07 July 2025

Indian Winners at SAVPEX 2025

 

SAVPEX 2025



Heartiest Congratulations !




1. Capt Vijay Wadhwa 2. Sushil Mehra 3.Gauresh Mehra



Remarkable Performance by Indian Philatelists at Savpex 2025 One Frame Virtual International Exhibition. Results below in the order of the Exhibits as they appear online at https://stampssa.africa/exhibits/

Indian Winners


Postal History:
Meter Stamps of India – 1922 – 2025: Sushil Mehra: 78 Points

Thematic:
Textiles – Fibre to fabric and the Indian story: Revathi Rajsheaker : 63 Points
Space shuttle program – A philatelic journey: Sammir Sakhare: 68 Points
The Pigeon: Capt. Vijay Wadhwa: 74 Points
Evolution of Beaks: Capt. Vijay Wadhwa: 78 Points

Aerophilately:
Simplified classification of Indian Aviation Covers: Sushil Mehra: 74 Points
1931 England–Australia 1st and 2nd Survey Flights and Indian aerophilately: Chandan Sengupta: 85 Points
The First Flight Cover: Satish Kumar Subramanyam: 52 Points

Astrophilately:
Cancellations from Baikonur Cosmodrome: Prakash Chandra Behera: 78 Points
Kourou to Comets via Darmstadt: Gauresh Mehra: 80 Points


Picture Postcards:
Charm of Posting: Gauresh Mehra: 75 Points
Architecture Styles of French Hotel Des Postes: Sushil Mehra: 73 Points
Velha Goa: Venkat Tata: 77 Points

Marcophily: 
Postmarks associated with British Empire Exhibition, 1924 & 1925: Chandan Sengupta: 71 Points


Maximaphily:
Maxim cards with unusual stamps:  Ramarathnam Krishnaswamy: 73 Points


04 July 2025

Club News

 

Rainbow Stamp News July 2025





Dear Reader,

I am pleased to release July 2025 Issueof Rainbow Stamp News. It is available at the following link:




01 July 2025

National Doctor's Day

 


1 July 2025 : National Doctor's Day



Special Cancellation issued by  Kerala Postal Circle on National Doctor's Day.

Image courtesy : Mohanachandran Nair, Trivandrum



National Doctor's Day



Date of Issue :1 July 1982



National Doctor’s Day 2025: Observed on July 1, the day honours doctors in India for their dedication and sacrifice ,Doctor's Day in India was established in 1991 by the Government of India to honour Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, an esteemed physician and a pioneer in public healthcare. Dr Roy, who also served as the second chief minister of West Bengal and was awarded the Bharat Ratna, was born on July 1, 1882, and passed away on the same day in 1962.


30 June 2025

New Stamps

      


Indian theme on foreign Stamps



Date of Issue : 26 June 2025

On 26 June 2025 Sri Lanka Post issued  10 stamps and 10 Miniature sheets featuring  - Minneriya National Park .,. The stamps feature following animals and birds. Three stamps feature Indian Species 1. Indian Pangolin 2. Indian Star Tortoise 3. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)






SRI LANKAN SLOTH BEAR

INDIAN PANGOLIN 

BLACK NAPED HARE 

SRI LANKAN JACKAL 

SRI LANKAN ELEPHANT

ASIAN OPENBILL 

BRAHMINY KITE 

INDIAN STAR TORTOISE 

PAINTED STORK

YELLOW-STRIPED CHEVROTAIN 









- Kasinath R. Tanjore



New  stamp from India Post


 100th birth anniversary of Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj



Date of issue :  28 June 2025


On 28 June 2025, Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released a commemorative postage stamp on the 100th birth anniversary of Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj in New Delhi. The stamp pays tribute to the life and teachings of Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj. It honours his immense contributions to the pursuit of knowledge, spiritual upliftment, and social reform.



-Sudhir Jain , Satna (MP)


29 June 2025

Book Review

 


Guardians of Heritage

Exploring The World of GI Tag Products of India

-      Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran



Guardians of Heritage : Exploring the Wold of GI Tag Products of India by Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran : First Edition 2025 : Published By Mohanapriya Senthilkumar : ISBN 978-93-342-5045-9 : Copyright : Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran : Pages: 280 : Size A4 : Type Hardbound : Price: INR 1950: Author email : csenthilkumar78@gmail.com

 






A new book “Guardians of Heritage by Senthil Kumar Chandrasekaran” is an excellent book on different philatelic items related to Geographical Indications.  A geographical indication (GI) is a name used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, which came into effect from 15 September 2003.






GIs have been defined under Article 22 (1) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) as: "indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin.



India, with its vast cultural and ecological diversity, has given GI recognition to a variety of products ranging from the agricultural products, food products Handicrafts which promote the tapestry of culture and craftsmen, Manufactured products which show case the indigenous capability, to the natural products of India like the Makrana Marble. India Post has issued stamps, special covers, cancellations and other postal memorabilia to promote these GI Tagged Products of India. 



This book is based on author’s collection of philatelic items related to Geographical Indications. The book is a tribute to the GI Tagged Products. The author has shown different philatelic items  like Stamps, Miniature sheets , Special Covers, Special Cancellations, Permanent Pictorial Cancellations, Picture Postcards, Meter Marks, and other items issued by Deptt of Posts. related to GI products .




The author has given separate chapters to Agriculture Products Food Stuffs, Manufactured Products, and natural Products. The description of each product is given in detail.






 
A special chapter has been given in the book on special and specific Products from other countries like Czech Republic, Thailand, Japan, Peru, Chile, France, UK, Mexico, Portugal, Italy and Greece. This is a very interesting part of the book. It covers textile, Agriculture. Cheese, alcoholic beverages and other products from these countries.The list of State wise GI Tag Products and Alphabetical Index of GI Products has been given in the book which makes easy for reference.





The printing and layout of the book is excellent. There are about 600 multi coloured images covering different philatelic items from India and other countries. The book is very useful for all thematic collectors as well as for non philatelists too as it gives a comprehensive information on a variety of special GI Products of India. The author has given details about each item very systematically so it is a very good refence book for everyone..  The book will prove to  be an asset for all philatelists and book lovers. This book is specially recommended for School and college libraries as it has lot of information on a variety of interesting products from different parts of India and other countries. It will enrich the knowledge of students about many special products and the rich heritage of our country. Thematic philatelists will find this book very interesting as the author has tried to show different types of philatelic items in the book which are part of a thematic exhibit,  I recommend this book for every thematic collector as well as people from all walks of life of every age group. 




ABOUT THE AUTHOR



Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran is a Chemical Engineering Graduate from renowned AC Tech Campus of Anna University, Chennai, India. He is currently employed in an Indian multi national company specialised in Water and Wastewater Treatment as General Manager & Head of Engineering Function.

He was collecting stamps during his school days and restarted his philatelic interest during 2010 and became a very active collector cum exhibitor since 2019. His collection interests includes Water, Olympics, Gandhi, Joint Issue, Indian Heritage, Indian Postal Stationary and GI Tags.

He is a Life member of South India Philatelists’ Association (SIPA), Philatelic Congress of India (PCI), Ananthapuri Philatelic Association (APA) and Madurai Philatelist and Numismatist Association (MAPNA). He had participated in various State and National level exhibitions and won medals in different categories including Thematic, Postal Stationary, Literature and One-Frame.


 

 

28 June 2025

New special Cover : Group Capt. Shubhanshu Shukla

 

Group Capt. Shubhanshu Shukla

The Second Indian Astronaut in Space and the first to visit the International Space Station



 Air Mail Society India Foundation (AMSI) released a special cover on 25th June 2025 to celebrate the launch of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the second Indian in space and the first headed for the International Space Station.

 

This cover was produced in a limited quantity of 100 individually numbered covers and carries the Permanent Pictorial Cancellation of the National Aeronautical Laboratory (NAL) Bengaluru depicting the ISRO Rocket. A cover was mailed to each AMSI member as a memento.








- Piyush Khaitan , Air Mail Society India Foundation


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