Season's Greetings from the Holy Land

 

ATM 2020 Christmas Noel

Date of Issue : 16 December 2020

Beautiful stamp issued by Israel Post for this year's Christmas " Season's Greetings from the Holy land".

Christmas 2020 stamps from Greenland

Date of Issue : 17 November 2020

Stamp Booklet

Merry Christmas !

 

Merry Christmas !!

&

Greetings for a very Happy and Prosperous New Year !!

Obituary

 

Rest in Peace.......

With profound grief and sorrow, this is to inform our Readers that the renowned philatelist of Ahmedabad Shri Dhananjay Desai passed away today. He served as National Commissioner and jury member in many international philatelic exhibitions. He won many awards at national and international shows. He was the founder of GPA ( Gujarat Philatelist's Association). His demise is a great loss to Indian philately. 

Our Heartfelt Condolences.....May his soul Rest in Peace ...

Club News

New  Book on Buddhism Theme

Buddhism on Stamps

A new book “Buddhism on Stamps” by Shri M. Lokeshwara Rao will be released in January 2021. It focuses on how different philatelic materials can narrate the story of Gautama Buddha. Different available philatelic material like Stamps, stamp blocks, 3D stamps, Silk stamps, Se-tenant, FDC, Miniature Sheets, Souvenir Sheets, Maxim Cards, Postcards, covers, gutter, booklets, errors, proofs, etc are included from different countries of the World.

 

There are 22 chapters Jataka Kathas (Stories), Birth of Buddha ,Twelve Deeds of Buddha, Symbols of Buddhism, Monasteries,  Prayer Flag,  Prayer Wheel, Musical Instruments of Buddhism, Four Mythical Animals, Six Elements of Longevity, Precious Attributes of Universal King, Teachings of Buddha, Buddhist Mudras, etc

For pre-booking of the book, readers may contact the author : email: madirajul@gmail.com     M 9436215175

150 Year Old Heritage Building of Bellari Railway Station

Special Cover - KTK-56-2020 - 150 Year Old Heritage Building of Bellari Railway Station

The foundation stone for Ballari Railway station was laid in 1869. It was then a part of Southern Mahratta Railway Company headquartered at Dharwad. This imposing structure was designed broadly in the Romanesque-italianate style with a symmetrical design composed of round arches, thick walls and large towers. This 150 year old heritage station is now part of South Western Railway. This special cover was released on the occasion of inauguration of the Railway Heritage Museum at Hubballi.

-Suresh.R, Bengaluru

Club News

 

Rainbow Stamp News December 2020

Dear Reader,

I have just published December 2020 issue of Rainbow Stamp News on Blog. It is available on the following link :

http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2020/12/rainbow-december-2020.html

Winners of Letter Writing Campaign Dhai Akhar 2019-20

Winners of National Level Dhai Akhar Letter Writing Campaign conducted in 2019-20 on the theme : "Dear Bapu You are  Immortal "

lnland Letter Card (Above 18 Years)