THE PCI PHILATELIC TRUST

 

THE PCI PHILATELIC TRUST

Financial Grant 2024-25

The PCI Philatelic Trust is committed to supporting initiatives that align with its objectives.As part of this initiative, We had announced our grant scheme for 2024-25 in September 2024 and received encouraging response. We are pleased to announce that a grant Rs. 40,000 has been awarded to Mr. Aranya Dutta Choudhury for his upcoming book on The Non-Postal Stamps & Stamp Papers of North-Eastern India.

We aim to mobilize additional resources and increase the grant amount in FY 2025-26 to further support philatelic research and scholarship projects.

About his Book

This book delves into the fascinating world of non-postal stamps and stamp papers from the princely states and provinces of Northeastern India, including Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, and Assam. It explores their historical and administrative significance, detailing their role in governance, legal transactions, and the evolution of fiscal instruments. With a focus on rare varieties, official records, and archival research, this work aims to serve as a valuable resource for philatelists, historians, and collectors, shedding light on a lesser-explored aspect of Indian philately.

- Piyush Khaitan

  Chairman & Trustee,

  The PCI Philatelic Trust.

www.pciphilatelictrust.weebly.com

Europhilex 2025 begins......Glimpses

 

Visit : https://europhilex2025.co.uk/

View :  List of Exhibits

View : List of Literature Entries

The commissioners and representatives of EuroPhilEx 2025

The Jury members of EuroPhilEx 2025

Image courtesy : Markand Dave , FB page Europhilex 2025

Club News

  

Rainbow Stamp News May 2025

Dear Reader,

I am pleased to release May 2025 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available at the following link :

https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2025/05/rainbow-may-2025.html

My Recent Cover

 

Cover from Latvia

Received this very special FDC from EN Limaski of Riga, Latvia.

This FDC is signed by artist PeterisTenisons from the team of 3 D artists for this film.

'Flow' animated feature film by Gints Zilbalodis

Flow (Latvian: Straume) is a 2024 animated adventure film directed by Gints Zilbalodis, written and produced by Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža. A Latvian, French, and Belgian co-production, it features no dialogue and follows a cat trying to survive along with other animals in a seemingly post-apocalyptic world as the water level dramatically rises.

Flow premiered on 22 May 2024 at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, and was released in Latvian theaters on 29 August. It received critical acclaim and broke several Latvian box-office records, becoming the most-viewed film in Latvian theaters in history. 

At the 97th Academy Awards, Flow won Best Animated Feature and also nominated for Best International Feature Film as Latvia's submission, becoming the first film from Latvia to win and receive a nomination at the Academy Awards, and also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film; both statuettes were later put on display at the Latvian National Museum of Art.

Thanks EN Limanski for this very special FDC.

Club News

  

Rainbow Stamp News April 2025

Dear Reader,

I am pleased to release April 2025 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available at the following link :

https://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2025/04/rainbow-april-2025.html

Sydney Stamp & Coin Expo 2025

 

 

View : Result

 Congratulations to all Winners !

 

 1.Madhukar Jhingan 2.Sandeep Murjani 3, Savita Jhingan 4. Sushil Mehra 5. Ramachandran Mahalingam 6. Gauresh Mehra

Indian Winners

LARGE VERMEIL MEDAL

Madhukar Jhingan – The Indian Aerogrammes: Inland Issues

Savita Jhingan – From India to Space

Kasaravalli Ananya – Myriad Facets of Indian Woman

Mahurkar Katyayani – Power & Grace, World of Mighty Birds of Prey

VERMEIL MEDAL

Natarajan Lakshmi – Perfins of Cochin

Ramachandran Madhav – A study of Cochin Anchal Postmarks and Cancellations

Murjani Sandeep – Air India, from Roots to Routes

Ramachandran Maheswari – Kashmir – Heaven on Earth

Mehra Sushil – An Early Portrait of Bengalaru

LARGE SILVER MEDAL

Ramachandran Mahalingam – Cochin Postal History

Mehra Gauresh – Halley's Comet - The Science Narratives and business around the Haileys Comet

Mehra Sushil – A Post Office Adventure along the British Indian Railway

Mehra Gauresh – Glimpses of Bombay

SILVER MEDAL

Raghavan Akshaya – The Railway Mail Service of Cochin

Murjani Sandeep – Indian Airlines

Sydney Stamp & Coin Expo 2025  Jury