New Stamp from India

Martyr Mailar Mahadevappa

Date of Issue : 3 September 2018

India Post issued a commemorative stamp on 3rd September on Martyr Mailar Mahadevappa.

- Kasinath R., Tanjore

New Special Covers

India Post Payments Bank

Centenary Celebration : The old Boy's Association ,St Joseph's Boys' High School

World Elephant Day

225th Anniversary : St Anne's Church Virajpet, Kodagu

-Suresh R., Bangalore

Special Commemorative Cover from Sri Lanka

Shirdi Sai Baba

-  Kasinath R. , Tanjore

Club News

Rainbow Stamp News September 2018

Dear Readers,

I am pleased to release September 2018 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available on following links :

http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2018/09/rainbow-september-2018.html

http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.in/

http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/

PHILAMUSICA 2019, Luxembourg - Thematic Philatelic Exhibition on Music

PHILAMUSICA 2019, Luxembourg

( 8 -10 June 2019 )

This philatelic exhibition will be held from June 8th to June 10th 2019 in Mondorf-les-Baines (Luxembourg).

Indian Philatelists and from other countries are  invited for participation in this important philatelic exhibition.

For more details visit :  www.philcolux.lu

Courtesy: Mr .Roger Thill, Philcolux and Mr. Wolfgang Beyer, German Philatelic Federation

India Post Payments Bank

India Post Payments Bank is nationwide launched by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today  on the 1st of September 2018. It has been incorporated as a public sector company under the Department of Posts with 100% GOI equity and is governed by the Reserve Bank of India.All customers will be given a QR code card, different from a debit or credit card, which can be used for making payments by scanning the QR code and authenticating their biometric.

A special cover was released on India Post payments bank today  on  1st September 2018 in Patna with a special postmark .

Chief Postmaster General presenting the special cover album to Mr. Pradip Jain

Left to right : Director Postal Service (Mr. Manoj Kumar), payment bank head (Mr. Mukesh Mishra, Sr. Manager IPPB, Patna Branch) Mr. Pradip Jain, Philatelist, Chief Postmaster General (M.E. Haq) and  Chief Postmaster Patna GPO  (Mr. Rajdev jee)     

Club News

Karnataka Philatelic Society under the Patronage of Royal Philatelic Society of London is organising an International Seminar on 21 October 2018.

New stamp from India - India - Armenia Joint Issue.

India - Armenia Joint Issue 

Date of Issue : 29 August 2018

India Post and Armenia Post jointly issued stamps on 29 August 2018. The stamps feature dances of both the countries.

Image courtesy - Kasinath R.

New Stamp from India - Patna University - Centenary

Patna University (1917-2017)

Date of Issue : 25 August 2018

A commemorative postage stamp was issued on 25th August 2018 to celebrate 100 years of Patna University. The stamp release function was held in Patna.

Image source : Better Philately