Date of Issue : 24 November 2015
India Post and Singapore Post will issue a joint issue on 24th November 2015. Here are stamps and MS from Singapore Post which will be issued on 24th November. The stamps feature Official residence of the President of both the countries.
Date of Issue – 5 June 2015
Singapore Post has released special stamps to celebrate Singapore hosting the . The four commemorative stamps feature the official mascot Nila and were put into circulation on the 5th of June.
Designed by graphic designer Wong Wui Kong, SingPost said the 28th SEA Games stamp issue will be treasured memento for sport enthusiasts and stamp collectors. “The SEA Games is an important regional activity and returns to Singapore after 22 years. It is also held this year which is Singapore’s 50th year of independence”, the press release said.
Held every two years since 1959, the SEA Games feature a rich mixture of sports, many that are on the Olympic program but also a few that keep faith with the region’s unique sporting interests, including the exotic pencak silat, sepak takraw and dragon boat racing.
Singapore last hosted the Games in 1993 but specifically asked to stage the SEA Games this year as part of its 50th anniversary of independence from Malaysia.Organised by Singapore Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC), the Games are held from Jun 5 to 16 with Singapore Sports Hub as the main venue for the Games.
Singapore Post released a special set of stamps on 25th March dedicated to traditional snacks.Traditional snacks such as the kueh bangkit, murukku and almond biscuit are getting their own special stamps. Traditional Biscuits stamp issue which also features the gem biscuit, kueh makmur and cream cracker.
These snacks are familiar to most Singaporeans, and putting them on stamps will allow customers to appreciate the rich diversity of cultures here, Singapore Post said. For example, murukku is a Tamil word for “twisted”, which describes the shape of the savoury Indian biscuit.
Stamp on Indian Theme
One of the stamps in the above set featuring murukku is related with Indian Theme.
New Special Covers
Special Cover on Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Sri Venkateswara Balakuteer, Guntur – 19th March 2015
Dr. N. Manga Devi and Ms. G. Prabhavathi, with a strong belief that the child is the right instrument to change the face of the society, gave up their secured government jobs in Women Development and Child Welfare Department. They took training in an international training institute run by Mr. Justen, the personal representative of Mariya Montessori to equip themselves as full fledged Montessori Teachers. When school for threes were unheard of, in 1965 they started a “House of children” in the name “Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer” with a single child on rolls.
The Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer located at Syamala Nagar; Guntur is a Co-educational school and offers education in English medium, running under the aegis of Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer (Regd).
On the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Sri Venkateswara Balakuteer a Special Cover was released by Shri M. Sampath, Postmaster General, Vijayawada at the school premises on 19th March 2015. (Special Cover approval no. AP/07/2015)
Courtesy - Indian Philately Digest
Dainik Bhaskar “Save Birds” Campaign
A special cover “ Save Birds ” was released on 18th March 2015 at Bhopal.
Save Birds !
Date of Issue : 18 July 2014
Here are new stamps from Singapore featuring images of four landmarks: The Main Jetty (2nd local), Chek Jawa (S$0.65), the Wayang Stage (S$0.80) and a Quarry (S$1.10).The Islands of Singapore stamps were launched by SingPost and the National Heritage Board on 18th July.
New stamp from Indonesia
Kapatagan was formerly a part of Kolambugan, it existed as municipal district from 1939 to 1948. Kapatagan later became a larger municipality July 5, 1949 by Virtue of Executive Order No. 273.
The town’s name was derived from the Visayan word patag meaning “plain” or valley. Kapatagan is a municipality in the Phipippined province Lanao Del Norte in Region X Northern Mindanao which belongs to the Mindanao group of islands.
Administratively, the Municipality of Kapatagan is subdivided into 33 barangays. One barangay seats at the center of the city, whereas, the other 32 barangays are in the outlying areas. Some of them are even several kilometers away from the center of the Municipality.
Cathedral Falls that is depicted on a stamp is commonly called as Cathedral falls, is located 2 kilometers away from Barangay Poblacionand is accessible by all types of vehicles since the road leading to this majestic falls. Cathedral Falls is so-called due to its majestic formation of rocks resembling designs of a famous cathedral, through which the cascading water from upstream Barangay Kidalos is flowing.
Club News
Latest issue of Vadophil (Issue no. 139) , Quarterly Newsletter of Baroda Philatelic Society, Vadodara edited by Mr Prashant Pandya has been released.
Visit http://www.indianphilately.net/ipperiodicals.html to read the newsletter.
To subscribe the newsletter please contact : info@vadophil.org
Tentative Issue Calendar of stamps for July to November 2014 declared by India Post
1. Liver Transplantation in India - July/August 2014
2. Musicians of India - (i) Ravi Shankar, (ii) Bhimsen Joshi, (iii) D. K. Pattammal, (iv) Gangubai Hangal, (v) Kumar Gandharva, (vi) Vilayat Khan (vii) Mallikarjun Mansur (viii) Ali Akbar Khan - August, 2014
3. Gaiety Theatre Complex, Shimla - August, 2014
4. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan - September, 2014
5. UTI - October/November, 2014
The date of issue has not been declared for these issues.
News from Bangalore
Recently at Carniball philately exhibition,Bangalore about more than 200 students from Shiksha Sagar High School KEB layout Sanjaynagar Bangalore visited and taken part in various activities.
: Sreejesh Krishnan – Trivandrum , Jagannath Mani - Bangalore
Date of Issue : 22 November 2013
Here are new stamps from Singapore featuring development of television in the last 50 years.Television has entered its golden age, as Singapore Post commemorates 50 years of TV broadcasting this year by issuing a series of stamps. This stamp issue illustrates the journey of TV over the last 50 years.
Over the last 50 years, local television has helped to entertain, inform, and unify the Singapore nation in times of adversary and triumph, and it continues to play these roles today.
Since the inaugural black and white broadcast on a single channel on 15 February 1963 and the commencement of colour transmission some 10 years later, the local TV landscape has undergone significant changes. With the introduction of more free-to-air channels over the years, the launch of pay-TV services in 1995, and more recently, high-definition TV, local television continues to evolve to offer local audiences greater programming choices and enhanced viewing experiences. Alongside these changes, the emphasis on quality local content remains unchanged. Home-grown programming, from current affairs to drama series and animation, continues to enthrall viewers and has given rise to many iconic television characters that audiences continue to remember fondly till today.
As TV marks its golden jubilee, Singapore will enter a new chapter in its television broadcasting history. From end 2013, Singapore’s free-to-air TV will switch from analogue to digital TV. Razor-sharp images and superior audio will become a reality, when all seven free-to-air channels are transmitted digitally using the Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2) broadcasting standard. The move will prepare Singapore for the future of TV, paving the way for more high-definition channels and new services that local viewers can enjoy for many years to come.
Club News
Indian Thematic Society has issued a new issue no.64 December 2013 of its quarterly magazine "ITS Stamp News". Those who wish subscribe the magazine may contact editor @ email : indianthematicsociety@gmail.com
Editor : Suraj Jaitly
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Need your knife to be sharpened? A bottle of fresh goat milk? A refreshing ice-ball to beat the heat? In early days, immigrants who came to Singapore started small businesses, with many of them as peddlers at the streets and along the five-foot-ways of the shop houses such as dairy men, beaded slippers makers, knife sharpeners etc. Many of these trades that were once a familiar sight are fast disappearing, instep with Singapore's development as an urban metropolis, financial and maritime hub. To preserve memories of the
vanishing trades in Singapore, SingPost will release a new stamp issue, Vanishing Trades Definitives on 16 October. They bear testimonies to growing and building of yesteryear Singapore and are part of Singapore’s rich cultural heritage.
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Dairy men migrated from Tamil Nadu in South India and Uttar Pradesh in North India to Malaya at the beginning of the 20th century. They catered mainly to the growing Indian community around Serangoon Road, and some were involved in the cattle trade in the Serangoon area. As part of their delivery routine, they would travel on foot from house to
house with their goats or cows to sell truly fresh milk. Some dairy men would also deliver
cans of milk by bicycles.
ƒ Beaded Slippers Makers (2nd Local)
Kachang Puteh sellers were primarily Indian vendors selling nuts, beans or peas (collectively known as “kachang” in Malay). These kachang could be steamed, fried, roasted or coated with sugar. The early kachang puteh sellers were roving vendors who plied their goods which were usually displayed on a rack or tray.
ƒ Lantern Makers (S$0.20)
Goldsmiths arrived in Singapore from Sri Lanka in the late 19th century and from South India and Gujarat in the mid-20th century. They would sit on floor mats or work over small benches while hand crafting pieces of jewellery. Their tools of the trade include screws, files, hammers, acid, sandpaper, water and a lamp. In addition to these tools, goldsmiths must have patience, creativity and skilful fingers.
Cobblers (S$0.50)
Cobblers offer shoe-repair services such as the replacement of worn out soles and heels as
well as the polishing of shoes. In the early days, this trade was dominated by Chinese males
who could station themselves along five-foot-ways, at the corners of pavements along busy
roads, and on sidewalks within the vicinity of bus-stops.
Knife Sharpeners (S$0.55)
Knife sharpeners were either Cantonese people or Malay. Many of them could ply their trade along five-foot-ways. Some could travel from one housing estate to another with their tools of trade. Their tools would typically include a pail of water, a grindstone and sheets of sandpaper.
ƒ Ice-Ball Sellers (S$0.65)
Ice-ball sellers were primarily Indian vendors who sold drinks and ice-balls on pushcarts. The ice-balls could be drenched in colourful syrup and/or milk, and could sometimes include fillings like cooked red beans or “attap-chees” (mangrove palm seeds cooked in sugar).
ƒ Parrot Astrologers (S$0.80)
Parrot astrologers arrived in Singapore in the late 19th century from India. They often used
parakeets to pick up tarot cards so that they could interpret the cards to foretell a person’s
future. The tools of their trade would include a small table or rug, a set of 27 fortune cards,
astrology charts, a notebook and a parakeet.
Club News
New Special Cover
A Special Cover was issued on Mahatma Gandhi at GPO Lucknow on Philately Day, AHIMSAPEX 2013 12 October 2013. A two day Philately exhibition on Gandhi & Freedom fighter was also held which concluded on 13 October 2013.
: Sandeep Chaurasia – Gorakhpur ; Himanshu Singh - Deoria
Vietnam and Singapore have issued a set of two similar stamps on 12 August 2013 featuring a bird each from the two countries to mark the 40th anniversary of establishment of bilateral relations.
A ceremony was held August 12 by Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications and Vietnam Post at the Hanoi Post Office to release the stamps.
One stamp features Vietnam’s grey peacock pheasant and the other, Singapore’s red jungle fowl. Both have a male and female bird each.The pheasants were drawn by Vietnamese painter To Minh Trang, and the jungle fowl by Singaporean Eng Siak Loy.
Singapore Post on August 12 released the stamps at the Jurong Bird Park.This is the second set of stamps the two countries have jointly issued. The first one, to mark the 35th anniversary of ties in 2008, featured Vietnam’s dragon fruit and Singapore’s durian.
News from our Readers
Largest FDCs
Mr Vipan Kumar Thakur of Chandigarh has created FDCs of 12.50 x 18 inches for the issue "Wild Flowers of India". Perhaps these are the biggest FDCs of India.Approximately 1500 images of flowers(approximately 1300 verities of flowers) have been depicted on all 3 covers.
Ganpati Cover from Thailand
Avinash J. Anaokar shares here First Day cover from Thailand depicting Lord Ganesha on the cover.
Edmund Ong – Singapore
Received this cover with stamps featuring year of Snake from my friend Edmund…Thank you very much for the nice cover.
Singapore – Brunei Joint Issue
45th Anniversary of Currency Interchangeability
Date of Issue: Nov 27, 2012
Brunei Darussalam and Singapore have excellent relations and a strong historical bond. As small countries, they share many common perspectives and work closely together bilaterally and in ASEAN. An enduring symbol of close friendship between both countries is the Currency Interchangeability Agreement (CIA) which took effect on 12 June 1967. Under the Agreement, each country undertakes to accept the currency issued by the other, and to exchange it at par and without charge, into its own currency. Forty five years on, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore remain fully committed to this longstanding Agreement. The CIA is a testament to the high degree of confidence and trust that Brunei Darussalam and Singapore have in one another.
This issue comprises a set of 2 stamps - the first depicts the iconic elements from past and present Singapore currency notes to showcase the evolution of our currency, and the other features the back of the 40th CIA anniversary commemorative note to highlight the milestones achieved in the CIA. The designs of the Brunei stamps depict the hallmark symbols of Brunei main attractions.
: Kasinath R. : Blog -
http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/
Date of Issue : 27 September 2012
Royal Mail will issue its final set of stamps marking the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games when it issues the four-stamp set Memories of London 2012 on September 27.
The special stamp issue will highlight the role of the 70,000 Games Makers in making the London 2012 Games such a great success.
· The Games Maker stamp features a group of volunteers, in their distinctive purple and red uniforms, with the iconic London 2012 stadium in the background.
· The Paralympic Games will feature on two stamps with images from the Paralympic Opening Ceremony and Paralympics GB Procession into the stadium.
· The final stamp will feature a scene from the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The set will be the first to feature the much-praised Games Makers – an army of volunteers who are credited with helping make London 2012 one of the most successful Games ever.More than 70,000 people volunteered to help the millions of visitors who flocked to London during the summer.
Now the Games Makers are commemorated on a stamp featuring an image of a group of volunteers, in their distinctive purple and red uniforms, with the famous London 2012 Olympic stadium in the background.
Other memories featured on the stamps include the spectacular fireworks display during the Paralympic Opening Ceremony and a First Class stamp shows the Paralympics GB team entering the stadium to conclude the procession of the participating athletes The final stamp shows a scene from the Olympic Closing Ceremony, in which athletes and officials of all the countries formed a human version of the Union Flag in the Olympic Stadium.
The stamps are printed within a miniature sheet, the border of which features a quote from Lord Coe, reflecting on the success of both Games.
My Recent Cover from Singapore…..
This beautiful cover and lovely stamps featuring cute Pandas were sent to me by my friend Edmund Ong from Singapore. Thanks Edmund for these nice stamps stamps . These are just wonderful !!
Pandas are the most adorable creatures . They are one of the cutest animals found on earth. That’s why a variety of stuffed toys are made for little ones to give their cute appearance !!
Pandas are carnivores, however their diet consists of 99% bamboo. Bamboo is not very nutritious, making them lazy as balls. They even avoid steeply sloping hills to limit energy expenditures. They limit social interactions and will kill humans out of irritation.
