New Postcard from Czech Republic

A new stationery (postcard) is available in Czech Republic and the stationery is featuring a European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster).

-By Wolfgang Beyer, BDPh (German Philatelic Federation )

Club News

In this, youth training program (Young Philatelist) from India (Asia), Pragya Jain has been selected and invited by the RPSL. Pragya Jain is a noted philatelist from Patna and has won many awards at International and World Stamp Exhibitions for his exhibits.

New Special Cover from Lucknow

The International Association of Lions Club

A new special cover was released on The International Association of Lions Club at Lucknow by Director, Postal Services, Shri KK Yadav on 8 September, 2018.

: Ashwani Dubey- Gorakhpur

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.