Special Cover - St. Philomena College - Puttur

 St. Philomena College - Puttur : 21 September 2017

St Philomena College, Puttur, a premier educational institution of Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee in the year 2017-18. The college is a co-education centre and an institution of excellence which has brought a paradigm shift in the domain of higher education in the region. It has also significantly contributed to the society. Its alumni have carved a niche for themselves through their hard work. innovation and excellence at state / national/international levels. The Diamond Jubilee celebration would showcase the 60 glorious years of the college's service to the society through imparting quality education. This special cover (KTK/72/2017) is released to mark its Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

-Suresh.R, Bengaluru

New Special Covers

PUNEPEX 2017 : 85 Years of Modern Education Society,  Pune

PUNEPEX 2017 : Lohgad Fort, Pune - 17 Sep 2017

First Post Office Sewa Kendra, Punjab

13 August 2017

PDCC Bank, Pune - 10 Sep 2017

 GRANFDEUR 3232, Chennai - 20 August 2017

Friends of Tribal Society , Kolkata -13 August 2017

Kolkata Reserve Bank Emplyee Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. - 24 August 2017

-Sreejesh Krishnan - Trivandrum

New stamp for Fruit lovers !

Date of Issue : 7 September 2017

Here is a new unique stamp issued by Swiss Post featuring special fruit of Switzerland, Quince. The quince is Switzerland’s Fruit of the Year 2017. The miniature sheet features the refreshing colour and shape of this fruit as well as its sensuous aromas: the fruit on the sheet is treated with a special varnish which releases the aroma when touched. 

FRUCTUS has designated a fruit of the year each year since 2008. The charitable organization was established in 1985 as a nationwide association in Switzerland to promote a gene bank for all fruit varieties and standard orchards.

The name quince derives from the Latin “malum Cydonium”, or Cydonian apple; however, a connection to Cydonia on the island of Crete has not been proven. 

Quince is a stone fruit. While only a few foreign varieties can be eaten raw, the quinces found in Switzerland are known for their heady, fragrant scent and the delicacies that can be prepared from them. 

Club News

Rainbow Stamp News  October 2017

Dear Readers,

I am pleased to release October 2017 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available on following links :

https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.in/2017/10/rainbow-october-2017.html

https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.in/

https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/

Tributes to Father of Nation

2 October -   International Day of Non-Violence 

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. This day is referred to in India as Gandhi Jayanti.

Philatelic Tributes to great leaders of India

2nd October is also the birth anniversary of India's second Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri. 

Club News

New permanent pictorial cancellation

A special cover and permanent pictorial cancellation of Holy Rosary Shrine at Karumathampatti under Tirupur division was released on 29^th September 2017 by CPMG TN circle A special beautiful pack of maxim cards with this pictorial cancellation, on Roman Catholic Churches in TN was also released by WR during this occasion.

- Kasinath R - Tanjore

New Special cover and stationery (postcard) on owl from Germany

A Special cover and a stationery (postcard)  will be available on 5th November   in 74405 GAILDORF. Both philatelic items and in addition a pictorial postmark are featuring a Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

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- Wolfgang Beyer ,Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ArGe Zoologie

News Central India Philatelic Society

Monthly meeting of Central India Philatelic Society organized on 1st Oct. 2017 at Satna (M. P.). Decided to organize a Philatelic & Numismatic Exhibition in the month of November 2017.

Secretary Sudhir Jain displayed his collection of old Bazar Cards and US Quarter Dollar coins. Shri Ramesh Lajpatrai presided and Jt. Secretary Rajendea Agarwal Shashi given vote of thanks.

Members present were Kuldeepak Oberai, Umashankar Agarwal, Ashok Jain, Ravi Gupta, Jagdish Tiwari, Jinendra Jain, Surendra Gupta, Ashok Mohile, Sachin Tolwani, Anuj Agarwal, Vinay Gupta, S. P. Sharma, Pankaj Pratap Singh, Thakur Khilani, Manmohan Maheshwari, Tilakraj Soni, Pravin Khatri, Rakesh Sahu etc.

- Sudhir Jain - Satna (MP)