AEROPEX 2019, Adelaide

AEROPEX 2019, Australian National Exhibition with International participation from China, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, UK, and USA was held from 6-8 December 2019 at Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide to commemorate the centenary of epic flight of Ross Smith from England to Australia.

AEROPEX 2019 AWARDS - Indian Winners

GOLD MEDAL + SPECIAL JURY AWARD

Ramu Srinivasa: Rocket Mails of India

GOLD MEDAL

Markand Dave: 1929 Air Mail Stamps of India

LARGE VERMEIL MEDAL

Piyush Khaitan: Karachi Madras Flight of Tata Sons 1932

Pradip Jain: England India Australia Ross Smith & Beyond

VERMEIL MEDAL

Piyush Khaitan: 1948 Air India International Stamp Issue

Madhukar Jhingan: Indian Aerogrammes

Vijay Seth: Centenary of Indian Airmails, Literature

LARGE SILVER MEDAL + SPECIAL AWARD

Savita Jhingan: From India to Space

LARGE SILVER MEDAL

Markand Dave: 1929 Air Mail Stamps of India, Literature

Deepti Sudharsan: Evolution of Flight, Youth

Source : Stamps of India

Indian Winners at Thailand 2018 World Stamp Exhibition

THAILAND 2018 was an extraordinary world stamp exhibition organized by the Philatelic Association of Thailand under the Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn from November 28 to December 3, 2018 at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand on the auspicious occasion of the First Anniversary Celebration of H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Royal Coronation Ceremony. The 75th Congress of the International Philatelic Federation (FIP) was also  held at THAILAND 2018.

Ajeet Raj Singhee was the Jury from India, Madhukar Jhingan, National Commissioner and Rajesh Paharia was Apprentice National Commissioner from India. 

Indian Winners at Thailand 2018

Anil Suri receiving Large Gold in FIP Championship Class 

Row 1 : Anil Suri, KS Mohan, Pradip Jain, Savita Jhingan,Anil Kr Reddy

Row 2 : Father & Son ( Dinesh Sharma, Avinash Sharma) Vikas Singh, Rakesh Walia

Anil Reddy with his large Silver Medal

FIP Championship Class

1. Suri Anil - Fiscals of Cochin

Large Vermeil Medal

1. Mohan K S - Postal History of Cochin, India

2. Jain Pradip - Mahatma Gandhi ‐ A Life in Service of Humanity

Vermeil Medal

Prasad Rohit - India 1935 Silver Jubilee Stamps

Large Silver Medal

1. Jhingan Savita -  From India to Space

2. Jain Sanjay - Live & Let Live ‐ Jainism the way of life

3. Basu Subhabrata - India Post in 21st Century

4. Reddy G Anil Kumar - Holograms

5. Sharma Avinash Olympic Games

Silver Bronze Medal

1. Sharma Dinesh Chandra - Philately as a Teaching Tool

2. Singh Vikas - Romance of Rail and a Journey of India Postage Stamps

Bronze Medal

1. Walia Rakesh - Stamp Collection for Beginners

Glimpses of  Thailand 2018

Courtesy : Jagannath Mani, Sandip Chaurasia

New Stamps from India

National Viral Hepatitis Control Program 

Date of Issue: July 28, 2018

Image Courtesy - Tiruchirapalli Philatelic Club

A commemorative postage stamp on  National Viral Hepatitis Control Program was released on 28th July at New Delhi by Manoj Sinha,Minister of communication and minister of state for railways.

India - South Africa Joint Issue

Date of Issue :26 July 2018

Damodar Hari Chapekar

Date of Issue : 8 July 2018

Dr M L Vasanthakumari

Date of Issue : 2 July 2018

                                                         

Club News

MALLABHUMPEX -  2018

Department of Post, India,(Bankura Division, W.B.) recently organized a philatelic exhibition at Bishnupur - “Mallabhumpex”2018. It was a two day long exhibition which had philatelists participating  from different places of West Bengal.

The programme included –

Design a stamp contest (sit anddraw)

Quiz contest

Dhai Akhar Letter writing competition; etc

Eeshita Basu   with  her exhibit on “Jewellery”

The exhibition was inaugurated by Sri Shyamal Santra, Hon’ble Minister of State,Dept. of Panchayet, Rural Development and Public Health Engineering,Govt.of west Bengal . There was a special cover released on the famous “Dalmadol Canon” on this occasion.

Eeshita Basu   for her collection “Jewellery” was judged the winner of the competition along with Sri Devi Prasad Mondal who exhibited on “Antarctica”.

Special jury award was given to Sri Souvik Roy for his philatelic collection on “Rhinoceros”.

- Eshita Basu, Kolkata

Indian Winners at Rocky Mountain Stamp Show 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA

Results of Indian Participants in Rocky Mountain Stamp Show 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA

Congratulations !

Col. Jayanta Dutta, Anup Kumar Goyal, Rajan Jayakar, Anil Reddy

Fiscals of Jodhpur by Col. Jayanta Dutta - Large Gold Medal

A Dialogue with the Flying Jewels by Ramprasad Mahurkar - Gold Medal

Dead Letter office in India till 1947 by Rajan Jaykar - Gold Medal

I Am Mahatma Gandhi by Anup Kumar Goyal - Large Vermeil Medal

Bearing Underpaid and Unpaid Postage due Mails of India 1854-1947 by Rajesh Bhura - Large Vermeil Medal

Cochin State by M. Ramachandran - Large Vermeil Medal

Candle on the Water by K. Sridhar - Large Vermeil Medal

Holograms by Anil Kumar Reddy - Vermeil Medal

Life WitH2Out Me by Om Prakash Jagati - Vermeil Medal

A Rainbow Family by S. Abhishek Large - Silver Medal

The Wonders of Nature by S. Satish Kumar -  Silver Medal

Orchids by Lokeshwara Rao Madiraju - Silver Medal

The Mail by S. Satish Kumar - Bronze Medal

Report by Ajay Kumar Mittal, Commissioner RMSS 2018 India

Memorable Moments at INPEX 2017 ...

Philately Promoters : Jagannath Mani n Naresh Agrawal

The Three Philatelic Journalists Mr Jagannath Prakash (Kannada) Mr. Rakesh Walia and Naresh Agrawal

Postcrossing Team

Image courtesy - Madhukar Jhnigan

Jury at work

Photo Courtesy : Jagannath Mani

Indian Winners at Singapore 2015

 

Singapore 2015

Singapore 2015 World Stamp exhibition is being held in conjunction with Singapore’s 50th Year of Independence from 14 – 19 August 2015 at Sands Expo® & Convention Center, Singapore. The results have just  been declared.

Results of Indian Participants 

 

Congratulations to all the winners !!

  Damyanti Pittie - Nominated for International Grand Prix Award -  Pre Stamp covers

  Anil Suri – Large Gold - Cochin Fiscal

   Pragya Kothari – Large Vermeil - Indian Classic issue 1851 – 1855 , - Traditional class 

                 Pragya Kothari - Vermeil - Archery title ‘I am the Bow and this is my story’ – Thematic

 
                    E P JAMES - Large Vermeil – Cochin Postal History 

  Pradip Jain – 92 Points - 1929 India Airmail Stamp - One Frame 

                    Pradip Jain - Special Prize

 Vijay Seth - Large Silver  - Centenary of Indian Airmails 1911-2014

 

  Dinesh Sharma – Silver Bronze - History of Olympic Games, 2nd Ed.

 

Courtesy – Ajay Mittal – New Delhi