New stamp on Mahatma Gandhi from UNPA

150 years of Celebrating The Mahatama

Date of Issue : 2 October 2019

The United Nations Postal Administration will issue a Definitive Postage stamp on 2ndOctober 2019 in celebration of 150 years of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

Image Courtesy - Pradip Jain,  Patna

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Stamp Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi in Dehradun

One day philately exhibition was held at Dehradun on 8th September 2019 at Swabhiman Kendra, Garhi Cantt organized by an NGO Ujjwal Shikhar Jankalyan Samiti to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary Year of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, supported by Uttarakhand Postal Circle.

The uniqueness of the event was the overwhelming participation of senior citizens of Dehradun along with their families and children. The enthusiasms of senior citizens were really commendable.

In the Philatelic Exhibition, rare collections of stamps from across the globe by Mr. Vinay Gupta & Mr. Mahesh Thapa were displayed.

The Chief Guest of the event was an eminent Philatelist of Uttarakhand, Mr. Abhay Mishra. He addressed the gathering about the hobby of Philately and about how it can be taken as an investment tool and to spend time after retirement by taking up this hobby.

To make the exhibition more interesting, a quiz competition on Mahatma Gandhi and events related to him in Dehradun was also organized by the team of Ujjwal Sikhar Jankalyan Samiti in which citizens along with their children participated.

For making the event more successful, the Uttarakhand Postal Department had also supported the event by providing the exhibit frames and by putting up the My Stamp Counter where many of the guests got their photo printed on stamps.

All the post holders and members of Ujjwal Shikhar Jankalyan Samiti were present and also agreed to organize many more such Philatelic Exhibitions in the coming months.

- Vinay Gupta, Dehradun