New Special Cancellations

Congrats to the 1st Indian to win the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 : 29 July 2025: Raipur

  

The Women's Chess World Cup 2025 was a 107-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Batumi, Georgia from 5 July to 29 July 2025. It was the third edition of the Women's Chess World Cup. The winner IM Divya Deshmukh, runner-up Koneru Humpy, and third-place finisher Tan Zhongyi qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.

Divya Deshmukh, the winner of the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup

International Tiger Day : 29 July 2025 : Raipur

- Capt. Vijay Wadhwa , Raipur (C.G.)

New Pictorial Cancellation and Picture Postcard

23 July 2025 :  National Broadcasting Day

A special cancellation was released by Raipur Philatelic Bureau Chhattisgarh Circle on 23 July 2025 to celebrate National Broadcasting Day. A picture post card was also released on this occasion.

- Capt. Vijay Wadhwa - Raipur (C.G.)

New Pictorial cancellation

 

Advanced Postal Technology IT 2.0

On the occasion of IT 2.0, a special cancellation was released by the Chhattisgarh Postal Circle on 22 July 2025.

-Capt.Vijay Wadhwa

Image source : SIPA

News from Philatelic Societies and Clubs

AMSI Zoom Meeting

25 July 2025

New Stamps from India

 

125th Birth Anniversary of SYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE

Date of Issue : 9 July 2025

Chandrabhanu Gupta

Date of Issue : 13 July 2025

Centenary Celebration of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute

Date of Issue : 17 July 2025

New Rakhi Envelopes by India Post

 

Rakhi Envelopes 2025

- Timir Shah, Vadodara

New Special Cancellation : AXIOM 4

 

AXIOM Mission 4 : Sucessful Return : 15 July 2025 : Raipur (C.G.)

On successful return of Group Capt. Shubhanshu Shukla from ISS, a special cancellation and one Picture Postcard  was released yesterday 15 July 205  by Chhattisgarh Postal  Circle, Raipur.

'Earth welcomes its explorers AXIOM 4 returns with Pride'

-Capt. Vijay Wadhwa - Raipur (C.G.)

My recent cover

Special Cancellation : 21 June :World Music Day : Trivandrum

Thanks to Mr P. Mohanachandran Nair-Trivandrum

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

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:

https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2025/07/rainbow-july-2025.html

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.