Stamp for Formula one lovers …

 

Date of Issue : 12 October 2014

Here is a beautiful stamp from Russia featuring formula one car. Russian Post,  issued a special stamp commemorating the 2014 Russian Grand Prix, the sixteenth race of the 2014 Formula One season, too place at the Sochi Autodrom. The stamp was unveiled on the 12^th of October.

The 2014 Russian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 2014. The race, contested over fifty-three laps, was held at the Sochi Autodrom, a brand new circuit built on the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the city of Sochi.

The race was the sixteenth round of the 2014 season, following on from the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka one week previously, and preceding the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. The race marked the first time that the Russian Grand Prix has been held in a century, and was also the first time the Russian Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the championship was formed in 1950.

Juan Manuel Fangio's 1951 title-winning Alfa Romeo 159

FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of single-seat auto racing that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).The "formula", designated in the name, refers to a set of rules with which all participants' cars must comply. The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix (from French, originally meaning great prizes), held throughout the world on purpose-built circuits and public roads. The results of each race are evaluated using a points system to determine two annual World Championships, one for the drivers and one for the constructors. The racing drivers, constructor teams, track officials, organisers, and circuits are required to be holders of valid Super Licences, the highest class of racing licence issued by the FIA.

Formula One cars are the fastest road course racing cars in the world, owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts of aerodynamic down force. Formula One cars race at speeds of up to 360 km/h (220 mph) with engines currently limited in performance to a maximum of 15,000 RPM. Grand Prix racing began in 1906 and became the most popular type internationally in the second half of the twentieth century.

New Stamps from Czech Republic

 

The bottle of wine with a bouquet in a funnel

 

Date of Issue : 15 October 2014

Czech Post is to issue a new stamp that will be part of an arranged print sheet of 9 stamps and 12 coupons. The issue is to be released on the 15^th of October. The 9 main coupons and 2 side coupons include a picture of a flamingo drinking from a glass of wine. The top side coupon in the right-hand section of the arranged print sheet includes the head of the Gorgon Medusa from Greek myths together with glasses of wine. A stamp identified with the letter A corresponding to the price of Ordinary Letter – Standard up to 50 g in domestic service.

St. Vitus Cathedral

A transposition of kneeling Ernest of Pardubice, the first Archbishop of Prague, from his gradual and the first picture of the cathedral from Schedel’s World Chronicle (Nuremberg 1494). The miniature sheet displays a stylised picture of today’s cathedral with invocating angels designed according to the painting of so-called Kłodzko Madonna. The painting was donated by Ernest to the Augustinian monastery established by him in his birth town.

Date of Issue : 15 October 2014

St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert Cathedral is the dominant structure of Prague Castle. It is a three-nave Gothic cathedral with three residential towers and the church of the Archbishop of Prague. The present building was built in several stages, in the years 1344–1419, 1490–1510, 1556–1593, and 1873–1929 (its western part). In the years 1060–1920 it was dedicated to three major Czech saints: St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert. Until 1997, the name of St. Vitus Cathedral was used; that is why the abbreviated name became well-established and the cathedral is known by it even in the present time, even though in 1997, the former Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, restored the original full name.

Date of Issue : 3 September 2014

 

Stamp Booklet 

The front page of the booklet features four cars: Škoda Popular 1935, Škoda Popular 1939, Škoda „Tudor“ 1101, 1947 a Škoda Rapid 1937. Located on the back side of the booklet is a short text in the Czech and English language, the designer’s self-portrait, V. Zapadlík’s signature, barcode, the Czech Post´s logo and a security feature, i.e. a hologram with a Czech Post’s motif.
Václav Zapadlík was born in Prague on 23th September 1943. In the 90s, the whole world started taking notice of his art. He cooperated with the Blackhawk Museum, a prestigious car museum, his work is exhibited in San Francisco and in Pebble Beach.

Club News

Bookmarks from  Karnataka Postal Circle.

 

Karnataka Postal Circle has brought out five sets of beautifully made bookmarks, each set containing 12 bookmarks and in all  60 bookmarks. The sets comprises of the themes - Birds of India, Miniature paintings, Flowers and Wildlife. Each Bookmarks are measuring 51 mm x 204 mm (approx.) On each bookmark individual stamp design is imprinted with detailed information about the theme and stamp imprinted on it. Issue date of the stamp is also mentioned on the bookmark.

Each set of 12 bookmarks costs Rs. 35 per set. Cost of 5 Packs (60 bookmarks of 12 each) is available at cost of Rs 175. Bookmarks are available at Post Shoppe , Bangalore GPO. (Contact No. +91-80-22850058)

Courtesy   : Jagannnath Mani – Banglore,  Indian Philately Digest

Vintage Cars…

 

Here are new stamps issued by French Polynesia on Vintage cars . It’s a good set of stamps for those collecting stamps on automobiles or vintage  cars. “Vintage Car” is a popular theme among young collectors.

The Post of French Polynesia issued a set of two stamps dedicated to vintage cars – the Ford T model and the Citroën “Traction Avant”. It was on the 1st of October 1908, in Detroit, United States, that the Ford T was launched on the market, for a price of 850 dollars of the time.

Nicknamed “Tin Lizzie”, it marked the start of mass production and was produced in 16,482,040 copies.

Voted 20th Century Best Car after an international survey, the Ford T was proposed in roadster, coupé, station-wagon, sedan and pick-up versions. The following sentence is often attributed to Ford: “People can have the Model T in any color – so long as it’s black”. In reality, T’s in various colours were produced between 1908 and 1914, then in 1926 and 1927.

A Ford T model has existed in the Tuamotu, more precisely in Fangatau. In March 1981, its owner drove to the air field in order to welcome the first plane arriving from Hao. On the tarmac, two symbols of progress were side by side that day during the stopover.

The “Traction Avant” produced by the famous French car manufacturer Citroën, was born in 1934 in the works of Javel quays in Paris. Nicknamed “the Queen of the Road”, it boasted exceptional driving properties for the time, combining front-wheel drive, a monocoque platform, hydraulic brakes and independent suspension. The first model was presented at Place de l’Europe, in Paris, on 18 April 1934. It was first available in its sedan version, featuring a modern and aerodynamic profile. It soon was upgraded by integrating more powerful engines.

The “Traction” was imported into Tahiti, of course, but while a few models were still on  roads in the early 1980s, they now have completely disappeared.  

Nigel Mansell – Legacy of a Formula One Champion

 

Date of Issue : 15 October 2013

In celebration of a truly dramatic British sporting icon, the six stamps and a Souvenir Sheet commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Nigel Mansell CBE being the only driver to simultaneously hold the Formula One World Championship and The Indy Car World Championship. The stamps depict key moments in his motor racing career, including a memorable incident with Brazilian three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna, personally chosen by Mansell himself.

 

The six stamps include:
45p - Lotus (1980-1984)
55p - Williams Honda (1985-1988)
60p - Ferrari (1989-1990)
68p - Williams Renault (1991-1992)
80p - Newman/Haas Lola Ford (1993)
88p - With Senna at Silverstone (1991)

Nigel Mansell : Born 8 August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England, Mansell won 31 Grand Prix making him the most successful British Formula One driver of all time. He was awarded the CBE in 2012 and voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in both 1986 and 1992.

New stamps from Liechtenstein …

 

 

Date of Issue : 2 September 2013

Here are new stamps from Liechtenstein to be issued on 2 September 2013 featuring themes on Sports car performing Arts and Joint issue.

Sports and Touring Cars…

The car stamps, depicting another four rarities from the world of cars, continues the “Collections in Liechtenstein” series started in autumn 2012. All the sports and touring cars illustrated in this series were built in the 1950s and are today housed in the garages of Liechtenstein collectors, from which they are occasionally brought out for a short drive in Liechtenstein and the adjoining areas.

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As in the earlier series the stamps are based not on photographs of these automotive treasures but on oil paintings by the Canadian artist Mark Heine. The lettering on the stamps is stamped in gold foil.

Performing Arts

 

 

New stamps to be issued on 2 September 2013 by Liechenstein on Performing Arts feature   “Dance” (face value CHF 1.00), to “Theatre” (face value CHF 1.40),  “Musical Theatre” (face value CHF 2.00) and  “Cabaret” (face value CHF 4.00).

Joint Issue with Russia

 

   

Liechtenstein Post will issue a joint issue with Russia on 2nd September 2013. The first of the two stamps designed by the Russian Post Office shows the early work “Voyage of the Argonauts” (face value CHF 1.40), completed in 1909 as an entry in a competition at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts and depicting an excerpt from the adventurous voyage of the Greek prince Jason with his companions the Argonauts; the second shows the painting “Silum” (face value CHF 2.60), which Zotow painted in 1945 during his exile in Liechtenstein and which shows a typically Zotow view of Liechtenstein’s alpine world. The two stamps are being issued in se-tenant form and are to appear both in Liechtenstein (German) and in Russia (Cyrillic).

The Automobile Age 1913-2013

 

Date of Issue : 14 March 2013

The Automobile Age 1913 - 2013 in Iceland

The actual Automobile Age in Iceland began in 1913 when the first Ford T car came to Iceland. The stamps depict four old automobiles, The Ford Model T lorry, The Chevrolet dual purpose vehicle, Mercedes Benz passenger vehicle and Bedford fire engine.

Ford Model T lorry. Cars of the type T Ford proved that cars were the most suitable means of transport for Iceland. Ford T was a reliable, simple and relatively inexpensive car. The lorries arrived in Iceland without superstructure. The Icelandic design of the drivers’ cabins and platforms for imported lorries was unmatched anywhere in the world.

The Chevrolet dual purpose vehicle like the one stamp shows seated 10 passengers. The car was built in 1942 and was new when it was imported in 1943. It was used for transporting goods and passengers in Eyjafjordur. It is now preserved in the Museum of Transport in Óslandshlíð in Skagafjordur.

Mercedes Benz passenger vehicle (bus) is depicted on the stamp. The car is a 1957 model, imported in 1962 and used on the Siglufjordur route for 10 years until it was sold to the East of Iceland where it was used for a few more years. The car is now on display at the Museum of Transport.

Bedford fire engine. In the mid-late 20th century 68 fire engines of the type Bedford were imported to Iceland. Up to that time only fire pumps had been used and the arrival of the Bedford fire engines was considered the greatest revolution in fire prevention in rural areas.

 

Stamp Exhibitions

BHUPEX 2013, Bhubaneshwar

Bhubaneswar Postal Division is going to organize a District Level Philatelic Exhibition (BHUPEX-2013) from 25^thto 26^th March 2013 at Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar where there will be Philatelic Exhibition among the School Students coming under the jurisdiction of Bhubaneswar Postal Division followed by Philatelic Quiz competition.

The Opening Ceremony will be on 25^th March 2013 at 10.00 Hrs. and Padma Vibhusan Sj. Raghunath Mohapatra has consented to grace the occasion as Chief Guest. Similarly Closing Ceremony will be on 26^th March 2013 at 12.00 Hrs. and Sj.Bijayshree Routray, Honb’le Minister, Forest & Environment, Labour & ESI has consented to grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.

During the exhibition  one special cover on Dhauli Santi Stupa on 25^th March 2013 and another on “White Tiger” of Nandakanan on 26^th March 2013 will be released. “My Stamp”  will also be released for the first time in Odisha during this show.

: Bibhu Dutta Mishra – Bhubaneshwar

Kangrapex 2013, Dhramshala

District level stamp exhibition is being held in Dharamshala from 21-22 March 2013 at Museum of Kangra Art at Kotwali Bazar, Dharamshala.

SIMPEX 2013, Shimla

A district level stamp exhibition SIMPEX 2013 will be held at Gaiety Theatre , Shimla from 25 –26 March 2013.

 

Vintage Cars…

 

Date of Issue : 28 September 2011

Faroe Islands Post will issue a set of three stamps and a miniature sheet featuring vintage cars of Faroe Islands. “Vinatge Cars “ is a popular theme and many postal administrations have issued stamps on this theme. Faroe Islands Post will also issue a SEPAC 2011 stamp on the same day featuring scenery which is the theme of SEPAC issues .

Vintage cars

Each vintage car featured on  stamps has its own unique story. The black lorry was the first vehicle to arrive in the Faroe Islands in 1922. The red bus that operated between Vestmanna, Kvívík and Kollafjørður was converted from a tanker and the home-made ‘De Luxe Model’  was the first car on the island to have a cassette player and loudspeakers.

The first car on the Faroe Islands

The first car arrived on the island on 6 May 1922 when Johannes Olsen and Júst Sivertsen from Tórshavn bought a Ford TT truck from Wenzel Petersen and Vilhelm Nielsen, who had a forge in Quillingsgård in Tórshavn.

‘De Luxe Model’ built on the Faroe Islands

In the mid-1950s a home-made Faroese car drove through the streets of Tórshavn. It belonged to the Norwegian Almar Nordhaug, who built the car together with his colleagues at the barrel factory in Tórshavn. It was not unusual to convert cars in the Faroe Islands in the mid-20th century, but the car they built at the factory was unique and far ahead of its time.

Sepac 2011

Date of Issue : 28 September 2011

Special Covers

Rajasthan

AJPEX 2004  – Philately Day

: Ashwani Dubey- Gorakhpur

125 Years of the first Automobile …

Date of Issue : 5 May 2011

German Post  issued a commemorative postage stamp on 7 May to mark 125 years of very first automobile of the world.

To mark such a momentous occasion in its history of manufacturing premium cars, Mercedes-Benz has teamed up with the German Federal Finance Ministry in order to create two very special artifacts, namely a specially-designed postage stamp and coin.

Illustrated on the stamp is the very first car ever invented along with its patent dating back to the January 29, 1886.

Special Coins

Beginning on June 9 this year, the commemorative coin will be issued in denomination of 10 euro The coin is shaped like a steering wheel . In a statement issued to the press, Mercedes-Benz explains that "125 years ago the Kaiserliche Patentamt (Imperial Patent Office) in Berlin granted Benz & Co. in Mannheim the patent No. 37,435 for a "vehicle with a gas engine drive system." This patent is seen as the birth certificate of the automobile.

Permanent Pictorial Cancellations

Gujarat

Shri Somnath Temple

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

: Vijay Modi – Himmat Nagar, Gujarat e mail : vijay_idom@rediffmail.com

Tamil Nadu

Pictorial Permanent Postmark - 3 – Srirangam

Date of Inauguration of PPP - January 17, 1981

Srirangam is located 2 Km north of Tiruchirappalli City. The postmark depicts Sheshanaag. In Hindu tradition, Shesha or Adi-shesha (Sheshanaag) is the king of all nagas (snakes/serpents), one of the primal beings of creation. Shesha is generally depicted with a massive form that floats coiled in space, or on the universal ocean, to form the bed on which Lord Vishnu lies. The Srirangam temple complex is composed of 7 concentric walled sections and 21 gopurams (towers). The main gopuram of the temple is called the Rajagopuram and is 236 feet (72 m) tall, the tallest in Asia. The temple has numerous pillars with intrinsic sculptures. The Shesharaya mandapa (Horsecourt Hall) is in the eastern entrance of the temple and has 8 intricately carved monolithic (carved of single rock) pillars of men on rearing horses (depicted on special cover  as well as in photo).

: Kasinath R.,Thanjavur email : kasinath80@gmail.com
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Made in Italy…

 

Date of Issue – 31 October 2010 

With famous Biscuit Brand  from Italy on stamp, Italian Post Office has issued a new stamp within its "Made in Italy" series featuring famous wine of Italy. The stamp is dedicated to Guido Berlucchi & C Spa, the icon of Italian alcoholic beverage industry situated in Franciacorta. On the right-hand side, there is a close-up of the first bottle of Pinot di Franciacorta produced by the Guido Berlucchi winemaking group in 1961, and on the left, the logo for the 50th anniversary.

Other products from Made in Italy series…

Date of Issue – 31 October 2010

Date of Issue – 29 October 2010

The stamp shows a detail of the fabric created by Frette using the ‘jacquard’ technique, introduced in the 19th century, on which features the letter “F”, the logo of the Company.

Date of Issue - 20 March 2010

The stamps feature, respectively, the first car built by Alfa Romeo, the “24 HP 1910”, and the new Giulietta model, inspired by the car produced in the 1950s. They are designed to represent the journey from the past to the present, and both illustrations also feature the logo of the centenary of Alfa Romeo. The tab, placed between the two stamps, shows the Alfa Romeo crest, the logo of the centenary and the two car models, just visible in the background.