New Pictorial Cancellation

 

12 August 2025 : World Elephant Day

Pictorial Cancellation from Karnataka Postal Circle

From MP Postal Circle

From Odisha Postal Circle

Image Courtesy : SIPA, EIPA WhatsApp Group

Thailand 2025 : Indian Winners

 

Thailand 2025 : Asian International Stamp Exhibition

Congratulations !

1.Sushil Mehra 2.Gauresh Mehra 3. M. Lokeswara Rao 4. Meena Muthu 5. Aditya Asthana 6. Dinesh Kanabar

Awad List of Indian Participants

Indian participants

New Pictorial Cancellation

 Nationql Handloom Day 

7 August 2025 : Raipur 

Chhattisgarg Postal circle released a special pictorial cancellation on 7 August 2025 to commemorate National Handloom Day at Raipur.

- Capt Vijay Wadhwa, Raipur

New Rakhi Envelopes

 

Rakhi Envelopes 2025

India Post issued new Rakhi Enveloes for Rakshabandhan 2025. The cost of   enelope is Rs 10 each. 

Image courtesy: Timir Shah-Vadodara

Raksha Bandhan is a popular  Hindu festival . It is also celebrated in other parts of the world significantly influenced by Hindu culture. On this day, sisters of all ages tie a talisman or amulet called the rakhi around the wrists of their brothers. The sisters symbolically protect the brothers, receive a gift in return, and traditionally invest the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care.Raksha Bandhan is observed on the last day of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shravana, which typically falls in August. The festival of Rakshabandhan will be celebrated this year on 9th August.

Club News

 

Rainbow Stamp News August 2025

Dear Reader,

I ampleased to release August 2025 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available at the following link :

https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2025/08/rainbow-august-2025.html

Book Review

  

Tilak: The less explored Frontier of Indian Philately

By Sushil Mehra

 

Tilak: The less explored Frontier of Indian Philately Author - Sushil Mehra : Pages - 50 : Size A4  Paper Back : Edition - 2025 : Publisher and Copyright Holder - Sushil Mehra : Contact - WhatsApp 9972091818 : email : gaureshmehra@gmail.com

New book “Tilak: The less explored Frontier of India Philately” by Sushil Mehra is an attempt by author to explore variety of philatelic items available on Tilak 1956 2 annas Centenary issue of India and present in a form that could be displayed in a five-frame exhibit. It is very thorough research by the author to find a variety of items on a single issue. It is also a challenging task which author has presented in this book. 

The book is divided into 3 parts. Part A shows a variety of best possible philatelic material on the Tilak 1956 2 Annas Centenary issue. In Part B, the author has featured bazar postcards, ephemera, old paper, self-designed covers, special covers and a definitive stamp issued on him. In the part C of the book, the articles on Tilak philately have been presented.

  

The book is quite useful for all philatelists. It gives an idea to explore a variety of philatelic items on a single issue and present in a five or one frame exhibit. It is possible with thorough study and research which author has attempted to present in this book. The layout and print quality of the book is excellent. The images shown in the book are very clear and sharp which enable reader to view even minute of the cancellation very clearly. Thematic as well as traditional philatelists would find it interesting as the book gives a wide scope of research and explore philatelic items related to a single stamp issue.

 The book will be liked and appreciated by one and all.

About the Author

 

Sushil Mehra is a keen philatelist and numismatist with special interest in various varied subjects related to stamp, coin and note collection. He has participated in several stamp exhibition . He is a member of Karnataka Numismatic Society as well as member of Karnataka Philatelic Society. He has a complete collection of Post Independence India Stamps. ET (Economic Times) as well Deccan Herald have published articles on his collection. Karnataka Postal Circle has released Post Cards on his collection as well as two books on Special Covers of Karnataka to which he Contributed. He is author/co-author of many books on philately. Some of them are :

 

• Glimpses of Vintage Bengaluru’,
• ‘Guide to Permanent Pictorial Cancellations of India’,
• ‘ My Dashavatar Collection with special emphasis on Rama and Krishna’,
• ‘Exemplified Philatelic Terms’, 
• ‘Jai Hind – The True spirit of India’,
• ‘The Handbook of Permanent Pictorial Cancellations of India’.
• ‘INK THE PPC: An Updated Guide to Permanent Pictorial Cancellations’
• ‘My Collection of Special Covers issued by Karnataka Postal Circle 2019-2023’
• ‘The Post Office Buildings of India’
• ‘CARRIED COVERS of INDIA’
• ‘Gandhi Connections’ on Post Offices in India bearing the name of Gandhiji
• ‘Daakiya Aaya, Chitti Laya’ – a book in Hindi about Postmen and Letters through the ages through the eyes of picture postcards

He has won several award at National and International Philatelic Exhibitions.

-      -  Jeevan Jyoti

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