New stamp from Latvia – EXPO 2010, Shanghai

 

Date of Issue – 23 April 2010

Hi ! Here is the latest issue from Latvia being released today to commemorate one of the world’s biggest fairs, EXPO 2010 going to be held in Shanghai from May 1. It’s a Rainbow color beautiful stamp showing the various colors of this show. In Club News read about the latest book by renowned autograph collector and philatelist of Ahmedabad, Mr Praful Thakkar. The book on FDCs and Folders of India will be released today in Mumbai.This is all for today…Till Next Post….Have a Great Time !

World Expo 2010

Expo 2010, will be held in the city of Shanghai, China from May 1 to October 31, 2010 and is a scheduled World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions. The theme of the exposition will be "Better City – Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as a major economic and cultural center. It is expected to generate the largest number of visitors in the history of the world's fairs. The expo Logo features the Chinese character 世 ('world', Chinese "shì") modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date. It is also the largest World's Fair ever in terms of area.

More than 190 countries and more than 50 international organizations have registered to participate in the Shanghai World Expo, the largest ever. China expects to receive almost 100 foreign leaders and millions of people from across the world to come and visit the World Expo. More than 70-100 million visitors are expected to visit the expo, the largest in history.

New Book on FDCs & Folders of India

A new book on First Day Covers & Folders of early period by noted philatelist and Autograph collector Mr Praful Thakkar is being released today (23rd April 2010) in Mumbai during the Hobby-Festival organized by Todywallas commemorating Shukla Day Show. The book will be a big source of information on Indian FDCs and Folders for all philatelists.

 

‘Collector's Guide to First Day Covers & Folders of India 1947-1964 - Official & Private’ by Praful Tahakkar is a book that catalogues Official & Private First Day Covers of India from 1947 to 1964 (Anna Value to NP Value). It also covers the gamut of FDCs of Commemorative and Definitive stamps along with their folders, Presentation folders and Souvenir Albums. The book starts with Private covers duly cancelled with this Celebration cancellation of 15/08/1947.

This early period of Indian Philately is highly fascinating and attracting because of variety of First Day Covers/Private FDCs with various sizes, color shades, cancellation marks, legends and creative designs which are appropriate to the theme of respective stamps.

It illustrates coloured photos of more than 400 FDCs (including about 250 Private FDCs), Folders, Presentation folders & Souvenir Albums along with FDCs of Indian Army Postal Service and Overprinted Military Postage stamps. It has coloured photos of 24 FDCs of Gandhi mourning issue of 1948. The book is of 116 coloured pages. The size is 11"x8.5".Price is Rs 450.
People can put order at Orders@stampsofindia.com

New Stamps on Health theme..

To be issued on 26 April 2010

Hi ! In today’s Post, Here are some new stamps on Health theme. The beautiful set shown above will be issued by Malaysia Post on 26 April with nice cancellation, matching with the theme. The FDC to be issued is also shown below. Bhutan issued a sheetlet and a souvenir sheet on 7 April 2010 to commemorate World Health Day. The theme of these stamps features urbanization – a challenge for public health. Rapid urbanization is a major environmental problem of today. The issue highlights the current environmental problem of the world.These stamps may be included in health, medicine as well in environment related themes. My thanks to Mr Srinivasan Thevarayan of Klang, Malaysia and Mr Pradip Jain of Patna for today’s Post. This is all in this Post……..Till Next Post…….Have a Great Time !

Medical Excellence

World Health Day

Date of Issue – 7 April 2010

Urbanization – A Challenge for Public Health

Birds from Singapore…

Hi ! here is a nice cover sent to me by my Blogger friend Edmund from Singapore. On the cover there is a beautiful stamp of a Bird and nice Trolley Bus. Edmund has also sent me a lovely set of stamps on birds of Singapore, all in Rainbow colors. Thanks Edmund for these awesome set of Stamps ! I am very much delighted to see these cute birds on stamps. I have received one more Speed Post cover from Bangalore sent by Cdr. UN Acharya. Though it was sent by Cdr Acharya with nice Max cards and special cover on April 6 but due to poor service of India Post it arrived me on April 20. I express my gratitude to Cdr Acharya and Edmund for all these nice items. Its very hot all over the country but at my place it has been raining heavily since yesterday …making weather very cool….like winter coming back…That is the reason winter never disappears in hills….People can be seen in woolens all over the year…here..This is all for Today …..Till Next Post……Have a Great Time !

to Edmund !

A Speed Post Cover from Bangalore

This letter was Posted on 6 April 2010 from Bangalore GPO which arrived Kullu on 20 April 2010.

Why did it take 14 days to reach its destination when the address has been clearly given on the cover !

Back side of the cover showing  date cancellation  of  Kullu.

Date of Posting – 6 April 2010

 

Date of Arriving 20 April 2010

EUROPA 2010 Cover from Latvia..

Hi ! Here is the recent cover received by me from Latvia, sent by my friend EN Limanski of Riga . It’s a beautiful cover with my favorite theme . The cover was issued on 9 April 2010 featuring this year's EUROPA theme.The cover is just wonderful, giving me nostalgia of my school days. Now the Internet reading has taken the place of Books. But reading books has its own pleasure. Books are the best friends….Thanks Limanski for this nice cover. I am very pleased to have this in my collection. In Club news read about a new Blog by renowned philatelist and expert on Flag theme, Mr Sekhar Chakrabarty of Kolkata. This is all for Today…Till Next Post …Have a Nice Time !

Thanks to EN Limanski, Riga – Latvia

Club News

A Special Blog on Flag Stamps

A new Blog has been launched by noted philatelist of Kolkata, Mr Sekhar Chakrabarty. In this blog he shares information on Flags and related stamps. Mr Sekhar Chakrabarty is an expert on Flag theme.His collection on Flags brought laurels from several world stamp exhibitions organized under the auspices of FIP.Currently his name has been entered in the Limca Book of Records for his collection of most stamps issued from abroad featuring the INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG.

Mr Chakrabarty has also set up a Flag Library, which he runs from his residence (visit by prior appointment ), the library has now a good collection of books on Flags and related subjects, built up over the years by extensive search. The library as on date is perhaps, only one in kind in India. He was nominated by the Department of Posts, as a Jury member in many Stamp exhibitions organized by the Postal Department. This novel Blog will give extensive information on Flags and Flag related stamps and philatelic items.

This new Blog may be visited at -http://flagstamps.blogspot.com/

Stamps on International Year of Biodiversity by UNPA…

 

 

International Year of Biodiversity -

Date of Issue – 14 April 2010

Hi ! The Year 2010 has been declared to be the International Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations .On 15th April UNPA issued a set of two stamps to mark this special year.The objective of the International Year is to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity and the consequences of its loss among all.Due to various human activities, increase in pollution has affected the biodiversity of earth to greater extent. It is high time for all to protect the Biodiversity and save plants and animals from extinction. The UNPA has issued another set of 12 stamps in 3 separate blocks on endangered species. This issue also highlights the protection of endangered species throughout the world. These stamps are the gems for the philatelic collection related with Environment nature and Biodiversity. I am pleased to share these all with you as these are also related with one of my favorite themes – Environment ! All the stamps are magnificent ! This is all for Today ! Have a wonderful Holiday !

 

 

International Year of Biodiversity

On 15 April 2010, the United Nations Postal Administration issued two new Geneva definitive stamps and two new Vienna definitive stamps on the theme "International Year of Biodiversity". UNPA will issue two more New York definitive stamps on 18 October 2010 to complete the set of six definitive stamps on the topic.

The designs:
The images selected are from the book Art Forms from Nature by German biologist/artist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919).

• F.s. 1,60 A species of arachnid

• F.s. 1,90 A species of starfish

• € 0,05 A species of Hydrodictyaceae (colonial algae)

• € 0,20 A species of boxfish (Ostraciidae)

The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. The purpose of the International Year is to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity and the consequences of its loss.

We are all an integral part of nature and our fate is tightly linked with biodiversity, the huge variety of other animals and plants, the places they live and their surrounding environments, all over the world.

We rely on this diversity of life to provide us with the food, fuel, medicine and other essentials we simply cannot live without. Yet this rich diversity is being lost at a greatly accelerated rate because of human activities. This impoverishes us all and weakens the ability of the living systems on which we depend to resist growing threats such as climate change.

The International Year of Biodiversity is a unique opportunity to increase understanding of the vital role that biodiversity plays in sustaining life on Earth.

Endangered Species 2010

Date of Issue – 15 April 2010

On 15 April 2010, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued another set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species. These will be the eighteenth set of stamps in UNPA's multi-year Endangered Species series. The series was launched on 3 March 1993 to highlight the need for the protection of endangered species throughout the world. This year the endangered species feature a variety of plants, cacti and trees.

UNPA has issued three sheets of 16 stamps, one sheet in each of the three currencies. Four different endangered species has been illustrated on each sheet. The marginal design of series of different animals on the sheet looks very nice !

Maximum Cards

The thirty-first set of UNPA's maximum cards was also issued on 15 April 2010. Three different cards have been produced to accommodate the three different se-tenant blocks of four stamps . To conform with the maximum cards issued for Endangered Species in prior years, each maximum card will reproduce photographs of the species appearing on each of the stamps in the se-tenant block.

Courtesy - UNPA

INDIPEX 2011

Hi ! The forthcoming biggest philatelic show in India is INDEPEX 2011 . It has brought cheers to the whole philatelic community as India being the the Host of this show. It will give a chance to see World Class Philatelic Exhibits and some Rarest of the rare items of the world. Here is the brochure of the exhibition recently issued by India Post. More details of this exhibition could be see on its official website http://www.indipex2011.com/index.php . My thanks to Mr Sreejesh Krishnan of Trivandrum for this Post. This is all for Today……Till Next Post……Have a Great Time !