New Special Cover from Uttrakhand

  

Vasatotsav 2025 : Spring Festival    : Raj Bhawan Dehradun

7-9 March 2025

7 March 2025 : Jatamansi : Dehradun

A special cover was released  on 7 March 2025 by Governor, Uttrakhand on the inauguartion of Flower Show ( Spring Festival 2025) at Raj Bhawan, Dehradun. The cover features Jatamansi, a perennial aromatic herb. It is a medicial plant  and has various uses in making medicine, perfume and preparation of hair tonic.

Image Courtesy : Ruchi Awasthi

New Indian Stamps

Acharya Shantisagar Muni Maharaj 

Date of Issue : 13 November 2024

100 Years of Hindustan Times

Date if Issue : 16 November 2024

Sickle Cell Eradication -2047

Date of Issue : 15 November 2024

New Special Covers and Special Cancellation

21 June 2024: International Yoga Day: World Music Day: Chennai

Special, Cancellation on International Yoga Day

Release of Special Cancellation on International Yoga Day at Cuttack

21 June 2024 : India - Africa Postal Leaders Meet : Mumbai

New Special Cancellations

 

Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath

On the occasion of holy Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath a special philatelic cancellation was released by Chief PMG Odisha Circle - Shri Suvendu Swain on 09.07.2022 at  Puri Head Post Office .

World Zoonoses Day

World Zoonoses Day has been observed on July 6 since 1885 to honour the success of French biologist Louis Pasteur, who administered the first vaccination against zoonotic disease on this day. To commemorate the day, Maharashtra Postal Circle issued this Special Cancellation today from all Philatelic Bureaus in Maharashtra and Goa.

Ashadhi Ekadashi- A spiritual Journey

Happy World Bee Day

 

20 May : World Bee Day

On May 20, 2018, the United Nations declared the first World Bee Day, to bring attention to the importance of bees and the plights they face.  This date was chosen because it is considered the birthday of Slovenian beekeeping pioneer Anton Janša.

Janša’s exact birthdate is unknown, but his baptism occurred on May 20, 1734, and is generally considered to be his birthday.  Growing up in Breznica, Carniola (present-day Slovenia), Janša was a talented painter and studied at an academy for some time.  But his greatest interest was in bee-keeping.  His father had more than 100 hives and he often joined in village meetings about farming and bee-keeping.

Janša became a full-time bee-keeper in 1769 and the following year was made the first royally appointed teacher of apiculture (bee-keeping) in Austria.  Janša oversaw bees in the imperial gardens and travelled the country sharing his knowledge and suggesting people move hives to various pastures.  He also changed the size and shape of hives so that they could be stacked like blocks.  And as a skilled painter, he also decorated the fronts of his hives.

Following Janša’s death in 1773, the Empress decreed that all studies of apiculture be based on Janša’s books.  Janša’s beehive is still going today, preserved by other beekeepers over the years.  There is also a Museum of Apiculture named on his honor in Radovljica.

In 2016, Janša’s home country of Slovenia wanted to help raise awareness of the importance of bees and the issues they face.  Representatives proposed World Bee Day to the FAO Regional Conference for Europe.  Paying homage to Janša, they proposed his birthday as the date for celebrations.  The proposal was submitted in 2017 and accepted later that year.  The first annual World Bee Day was celebrated on May 20, 2018.  Celebrations have been held annually to help bring attention to the important role bees and other pollinators play in our world.

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Healing Marvels on Stamps

 

Medicinal Plants on Stamps

-   RAJASHEKAR TUMMALA : Email : rajashekar.tummala@gmail.com

Heroes of the Covid Pandemic

 

To be issued on 23 March 2022

Royal Mail will issue a set of 8 stamps to commemorate the Heroes of COVID Pandemic on 23 March 2022. The postcards with the same stamp designs will also be issued.

In Spring 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Royal Mail Chief Executive, Simon Thompson launched a special stamp design competition. School children from across the UK were invited to design a postage stamp featuring their own hero or heroes of the Covid pandemic. The response was unprecedented, with surplus 600,000 children taking part.

With over a world record-breaking 600,000 entries, Royal Mail carefully selected 120 regional finalists. From this, a special panel of judges, including the Prime Minister, picked 24 regional winners. The final eight winning designs, were personally selected by HRH The Prince of Wales, with the finished stamps approved by HM The Queen.

Postcards

Tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

 

Eleven Vows of Mahatma Gandhi

Today, 30th January is the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The day is observed as Martyr's Day. A special cover was released today at Allahabad to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

Source : Prayag Philatelic Society , Sangam Philatelic Club, Allahabad

Leprosy Can Be cured : 30 January 2021 :Bengaluru

Credit:  Philately Promoters : Suresh R. , Bengaluru

Club News

NEPEX 2021 : First Virtual Philatelic Exhibition by North East Postal  Circle

NEPEX 2021 is being held from 28^th to 31^st January 2021. The exhibition is organized by CPMG NE Circle, Shillong in association with North East Philatelic Society.

Visit : https://nepex2021.com/index.php

View Exhibits : https://nepex2021.com/exhibits.php

Global Handwashing Day

Special Cover - KTK/81/2020 - Global Handwashing : Day 15 October 2020 : Bengaluru

 

New Special cover released today at Banglore.

The First "Global Handwashing Day" was observed in 2008. Hand washing is a simple, inexpensive and effective way of preventing the spread of microorganisms. If you wash your hands with soap regularly, you and your family will be healthy. Hand washing is a life-saving measure.

There is no better time for us to change hand washing behaviour forever.
Protect yourself by proper hand washing, stay safe from COVID-19.

Special Cover - KTK/82/2020 - Mails Day - National Postal Week : 15 October 2020 : Bengaluru

Once dubbed as 'Snail Mail' has now got wings added to it. Online processing, Track and Trace, strong Road Transport Network, Airconnectivity to even Tier II and Tier III cities, Real Time delivery status update, SMS on delivery to the customers have heralded the new age Post Office. When there was a complete standstill in the entire country due to COVID-19 Lockdowns, India Post was live and kicking, carrying Mask, Sanitizers, Medicines, Ventilators, COVID-19 Testing kits crisscrossing the whole length and breadth of the country. Warriors from India Post were at the doorsteps of the needy for making cash payment when it was most needed.

We salute our warriors on this Mails Day, 15th October 2020 of the National Postal Week.

- Suresh R. - Banglore : email :   suresh.hobbies@gmail.com

     

New Special covers

Corona Warriors 

28 September 2020, Cuttack

Image Credit: Orissa Philatelic Association

Vision - 2020 

26 September 2020 Bangalore
 

Image credit: Praveen Shatry, Bangalore