My Recent Covers

Special Commemorative Cover

Rainbow from  Issue No. 1 to Issue No. 150

Received this special Commemorative Cover from Bangalore so kindly sent by Shri Sushil Mehra.

Thank you so much for this great compliment to Rainbow Stamp News.

Coronavirus India Lockdown 25 March 2020 - 31 May 2020

Coronavirus India Lockdown Received from Bangalore so kindly sent by Shri Sushil Mehra.

Cover from Moscow, Russia

Received this cover from Moscow sent by EN Limanski. Thanks a lot, Limanski 

Commemorative Cover - Arogya Setu

Commemorative Cover - Lockdown due to Covid-19

Received above two covers from Mr. Rahul Ganguli , Prayag Philatelic Society, Allahabad. Thanks a lot, Mr Ganguli for these covers.

New Special Covers from Karnataka

KTK-13-2020 Sri Vidya Mandir Education Society :  23 .1.2020

Sri Vidya Mandir Education Society - Continuing to impart value-based education to future generations.

KTK-49-2020 Anitha Educational Foundation : 27 . 2. 2020

Established in the year 2009, Anitha Educational Foundation renders service for upliftment of underprivileged through Formation¬Education-Leadership for social development and is a helping hand to bridge the social gap by providing support to educational aspirants with inner potential for education. This special cover is released to commemorate 10 years of this Charitable Foundation Trust .

KTK-55-2020 1000 India Post ATMs : : 17. 6. 2020

Under IT modernization project, Department of Posts, Government of India commissioned it's first ATM at Thyagaraya Nagar, Chennai on 25.02.2014. The National ATM unit which is responsible for monitoring operations and maintenance of India Post ATMs allover India is located in Bengaluru GPO. India PostATMs became inter-operable on 30.12.2016. The 1000th ATM was commissioned at Lunglei, Mizoram (NE) on 17.06.2020. This special cover is released to commemorate the milestone of 1000ATMs of India Post.

- Suresh R, Bangalore : email : suresh.hobbies@gmail.com

Stamp Design Competition by India Post

The Department of Post has announced a Stamp Design (Photography) Competition on the theme “UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India (Cultural)” to commemorate the Independence Day 2020 launched on 07.07.2020 at My Gov Portal at the National level. Contestants of all age groups and from all parts of the country may participate in the competition by uploading the photograph clicked by him/ her on the MyGov portal at https://www.mygov.in/task/design-stamp-themed-unesco-world-heritage-sites-india-cultural/. The last date for submission of entries is 27.07.2020.

    The winning entries are used for designing stamps for issue on the occasion of Independence Day.

Design a Stamp themed on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India (Cultural) 

Terms and Condition 

1. The Entries are invited for “Independence Day 2020 – Stamp Design (Photography) Competition”. The theme of the competition is “UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India (Cultural)”. Each participant has to click one photograph on the related theme and soft copy (JPG file) of that may be uploaded at MyGov portal. 

2. The photo should be clicked by the participant himself/ herself and it should not have been previously published in any print or digital media. 

3. Competition is open to all Indian Citizens/Institutions residing within and outside India. 

4. All entries are governed by the provisions of Emblems and Names (Prevention of improper use) Act, 1950 and any violation of the said Act will result in disqualification. 

5. In case of any copyright issues or any other similar issues, the participant/applicant will be responsible to settle any legal proceedings arising out of it at his/her end. DoP and MyGov will not be responsible for any such issues. 

6. Plagiarism of any nature is not allowed. Anyone found infringing upon others’ copyright would be disqualified from the contest. 

7. The participant should make sure that his / her MyGov profile is accurate and updated for further communication. This includes details such as name, latest photo, country declaration, complete postal address, email ID and phone number. Entries with incomplete profiles would not be considered. 

8. There will be no notification to participants of rejected entries. 

9. DoP reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of this Contest and/ or Terms and Conditions/ Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria. However, any changes to the Terms and Conditions/ Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria, or the cancellation of the Contest, will be updated/ posted on the MyGov platform. It would be the responsibility of the participant to keep himself/herself informed of any changes in the Terms and Conditions/ Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria stated for this Contest. 

10.DoP if it so decides, reserves the right not to proceed with the competition at any stage. 

11.Result will be announced by 15.08.2020 at www.indiapost.gov.in and postagestamps.gov.in

The selected winners will be awarded with the cash prize of:

1st Prize - Rs. 50,000/-
2nd Prize - Rs. 25,000/-
3rd Prize - Rs. 10,000/-
5 Consolation prizes - Rs. 5,000/- each

Last date for submission is 27th July, 2020.

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Rainbow Stamp News July 2020

Dear Reader

I am pleased to release  July 2020 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available on the following link :

http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2020/07/rainbow-july-2020.html

My Dashavatar Collection by Sushil Mehra

Book Review

My Dashavatar Collection by Sushil Mehra

My Dashavatar Collection  Philatelic and Non Philatelic with Special emphasis on Rama and Krishna by Sushil Mehra :   ISBN 978-93-5407-485-1 : Publisher -  Sushil Mehra : Pages : 144 : Paperback : Price : Rs 1200 Available at : Amazon .in : Contact : email – gaureshmehra@gmail.com

The Dashavatara refers to the ten primary incarnations (avatars) of Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation which has Rigvedic origins are Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The word Dashavatara derives from daśa, meaning 'ten', and avatar (avatāra), roughly equivalent to 'incarnation'.

    

The book explores the Dashavatars i.e the 10 Avatars (incarnations) of Vishnu through the eyes of Philately. The book showcases stamps, covers, bazaar cards, picture post cards, match box labels on this subject. It has both philatelic and non philatelic material. It is a wonderful book opening a window to the Indian mythology through various philatelic items collected by the author over the years. The best part of the book is that author has explained ten Avtars of Lord Vishnu in a very simple and interesting way through designs, cancellations, postmarks and other   illustrations on stamps, First Day Covers, Special covers, Maxim Cards, Postal Stationery, Bazaar Cards and other philatelic items presented in his philatelic exhibit ‘Jaydeva’s Dashavtara with special emphasis on Rama and Krishna’. 

The second part of the book gives details of mythological characters featured on match box labels. This is also an interesting part of this book as match box label collection has been a  hobby of many collectors . The printing quality, design and layout of the book is excellent . This colorful book is an asset for a Thematic Philatelist, book lover and for all those who have special interest in Indian mythology. In fact the book inculcates person’s   interest in Indian mythology especially the young generation who is unaware about it. The book is very intersting featuring a variety of philatelic items on this theme with the detail. I recommend this book to all philatelists, book lovers, stamp collectors . The school and college libraries must have this book for the students to let them know more about Indian culture and mythology. It is also a very good Coffee Table book for everyone ! 

 

   

   

About the author

 Sushil Mehra is a noted philatelist and numismatist of Bangalore and writes regularly on stamps . His FB philatelic posts on Pan India Pictorial Place cancellation  Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/panindiapostal/) are very popular among philatelists with interesting stories of everyday life and its association with stamps. He is a member of Karnataka Numismatic Society and  Karnataka Philatelic Society. Karnataka Postal Circle has released Postcards on his collection and two books on special Covers of Karnataka to which he has contributed. The Economic Times has published an article on his collection. He recently authored and published a book on Glimpses of Vintage Bengaluru Collection of Picture Post Cards. Mr Sushil Mehra may be contacted at email : gaureshmehra@gmail.com

PHILEX 2020 - First Online Stamp Exhibition in Bangladesh

PHILEX 2020

First Online Stamp Exhibition in Bangladesh

Application Close: 10 July 2020

Visit : https://forms.gle/gXnk8DqwjGqCdVPd8

Source : Philatelic Exhibitions Whats App Group