INPEX 2019 - National Stamp Show

INPEX 2019

PCI National Stamp Show

National Philatelic Exhibition

​18 to 22 December 2019
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at the World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, India

INPEX 2019
Detailed schedule of Events
18th Dec. 2019 to 22nd Dec. 2019 

18.12.2019 ​Wednesday

10:30

Opening of Exhibition

Event Dias

11:00 to 11:30

​Release of Book: "Encyclopaedia of Early Indian Cancellations and Postmarks 1852-1900" by Mr. Kishore Chandak & Mr. P.G. Bhargave "Indian Stamp Booklets" by Mr. Madhukar Deogawanka  "Gems of India" 1st Edition - Published by Philatelic Congress of India

Event Dias

14:00 to 17:00

Youth Programme

​Seminar Hall 2

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19.12.2019 ​Thursday

10:30 to 11:00

Welcome to Guest of Honour Release of Books : INPEX 2019 Souvenir  "Ikanni Tales – A Study of the One Anna Lithographed Label of 1854-55" by Mr. Gautam Rohatgi

Event Dias

11:00 to 13:00

Seminars / Presentations: 11:00 to 12:15 – Indian Mails by Express and Airmail by Transpacific Route 1940-41 by Mr. Max Smith  12:15 to 13:00 - The 1948 Air-India International Postage Stamp Issue. A unique event in world philately by Mr. Piyush Khaitan

Seminar Hall 2

14:00 to 17:00

Seminars / Presentations: 14:00 to 14:45 - Some of my Favourite Indian States Items by Mr. Sandeep Jaiswal  14:45 to 15:30 - India 1854 Two Annas Stamps Printed on ONE ANA Watermark by Mr. Markand Dave  15:30 to 16:15 - Indian Philatelic Research: Its Resources and Tools by Mr. Madhukar Jhingan  16:15 to 17:00 - Exhibiting Social & Postal History of a Town. Cawnpore: A Case Study by Mr. Aditya Asthana

Seminar Hall 2

18:00 onwards

Auction 1 – Phil Auctions (Mr. Ashish Talwar)

Event Dias

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20.12.2019 Friday

10:30 to 11:30

Release of ...

Event Dias

12:00 to 13:00

Jain Philately Group Meeting (By Invitation)

​Event Dias

14:00 to 15:00

Youth Programme

​Seminar Hall 2

11:00 to 13:00

Seminars / Presentations: 11:00 to 12:00 - King George V Silver Jubilee Stamps of India by Mr. Nicholas Levinge  12:00 to 12:30 – Flaws caused by the Printing Process in the  1854-55 1a Label by Mr. Gautam Rohatgi  12:30 to 13:00 - Gandhi Service and Beyond by Ramu M. S.

Seminar Hall 2

16:00 to 17:30

Seminars / Presentations: 16:00 to 16:45 - FRANCE LIBRE Overprints on French India Stamps by Mr. Chaitanya Dev  16:45 to 17:30 - Early Indian Philatelic Literature 1871-1900 by Mr. Abhishek Bhuwalka

Seminar Hall 2

18:00 onwards

Auction 2 – Collector Bazar

Event Dias

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21.12.2019 Saturday

10:30 to 11:00

Release of ...

Event Dias

11:00 to 13:00

PCI Regional Meeting

Event Dias

14:00 to 17:00

PCI Governing Council  Meeting

Jury Room

18:00 onwards

Auction 3 – Todywalla Auctions

Event Dias

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22.12.2019Sunday

10:30 to 11:30

Release of ...

Event Dias

11:30 – 13:00

Award Function

14:00 to 15:00

Jury critique session

Exhibit Area

17:00

Exhibition closing time

17:00 onwards

Returning of the exhibits starts

Organizing Office

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1. The Exhibition hall will be open to the public from 10.00 am to 6.30 pm except on 18th December 2019 when the public will be allowed in the hall after the opening ceremony and exhibition will be closed for public on 22nd December 2019 at 5.00 pm. 
2. Any Society who wishes to hold their meeting can apply by email to info@inpex2019.com 
3. For sponsorship of a dinner or high tea by society or an individual can be considered by Inpex team. 
4. Those philatelists who wish to receive the award on 22.12.2019 Sunday at the venue should register themselves at the Organizing Desk on 21.12.2019 Saturday before 4 pm.​ 
5. The above program and timing are subject to change without notice.

Club News

Ekla Chalo Re

“Ekla Chalo Re”- a six day philatelic exhibition was organized by Department of Post India ,West Bengal circle, at Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata from 16-21 November 2019.The main theme of the exhibition was “Celebrating 150 years of Gandhi.”In the invitee class exhibits were only on M.K.Gandhi. In the competitive class under Thematics there were various interesting topics on display like Penguin, Fascinating World of Maps, Musical Soiree, Jewelry –an impulse to adorn, etc. 

Under Traditional philately - India and Indian Princely States the exhibits displayed were on topics such as Indian Stamp Booklet, Indian Arts and Crafts, Indian Stamps Used Outside India etc. Under Postal History displays were on , Early India Cancellation and Markings , India Refugee Relief Tax (1971-73),Stamp Age of Cooch Behar etc . Under Social Philately exhibits were on Indian culture and Heritage, Human Rights etc. There was a school collection on Mahatma Gandhi. There were few one frame exhibits also on topics such as Sheet construction of 10 Penny red, Taj Mahal, Peace Forces in Lebanon. In Revenue , Early Stamp Papers of Bengal was displayed. 

Among the gold winners were Dr. Debashish Roy, Aditya Singhania , Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Aranya Dutta Chowdhury and others . Silver medal was won by Shiv Kumar Bagla, Moloy Sarkar, Eeshita Basu ,Arup Kumar Ghosh, Soumen Chowdhury and others. 

Among the bronze winners are Nabendu Bhadra, Sudipto Ghosh and others. During the exhibition a huge number of 13 special covers were released . They were mostly on Gandhiji ,Tagore, Netaji , musicians, film and sports personality , authors and Kolkata Tramways. 

For the first time Picture Postcards were integrated as a group for exhibitors. Though every measures were taken , still as a philatelist and a participant I felt somewhere the glamour of philately was missing in the event with most senior and eminent philatelists missing during this mega event. It actually reminded me of the bygone days when there would be healthy interaction between the senior philatelists and the new comers. 

Somewhere I felt the teaching- learning was not happening with the absence of constructive workshops, interactive sessions , newsletters etc. On the contrary only show-off ism of those very new comers was prominent who instead of learning have started teaching and wish to be a judge soon . Their main aim was to grab the attention of the media and the mass. Absence of senior philatelists was a loss for the viewers as well as the juniors. Moreover most of the exhibitors were also not present to explain their exhibits. Many exhibits were wrong i.e. the topic and the exhibit did not match at all. Even in the jury report it was clearly mentioned that except few the level of philatelic display has gone down and that it is the duty of the senior philatelists to train the newcomers properly as to how to study and exhibit any philatelic material .The jury didn’t even like the venue, as it was congested and had inadequate facilities for such a mega show to conduct. There were other controversies also as exhibitors participated in both invitee class and competitive class.         -   Eshita Basu Roy, Kolkata   email :   eeshita2015@gmail.com               

Stamp Exhibition in Dehradun

Valley of Words, International Literature and Art  Festival is being held in Dehradun from 15-17 November 2019. During the Festival  a small stamp exhibition has  also been  organized at Hotel Madhuban. Exhibits of  Noted philatelists of Dehradun, Abhai Mishra, Vinay Gupta Mukesh Mittal and Abhiri Mishra have been displayed in the exhibition.To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary Year of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, a special cover and cancellation was also released on 15th November 2019 on Valley of Words theme showing Mahatma Gandhi on the cover & cancellation.

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.

- Vinay Gupta & Mukesh Mittal, Dehradun

Club News

New Stamp from India - 550th Guru Nanak Dev Ji 

Date of Issue : 9 November 2019

Date of Issue : 25 October 2019

Result of Baliphilex 2019

11th Bali Philately Exhibition

Courtesy : Madhukar Jain

Winners of stamp Design Competition 2019 - Child Rights

organized by India Post

New Special Covers - KARNAPEX 2019 - Day 3

Karnapex -2019 - 4 Special covers of Day 3 - Culture  Day 

7. KTK/117/2019 Karnapex 2019 Commemorating Tulu Cinema.

Tulu Film Industry came into existence with the release of the first Tulu Language movie "Enna Thangadi" 48 years ago, on 19th February 1971. It was screened first in Jyothi Theatre, Mangaluru. The movie was produced and directed by S. R. Rajan through Dolly Films. "Bangar Patler" is the first cinemascope movie which won the National award. 

 

8. KTK/118/2019 Karnapex 2019 Shreemanthi Bai Memorial Government Museum

Dr. Vaman Raghunath Mirajkar (1884-1971) was born in Mangaluru. After finishing his MBBS from Grant Medical College, Bombay, he went to UK for higher studies and became FRCS. On his return to India in 1934, he worked at the Lahore Medical College. He also served in France and Iraq during the First World War. For his dedicated service during the Quella (Baluchistan) earthquake in 1935, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire. A much sought after Surgeon, he was the President of the Association of Surgeons in India in 1945. He donated his bungalow built in 1939 at Bejai, to be made the first public museum in 1960 in memory of his mother, Shreemanthi Bai. 

9. KTK/119/2019 Karnapex 2019 Siddis of Karnataka.

Siddis are an ethnic group inhabiting India, particularly in Gujarat & Karnataka. Members have descended from Bantu peoples from Southeast Africa. In Karnataka they are concentrated around Yellapur, Haliyal, Ankola, Joida, Mundagod and Sirsi Taluks of Uttara Kannada District.

10. KTK/120/2019 National Flag - Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Sangh

National flag of India in its present form was adopted on 22nd July 1947 by the Constituent Assembly. By law Khadi is the only material to be used for the Flag. The hand woven khadi for the National flag was initially manufactured at Garag, a small village in Dharwad district. Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Sangha based in Bengeri, Hubballi is the licensed flag production and supply unit in India. The khadi cloth for the flag is also manufactured at the Garag Kshetriya Seva Sangha.

The Special cover has a Small Khadi cloth flag attached to it on the outer flap and inner part shows various stages of Flag manufacturing.

- Suresh R. Bangalore - email :suresh.hobbies@gmail.com

New Special Covers - KARNAPEX 2019 - Day 2

Karnapex -2019 - 3 Special covers of Day 2 - Environment Day 

4. KTK/114/2019 Karnapex 2019 Shankarapura Mallige (Jasmine)

Shankarapura Mallige (Jasminum sambac) also known as Udupi Mallige, is grown in a tiny village named Shankarapura of Udupi District. It is exported to other countries and has gained a wide market in West Asian Region as well as in Mumbai and Pune. Due to its attributes and reputation, Shankarapura Mallige has earned a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Shankarapura Mallige is used for the Jasmine Braid (Mallige Jade) for brides in Mangaluru and bridal hairstyle pattern is typical and specific to Mangaluru. 

5. KTK/115/2019 Karnapex 2019 Mattu Gulla (Green Brinjal), Katapady, Udupi

Udupi Mattu Gulla or Udupi Matti Gulla, is a variety of green brinjal grown in and around the village of Matti (also called Mattu) near Katapady in Udupi District. It was given the Geographical Indication tag in 2011. The savouriness of Mattu Gulla has made it one of the favourite vegetables of Udupi cuisine.

6. KTK/116/2019 Karnapex 2019 Euphlyctis aloysii (Frog)

Euphlyctis aloysii is a new species offrog discovered by Dr. S. Hareesh Joshy et.al (2009) from Adyar, Mangaluru, named in honour of st. Aloysius Gonzaga. It is a tiny water frog with a wide head and a snout slightly pointed. The dorsal side is slightly greenish-brown coloured with mid-dorsal stripes and green patches. The species is distributed in stagnant water, ponds, tanks etc. endemic to Western Ghats.

- Suresh R. Bangalore : email :suresh.hobbies@gmail.com