2016 – The Year of
the Monkey
Date of Issue : 1
December 2015
The Year of the Monkey will begin on Feb. 8, 2016 Monkey
ranks ninth in the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac.
The “Monkey” individuals, according to Chinese tradition, are known to be
cheerful and energetic by nature and usually represent flexibility.
Dehradun January 2016 Vol. IX Issue # 97
Monthly e-Stamp Bulletin
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RAINBOW
Dear Reader,
I wish you all a very Happy New Year with the release of the
first issue of Rainbow Stamp News of the year 2016. The National Philatelic
Federation , Philatelic Congress of India is again on the front foot with the new team members. I congratulate all
the members of the Governing Council of PCI who were elected in the recent
elections, held in Mumbai on 13th
December. I am pretty sure that PCI will continue its services to promote
philately with active participation of all the members and more philatelists would
take the membership of PCI and make it a strong and united national philatelic
body. One big step has already been taken by its Secretary, Mr Prashant Pandya
who designed and created the website of PCI and it has
already been launched. I wish all the best to the whole team of PCI with a hope it will give a big boost to the
promotion of philately in the years to come.
This is all for this month. More in Next. Until then …
Happy Collecting !!
-- Jeevan Jyoti
Contents
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From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
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Recent Indian Issues
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In The News
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Doon Philatelic Diary
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Beginners’ Section
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Specialized Section
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Lighter Side
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New Issues from Other Countries
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Philatelic Clubs and Society
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Blogs & Websites on Philately
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Current Philatelic Magazines –
Newsletter
From the Desk
of Naresh Agrawal
PCI BACK TO
HEALTHY LIFE AGAIN
Last month saw a great event in the philatelic
history of India as the long awaited elections of the Philatelic Congress of
India were conducted in Mumbai and a new council was formed. Philatelic
Congress of India, a federation of philatelic societies responsible for taking
care of interest of philatelists in India saw a lean period for last 13/14
years which certainly had pushed back Indian philately.
Well, I am continuing from
where I had left in my last column regarding what we expect from the newly
formed council. I personally feel that the new council seems to be well balanced and quite energized.
It has guidance of past experienced presidents and now a strong leadership in
form of Sri Ajeet Singhee being President and Sri Rajesh Bagri, the Secretary
General and the body has appropriate
persons, a team with experience, knowledge, youth, urge, energy, vision, will,
eagerness and above to work…to deliver ....to serve…we can expect a
good change to help philately with its active functioning. I congratulate each
and every elected member of the council and wish them all the best and have full hope that this will come up to our
expectation in totality. Though I feel some
hardcore dedicated members could not get the seat in executive body
squad but it does not matter, they are their with the team always to give their best for the service of
philately.
Now the
question is how this new council is going to work? What will be its modus
operandi? Well, before we look in to that, we need to understand clearly what
exactly is PCI? Is it a society as we
have our clubs or it is some other formation of group or a team ? As mentioned
above let me clear that it is basically the Indian National Federation of
Philatelic Societies registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of
1860 to look the interest of various or say all philatelic societies and clubs
in India, to check and represent Indian philatelists at International level and
to have good co-ordination with and have
good report with India Post. I mean we
can not expect it to deal one to one
with each and every stamp lover as I myself was expecting it to, but to
look in to broader aspects of promotion of philately.
Friends,
I am glad to see that PCI has started working actively as expected as we can
find its beautiful website launched a few days back just after about 10 days of
formation of this new council. It has been designed by the team lead by Sri
Prashant Pandya, the present newly elected Secretary of PCI who is a dynamic,
dedicated and genuine philatelist. My heartiest thanks and congratulation to
PCI. It is designed to give information about the commissioners, the jury at different
levels and its membership details. So,
here the connectivity begins. As given on the website following services will
be given by PCI.
RE-LAUNCHING OF ITS QUARTERLY
JOURNAL – SIGNET :
It is going to re-launch its esteemed quarterly journal ‘SIGNET’, which gives extensive coverage to all philatelic news of interest to Indian Philatelists. National and International news, reports of the activities of member societies, FIP and FIAP news, reports on exhibitions and a number of other features appear in every issue.
It is going to re-launch its esteemed quarterly journal ‘SIGNET’, which gives extensive coverage to all philatelic news of interest to Indian Philatelists. National and International news, reports of the activities of member societies, FIP and FIAP news, reports on exhibitions and a number of other features appear in every issue.
However,
now we can expect its soft version readily available. It may now contain some
specialized articles, information and other information / material of interest.
May
I add that in the time to come it may add
PDF versions of the copies of
previous issues of SIGNET which were quite useful. Frankly, those issues guided
me to develop my thematic collection and exhibit which earned me repute at
highest level.
ACCERDITED JUDGES :
It has a large number of experienced
philatelists who are FIP / FIAP accredited International, PCI accredited
National and State Level jurors. A detailed list of the Jurors is available on its
website.
The set system enforces step by step
training of the jury too. Now we will have access to the jury to help us
enhance our knowledge and to know better about the judgment criterion.
AWARDS AND MEDALS :
It offers Special Awards and Medals
at FIP / FIAP International Philatelic Exhibitions.
We expect it to form medals and
awards for philatelic societies as well as philatelists in India. Life time
achievement awards, new emerging philatelic society and / or philatelist, Philatelist
of the year,,..etc..etc.. To start with I offer one permanent award for next 5
years from my end subject to its acceptance by PCI. Evaluation system may be
derived and a committee may be formed to look in to it for all the awards to be
given. This activity will help promotion of philately in big way.
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS :
From time to time, the PCI will
organize Seminars and Workshops on various disciplines of philately in
different parts of the country to help promotion of philately.
It
has various specialized and experienced philatelists to handle various aspect
of different classes of philately. We now expect it to widen its wings such as
giving online exhibit evaluation service etc.
EXHIBITIONS :
The Philatelic Congress of India
grants recognition and patronage to the National Philatelic Exhibitions meeting
the requisite standards and stipulations.
It
is time it to interfere at lower level too to see that the progress is on right
track from the grass root level.
MEETINGS :
PCI has decided to meet several times in the year to review
the activities and to plan better. Apart from its Annual General Body Meeting,
the Quarterly Regional Meetings will be held in different parts of the country
to facilitate the members to get involved and know more about philatelic
activities, which are usually followed by the Governing Council meetings. A Bi-Annual
General Body meeting will also be held
to elect the new Governing Council of the PCI for a term of two years.
Well, it is quite encouraging to
read and know about the services it claims to give. I believe that it will do
too as I could see that with in a short span of few days it has started working
actively. It has
started its membership drive too. Its next meeting as I know is schedule to be
held in Jaipur on 28th of February. I appeal my philatelist brothers / sisters
who have not so far joined PCI should immediately join it and strengthen it.
The more it has its membership, the better it can perform and so the better
results and say we get at all levels.
Even
after this, I still feel there are certain areas where PCI needs to look upon
such as formation of a cell to redress and solve various common problems of the societies,
active control on the operation of various societies and clubs, form
regulations for operation of philatelic societies, generating funds by
different means such as sponsorships, promoting various unpopular classes of
philately etc...
We
understand the new generation communication systems and improvement in
transport facilities, PCI work will be bettered in many ways.
In
the end, I wish whole team of PCI and
all my philatelic friends a very good luck and a very happy new year.
Recent Indian Issues
· 3 December 2015 - Zoological Survey of India – Rs
5, Rs 25 + MS
· 23 December 2015 – Sumitra Nandan Pant – Rs 5
· 26 December 2015 - Alagumuthu Kone – Rs 5
· 30 December 2015 - Institute for Defence Studies and
Analyses – Rs 5
Recent Special Covers
25
December 2015
: Diamond Jubilee of Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore
19 December 2015 : 22nd All India Forest Sports
Meet 2015, Bengaluru
17 December 2015 : VALPEX 2015 Dharsana Salt Satyagrah
Smarak, Valsad
View : Special Covers
Website
of Philatelic Congress of India launched
3rd CG International
Philatelic Promotion Award
Winners 2015
Mr. Anil Suri is appointed
the National Commissioner for India of PHILATAIPEI 2016 World Stamp
Championship Exhibition being held at Taipei, Taiwan from October 21 to 26, 2016.
This is fourth World Stamp Championship show which will be the highest level of
competition in philately where the best philatelists in the world will compete
for awards. There will be 3 finalists:
The World Champion, First Runner Up and Second Runner Up. The World Champion is
therefore recognized as having won the highest award in the world's stamp
competitive exhibitions. The first WSC was held in Singapore in 2004 and
incidentally Anil Suri was also the National Commissioner for India for this.
The 2nd and 3rd WSC were held in Israel
2008 and Indonesia 2012 respectively.
World Stamp Show-NY 2016
World Stamp Show, New York 2016 will be held from 28th May to 4th June 2016 at New York, USA.
Shri
Dhananjay Desai of Ahmedabad is Commissioner for this exhibition.
He may be contacted for participation at email : dhananjay_47@yahoo.co.in
Date : May 28-June 4, 2016
Venue : Jacob Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 on Level 3 taking up 294,000 square feet.
KERAPEX – 2016
Date : 7- 9 January 2016
Venue : Sree Sankara Hall, M.G. Road, Thrissur
1. Shri Bijoyshree Routray- President,
2. Shri Debasis Mitra- Vice President,
3.Shri Ajit Kumar Dash- Secretary,
4. Shri Anup Kumar Rout- Jt-Secretary-cum-Treasurer,
5. Shri Kasinath Sahoo- Co-ordinator,
6. Shri Bijoy Kumar Sinha- Advisor.
Jainism Philately Group
National Meet at Udaipur – 19th & 20th December 2015
- Abhai Mishra
In The News
Annual
General Body Meeting of Philatelic Congress of India
Annual
General Body Meeting of Philatelic Congress of India was held on 13th December
2015 at Auditorium, 2nd Floor, G.P.O. Annexe Building, Behind Mumbai G. P. O.
Building, Mumbai - 400 001.
Governing Council of PCI (2016 -2017)
President: Mr. Ajeet Singhee
President Elect: Mr.
Yogesh Kumar
Vice President: Mrs.
Damyanti Pittie
Vice President: Mr.
Sunder Bahirwani
Vice President: Mr.
Madhukar Jhingan
Vice President: Mr.
Madhukar Deogawanka
Secretary General: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Bagri
Secretary: Mr. Prashant H. Pandya
Treasurer: Mr. Suketu S.
Jhaveri
Joint Treasurer: Mr.
Kaizad Todywalla
Immediate Past
President: Mr. Dilip Shah
Members:
Professor
V. K. Gupta
Mr.
Dhananjay S. Desai
Mr.
Ajay Kumar Mittal
Mr. K.
Chaitanya Dev
Mr. K.
S. Mohan
Mr.
Sudhir Jain
Mr.
Shakil Ahmed
Mr.
Mukesh K. Malhotra
Mr. C.
G. Bhaskar
Mr. P.
G. Bhargave
Mr.
Rajesh Paharia
Mr.
Sanjay Jain
Mr.
Binod Jain
Past
Presidents:
Mr.
Dhirubhai Mehta
Mr.
Vispi S. Dastur
Mr.
Sahadeva Sahoo
Address for Correspondence :
Rajesh Kumar Bagri,
Secretary-General, Philatelic
Congress of India
C/o Computer Management Centre,
33A, Jawaharlal NehruRoad,
Chatterjee International Centre, 5th Floor,
Room No.13,
KOLKATA – 700 071. INDIA
Phone : +91 33 22265722
Mobile : +919830275515
Website
of Philatelic Congress of India launched
The Philatelic Congress
of India (PCI) is the Indian National Federation of Philatelic Societies. It
was formed in a Preparatory General Body meeting held in Calcutta (Kolkata) on 29th December
1975 during the National Philatelic Exhibition INPEX-1975. It is a registered
body under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
An official website of
Philatelic Congress of India is launched. URL of website is www.philateliccongressofindia.com. Website provides
information about the organisation, Governing Council, News, Membership
information, FIP Commission delegates, Accredited Jury Members and other useful
information. Membership for of PCI can also be downloaded from the website.
Website is developed by Shri Prashant Pandya.
3rd CG International
Philatelic Promotion Award
Winners 2015
Overall prize: Collectors
Club of Chicago
Special prize digital:
American Philatelic Research Library
The CG
international philatelic promotion award, sponsored by German auctioneer
Christoph Gärtner, encourages philatelic studies and the preservation of
philatelic knowledge via published articles, including printed and digital
media. Each year the award is given to the best submission by a study group,
society, club, association or publisher of a philatelic magazine or newsletter.
3rd CG
International Philatelic Promotion Award Ceremony was held on 3rd December 2015
on the occasion of the Monacophil 2015 stamp show and exhibition in Monte
Carlo, Monaco. The CG award was first given in 2013, making this the third
annual ceremony. The jury considered 65 submissions (52 in overall category, 11
in digital only category and 2 in Youth category) from 19 countries:
Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Israel, the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica, India,
Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Germany. This year’s jury
members were Rainer von Scharpen, secretary general of the AIJP (the
International Association of Philatelic Journalists); Damian Laege, former
chairman of the International Federation of Philately thematics committee;
Patrick Maselis, president of the Club of Monte-Carlo and president of the
Belgian Academy of Philately; and Richard Johnson, president of the
International Federation of Stamp Dealers Associations. First three rankers in
overall category were awarded a trophy, certificate and cash prize.
- The
Collectors Club of Chicago was awarded first place with €2,000 cash prize money
(Score 83.83) for the best performance - Print, digital media and promotion of
youth philately.
- The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten of Germany was awarded second place, with €1,000 cash prize money (Score 82.5).
- American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors was awarded third place with €800 cash prize money (Score 82.33).
- The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten of Germany was awarded second place, with €1,000 cash prize money (Score 82.5).
- American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors was awarded third place with €800 cash prize money (Score 82.33).
Fourth
to tenth rankers were awarded €700, €600, €500, €400, €300, €200 and €100 cash
prize money and a certificate.
The
American Philatelic Research Library was awarded a special award for the best
“Multimedia Performance, Websites and Internet Presentation” with €1,000 cash
prize money, a trophy and a certificate (Score 68.66).
Germany’s
Junge Briefmarkenfreunde Simeon-Hamm was awarded the special award for the best
“Youth Work” with €750, a trophy and a certificate.
From
India there were four participants.
In
worldwide overall category Baroda Philatelic Society ranked
35th position with the score of 59.5 in for its publication ‘Vadophil’ and
Indian Thematic Society ranked 40th position with the score of 56.5 in for its
publication ‘ITS News’.
In
worldwide digital category Indian Philatelists’ Forum ranked 59th position with
the score of 18 for its website www.indianphilately.net and
‘Indian Philately Digest’ digital newsletter and Rainbow Stamp News ranked 63rd
position with the score of 16.25.
Recent Stamp
Exhibitions
PHILATAIPEI 2016 : World Stamp Championship Exhibition
The World
Stamp Championship takes the competition beyond Grand Prix at FIP world
philatelic exhibitions. The eligibility to participate in the World Stamp
Championship Class that is limited to Traditional Philately and Postal History
is having won Gold, Large Gold, Grand Prix National, Grand Prix International,
Grand Prix d'Honneur or Grand Prix d'Exposition at the exhibitions with
patronage or auspices of FIP. The restrictions imposed vide FIP GREX 9.1 and
9.6 applicable to the FIP Championship Class and Grand Prix d'Honneur
respectively do not apply to the World Stamp Championship Class.
GREX Article
9.1 - Participation in the FIP Championship Class is restricted to exhibits
which have received 95 or more points in FIP World Exhibitions in any three
separate years during the previous 10 years.
GREX Article
9.6 - On receiving the Grand Prix d'Honneur in the FIP Championship, or having
completed eligibility under Article 9.4, an exhibit may only be shown out of
competition by the same owner.
PHILATAIPEI
2016 will have following classes in addition to the World Stamp Championship
Class: Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately, Thematic,
Revenue, Youth, Literature, One Frame and Modern Philately.
The Entry
Fee for One-Frame Exhibit is US$120, and for Literature the Fee is US$90 per
exhibit. The participation is free for Youth Class. The Entry Fee for all other
classes is US$80 per frame.
The forms will be made available soon. The last date for
submitting the forms is January 15, 2016.
Those
interested in participating may please contact the National Commissioner for
India of PHILATAIPEI 2016 World Stamp Championship Exhibition, Anil Suri, E-70
Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, email: anilksuri@email.com , Mobile 9811176908.
World Stamp Show-NY 2016
World Stamp Show, New York 2016 will be held from 28th May to 4th June 2016 at New York, USA.
Date : May 28-June 4, 2016
Venue : Jacob Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 on Level 3 taking up 294,000 square feet.
KERAPEX – 2016
Date : 7- 9 January 2016
Venue : Sree Sankara Hall, M.G. Road, Thrissur
News from Philatelic Clubs and Societies
Eastern India Philatelists’ Association
The annual General Body Meeting of the Eastern
India Philatelists’ Association (EIPA) was held on 27.12.2015 at Bhubaneswar.
Discussions and interactions were made during the meeting and some important
decisions were taken as follows:
1. The National Philatelic Exhibition on Nature &
Environment (Naturepex-2015) which was deferred for want of DOP permission has
been rescheduled to 24-26, December, 2016 as the DOP has accorded their
permission for the exhibition. The name of the
exhibition will be Naturepex-2016 instead of Naturepex-2015. The venue of the
exhibition will be decided later.
2. It has been decided to organise a State level philatelic
exhibition every year during the month of December.
3. The monthly meeting of EIPA will be held at Neheru Yuva Kedra
in every third Sunday between 3PM to 5PM.
The elections for the post of office bearers were done in the
meeting and the following members were elected as follows:
1. Shri Bijoyshree Routray- President,
2. Shri Debasis Mitra- Vice President,
3.Shri Ajit Kumar Dash- Secretary,
4. Shri Anup Kumar Rout- Jt-Secretary-cum-Treasurer,
5. Shri Kasinath Sahoo- Co-ordinator,
6. Shri Bijoy Kumar Sinha- Advisor.
S/Shri Kamal
Chakravorty, Gangadhar Tripathy, Dr. Prana Chand Panda, Pramod Saraf, Santanu
Panigrahi, Shanti Swarup Rath, Dr. Bibhudatta Mishra, Akhaya Kumar Nayak, Bijoy
Kumar Biswal, Anil Dhir, Shakil Ahmed, Ajaya Kumar Barik, Dr. C.S. Basak, Manoj
Kumar Mohapatra, Hari Bandhu Ojha, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Padhy, Biswanath Mishra
and Dr. Santoshini Panigrahi have been elected to the new Governing Body for a
period of three years.
Jainism Philately Group
National Meet at Udaipur – 19th & 20th December 2015
Jainism Philately Group
(JPG) is an organisation of collectors of Jainism and allied themes like
Vegetarianism, Non Violence, Peace etc. It has about three hundred members all
around India as well as USA, Canada and Germany. Second Jainism Philately Group
Meet was organized at Udaipur on 19th and 20th December 2015. It was hosted by
Udaipur Philatelic & Numismatic Society at lecture hall of Shri Jindatt Suri
Jain Dadawadi. More than 120 people from various States of India attended the
meet.
On the occasion
Philatelic exhibition on Jainism theme and Philatelic workshop were also
organized which was visited by large number of citizens. A Stamp Booklet was released
at the JPG meet bearing My Stamp on JPG logo.
Following
office bearers elected unanimously for the new session:
National Chairman: Mr. Sudhir Jain (Satna, M.P.)
Vice Chairman: Mr. Pramod Kumar Jain (Pondicherry) & Dr. Pradip Jain (Balod, Chhattisgarh)
Secretary: Mr. Dipak Modi (Jalna, Maharastra) & Mr. Mithalal Jain (Pune)
New Issue Co-ordinator: Mr. Tejkaran Jain (Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh)
Research Co-ordinator: Mr. Mahendra Raj Bhandari (Udaipur)
National Chairman: Mr. Sudhir Jain (Satna, M.P.)
Vice Chairman: Mr. Pramod Kumar Jain (Pondicherry) & Dr. Pradip Jain (Balod, Chhattisgarh)
Secretary: Mr. Dipak Modi (Jalna, Maharastra) & Mr. Mithalal Jain (Pune)
New Issue Co-ordinator: Mr. Tejkaran Jain (Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh)
Research Co-ordinator: Mr. Mahendra Raj Bhandari (Udaipur)
Doon Philatelic Diary
Mystery of Rajpur Kaanch Ghar
The
other day while having a heritage walk at Rajpur, led by Ms. Reenu Paul under
the aegis of 'Been There Doon That?' we visited the Christian Retreat and Study
Centre (CRSC). It was founded by in 1954 by Reverend James Payne Alter, father
of Tom Alter. There is a peepal tree, standing tall and handsome at its
entrance planted by Mahatma Gandhi. I was quite intrigued by the old heritage
building and wanted to know more about it as I could sense that it was not an
ordinary place. I was told that earlier it housed 'Shakti Ashram', founded to inculcate moral values and
traditional culture to the youth of this country which was under the British
rule that time. I was also told that it was also called 'Kaanch Ghar' or Glass
House earlier. After coming home I searched the internet and some very
interesting facts came out.
The
earlier history of the property is not known but it is said that it belonged to
Austrian Glass manufacturer in later half of nineteenth century. Later it was
with the Salvation Army. Dr. Keshava Deva Shastri purchased it in around 1920’s
as he came to Dehradun in 1919. Sadhu
T.L. Vaswani founded the 'Shakti Ashram'
in 1926 at Rajpur in co-operation with Pt. Keshava Deva Shastri, MD. Prominent persons like Pt. Nehru,
Mahatma Gandhi, Acharya Kriplani, Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta, Dr. Horwitz visited
the Ashram. Mahatma Gandhi during his third visit to Dehardun planted a peepal
sapling in the honour of Dr. Shastri on 17 October 1929. In 1941 Dr. Durga
Prasad Pandey founded the 'Manava Bharati' Institution. The Manava Bharati
school was here from 1942 to 1948. Later
it was relocated to ‘Dumbarni' Mussoorie. Christian Retreat & Study Centre
purchased it from sister in law of Dr. Shastri in 1954.
Some
pieces of the puzzle were already at place, but the mystery of 'Kaanch Ghar'
remained. Then one fine day, I stumbled upon a piece of post-card belonging to
'Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway'. It was basically a 'notice of arrival' send to
persons by the railway department whose consignment has arrived. Railways came
to Dehradun in 1900 and the postcard, dated 18 Aug 1903 was sent to the "Manager,
Himalaya Glass Works, Rajpore" asking him to collect his parcel which
has arrived from Howrah by remitting amount of Rs. 1/- and 6 annas. I was startled by my discovery. The hobby of
philately which I keenly pursue has helped me in unravelling the mystery of
'Kaanch Ghar'. It was basically a glass factory by the name of 'Himalaya Glass
Works'. Philately or stamp collecting is a highly educative and informative
hobby. It is not just another hobby, because the old letters and covers are
small windows through which one can peep into the history and heritage of one's
city.
- Abhai Mishra : email: abhai_mishra@rediffmail.com
Beginners’ Section
There is controversies over the first type written manuscript – as mentioned in autobiography it was “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, his most popular novel based on his recollections of growing up in Hannibal, Mississippi in the 1840s but few evidences suggest that “Life on the Mississippi” came to the publisher first in typescript in 1883 .Tom Sawyer was published from handwritten manuscript or may have been typed partly not by him but dictated the memoir to a typist from a hand-written draft.
- Dr. Avinash B. Jagtap
FDC, Coca-Cola Pavilion, Argelia 2014
Pat
Beginners’ Section
THE FIRST AUTHOR
TO SUBMIT A TYPEWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT WAS MARK TWAIN
In 1868, the typewriter was invented, and in 1873, the first
Remington’s typewriters were on the market. Mark Twain bought one of the first
models, Remington “Sholes and Glidden” heavily decorated with colourful decals
and gold paint with a foot treadle provided for the carriage return, for $125
in 1874. He became the first author to submit a typed manuscript. He himself
claimed in his autobiography published in 1904: “I
was the first person in the world that ever had a telephone in the house for
practical purposes; I will now claim– until dispossess–that I was the first
person in the world to apply the type-machine to literature.”
There is controversies over the first type written manuscript – as mentioned in autobiography it was “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, his most popular novel based on his recollections of growing up in Hannibal, Mississippi in the 1840s but few evidences suggest that “Life on the Mississippi” came to the publisher first in typescript in 1883 .Tom Sawyer was published from handwritten manuscript or may have been typed partly not by him but dictated the memoir to a typist from a hand-written draft.
Specialized
Section
Some Remarkable
Cancellations and Postmarks – 35
The District
Post Cancellations
The
Act XXVII 1837 made special provision for District Posts parallel to the
Imperial Post Service. The Imperial Post Offices were located at the
Headquarters of District. Letters posted at a district post office were separated from all other letters,
sorted and packed in covers, addressed to the officers in charge of the
District Post Offices from which they were delivered. The cancellations used by
District Post from which they were delivered. The Cancellations used by
District Post are many. The following are a few examples to show their
diversity. The District Post was abolished in 1900, when the postal charge was
undertaken by Imperial Government.
1. Cross
hatched rhombus similar to Type 26 but apparently In pen, with printed number “411” inset on
SG47 (unrecorded)
2. The
letters “D.P.” above the number “120” (unrecorded)
1865
Registered Cover from Sooramungalum to Madras with 7x One Anna QV adhesives
tied to the cover by Type 28 District Post Cancellation, hatched rhombus with
inset N0. “25” of Sooramungalum, Backstamped “SOORAMUMNGALUM: 1865: J 13” and
“G.P.O.: 2 DY/MADRAS/JA 14/1865” in RED double circle.
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY “Coca Cola Bottle”
© Dr.Satyendra
Kumar Agrawal
One of the most famous shapes in the world is the iconic contour fluted
lines of the Coca-Cola bottleborn 100 years ago when its iconic contour bottle
was approved for patent on Nov. 16, 1915. Renowned as a design classic and
described by noted industrial designer, Raymond Loewy as the “perfect liquid
wrapper,” the bottle has been celebrated in art, music and advertising.
From
simple to Iconic Bottle
IN ART
Andy Warhol
was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement
known as pop art. His greatest gift was probably his observational ability.
His works
explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and
advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.When he wanted a shape to represent
mass culture; he drew the Coca - Cola bottle.
“Coca cola” Painting by Andy Warhol
Howard
Finster was also an American artist and Baptist minister from Georgia. He
claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the design of his
swampy land into Paradise Gardens, a folk art sculpture garden with over 46,000
pieces of art. His many of famous paintings included Coca-Cola bottle as canvas
as well as an object.
Howard Finster’s Coca Cola Bottle Original Folk
Art, 1990
And when
Volkswagen wanted to celebrate the shape of the Beatle, they compared the car
to the Coca-Cola bottle.
Postal Card, advertising
Land Rover FreelanderCoca-Cola, Spain 2005
In 1950 The
Coca Cola Contour Bottle was the first commercial product to appear on the
cover of TIME magazine, establishing Coca Cola as a truly international brand.
Time
magazine cover -May 15, 1950, featuring the famous red disc of The Coca-Cola
Company serving a globe of the world an ice cold Coca-Cola in its classic
contour bottle. The cover illustration was created by Boris Artzybasheff, a
noted illustrator who did more than 200 Time Magazine covers between 1941 and
1965.
Also this
year, the first television advertisement featuring Coca Cola's Contour Bottle
appeared during CBS' The Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy Show.
INVENTION OF COCA-COLA
In April 1865, Colonel John Pemberton of the Confederate Army was
wounded in the Battle of Columbus, Georgia. He was slashed across his chest and
like many wounded veterans became addicted to morphine which he used to ease
the pain.
He was also a pharmacist and as such searched for a cure to counteract
this addiction. He began experimenting with coca and coca wines, eventually
creating his own version of Vin Mariani, containing kola nut and damiana, which
he called “Pemberton's French Wine Coca”. In 1886, when Atlanta and Fulton
County enacted temperance legislation, Pemberton found himself forced to
produce a non-alcoholic alternative to his French Wine- inventing COCA-COLA.
This name was given by his friend F.M. Robinson-a bookkeeper. He gave this name
to the drink as it originally contained cocaine extracts as well as caffeine
from the kola nut.
Colonel John Pemberton: Inventor of Coca-Cola, Postal Envelopes, Spain
2014
FROM GLASS TO A
BOTTLE
The world’s favourite soft drink started life as a soda fountain
beverage, selling for five cents a glass, but it was only when a strong
bottling system developed that Coca Cola became the world-famous brand it is
today.
Limited Edition FDC of BOY SCOUTS featuring Coca-Cola
Advertisement of Thirsty Boy Scout, USA 2010 and Stamp, Canada 2015
In 1894, Mississippi shop owner Joseph A. Biedenharn began bottling Coca
Cola after he was impressed by its sales. He sold the drink to his customers in
a common glass bottle called a Hutchinson.
Early-- COCA
COLA Advertisingcover, USA, 1898
At the time Biedenharn sent a case to Asa Griggs Candler, who owned the
Company. Candler thanked him but took no action. One of his nephews had already
urged that Coca Cola be bottled, but Candler focused on fountain sales.
Popularity of Coca Cola so increased that competitors like iKoka-Nola,
Ma Coca-Co, Toka-Cola and Koke, tried to copy its early bottle designs.
Models of
Coca Cola Bottles before 1915
EVOLUTION OF AN
ICONIC COCA-COLA BOTTLE
To distinguish itself from these copycats, in 1915, Coca-Cola issued a
design competition announcement seeking “a bottle so distinct that one would
recognize it by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground.” The best
design would win $500 (approximately$11,700 today).
The winning design was prepared by a team of five from the Root Glass
Company in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Original winning
design of Coca Cola Bottle prepared by the Root Glass Company, 1915. This was
slightly wider than bottles today-
narrowed to make it compatible
with bottling equipment.
Winning
design of 1915 iconic bottle depicted on a Stamp and Cover
The team members were Chapman J., William Root, Earl Dean, Clyde Edwards
and the shop’s foreman Swedish émigré Alexander Samuelson who were inspired by
an illustration of a cocoa pod with “an elongated shape and distinct ribs.
Cocoa pod
They knew
Coca-Cola had nothing to do with cocoa, but felt the cocoa pod had an appealing
shape. Another story regarding selection is that during the brainstorming
process, the designers went to the local library to search the dictionary for
the word “coca,” stumbled upon “cocoa”—and just went with it.
The first
edition of their glass bottles were coloured “German Green” (later renamed
“Georgia Green” in honour of the company’s home state). These first bottles
were also specified to be made of heavy, durable glass—no less than 14.5 ounces
(or 0.9 pounds)—so when filled with liquid, Coke bottles used to weigh more
than pound.
The
first edition of Coca-Cola bottles were “German Green”colouredrenamed “Georgia
Green” in honour of the company’s home state
Coca-Cola
Bottles as Booklet Cover, Namibia, 1995 and on Eco card, Japan, 1985
CELEBRATION OF
HER 100TH BIRTH DAY
The Coca Cola Company planned to celebrate the 100thBirthday
of its Iconic Bottle following an art exhibition at the high museum of art at
Atlanta, Georgia.
FDC, Coca-Cola Pavilion, Argelia 2014
The four parts exhibition entitled “The Coca-Cola Bottle : An American
icon at 100” will include two original Andy Warhol Coke bottles paintings
alongside other bottle inspired art works and photographs. There will also be
design sketches and prototypes of the original bottle. More Coca-Cola bottle
art works will be displayed in a travelling art exhibition focusing on art and
popular culture. It will travel 62,000 miles around the globe covering more
than 15 countries.
Painting “Coca-Cola 3 bottles” by Andy Warhol, 1962 and the contour
bottle’s birth certificate (Records of the Patent and Trademark Office,
National Archives) displayed at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Coke’s
signature script lettering logo was omitted to keep it secret from competitors.
Immortalised by artists, revered by designers, celebrated in advertising
and music — from Andy Warhol, Marc Jacobs to Volkswagen and Elvis, to name but
a few — it’s no wonder the Contour bottle’s ageless beauty has captivated our
imagination for over 100 years.
“Happy B’Day”, “Merry Christmas” and a very “Happy
New Year” “Coca-Cola Bottle!
BRITISH INDIA VICTORIAN ENVELOPES
Introduction The envelope form may be
called a stamped envelope or, alternatively, a postal stationery envelope (PSE
for short). In August 1852 an act of the U.S. Congress authorized the Postmaster
General to provide "suitable letter envelopes with such watermarks or
other guards against counterfeits... with the addition of the value or
denomination of the postage stamps so printed or impressed thereon...” The
first result was the 1853 Nesbitt issues of stamped envelopes, named after the
contractor who produced them for the government.
1853 Nesbitt
issue of 3c stamped envelope and 1853 George F. Nesbitt & Co Proof
The size of the envelope has varied over the years and so has
the type of paper. In India the envelope was first issued on 29 November 1856
which made it the first postal stationery of India.
29 November 1856
Issue These 1 anna brown
envelopes were designed and embossed by De la Rue & Co, London on bluish
wove paper 121x71 mm in size. The flap was gummed and rounded with lion and
palm tree seal embossed. The embossed stamp bears die numbers 1 and 4. The left
flap bears the name De la Rue & Co, London in small Roman capitals in plain
relief 24 mm in length.
15 September
1857 Issue These ½ anna blue
envelopes were designed and embossed by De la Rue & Co, London on thin
yellowish to white paper 102x65 mm in size with blue seal on the gummed flap.
The embossed stamp bears die numbers 1 and 2.
1871 Issue Same 1 anna brown as the
first issue but printed blue paper laid obliquely and the seal is in brown. The left flap bears the name Thomas de la Rue & Co,
London in block capitals. The embossed stamp bears die numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11 and 2 or 21. 121x71 mm in size.
Wrapper 16
one anna envelopes
1874 Issue Same as the previous issue except that the value is ½
anna blue and paper is white laid obliquely. The seal is embossed in blue on
the flap. The maker’s name ‘Thos de la Rue & Co’ is embossed in block
letters with a foliate ornament. The embossed stamp bears the numbers 3 and 4. 121x71 mm in size.
1875
Issue Smaller
than previous
issues 116x66 mm in size. The seal on the flap
is in embossed in blue or in plain relief. There is no maker’s name on left
flap. The embossed stamp is ½ anna blue on white obliquely laid paper. The
stamp in this and in subsequent issues do not have the die number.
1877 Issue the ½ anna blue (size118x66 mm) has no seal on the flap while the 1
anna brown (size121x71 mm) has brown seal on the
flap. Both are on white obliquely laid paper.
1 July 1881
Issue The
embossed stamp 4 annas 6 pies is oval on white wove paper. The stamp is known
in two colours orange and yellow, the flap is pointed. 133x76 mm in size.
1883 Issue A new colour in the form of
½ anna green on white obliquely laid paper. 1
anna brown is also on white obliquely laid paper. Both are of size118x66 mm.
1 May 1886
Issue ½
anna green and 1 anna brown on thin white laid
paper. Both are of size120x95 mm.
1 January 1891
Issue This
is a provisional issue in that 4 annas 6 pies issue was surcharged 2 annas 6
pies in block letters 2½ mm high. Shifted overprints are known. The overprints
were on both yellow and orange embossed stamps.
Wrapper for 25 envelopes
1892 Issue According to Pratisad
Neurgaonkar these were issued on 1 January 1893. The embossed stamp 2 annas 6
pies are oval on white wove paper with yellowish gum. We have however found
these also on white diagonally laid paper. These
are of size146x83 mm.
1892/ August
1899 In
the same year according to Manik Jain and in August 1899 according to Pratisad
Neurgaonkar the 2 annas 6 pies envelope was surcharged ONE ANNA.
Registered
Envelopes
These were issued on 1 May/November
1866 on yellowish white wove paper backed by linen. The face of the envelope
had three lines of inscription beginning with REGISTERED LETTER in thick block
letters. The second and third lines read “This letter must be given......” On
the left of the inscription is a fancy R. Two lines cross each other and divide
the face into four equal parts. The embossed 2 annas stamp is on the flap.
The envelopes are of three types
Type 1 Two annas light blue
inscription with ultramarine stamp size 132x82 mm.
Type 2 Two annas ultramarine
inscription and stamp size 132x82 mm.
Type 3 Two annas ultramarine
inscription and stamp but size 254x105 mm.
Type 1 according to Pratisad
Neurgaokar was issued on 1 May 1866 while Type 2 and 3 were issued in November
1866.
Service Envelopes
January 1887 Issue The 1877 1 anna issue was
overprinted Service in black. There is only one known example known of this
issue which is with Mr Manik Jain of Calcutta and illustrated in his book. Pratisad
Neurgaokar feels were never issued and it is an essay.
1 April 1895 Issue ½ anna green and 1 anna brown were overprinted in black “On H,M.S.” and
“On Her Majesty’s Service” on top of the envelope.
Service Registered Envelopes
1895 Issue “On
H,M.S.” and “On Her Majesty’s Service” on top of the envelope was overprinted
in black on the 2 annas registered envelope large size (254x105 mm).
Military Envelopes
1 May 1879 Soldier’s and Seamen’s
Envelope
The troops used existing stamps and postal stationery till 1879 when, for the
first time, special postal stationery, the 9 pies red on white Soldiers’ and
Seamen’s envelope was issued.
1 May 1895 The 1879 issue was
surcharged One Anna in black. A variety exists with n of One inverted.
1900 C.E.F. Issue In 1900 for the first time
stamps and postal stationery was issued overprinted C.E.F. for use of troops
sent to China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. The ½ anna green, 1 anna brown,
2annas 6 pies orange and one anna on 2annas 6 pies orange were overprinted
C.E.F.
1/2a
green envelope overprinted C.E.F. addressed in pencil to Mangalore and
cancelled by neat F.P.O./No.6 cds dated 14.JL.01.
Indian Envelopes used in Convention
States
The
convention states of India were:
Chamba
(1887–1948)
Faridkot
(feudatory from 1879–1887; convention from 1887 to 1901).
Gwalior
(1885–1948)
Jhind
(feudatory 1874 – 1885; convention from 1885).
Nabha
(1885–1948)
Patiala
(1884–1947)
For
details of the postal stationery of Convention States one may refer to the
monumental work of Edward F Deschl. A few Victorian envelopes from the
Convention States are illustrated. They had the name of the state with or
without the coat-of-arms.
Chamba
Faridkot
Gwalior
Gwalior postal envelope 1886
Jhind
Nabha
Nabha postal
envelopes 1886
Patiala
Patiala
postal envelope 1885 and 1891
Zanzibar Overprinted Envelopes
As
with stamps and fiscals, postal stationery too were overprinted for use in
Zanzibar and were covered in detail by George T Krieger in his article
Zanzibar-Overprinted Postal Stationery of India 1896-6, feely available on the
net. A few Victorian envelopes from Zanzibar are illustrated.
Indian Postal Stationery Envelopes
Overprinted “British East Africa”
The inventory of stamps and postal
stationery held by the Indian post office in Zanzibar was turned over to the Zanzibar
authorities when the control of the post office was passed on to Sultan’s
Government of Zanzibar on 10 November 1895. An additional quantity was
delivered in April 1896. Thomas E.C. Remington, Postmaster General of both
Zanzibar and British East Africa, had the Zanzibar Gazette overprint the
stationery both “Zanzibar” and “British East Africa”. This covered in detail by
George T Krieger in his article Indian Postal Stationery
Envelopes Overprinted “British East Africa” , feely available on the net.
References
1.
Allen Mintz, Ed.; Catalog of the 19th Century Stamped Envelopes, Wrappers, Cut
Squares and Full Corners of the United States; UPSS, 2001.
2.
Derek Lang, A Guide to the Postal Stationery of India (1856-1977) Vol.III:
Envelopes, India Study Circle, 1980.
3.
Manik Jain, Encyclopedia of Indian Postal Stationery, Philatelia, Kolkata,
1973.
4.
Pratisad Neurgaokar, Postal Stationery of British India 1856-1947, Published by
the author, Pune, January 2009.
5.
Edward F Deschl, Indian States Postal Stationery Listing, Published by the
author, 1994.
6.
George T Krieger, Zanzibar-Overprinted Postal Stationery of India 1895-6,
Postal Stationery, No 332, 2003.
7.
George T Krieger, Indian Postal Stationery Envelopes Overprinted “British East
Africa”.
Lighter
Side
AN AIRLINE NAMED IN SANSKRIT
When an aeroplane service first started in
Germany in 1997 the aircraft they employed in service were pure white,
resembling huge white swans. When these aeroplanes would fly into the sky and
grow slowly smaller and disappear, they would look like swans disappearing into
the heart of the sky. In Sanskrit, the word that could describe them was
lupth-hansa, or the hidden swan and hence the airline named “Lufthansa”. The
word was designed by F.A. Fischer von Poturzyn and the logo was designed by Dr.
Otto Firle as a swan or a crane and "free as a bird".
-
Dr Satyendra Kumar Agrawal
New
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5
January 2016
5th New Generation Circus Festival
In 2012, the Organising Committee of the
International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo created a new Festival, under the
Honorary Presidency of H.S.H. Princess Stephanie and in collaboration with Her
eldest daughter, Pauline, President of the Jury. The New Generation Festival is
the only circus competition for young artists to take place in a real circus
ring. The 5th edition will be held on 30 and 31 January 2016.
40th International Circus of
Monte Carlo
The International Circus Festival of
Monte-Carlo has become the largest and most prestigious circus event in the
world. To mark the 40th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, H.S.H.
Princess Stephanie asked for a miniature sheet to be issued, depicting the
original posters advertising the 10th, 20th, 30th and 40th Festivals.
The 40th Festival, due to take place from 14 to 24 January 2016,
will showcase a selection of the best international acts.The festival is
organized and presided by H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, the best
international acts are selected and presented each year at the Festival which
is broadcasted around the globe.
5 January - 2016 Final
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