "Kabaret Starszych Panów" comedy series

Two Aging Gentlemen!

Although the Kabaret Starszych Panów comedy show was established at a time when television wasn't common in Polish homes, the unique nature of the series certainly made it an unforgettable one and though some of the recorded material was lost irretrievably. It was so popular that its 50th anniversary of the creation of this outstanding work of musical and literary wit was commemorated on Polish stamps issued on 30 october 2008 . Its founders: Jeremi Przybora (1915 - 2004) and Jerzy Wasowski (1913 - 1984) met in 1939 in a radio studio, where Przybora worked as a presenter and Wasowski was responsible for sound engineering. After the war they joined forces and started the "Eterek" radio theatre (1948-1958). Przybora was primarily a poet, a writer of song lyrics and a radio director. On the other hand, although Jerzy Wasowski originally wanted to become a physicist, he turned out to be an outstanding composer. He wrote music with great ease even though he didn't really treat it as a serious occupation.

Both artists shared a unique sense of humour and a great talent for acting. When in 1958 Jeremi Przybora was forced to comply with an agreement he had with the television, he wrote the first episode of the Kabaret Starszych Panów comedy show. Merely 16 episodes were made by 1966. Although in the beginnings of the project the "ageing gentlemen" - Gentleman A and Gentleman B - were both just a little over forty, their opening song went "Though our hair is turning grey, and our health is withering away - we are still young at heart!" The gentlemen used to appear on stage in smart evening clothes, which didn't match the Polish reality of the communist regime. The plot of each of the episodes was intertwined with songs, whose lyrics used to be perverse, absurd, and charmingly frivolous but sometimes also lyrical.An array of best Polish actors, whom the creators knew from the theatre and radio, appeared from time to time on this unique show. Laborious efforts produced outstanding and expressive performances. As Wojciech Młynarski once said, Kabaret Starszych Panów was "a wonder of mass culture of the 1960s; an exclusive, elevated programme requiring sophistication and using a pastiche of styles and genres, but at the same time reaching not only the intellectuals, but simply everyone."

Couresy - Polish Post

M.C.C. and Cricket Association of Bengal put a joint stamp on history

In association with the Cricket Association of Bengal the M.C.C. will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of England’s first Test match in India on January 5th 2009. It will issue 1000 commemorative envelopes bearing a unique stamp and postmark. Each specially designed envelope features the scorecard and match day images from 1934. Inside will be a replica of the scorecard for the four-day match that took place in January 1934 between England led by Douglas Jardine and India led by CK Nayadu.

To be issued on 5th January 2009

The M.C.C. is the world’s oldest cricket club and “Keeper of the Laws”. Its base at Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood, London being revered worldwide as “The home of cricket”. The Cricket Association of Bengal has its base at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, home to India’s oldest cricket club. Also the venue where the greatest number of Test matches in India has been played. Jardine and Nayadu feature on the limited edition stamp that will be cancelled with an MCC postmark on 5th January, the day the match started. Each cover will be individually numbered in a presentation pack as a limited edition of just 1000. Issue price will be £10 plus post and packing. It is being offered to MCC members first through an advance mailing this week and demand in both England and India for the issue is expected to be very high. The cover can only be ordered through Chapman and Mitchell Covers at Bletchley Park Post Office, Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB, Tel: 01908 272690/631797. Or from the MCC section of the website at www.bletchleycovers.com

- Terry Mitchell

A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of Se-tenant stamps

From Collection of Shrikant Parikh

Indian Coast Guard - 12 August 2008

Stamps in four different positions

Famous Schools of Malaysia

Hi ! Today's Post is related with famous Premier Schools of Malaysia.These Premier Schools are over 100 years old which have been selected and awarded as cluster schools due to their achievements in the academic and co-curriculum fields. These schools have produced many national leaders, corporate figures, professionals, sportsman and scholars of Malaysia who have contributed significantly to the growth of Malaysia in this era of globalisation. These beautiful stamps with specific architectural designs were issued by Malaysia Post on 16 Dcember 2008.These schools will take you down memory lane and you will remember your shool where you studied as a child. Well the memories of schools are always immemorable for everyone. It is the sacred place of education where we start learning and develop our eductaional skills. Meet our new member from Doha .In our regular series some nice FDCs from collection of Mr. Shrikant Parikh. This is all for today !....... Have a Great Time !.....

SMK St. Thomas

SMK St. Thomas is the oldest school in Sarawak. Founded in 1948 by Reverend Francis Thomas Mcdougall, St Thomas. This school was originally located at Sungei Sarawak. It subsequently moved to its present location known as College Hill situated in the center of Kuching City.

SMK Victoria

SMK Victoria, better known as Victoria Institution was officiated on 14th August 1893 .SMK Victoria is today a five-star smart school and its 115 years of excellence has resulted in the school being selected as a cluster school in 2007.

SMK Convent Bukit Nanas

SMK Convent Bukit Nanas is a well-known premier girl’s school in Kuala Lumpur. Built in 1899, this school with its English Gothic architecture is situated on a two-acre site near the peak of Bukit nanas Forest Reserve.

SM All Saints

SM All Saints was established as King Edward VII School on 22nd December 1903.SM All Saints has played a major role in the growth of education in Sabah and has been awarded as a premier school.

Club News

New member

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INTERESTS - WORLD WIDE MAHATMA GANDHI’S STAMPS & COVERS, INDIA YEAR UNITS, MINIATURE SHEETS, WORLD COUNTRY'S STAMPS AND ALSO COLLECTING WORLD WIDE CURRENCIES & COINS.

COLLECTION - STARTED FROM 1982 (Stamps) 2006 (Currencies & Coins)

A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of Se-tenant stamps

From Collection of Shrikant Parikh

XXIX th Olympics Beijing 2008 - 8 August 2008

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Nature of America : Great Lakes Dunes

Great Lakes Dunes

Hi ! Today's post is related with nature.On October 2, 2008, in Empire, Michigan, at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the US Postal Service issued 42–cent Nature of America: Great Lakes Dunes commemorative stamps in 10 designs. The Great Lakes Dunes is the tenth stamp pane in the Nature of America’s educational series that features the beauty and complexity of major plant and animal communities in the United States. Earlier series were on Sonoran Desert (1999), Pacific Coast Rain Forest (2000),Great Plains Prairie (2001), Longleaf Pine Forest (2002), Arctic Tundra (2003),Pacific Coral Reef (2004), Northeast Deciduous Forest (2005) ,Southern Florida Wetlands (2006) Alpine Tundra (2007). This is a beautiful series depicting natural heritage of America. In the second part of this Post some lovely & cute stamps for tiny tots issued by US Postal Sevice on 7 August 2008 depicting Walt Didney's famous charcters. These four stamps feature Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie; Princess Aurora and her helpers Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty; Pongo and one of his pups from 101 Dalmatians; and Mowgli and Baloo from The Jungle Book.In our regular series some nice FDCs from the collection of our distinguished member Mr. Shrikant Parikh. This is all for Today!.....Till Next Post ...Have a Wonderful Time !....

Disney Time.....

Date of Issue - 7 August 2008

Club News

New Member

NAME - SHRIDHRA MALLAWAT

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COLLECTION - started in 1970 -71

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A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of Se-tenant stamps

From collection of Shrikant Parikh

India China Joint Issue - 11 July 2008

EU Capital Cities on Polish Stamps - II

Athens

Hi ! This Post is in continuation with the last post depicting European Union capital cities on stamps issued by Poland on 24 October 2008. These stamps show capital cities- Athens, Copenhagen and Vienna. The FDCs in five different cool colours are superb as well as stamps are also beautiful. We have recenly created two more blogs. But these are not on philately. We have posted some beautiful pictures of Himachal Pradesh's Natural Heritage. Those who love nature may visit these blogs. The links are www.beautiful-himachal.blogspot.com & www.magnificenthimachal.blogspot.com This is all off philately to change your mood. Coming back to philatelic items, some nice FDCs of se-tenant stamps from the collection of our distinguished member Mr. Shrikant Parikh. This is all for today !........Till Next Post.....Have a Wonderful Time !....

Athens - the AcropolisThe origin of Athens was the Mykines fortress of the 13th century BC erected on a limestone hill, further called Acropolis (Greek: akropolis - upper city). Later a city-state (polis) developed around Acropolis which transformed into a religious centre. After being destroyed by the Persians in the 5th century BC, Athens was reborn magnificently under the rule of Pericles. As a result of conquests, under the rule of Macedonia, Rome, and since the 15th century - Turkey, the city had fallen into decay. It became the capital city of the new Greece only in 1834.
The Acropolis of Athens is today a popular destination for tourists and a symbol of the Ancient Greek civilization. The Parthenon depicted on the stamp was built in 447-432 BC, in honour of Athena Parthenos, patron of the city. Phidias, the most distinguished architect of the Ancient Greece was the designer of decorative elements of this Doric temple. Inside there was a gold and ivory huge Athena's statue presumably also sculpted by Phidias.

Copenhagen - the Royal LibraryA fishing village Havn (Harbour) by the Oresund strait, founded at the beginning of the 11th century developed thanks to a castle built nearby and already in the 15th century it became the Danish capital - Kobenhavn (Harbour of Merchants), important commercial centre for the northern Europe.The stamp presents a photo of the newest part of the Royal Library - one of the biggest in Europe.

It contains, among others, manuscripts of Karen Blixen, Hans Christian Andersen and Soren Kierkegaard. A new building called the Black Diamond (because of a black granite and dark glass used for its construction) was open for the public in 1999.

Vienna - the ParliamentFounded around 500 BC Vienna was originally a Celtic settlement, and later a Roman Vindobona. It constituted a northern edge of the Empire. In the Middle Ages Vienna was a capital city of the Habsburg dynasties. In the 16th and 17th century the city stopped attacks of the Ottoman armies. In the 18th century Vienna flourished and transformed into a cultural capital of Europe.

A new European era was created here during the Congress of Vienna. Vienna has been the capital city of Austria since 1918.The building of the Parliament presented on the postage stamp is a place where both houses of the Austrian Federal Assembly have their sessions. It was created in 1874-1883 based on the design of a Danish architect Theophil von Hansen. The Pallas Athena fountain highlights its Neo-classical character.

Couresy - Polish Post

A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of Se-tenant stamps

From collection of Shrikant Parikh

Aga Khan Foundation - 17 May 2008