PC Sorcar – The Magic King

“Where others aim to be good, I aim to be the Best..” -- PC Sorcar

Hi ! Here are some wonderful philatelic items issued by West Bengal Circle of India Post. The one shown above is a beautiful presentation set. The other philatelic items are max card and magnificent stamp booklet. No need to say the stamp is very colorful & fascinating. The stamp booklet, Max Card & Presentation Pack have been designed by noted artist & philatelist Shri Dipok Dey & Sankhajit Jana. My sincere thanks to Shri Dipok Dey who  sent me all these items with his autographs ! This is all for Today ! …Till Next Post have a Nice Time !

FDC

Max Card

Stamp Booklet

 

Pop – up Card

 

 

Open Card

Gandhi Philatelic Memorabilia

A Special Diary – Issued by West Bengal Circle of India Post.

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INDIPEX 2011

The details of INDIPEX 2011 can be found on following websites - 

http://www.indipex2011.com/index.php

http://www.filatelista-tematico.net/india2011.html

 

Congratulations Sachin Tendulkar!

You are Pride of India !

http://setenantsofindia.blogspot.com/

My new covers..

 

Hi Here are some recent covers sent to me by my friends. The first cover with nice stamps from France was sent to me by Mr Maurice Zolne of Domont – France. Mr Maurice has also sent me some very nice stamps. The cover with Mona Lisa is just wonderful ! The second cover is from Riga, Latvia sent by Mr E.N. Limansky with nice block of birds. A set of 3 covers sent to me by Speed Post by our distinguished member Mr Ashwani Dubey of Gorakhpur. Mr Dubey is campaigning for the issue of postage stamp commemorating Chauri Chaura the famous place in the history of freedom struggle. All these covers with Gandhi stamps have been posted from Chauri Chaura. Thanks all af you for these nice covers. This is all for this Post….Till Next Post….Have a Great Time !

Thanks to Mr Maurice Zolne, Domont – France

Thanks to Mr EN Limansky , Riga – Latvia

The letter posted to Kullu but the  speed Post receipt shows Cuttack instead of Kullu !

with Cuttack PIN 753

Explanation of the above error -

On Speed Post article there is a mistake of postal clerk.  The receipt and Bar Code sticker has got exchanged. He has affixed the receipt of article booked for Cuttack on your envelope. Please see the Bar Code no. on Sticker is EU407156241IN and on Receipt it is EU407156238IN. There is difference in last 3 digits. May be because of more number of articles this error might have occurred.

Thanks to Mr Ashwani Dubey, Gorakhpur,(UP)

 

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Courtesy – Kailash Nankani, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

Great Urdu Poet – Firaq Gorakhpuri

Firaq Gorakhpuri

Death Anniversary – 3 March

Raghupati Sahay 'Firaq' Gorakhpuri ( (1896-1982) was one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets of India. Raghupati Sahay, was born in 1896, Gorakhpur in a Kayastha family.He left his imprint on three important genres of Urdu poetry - ghazal, nazm and rubaayee. He wrote more than 40,000 couplets. He was a poet of love and beauty. His poems are published in three anthologies - Rooh-o-Qaayanat, Gul-e-Ra'naa, Nagma-numaa. He was co-opted into the Provincial Civil Service (PCS), but resigned and joined Allahabad University as a lecturer in English. It was here he wrote most of his Urdu poetry and his magnum opus Gul-e-Naghma which fetched him the Jnanpith Award and also the 1960 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu, and was later awarded the highest award of the 'Akademi', the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship' in 1970. Of a very sharp intellect, he was also known for his vituperative wit.He died in 1982.

Courtesy – Ashwani Dubey, Gorakhpur

New Stamps on Easter..

To Be issued on 5 March 2010

Hi! Here is a the beautiful set of stamps to be issued on 5 March for Easter. There are special decorated eggs for Easter which are very colorful and fascinating. Many countries have issued special stamps on Easter. These are the latest one to be issued by Polish Post…As always the stamps are just wonderful ! I love to show them here..….This is all in this Post…Till Next Post…Have a Great Time ! !

Easter is the most important annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. Some Christians celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday (also Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday), two days after Good Friday and three days after Monndy Thursday. Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. Relatively newer elements such as the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts have become part of the holiday's modern celebrations, and those aspects are often celebrated by many Christians and non-Christians alike.

Easter eggs are specially decorated eggs given to celebrate the Easter holiday or springtime.The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in Pagan celebrations of spring and was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the rebirth.The oldest tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans. These eggs are often hidden, allegedly by the Easter Bunny, for children to find on Easter morning. Otherwise, they are generally put in a basket filled with real or artificial straw to resemble a bird's nest.

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Hi ! I have just published March Issue of Rainbow Stamp News on Blog Please view at http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com

Your comments/suggestion for this issue are most welcome !

I also introduce here a new Blog of Naval Philatelic Society of India created by Cdr (retd) U.N Acharya , Editor, MAGNAPHIL. Just view at :

 http://navalphilatelicsocietyindia.blogspot.com/

This is all in this Post.....Till Next Post .....Have a Nice Time !

Happy Holi !

Hi !Holi is a Festival of Colors. It was celebrated in Kullu yesterday but in most parts of India, this festival is being celebrated today. The festival not only brings colors to life but a great feeling of love & fraternity. To see the fervor of Indian festivals I can only say “It happens only in India & I am proud of my country & it’s rich cultural heritage that attracts the whole world”. It’s really a great pleasure to write that I also received Holi Greetings from my overseas friends. Its really wonderful & was moved to read about Holi on a Blog of a Polish young girl who also happens to be my friend . The young student of High School, Ada Lwandowska writes about Holi with nice pictures on her Blog . It’s the time of Holi celebration in most parts of the country but in Kullu it’s raining heavily. While I am writing this post early in the morning, I can hear the clattering sound of rain drops on the the tin roof of my house…..This is all for today….Till Next Post….Have a Wonderful HOLI !

The trees smile with their sprout
of tender leaves and blooming flowers,
Eternal nature with its transient expression.
Hails spring with ecstasy and joy!

Bewildering shades with so many tinge.
The land of beauty and greatness,
India, witnessing color of happiness and peace.

Nation come alive to enjoy the spirit
A celebration of color- Holi!
An experience of content, harmony and delight.

Holika burns amidst merriment and mirth.
Evil overpowered by love and devotion.
A festival to commemorate 'Ras Lila'-
an enduring love saga of Radha and Krishna.

Gulal - red, green, yellow and countless.
A day's canvas - a riot of colors.
Lively crowd running hither and thither,

RAINBOW of colors, dashing from every nook and corner.

Disregarding their woe and despair fervent folks,
rejoicing at the marvel of colors.
A day filled with luster and gaiety,

A day to smear our dreams-
With a splash of vibrant frenzy colors.
Holi Hai! A spring of unbounded fun and frolic!!