Book Review
Glimpses of Vintage Bengaluru
Collection of Picture Post Cards
By Sushil Mehra
Glimpses of Vintage Bengaluru,Collection of Picture Post Cards, By Sushil Mehra : Hardbound Coffee Table Book with excellent layout and printing : Pages 105 : showcasing 160 vintage postcards and other interesting collectibles like Match Box Labels, Railway Tickets, Bills etc. depicting Monuments, heritage buildings and many other important places of Bangalore of the Past. : Price : Rs 550.00 :The book is available at Select Book shop No.71, Brigade Road, Shanthala Nagar, Bengaluru-560001. Also available at : https://www.collectorbazar.com/
Glimpses of Vintage Bengaluru,Collection of Picture Post Cards is a beautiful Coffee Table Book showcasing the Picture Postcards featuring beautiful Bangalore of the past its monuments, heritage buildings, temples, churches, General Post Office, hospitals, High Court, Race Course,Gardens Railway station and many more places of interest. Besides Postcards the book depicts old Bangalore beauty with other philatelic items like stamps, First day covers,special covers, post marks, meter cancellations , interesting collectible items like Railway Tickets, Match box labels,Bills, Cheque leaf, Calendar, electricity bill, receipts, advertisements etc. This makes the book more interesting . The book will be cherished by one and all specially those who love to travel and like to visit different places. Philatelists will find it very interesting as post card collection is also a part of philately.
The book gives details of the every building and place .The book also gives QR Codes for all the interesting places depicted through the Postcards. One can explore the past of beautiful Bangalore through this book which preserves the history and life of Old Bangalore. People of every age group would love to go through this book and for Bangloreans it is the most lovable asset !
About the author
Sushil Mehra is a noted philatelist 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. Mr Sushil Mehra may be contacted at email : gaureshmehra@gmail.com
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