World Post Day

9 October - World Post Day

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October. The event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) creation in 1874.

The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the Post's role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contribution to global social and economic development.

As a result, the UPU's member countries are encouraged to organize their own national activities to celebrate the event, including everything from the introduction or promotion of new postal products and services, to the organization of open days at post offices, mail centres and postal museums.

World Post Day

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October. The event was declared by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union's (UPU) creation in 1874.

The purpose of World Post Day is to bring awareness to the Post's role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as its contribution to global social and economic development.

As a result, the UPU's member countries are encouraged to organize their own national activities to celebrate the event, including everything from the introduction or promotion of new postal products and services, to the organization of open days at post offices, mail centres and postal museums.

For countries participating in the UPU International Letter-Writing Competition, national winners are often honoured on 9 October.

World Post Day

 

 

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Since then, countries across the world participate annually in the celebrations. The Posts in many countries use the event to introduce or promote new postal products and services.

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Theme for 2015: Posts claim their place in the changing communication landscape

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New stamp on World Post Day from Belarus

 

 

Belarus Post issued a special stamp on  9^th of October to  celebrate  World Post Day.

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Berne. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969.

The purpose of World Post Day is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. The celebration encourages member countries to undertake programme activities aimed at generating a broader awareness of their Post’s role and activities among the public and media on a national scale.

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Special Covers on Philately Day  during Postal Week

Chennai

SIPA in association with Dept., of Posts Tamil Nadu is celebrating Philately Day 2014. Two Special Covers will be released  on 13th October 2014.

1.1000th year of Crowning of the Chola Emperor Rajendra Chola –1

2. India’s First stamp issued in 1852

 

- Mahesh Parekh – Chennai : email : maheshparekhb@gmail.com

 

Philately Day Celebration in Bangalore

 

Philately Day is being observed on 13.10.2014 during National Postal Week. The Philately Day celebrations have been organized at Meghdoot Auditorium, Bangalore GPO at 16.00 hrs on 13.10.2014. A special cover on "160 years of Postal Stamps in India " is being released on this occasion. The Second level of talks on zonal level philately exhibition has also been organized.

Hence, it is requested to all philatelists on behalf of India Post and KPS to attend the PHILATELY DAY CELEBRATIONS and make it a grand success.

- Jagannath Mani – Bangalore

News from Jainism Philately Group

GRAND SUCCESS KHAJURAHO MEET OF JAINISM PHILATELY GROUP

Jainism Philately Group (JPG), an organization of Philatelists collecting Jainism and allied themes, had organized a Members  Meet & Get-to-gather at world famous temple city Khajuraho (M.P.) on 5th Oct. 2014. Total 91 parsons attended this meet from various States of India.JPG had organized free lodging, boarding, Satna - Khajuraho and local transportation for all the participants.

In the morning, participants visited all the important temples in three groups along with the expert guides. After lunch, meeting was started at 3 PM in the Jain temples complex presided by the National Chairman Mr. Sudhir Jain (Satna, M.P.). Meeting was conducted by Vice Chairman Dr. Pradip Jain (Balod, Chattisgarh). And Mr. Pramod Kumar Jain (Pondicherry) delivered welcome speech.

Mr. Mithalal Jain (Pune), Mr. Lalit Kumar Nahata (Delhi), Mr. Devendra KumarJain (Secundrabad), Mr. J. M. Dhor (Jaipur), Mr. Hemant Bafna (Pune), Mrs. Meena Mutha (Mumbai), Mr. Arvind Jain (Ajmer), Mr. Shantilal Hiran (Nasik), Mr. Hemant Jain (Mandla), Mr. Tej Singh Chaudhry (Jodhpur), Mr. Prakash Chasuksi (Udaipur), Mr. Vijay Singh Jamed (Kishangarh), Mr. Tejkaran Jain (Rajnandgaon),, Mr. Anil Jain (Ajmer), Mr. Ganesh Oswal (Pune), Mr. Nirmal Jain (Satna), Mr. Vijay Modi (Himmatnagar), Mr. Pragya Kothari (Patna) etc. had  given valuable suggestions which includes -

1. Pictorial cancellation seals used at various important places are in very bad condition. Related PMGs should be persuaded for new one.

2. Special cancellations should be affixed on all the outgoing mails on that particular date.

3. Director Philately should be requested not to issue many higher denomination stamps.

4. A multicolor book should be published bearing images of all the philatelic material related to Jainism

5. Philatelic Workshops should be organized in the schools of various cities

6. Try to add one liner slogans in the Postal Receipts of different Post Offices

7. To peruse for release of some stamps on Jain architecture, principles and personalities.

Members celebrated 60th anniversary of Mr. Sudhir Jain, Chairman JPG. Mr. Sudhir Jain announced that he will financial help to 60 poor students every year. Mrs. Meera Jain wife of Late Philatelist Naresh Kumar Jain of Patna, who had prepared first collection on Jainism 30 years ago, was also honoured by JPG.

Meeting concluded by giving Condolence to the JPG member and world renowned Philatelist Mr. Amu Shah of Kenya.

A beautiful kit, bearing many special covers, pictorial cancellations, pre independence postal stationary, packed coins, set of Khajuraho idols, book and picture post cards, philatelic calendar and literature etc. was distributed to all the participants.

It was a memorable event enjoyed by all. Next meet has been finalized at Udaipur after one year.

- - Sudhir Jain – Satna ( MP) : email : sudhirjain@unistar.co.in

New Pictorial Cancellations from Germany

 

 

On November 3rd a new pictorial cancellation will be issued in 42499 Hückeswagen.The cancellation is featuring three camels.

On November 9th a new pictorial cancellation will be issued in 83395 Freilassing.The cancellation is featuring a cactus(Gymocalycium amerhauseri).
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
AIRMAIL , 2,90 Euro Registered AIRMAIL.

Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer & Wolfgang Hoelzl

Bletchley puts a stamp on Turing’s achievement

A new postage stamp has been issued in celebration of the Turing Bombe being named as the top engineering feat. The Bletchley Park code cracking machine beat Concorde into second place. The stamps are being issued on 1 November 2014 from Bletchley Park Post Office. Two specially commissioned pieces of art feature on the limited edition sheets of twenty 1^st class stamps. One by Steve Williams depicts the Turing Bombe in action at wartime Bletchley Park. The other by Daniel J Rogers is a study of Alan Turing, the mathematics genius behind the device. Turing’s work in developing the Bombe to speed up the Enigma code breaking process is also the subject of a new blockbuster film just released.

The sheet can be previewed and ordered at www.bletchleycovers.com or by calling + 44 (0)1908 631797.

- Terry Mitchell : email : terry@ltmp.co.uk

New World Post Day Stamp from Thailand

 

World Post Day  - 9th October

Date of Issue : 9 October 2014

Thailand Post issued today  a commemorative postage stamp on World Post Day. World Post day happens each year on 9th October, remembering this date for the establishment of Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. The UPU was the start of global communications revolution, people could write to others all over the world. 9th October was first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan. Since then, World Post Day is celebrated all over the world to highlight the importance of the postal services.

Special Cancellation on World Post Day from Vadodara

India Post is celebrating National Postal Week from 9th to 15th October 2014 and 9th October is celebrated as World Post Day as a part of National Postal Week.

A Special Cancellation has been provided at Vadodara Philatelic Bureau on the occasion of World Post Day on 9th October 2014.

Courtesy : Indian Philately Digest

World Post Day

 

 

Today is World Post Day. It is celebrated each year on 9th October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Berne. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969.

Theme for 2014: Posts claim their place in the changing communication landscape

This year, 2014, is a milestone for the Universal Postal Union, which celebrates its 140th anniversary on 9 October. The communication landscape has changed considerably since 22 founding countries met in Berne, Switzerland, in 1874 to establish the UPU - which now boasts 192 members. Since becoming the first UN specialized agency to get its own top-level sponsored domain and secure space on the Internet, ".post", the UPU is now looking to the future. It is working to extend the universal service into the digital sphere, playing an important role in enabling trusted cross-border communication - a critical issue for the development of e-commerce.

      

The purpose of World Post Day is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. The celebration encourages member countries to undertake programme activities aimed at generating a broader awareness of their Post’s role and activities among the public and media on a national scale.

 

Every year, more than 150 countries celebrate World Post Day in a variety of ways. In certain countries, World Post Day is observed as a working holiday. Many Posts use the event to introduce or promote new postal products and services. Some Posts also use World Post Day to reward their employees for good service.

India Post Celebrates National Postal Week from 9th to 15th October, 2014.

In many countries, philatelic exhibitions are organized and new stamps and date cancellation marks are issued. Other activities include the display of World Post Day posters in post offices and other public places, open days at post offices, mail centers and postal museums, the holding of conferences, seminars and workshops, as well as cultural, sport and other recreational activities. Many postal administrations issue special souvenirs such as T-shirts and badges.

New stamp on Taj Mahal from Japan

 

Date of Issue : 23 October 2013

Japan Post issued a beautiful souvenir sheetlet featuring 5 World Heritage Sites under its Overseas World Heritage series. It also includes Taj Mahal, ‘ The Pride of India.’

World Heritage Series No 2 stamps from Japan

For a better understanding of world heritage in foreign countries Japan Post Corporation continues the series “Overseas World Heritage” having the theme of fascinating natural and cultural heritage sites around the world. The special stamps from the second collection of overseas world heritage depict the Galapagos Islands, the Taj Mahal, Venice and its lagoon, Victoria Falls and Cologne Cathedral.

The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, 926 km west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.The Galapagos Islands and their surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve.The islands are famed for their vast number of endemic species

The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”.

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks.The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.

Victoria is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border ofZambia and Zimbabwe.David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, is believed to have been the first European to view Victoria Falls on 16 November 1855 from what is now known as Livingstone Island, one of two land masses in the middle of the river, immediately upstream from the falls on the Zambian side.Livingstone named his discovery in honour ofQueen Victoria.

Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site.It is Germany’s most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day.

: Japan Post

New Special Cover

Save The Earth : 12 October 2013 : Mumbai

A special cover was released in Mumbai  “ Save the Earth”during National Postal week.

As part of National Postal Week celebrations program, 12th October 2013 was celebrated as "Philately Day" & "Save the Earth". Shri Jayant Kumar Bhantia, Chief Secretary Government of Maharashtra was the Chief Guest on the occasion. A special cover on "Save the Earth" was released by Shri. Jayant Kumar Bhantia  to mark the Day. Tree plantation was also arranged in the premises of Mumbai G.P.O on the occasion.

Courtesy : Indian Philately Digest

New Stamp from India

 

Date of Issue : 24 October 2013

India Post released a stamp on Ruchi Ram Sahni on 24th October 2013.

Ruchi Ram Sahni was a Punjabi freedom fighter having a wide influence as an educationist and creator of scientific temper in the pre-partition Punjab.He was a scientist, an innovator, an enthusiastic educationist, a fierce patriot, a devoted social worker and the catalyst behind popularizing science education in Punjab.  

Corutesy : Mansoor B.- Mangalore - Blog : http://mbstamps.blogspot.in/

New Stamps from Poland

Lost Works of Art

Date of Issue : 21 October 2013

Polish Post issued a set of 3 stamps on Art work by famous artists.

World Day of Post - 455 years of Polish Post

 

 

Date of Issue : 18 October 2013

To celebrate the World Post Day and to commemorate the 455th anniversary of Polish post a new stamp was issued on 18th October 2013.The stamp having value of 4,60zl features a cross-section of an oak tree’s trunk with the marked centuries from the sixteenth to the twenty-first corresponding to the centuries of Polish Post existence.

World Post Day–A Special letter to Malala,the brave girl

 

   

Today is World Post Day. On this day letter writing is encouraged and  International Letter week is observed every year in the month of October during World Post Day. Letter Writing Week spans the one-week period that includes 9 October, the anniversary of the inauguration of the UPU.  UPU focuses more on the International letter-writing competition for young people (established 1969) and World Post Day.

I am sharing here a special letter written to Malala Yousafzai who is one of hot favourites for Nobel Peace Prize 2013.The award is to be announced on October 11, only two days after 9th of October when this brave young supporter of girl education was shot last year. “I am Malala” the book on the life and struggle of the brave young girl, born on July 12 1997, is also to be launched on October 9.

Here is letter to Malala from a student and friend of Malala Yousafzai from Serbia.

Dear Malala,

I don't even know how to start this letter. I want to tell you so many things. First of all, let me tell you how much I admire you. You're one of the bravest girls I ever met. I’m sure you heard this words like X times, but never mind. I think you're one of your kind.

Just a few months ago I didn't know who you were, till I read the news about you being shot by Taliban. It was so terrible news. I'm 17 years old, so we're almost coevals. That’s why I can understand you even better. So, when I heard that news, I was sure you'd die and I felt so discouraged. I thought that one smart and brave girl would die for no reason. Later on, when I heard you had survived, I was very happy. I prayed God for you, my friend, if I can call you that. So, after the accident you had, I started following the news about you. I found out you were a girl from Pakistan, who was fighting for her future and I felt such an admiration. You passed through so many things so far and survived almost every kind of pain.

I wish you had a happier life, but never mind. All that struggle made you stronger. One of my favorite quotes is : “What doesn't kill you, make you stronger.”You proved it in practice. You didn't let anyone to prevent you and you’re a real life example that we can fulfill any of our dreams if we only want to. We can even move mountains, cross rivers, fly to the Moon… You proved that a girl can do so many things and you did so many of them. You showed the world who we girls actually are and that our voice is heard and that it must be heard. We’re not a minority, we’re independent enough to pass through life depending on ourselves only. I have always thought education was the most important thing in the life and I’m glad to have found one person who shares my point of view. That is you, Malala.

As you said : “One teacher, one student, one book and one pencil can change the world. “

The key to the brighter future is in the knowledge, in books, in words. You showed me some new aspects of life and learnt me that no matter where do we come from, we can succeed and get a good knowledge. Thank you.

I can just imagine how hard it was to stand up and express your opinion in front of so many uneducated people, who’re afraid of changes. Fear is the biggest enemy, but you won it. You helped people to realize how they powerful are, how they can give their own contribution to the world’s improvement and change it to better.

They must had many wrong prejudices about girl’s place in the world and their rights, their freedom and their chance to get education. Thanks to you, they’re slowly changing that ancient and biased opinion, and although there’re left so many things to be done, you made a huge step, the hardest step-the first step. Well done!

Thanks to you I realized how life can be so hard in some parts of the world and I learnt to more appreciate the things God gave me. I realized how lucky I actually were. I had the chance to study and to wide my views every day. Is there anything more valuable?

I’m now aware how many children in the world lack education and I’m aware of their struggle for survival. I wish we all could get the free education. I strongly believe that we girls' re-born to be leaders and to show this world it needs us. After you, so many girls started to think about themselves and their position in the society and thanks to you, they decided to do something and change all the things they can. You were their illumination, Malala. You showed them they could do better. You’re the best role model for girls around the world, not for those who’re lacking education only, but also for those who’re afraid of the world, who can’t stand for their rights. You showed them everything is possible. Isn’t it?

Never give up, keep doing this great work. I'm sure you'll be a great leader and one of the most powerful women in the world in a few years.

I want to congratulate you for the International Peace Award you got, well done. You deserved it.

I hope we’ll meet at University of Oxford one day.

Best wishes from your Serbian friend,

Natalija Sokolov

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It was October 9, 2012 when Malala along with other students was returning home in a school car that was intercepted by armed men in Mingora. After asking about Malala, an armed man opened fire, hitting her in the skull. Two other girls, Kainat and Shazia, also suffered bullet wounds.

They were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital wherefrom Malala was airlifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Peshawar within next few hours. She remained in coma throughout while millions across Pakistan and the world were praying for her life.

The young and brave supporter of girl education defeated death by making a remarkable recovery after remaining in coma for several days at the Combined Military Hospital. She was later taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK. With every passing day, she is receiving a popular award from across the world.

Today, Malala is in the race for the Nobel Peace Prize as the youngest ever candidate.

 

Malala Yousafzai UN Speech: Girl Shot by Taliban Gives Address

 

 

New stamp on Mahatma Gandhi from India Post

A MINIATURE SHEET COST RS. 20/- ON MAHATMA GANDHI WILL  BE RELEASED BY INDA POST ON 12-10-2013 TO BE COMMEMORATED AS PHILATELY DAY.

A SPECIAL STAMP RELEASE FUNCTION WILL BE ORGANIZED IN MEGHDOOTH HALL, BANGALORE GPO ON 12-10-2013.

A SMALL PHILATELIC DISPLAY  ON POSTAL SERVICES WILL BE ARRANGED IN TRIVANDRUM PHILATELIC BUREAU FROM 10-10-2013 IN CONNECTION WITH NATIONAL POSTAL DAY.

- Sreejesh Krishnan – Trivandrum

World Post Day

 

 

Theme for 2013: The Post, delivering for people and businesses daily

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Berne. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969.

 

Awareness

The purpose of World Post Day is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. The celebration encourages member countries to undertake programme activities aimed at generating a broader awareness of their Post’s role and activities among the public and media on a national scale.

International Letter Writing Week 2013

Thailand Post issued a set of four stamps commemorating the International Letter Writing Week 2013. International Letter Writing Week was established at the 14th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress held in Ottawa in 1957 with the aim of contributing to world peace by encouraging cultural exchanges among the people of the world through letter writing.Letter Writing Week spans the one-week period that includes 9 October, the anniversary of the inauguration of the UPU. Nowadays the Week is a yearly event in Thailand and Japan.

UPU focuses more on the International letter-writing competition for young people (established 1969) and World Post Day.Recalling the current International Year of Water Cooperation, the 2013 contest asked budding writers to explain why water is a precious resource.Fifteen-year-old Daniel Korcak, from Ostrava, Czech Republic, has won the Universal Postal Union’s 42nd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People with his letter to the central European river the Oder.

International letter-writing competition

Daniel Korcak (Czech Republic), 2013 winner

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) organizes the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People annually. The competition was created by the 1969 Tokyo Congress and officially launched in 1971. Since then, millions of young people all over the world, up to age 15, have participated in the competition at national and international levels.

The competition is an excellent way of making young people aware of the important role postal services play in our societies, develops their skills in composition and the ability to express their thoughts clearly, fosters their enjoyment of letter writing, and helps strengthen the bonds of international friendship – one of the basic missions of the UPU.

How does it work?

Each year, the UPU International Bureau chooses a theme. Participating countries organize the competition at the national level through the post, often with the support of education authorities and the media. All entries must be submitted through the national Post. Each country chooses a national winner and submits one entry for the UPU international competition. Entries must reach the UPU International Bureau no later than 30 April each year.

2014 Theme

The theme selected is: "Write a letter describing how music can touch lives."

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