Love is in the Air…. Greetings on Valentine’s Day !
Dehradun February 2016 Vol. IX Issue # 98
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Dear Reader,
I am pleased to release Special Valentine's Day - February 2016 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. I hope you will enjoy the articles and send your feedback . It is really nice to see the new Governing Council of PCI in action. I hope the suggestions given by the members and philatelists will be taken into consideration regarding evaluation system and other neglected classes of the exhibit categories. It is often observed in the state level exhibitions that some classes like FDC, Special Cover, Social philately, Frugal philately etc are not judged properly as sometimes even jury is not aware about its judging guidelines. Finally the results are declared by general evaluation on the basis of presentation and material. Most of the attention and importance is given to the Traditional, Thematic, Postal History classes and rest of the classes are given average marks . There is a need to highlight the importance of other classes too in the exhibitions. There should be a provision of special awards in unpopular classes to promote them.
This is all for this month....
More in Next ...Until then …Happy Collecting !!
More in Next ...Until then …Happy Collecting !!
-- Jeevan Jyoti
Contents
§ From
the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§ Recent
Indian Issues
§ In
The News
§ Doon
Philatelic Diary
§ Beginners’
Section
§ Specialized
Section
§ Lighter
Side
§ New
Issues from Other Countries
§ Reader’s
Right
§ Philatelic
Clubs and Society
§ Blogs
& Websites on Philately
§ Current
Philatelic Magazines – Newsletter
JURY’s COMMENTS WITH
MARKSHEET…ESSENTIAL
While I had asked Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti to
publish my column giving my opinion on promotion of other classes of philately in
India such as Social Philately and Frugal Philately which are less known and less
developed but are demand of the time; she asked me to hold the same for the
next column along with my article related to the same which was published a few
years back and suggested me to give my comments on trends and methods of
awarding participants in philatelic
exhibitions so that participant may improve his exhibit. She referred to
me the
mail addressed to the Secretary General of PCI sent to her by Sri Ajay
Agrawal on this aspect.
Well, for me the points raised by Sri
Agrawal were not new. Many a times ,I have written and re-iterated that analytical judgment is
more important than just giving award. We need to understand that the jury’s
work is to not just to evaluate the exhibit within the set parameters such as
knowledge, development of theme, knowledge completeness, presentation, rarity
etc ..but also suggest how to improve the exhibit. In fact, the exhibitions are
not just show cases of the collections of the exhibitors but are the platforms where they get opportunity
to improve the efforts, learn more about the development and improvement of
their exhibits also.
The points raised by Sri Agrawal in
his mail are :
1.
In every Dist., State and National Philatelic Exhibition, Mark Sheet
must be given to the exhibitor, with comments regarding the minus points found
in the exhibit and few lines on how to improve further the exhibit, must be
given by the Judges.
2.
Number of jury may be increased, if required as time span is less
Well, both the points are valid and of
course genuine and striking. Mark sheets must be provided and must have
comments of the jury. I do understand there is less time. Hence, jury must be
accompanied by another person to write his comments, preferably a stenographer/short hand writer who can write
down the comments immediately. But writing comments in front of the exhibit
frames is essential not later.
Increasing number of jury is the most
valid point as genuine evaluation needs time and in big shows, time is always
less. Hence, there is great need of increasing number of jury which will not
only help quality evaluation / judgment but will help giving proper comments
too.
Further, it is important to note that,
a jury is never a master of all classes of philately. But in India, a jury is
handed over the task to evaluate / judge exhibits of all the classes at least
up to State/Zonal/Circle level shows. A postal History Jury is asked to
evaluate huge number of Thematic Exhibits. Now what would be the fate? How can
we expect quality judgment? How the philately can be improved? To add to this,
a non philatelist or an incompetent person (normally from DOP) is also
accompanied as jury. No, this is undesirable. If, separate and appropriate jury
for major classes are engaged this will automatically lessen the load on single
jury and also help proper and quality marking & preparing mark sheets with
appropriate comments. So,I suggest “Appropriate jury for specific class”.
I
still say , discussion with jury on the exhibit frame is the best way to know
the goods and bads of one’s exhibit but it is not practically possible all the
times as some times jury has less time to spend on frames and sometimes the
exhibitor is absent.
So,
I too endorse the comments and appeal of Sri Agrawal and look forward for
appropriate decision by the PCI governing council in its next meeting to be
held on 28th of this month.
Through
this column, I take opportunity to request PCI to discuss on following points also
in its next meeting as these points will certainly help in promotion and
development of philately in the time to come :
1. How digitalization can be given place in
exhibitions ?
2. How civil recognition can be given to the
philatelists ?
3.
Cost cutting on various heads such as inaugural, cultural, closing functions,
costly hotel stays, transport, decors etc. and diverting funds for promotion of
philately.
4.
Making better relations with DOP and having better check and control on various
aspects of stamp issuing, philatelic material designing and printing, better
functioning of Bureaus, better organizing of
philatelic shows by active role of philatelists etc.
5.
Lessening expenditures for exhibits displayed abroad. Contribution by PCI,
arranging sponsors to share the expenditures etc. as frame fee and overheads
are playing very negative role in promotion of philately. Better transparency
in functioning of commissioners.
6.
Making regulations for control on philatelic clubs and societies. Mere making
members will not help at all.
7.
Developing philatelic promotional material such as CD’s, PPT’s, print material
and contacting educational ministry / departments of different states to ensure
philately is given place in their study curriculum at school level in any
manner.
The
list is long but as PCI is the think tank and controlling apex body of
philatelists in India, I hope the above few suggestion will be given due
consideration.
WISHING PCI’s ON COMING MEETING A GREAT
SUCCESS
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
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24 January 2016 - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal – Rs 5
·
25
January 2016 - Vibrant India Rs 25b + MS
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6 February 2016 – International Fleet Review – 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
19
December 2015 - L. M. Thapar School of Management – Dera Bassi
20
December 2015 – Our Lad of Health Church, Ariankuppam, Pondicherry
17
December 2015 : VALPEX 2015 Dharsana Salt Satyagrah Smarak, Valsad
3
January 2016 - Hot Air Balloon Carried Cover -.Pollachi
4
January - 2016Sri Krishna Mutt Paryaya Mahotsava- Udupi
6
January 2016 - Padma Vibhusan Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade –.Dharwad
7 January 2016 – KERAPEX 2016 -
Thrissur District Co-Operative Bank – Thrissur
7 January 2016 – KERAPEX - 2016
Diamond Jubilee Celebration of College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences,
Mannuthy, Thrissur
9 January 2016 - KERAPEX
- 2016 Laloor Model Solid Waste Management Project (LAMPS) – Thrissur
7 January 2016 – KERAPEX 2016 -
Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) – Thrissur
7
January,- 2016Asha Kiran - A Ray of Hope - Mumbai
8 January 2016 - KERAPEX
2016 -
Arattupuzha Pooram – Thrissur
8 January 2016 – KERAPEX 2016 -
Muziris Heritage Project – Cheraman Juma Masjid – Thrissur
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8 January 2016 - KERAPEX
2016 St. Joseph Pontifical Seminary,
Carmelgiri, Alwaye – Thrissur
9 January 2016 - KERAPEX
2016 -Save Elephant – Save Culture – Thrissur
8th January 2016 - Rajmata Jijau – Pune
9
January 2016.Golden Jubilee of Sujatha High School – Hyderabad
9
January 2016- 6th Annual Conference of Global Association of Physicians of
Indian Origin (GAPIO) - Bangalore
15
January 2016 - Karimabad Bharat
Scout Group Centennial – Mumbai
15
January 2016 - Late Shri Dinanath Dalal – Panaji
16
January 2016 –Sri Paonta Sahib, Sirmour District, Himachal
Pradesh
16 January 2016 - MAHAPEX 2016 - Late Smt. Kusumben Mehta – Nashik
17 January 2016 - MAHAPEX 2016 - Kalaram
Mandir – Nashik
17 January 2016 - MAHAPEX 2016 - City of
Grapes – Nashik
18 January 2016 - MAHAPEX
2016 - Nashik Dhol – Nashik
28
January 2016 - Silver Jubilee
Celebrations Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History , Coimbatore
22 January 2016 - Seth
G S Medical College and K E M Hospital - Mumbai
30 January 2016 Martyr’s Day –
Lucknow
In The News
Commemorative Stamp on 50th
anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Sri Lanka by Sri Lanka Post – 4th
October 2015
The
Hare Krishna movement in Sri Lanka is active in Sri Lanka, especially in
Kotahena (Colombo 13) due to the presence of a Hare Krishna Temple in this
area. The 50th anniversary of spiritual leader Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Sri
Lanka was celebrated by the devotees and congregation of ISKCON Sri Lanka on
the 19th August 2015. Srila Prabhupada’s visited the island on 19th August,
1965.
To
mark the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada’s visit to Sri Lanka a
commemorative stamp and commemorative cover was released by Sri Lanka Post on
4th October 2015 at the function held at Ramakrishna Mission Hall, Wellawatta,
Colombo - 06. The Honourable Deputy Minister of Posts of Sri Lanka Mr. Dulip
Wijesekara released the stamp and handed over the commemorative covers with the
stamps to the special invitees of the function.
World Stamp Show Held Once Every Ten Years is awaited eagerly by stamp collectors worldwide
Every ten years, the United States hosts an
historic event in which people from around the world come together to honor the
postage stamp. This year’s eight-day celebration entitled: World Stamp Show-NY
2016 is scheduled from May 28th to June 4th, 2016, at the Javits Center located
at 655 West 34th Street in New York City. In addition to hundreds of thousands
stamps from around the world, this year’s exhibition will include the world’s
most valuable postage stamp, John Lennon’s childhood stamp album, vintage
postal vehicles, and much more.
Visitors from all 50 states and more than 100
countries are expected to attend the free exhibition and retail event at which
they can buy from more than 200 of the world’s most notable and respected stamp
dealers, bid on rarities through revered auction houses, view nearly 60,000
pages of stamp exhibits, attend seminars, or just “Take a Walk Around the
World” through the 60+ country post offices participating in the exhibition.
On display will be very valuable and rare stamps, including the
British Guiana One-Cent Black on Magenta stamp, produced in 1856, sold in 2014
for $9.5 million, and considered to be the world’s most valuable object by
weight. Those new to the hobby of stamp collecting will receive complimentary
stamps and guidance from “stamp buddies” on how to begin collecting in the
“Beginner’s Area”, with planned activities for those attendees from six years
of age to 96.
“For more than 150
years, postage stamps have connected people from all over the world”, says Wade
Saadi, President of World Stamp Show-NY 2016. “Just as Passport stamps show
where people have traveled to in the world, postage stamps are a unique way of
learning about history, geography and even pop culture. Collectors are able to
tell stories of the past, such as who was the president of the US in any given
year; what cars were popular when; or when the world was at war, as well as to
commemorate a wide variety of themes, including artwork, inventions, animals,
sports, and world leaders”.
“Throughout the
ages, stamp collecting has been a passionate hobby of some very famous people
from all walks of life including: Pope Francis (boyhood collector), Queen
Elizabeth, Patrick Dempsey, Warren Buffet, Maria Sharapova, Nicolas Sarkozy,
John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Ronnie Wood, Bill Gross, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, Jacques Costeau, and George Bernard Shaw, among others.
For generations,
letters have delivered news of events, both happy and sad occasions, business,
politics, discoveries, and family history. By the same token, postage stamps
reflect the times and teach us about people, places and events, reflecting on
the talk of the day”, continued Mr.
Saadi. “Stamp
collecting is a great way to connect with the past and present, obtaining
valuable knowledge that requires being mindful ‒ without the need for
technology”.
Stampex turns 60
years old! A great philatelic event is anticipated by collectors worldwide
The United
Kingdom‘s premier philatelic show, Stampex, will celebrate its 60-year diamond
anniversary during its Feb. 17-20, 2016, spring exhibition.
This will be an extra-special event for all
stamp collectors and traders, as well as a unique opportunity to learn more
about the history of stamps and the hobby itself. The 60th Anniversary show,
organised by The Philatelic Traders’ Society, will take place at The Business
Design Centre (BDC) in Islington from 17th-20th February 2016.
The exhibition will have a special showcase
to commemorate this special anniversary. Visitors can also expect over 100
stands, featuring specialist collections, national competitions and special
displays by the Association of British Philatelic Societies entitled ‘Seven
Nations Challenge’ with teams from Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
Sweden, UK and USA, including a full national exhibition.
A children’s stand, from Stamp Active
Network, will include a range of fun and engaging activities as well as a live
auction on the Saturday of the show featuring items donated by Stampex stand
holders. As the exhibition falls during half term, this will be a fantastic day
out for families, enabling them to embark on their new collecting adventure
together.
Unlike most other London-based shows, entry
is free and all who visit may purchase a show-specific Smiler Sheet and receive
a free catalogue and postcard, which make lovely keepsakes and souvenirs and
are highly collectible pieces.
New addition to 11th
Definitive Series on ‘Makers of India’.
Department of
Posts has issued one more definitive stamps in new 11th Definitive Series on
‘Makers of India’ in denomination of 25 paise depicting Mahatma Gandhi.
Recent
Stamp Exhibitions
PHILATAIPEI 2016 : World Stamp Championship Exhibition
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.
PUNPEX – 2016
Third State Level Philatelic Exhibition
PUNPEX 2016 will be held from
6th to
9th February 2016 At DAV College, Sector-10, Chandigarh
Utsav-2016, 8th Delhi State Level
Philatelic Exhibition will be held from 15th to 17th February 2016 at New Delhi
Contact:
Assistant Director (Postal Operations)
O/o Chief Postmaster General, Delhi Circle,
Meghdoot Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001
Phone: 011-23617633, 23612391 | Email: delhiutsav2016@gmail.com
O/o Chief Postmaster General, Delhi Circle,
Meghdoot Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001
Phone: 011-23617633, 23612391 | Email: delhiutsav2016@gmail.com
India Post 2016 Wall Calendar
India
Post has launched wall calendar for the year 2016 featuring Baramasa series of
paintings on twelve pages of calendar. A set of four commemorative stamps
featuring Ritu Rang (Vasant / spring), Greeshm / summer, Varsha / monsoon) and
Hemant /winter) issued in 1996 has been reproduced on all pages of calendar.
Each stamp highlights the essence of the season it depicts.
The
India Post 2016 Calendar is available for sale at the price of Rs 250 in all
philatelic bureaus and it is also available at ePost Office portal of India Post.
Set of Picture Postcards on “Mammals of India” released by North Karnataka Postal Circle
A
set of picture postcards have been released by North Karnataka Postal Circle
depicting “Mammals of India” on the occasion of 67th Republic day at Dharwad.
This is 14th Set of picture postcards on issued by North Karnataka Postal
Circle. The set contains 48 cards and comes in an attractive box and is priced
Rs. 150/- per set. For more information contact nkrpostcrossing@gmail.com
Special Cover and Picture
Postcards on Martyr’s Day – 30th January 2016
Martyrs
day in India is celebrated to pay homage to the victims who fought for the
freedom, welfare and progress of the India and sacrificed their lives. It is celebrated
every year all over the country on 30th of January. India is the country among
other 15 countries of the world where Martyrs Day is celebrated every year to
pay homage to the freedom fighters.
To
commemorate Martyr’s Day, a Special Cover with brochure and a set of three
Picture Postcards were released by Lucknow Philatelic Society at Philatelic
Bureau, Lucknow G.P.O., Lucknow on 30th January 2016.
Price
of the Special Cover with brochure on Rs.5/- Charkha Stamp is Rs. 30/- each
and a set of three picture postcards is Rs. 60/- per set with cancellation.
Uncancelled picture postcards are priced at Rs. 40/-.
Attention
I have an earnest request to the contributors regarding their articles. Kindly send articles in Word format with limited number of images. Articles and news in PDF will not be accepted . If found necessary, some images could be deleted from the articles as there are certain technical limitations in uploading too many images on blog in a single post. I hope from now onwards the contributors will understand this problem and do as requested.
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Philatelic Diary
Dehradun Brigade and the
Battle of Neuve Chapelle
During World War -1, in 1914 the 7th (Meerut) Division was part
of Indian Expeditionary Force sent to reinforce the British
Expeditionary Force (BEF) fighting in France. The Meerut Division was led
by Lieutenant-General C.A. Anderson. The Meerut Division consisted of Dehradun
Brigade, Garhwal Brigade, Bareilly Brigade, Engineers, Pioneers and Mounted
troops. The Dehradun Brigade was led by Brigadier General C.W. Jacob and
consisted of the following
·
1/Seaforths
·
1/9th Ghurkas
·
2/2nd Ghurkas
·
4/Seaforths (T.F.)
Dehradun
Brigade took part in the battle of Neuve Chapelle, France during 10-12 March
1915 as part of the 7th Meerut Division against the Germans. The
battle of Neuve Chapelle was important for the British in many senses. Neuve Chapelle was the
first set-piece offensive battle undertaken by the British from static
trench-lines. Trench warfare, although not seen for the first time in the First
World War, was new to many of the soldiers and the staff officers. Hence, this
battle was the first time that several innovations were used, such as timed
lifts of barrages. Neuve Chapelle was where the British started to learn the
hard lessons that led to the practices undertaken in many if not all subsequent
offensives.
Brigade signal station (Dehradun Brigade) HQ section at work
in the field, St. Floris, France.
Though
the offensive lasted officially for only three days, but it proved to be the
turning point in liberating France from Germans.
FPO
number 13 was part of the Dehradun Brigade serving in France. The letters of
the service persons were duly censored for onward transmission.
The
valour of Indian soldiers especially of Gurkhas was exemplary. After the end of
WW-1, Indian Memorial was erected in Neuve Chapelle to commemorate the
gallantry and courage of Indian soldiers. Our Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi
visited the memorial on the occasion of 100th anniversary of the
fierce and decisive battle.
Indian
War memorial at Neuve Chapelle
The
Gurkhas in action during the battle
Dehradun
has important place in the historical colonial history timeline. It was here
during the battle of Nalapani in 1814 that the British after defeating Gurkhas,
were so impressed by their bravery that included them in their army by raising
the Sirmoor Battalion. It is also unique that the British erected a war
monument at Nalapani, Dehradun commemorating their enemies. Since then Gurkhas
has become integral part of the British army and had won many battles during
WW-1 and WW-2. The importance of this town can very well be understood that a
Brigade was named after it during the great war of 1914-16.
Beginners’ Section
STATUE made of TOY CARS, CUP,
SPRING and JUG ONLY
This 1951
statue “Baboon and Young” kept in Museum of Modern Art, New York is an amazing
piece of art and imagination created by Pablo Picasso in which the Baboon face
was formed from two toy cars—one upright, the other turned upside down—that
Picasso had borrowed from his son Claude, and her tail was an automobile
spring. The baboon's ears were made from cup handles, and her round belly was a
large jug whose handles form the shape of her shoulders.
A FLOWER LIKE FLYING DUCK
They are
known for their fragrance, beauty and their colourful blooms. Blooms resembling
to Birds and Animals also exist. One such variety is “Flying Duck Orchid”
(Caleana major), a small orchid, about 50 cm tall, that grows in eastern and
southern Australia. It’s the most remarkable flower bears an uncanny
resemblance to a flying duck.Orchids are a beautiful and distinctive type of
flower that is also one of the most diverse.
Specialized Section
Some
Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks – 36
Some Unidentified Cancellations
VERY SCARCE SPECIAL "COMBINED" STAMP OF 1892 - 1898
- Dr. Avinash B. Jagtap
These are
the cancellations of the late period and were apparently introduced only for
Poona and Bombay City. These have not been mentioned by Renouf in his monographies,
but have been noted by Jal Cooper in his book "Early Indian
Cancellations"
1892 QV
Postal Stationery Envelope (2As & 6 P. Surcharged on 4 Annas 6 Pies/HG5)
from Poona
to London, the die on the envelope defaced by ""/POONA/11-AU/92"
Backstamped
"WEST WOOD / 3/AU29/92"
MAKE
YOUR VALENTINE’S POST MORE FRAGRANT
© Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal
Sending an e-mall or SMS doesn’t have
the same impact as a card we choose personally and accompany with a hand
written massage of love on Valentine Day. We can make it more romantic by
mailing this heartfelt love letter in an envelope bearing a Rose stamp with
sweet fragrance of roses.
Thanks to Bhutan first in producing
many special stamps also came up with this exciting idea of stamps with rose
scent on 30 Jan 1973 issuing a set of six beautiful stamps and a Miniature
Sheet featuring l5ch Wendy Cussons,
25ch Iceberg, 30ch Marchioness of Urquijo, 3Nu Pink Parfait, 6Nu Roslyn and 7Nu
Blue Moon roses and on s/s again as
Airmail stamps. During the production of these stamps, each stamp was perfumed
to smell like a rose by soaking in rose essence. Each stamp smelled like the
rose variety that was depicted on the individual stamp. Since these stamps have
an expected scent-lifespan of only about 3 months, the issue went unnoticed.
After a long gap of 27 years in year
2000 South Korea released a scented rose stamp as its Love issue. This 170 Weun
heart shaped stamp depicted the American Sign Language for “I Love You" -a
personified hand within heart holding a rose releasing sweet fragrance of rose.
This idea of rose scented stamps
revived in a great way in.200l which in true sense can be enthroned with the
title “Year of Scented Stamps"
as philatelic market flooded with various aromatic issues having scents of
rose, coffee, tea chocolate orchid etc. All this made possible due to striking
innovation of printing stamps with special ink where scent is held within
microcapsules/bubbles. As the ink surface is damaged by gentle rubbing, the
bubble bursts and the scent is released. Stamps, printed with such type of ink
are expected a scent life span of 3 -5 years or more, depending upon the amount
of scratching done to the stamp.
South Korea used this scratch and
sniff technology to commemorate Philkorea-200l releasing two diamond shaped
stamps featuring Red Queen Rose and
Pink Rose with sweet scent of rose on
18th July 2001 also as two stamp mini sheets. Again a scented rose
love issue on 2nd Aug 2001 along with a S/s depicting heart filled
with red roses.
Norway issued its first set of
aromatic stamps in the form of two self-adhesive booklets on 22 June 2001. They
contain Red Roses -"Heidenk onigin"(Queen of the Heath) and Pink
Roses -"Old Master" and Grand
Prix & Champagne roses. All are
designed by Enzo Finger and printed in offset by John Enschede; The
Nederlandscorresponding to the first class domestic rate 5.50 Nok denominated
these stamps are always ready to release delicate scent of charming garden
roses if they are gently rubbed by finger.
To promote tourism and its perfume
industry, Norfolk Is also adopted this fascinating idea of issuing scented
stamps .On 9th June 2001 it released a set of 6 floral stamps which smell like
perfume. One of this depicted a woman
with roses and has a tab also featuring a beautiful rose branch with perfume of
rose.
The Netherlands honoured the
International Horticultural Exhibition "Floride-2002 issuing a lovely pane
of 10 stamps on April 27, 2002 with 6 floral designs including a rose with rose
smell.
The appeal and beauty of the rose has
stood the test of time and is the only flower that is understood universally.
To symbolize love and dignity no other flower has been able to replace the rose
since the dawn of the civilization. From 2002 an onwards most of the scented
issues from different parts of the world came out as greeting issues and Roses
were their most favorite choice.
The single biggest sales day for
"The World's Favorite Flower" is Valentine Day when more than 1.5
million roses are delivered each year as a tangible expression of words
unspoken around the globe. Austria filled the Valentine's mail of year 2002
with the delicate scent of rose coming out of the bouquet of flowers featured
on its Euro 0.87 denominated stamps issued on 8 Feb.
South Korean 15thJan 2002
greeting issue was a unique set having 4 different smelling stamps out of which
one has rose on it with rose scent.
Valentine Day is commemorated with
passion and excess in Thailand with commercial business taking the lead in
promoting this day of Love while florists, hoteliers and restaurants make in
huge profit. Thai postal authorities also dropped their toes in this stream of
water and in 2002 they released their first aromatic stamp featuring Antonia
Ridge –rose variety with thick and soft, velvet like petals. The very beautiful
red rose scented stamp printed 4 million in quantity, all sold out within
hours.
This
warm welcome of scented issue in philatelic world and great economic prospect,
Thai post made a regular practice of issuing scented rose stamps commemorating
Valentine’s Day each year afterwards. In 2003 the country’s postal authorities
released a set of two 4b stamps
depicting one heart shape stamp with unusual Blue Nile rose – a lavender
colour sweet fragrant blossom while the other shows a bear holding a rose
bouquet. In terms of Language of Roses, Orange symbolizes ‘desire’ and this
colour of rose was chosen for1 Feb 2004 issue.
‘Red’
symbolizes love and respect, and this colour rose was featured on its unique
2005 Valentine’s Day issue printed on flocked paper impregnated with rose
scent.
Pinkish
red was the colour of rose chosen by Thai post for its 2006 issue. But this
time your fingers too can feel its presence by touching as it was embossed.
2007 issue was a rose in Yellow colour, the symbol of joy and gladness and 2008 issue, a light pink rose being the next to Red , in the most favorite colour list of roses, and symbolizes gratitude, appreciation, admiration and sympathy.
Its
2009 issue was a White rose where as 2010 a long steamed Red embossed rose and a
s/s depicting a composite of its previous aromatic issues. A Heart filled with
roses and rose scent was the theme of 2011 issue.
The scent of roses is often compared
to that of wine as well as other fragrances that are familiar to us. If there
is something called real “raised fragrance" it would be that of the old
historical roses of the alba-, gallica- and damascene- rose families. All these
happen with the 19 Nov. 2002 issue of Switzerland. A set of 5 aromatic stamps
were released out of which 4 depicted scented rose varieties. Designs are inspired by the painting of great rose
painter Pierre Joseph Redoute and are prepared by the famous Swiss Graphic
designer Anne Marie Trechslin. Rose varieties depicted were named after the
actress Ingrid Bergman, Bella Vaudoise, Charmain and Fruhlingrgold.
Malaysians also received an early
whiff of love when the country’s postal authorities released a set of 4 stamps
m portraying pink, red Rosa hybrida and in pair yellow Rosa hybrida &
Floribunda and a S/S featuring a
Floribunda miniature and a highly scented Centifolia rose used for preparing
Attar.
Belgium
commemorated its 2005 Ghent Flower Show releasing a set of 3 stamps with an
olfactory component titillating the senses illustrating Belinda, Pink Iceberg
and Old Master roses.
Australia putout a self-adhesive Red
rose issue in 2006 for Valentine Day with sweet fragrance of rose and again in 2008 a “Love Blooms” Self
–adhesive sheet let. This Silver foiled high-build varnished sheet let of 10
rose scented stamps is printed with flexographic printing process and bears the
image of a classic red rose in full bloom. This issue again added a new
dimension to our Valentine’s Mail. Now we can even add our love ones photograph
as tab with this stamp with the help of Australian post Personalized Stamp
Service offered for this issue.
India post also recognized the revenue-generating power of the scented stamps and in 2007 released a set of 4 scented stamps featuring local rose varieties Bhim, Delhi Princess, Jawahar and Neelam (I made my Valentine Mail priceless for my wife placing the last stamp of this series “NEELAM” on the envelope which by coincidence is also the name of my wife). Sheet let and S/s were also released, decorated beautifully, with more verities of roses as ornamental border.
Year 2008 witnessed two more scented rose issues, one from Argentina as an M/s and the other from Israel depicting white roses.
The use of scented stamps is a novelty
that is becoming more and more prevalent. Also the subject of all of the stamps
issued with scents, flower-scented stamps are the predominant type. Since the
rose has a rich symbolic life and in recent centuries has become closely
associated with love, beauty and passion, a major portion of issued floral
scented stamps is occupied by Rose.
Year 2010 get fragrant with beautiful
Bookletissued by Germany on 1 March depicting Red roses and on 14 January,Morocco-
Rosa damascene.Cyprus
also chosen Rosa damascene for its 23 March 2011rosescented stamps.
In
2012 on 14 February Hong Kong released one S/s for Valentine Day and Taiwan on
10 February 2012, a set of twolove heart raised flower arrow scented ink gutter
pair stamps and a S/s.
Year
2014 again filled with perfume of roses released by various aromatic issues of
Bosnia, Monaco and Malaysia.
But
Croatia jumped one step ahead and instead of only flower or a bouquet of flowers
released a beautiful S/s of a Croatian Botanical Garden with sweet aroma of
Roses.
Philippine
in 2014 issued Rose scented block of 4 stamps and 1 S/s featuring five
paintings of its former President Corazon Aquino.
Year 2015 also saw many scented issues and one from Thailand is my favorite.
Year 2015 also saw many scented issues and one from Thailand is my favorite.
We
may hope more rose scented stamps in near future with some new innovations
capable of making our future Valentine’s Day mails even more personal and more
romantic.
Third Reich Horse Racing Stamp Issues
During the years of the Third Reich,
horse racing was a very popular spectator sport in Germany. People flocked to
the annual national races in great numbers, even in the waning days of World
War II, when going to large public events meant taking the chance of getting
caught in an Allied bombing raid, but that didn't stop them at all. Aside from
the wagering aspects of the races, they were also major social events, as is
the Kentucky Derby, in the United
States
During the period from
1936-1944, the government of the Third Reich sponsored a number of national
horse races. As a result, quite a few surtaxed postage stamps of the collecting
thematic, horses on stamps, were issued. The surtaxes on these German stamp
issues usually went to pay for the event or to provide the funding for the
sweepstakes prize.
The
Brown Ribbon of Germany
The "Brown Ribbon" was an
annual July horse race run in Munich Germany was the race track at Riem, just a few
short miles from Munich
Surtaxed postage stamps
(below) were first issued for the event in 1936 and the issues were continued
annually until 1944. All of these issues feature horse themes, and the stamps
are marvelous examples of the engraver's art.
1936 (left),
from the souvenir sheet. Stamp shows jockeys racing horses.
1937 (right), from the 1936 souvenir sheet. The stamp portion was overprinted "1 AUGUST / 1937 / MUNCHEN- / RIEM".
1937 (right), from the 1936 souvenir sheet. The stamp portion was overprinted "1 AUGUST / 1937 / MUNCHEN- / RIEM".
1938 (left). Goddess of Victory riding
a horse, extending her left arm, in which she holds a victory wreath.
1939 (right). Man holding the reins of two rearing horses.
1939 (right). Man holding the reins of two rearing horses.
1940 (left).
Ancient warrior, holding wreath of victory, and riding in a chariot, drawn by
three horses.
1941 (right). Amazons, with shields and spears, riding galloping horses.
1941 (right). Amazons, with shields and spears, riding galloping horses.
1941 Brown
Ribbon stamp issue on cover dated July 27 with commemorative cancel.
1942 (left).
Brown Ribbon of Germany banner in front of three racing horses.
1943 (right). Hunter on horseback, blowing a horn.
1943 (right). Hunter on horseback, blowing a horn.
1944
(Center). Race horse with foal.
German
Derby
The
German Derby is an annual race for three-year-old colts and fillies, usually
run in Hamburg
1939 (Above).
Race horse "Investment" and jockey. Issued to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of the race. The surtax was divided between Hitler's National
Culture Fund and the race promoters.
The
Blue Ribbon Race
During
the Second World War, the German Derby became known as the "Grosser
Deutschlandpreis der Dreijahrigen" um "Das Blaue Band" or,
loosely translated, the "Greater Germany Sweepstakes of
Three-year-olds" in "The Blue Ribbon" race. Surtaxed stamps
(below) were issued during 1940-1942 for the race, which was run in Hamburg
1941 (Top),
1940 (Left), 1942 (Right). Race horses.
The
Grand Prize of Vienna
The
race track in Freudenau, the port section of Vienna Austria
The two sets of
stamps, shown above, were issued in 1943 and 1944 under the Third Reich for the
Vienna horse race in Freudenau
Lighter Side
Collection
of stamps and Coins are parallel to each
other. One who collects stamps had certainly collected some coins during school
days.. Same is with the collectors of coins. There are some who love to collect
both. So I am giving this special article on coins for
the lovers of stamps and coins on Valetine’s Day. - Editor
UN-USUAL COINS (Pt III): COINS FOR VALENTINES
©
Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal
Throughout history,
there have been many symbols for love. Hearts, forget-me-nots and eternity
knots show an everlasting and unbreakable bond. For those beginning or
celebrating their lifelong union, coins are a traditional gift which symbolise
hope, fortune and prosperity. These unashamedly sentimental tokens become
precious keepsakes and valuable heirlooms.
Heart Shaped
The Government of Niue
has launched 1 Dollar silver coins in 2014 which derives their inspiration from
Valentine’s Day. The coin, ideally struck in the shape of a heart is also
two-sided, that is each piece one left and one right come together to form the
heart-shaped “always with you” silver valentine, the perfect way to say I love
you! As a two piece offering, the coin is designed to keep one side and give
the other half to your significant other.
It is produced by the
Mint of Poland in Warsaw on behalf of the Government of Niue and each side
includes a deep red coloured application, also in the shape of half a heart.
Above the heart, the inscription “ALWAYS WITH YOU” is placed with the first
word on one half, the other words on the second side. On the obverse, two red
heart-shaped Swarovski crystals are embedded on each side along with a
miniature portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth together with the year of issue and
the coin’s denomination of “ONE DOLLAR” seen on each half.
The Pacific island of
Palau has tried to appeal to coin collectors with their most unusual set of heart-shaped coins. A 2009 minting
featured a pair of angels, while the 2012 run showed a heart with wings and the
slogan "My heart flies for you."
Its 2013 heart shaped coin is different from all
those that have gone before in that it has upon its reverse a big, heart-shaped
lump of genuine amber embedded within it. Not the most subtle of decorations,
it has to be said, but it does match the shape of the actual coin. What does
stand out however is the quality of the art on the coin’s face. Depicting a
pair of elephants standing head-to-head in a natural setting, with a different
‘reflection’ in the water in front, it does look a well-executed piece of work.
For us the amber is a little oversized, but if you like it, there’s little to
complain about with the rest of the design given its intended market. The
obverse carries the usual Rainbows End shield of Palau, along with the
denomination.
The Mint of Poland together with the National Bank
of Poland launched their 2012 coin issues program with a bash. They organized a
celebration for the first strikes of coins commemorating the “Great Orchestra
of Christmas” charity, an organization which raises money for underprivileged
children nationwide. The year 2012 is
also the 20th anniversary of the charity, which is inscribed on the coins.
The coin is designed by Urszula
Walerzak and includes the commemorative 20th year anniversary text along with a
tree and heart flowers. The reverse depicts a piano keyboard cascading up and
down the left side of the coin along with the emblem of Poland, the eagle and
the coin’s face value of 10 Zlotych.
There are large number of Heart shaped coins
released by other countries keeping in view the market potential, hard to cover
all in this article. Only few are depicted here I wish for my Valentino. ‘
“Love Unites”-Tokelau 2014, “Happy
Valentine’s Day” ,Cook Island, 2014, “Eternal Love” 2015,“Missing you”, Liberia,2009
and ”Endless Love”, Mariana Islands,2005.
Puzzle Shaped
In addition to these Heart Shaped Coins,First-of-Its-Kind
Puzzle Shaped Coins for the One You Love also minted by Mint of Poland (who
have become widely known and highly regarded for producing coins with
innovative shapes and technical advancements) for Government of Niue in 2012.The coins take the shape of inter-connecting jigsaw
puzzle pieces, which actually fit together to form one larger coin of two
halves. Designed by the artist Beata Aleksandrowitz, the coins also include cut
crystals from Swarovski and a colour application depicting a red heart, also in
two halves.
The reverse design of the coin
includes a pair of “love birds” each of them perched on a branch surrounded by
flowers and offering their half of the heart to one another. On one half of the
coin is the word “YOU” and on the corresponding side, the word “ME”. The
obverse of the coins also offers corresponding elements, including a string of
heart-shaped balloons which illustrate two halves along with the year of issue
“2012” and the coin’s denomination of 1 Dollar. A cameo-style effigy of H.M.
Queen Elizabeth II is placed on each half.
The coins are struck in sterling
silver and in proof quality.
Murrine Milleflori Glass Art
The glass processing technique Millefiori was
already known in Ancient Rome and is nowadays mainly continued on the island of
Murano close to Venice.
Firstly long glass rods, known as Murrine, are
handmade, cured and then cut into discs. After that the individual
multi-coloured glass discs are placed into a mould, heated gently and slowly
melted. Thus, unique Patterns emerge, of which no two are alike.
The finished artwork explains without words why
Millefiori means “thousand flowers “in Italian.
In this amazing handmade5$ silver coin you see in
every detail the magic of uniqueness issued by Cook Islands in 2015.
Forever
Love
The Major Mitchell Cockatoo
is one of Australia’s most beautiful birds. It has pink feathers across its
face, chest, and belly, with pure white tail feathers and a brilliant red and
yellow striped crest. The birds are regarded as representative of true love
since they mate for life and can live several decades.
The Perth Mint of
Australia released in 2014 “Forever Love” 1/2 oz. Silver Proof Coin depicting
two Major Mitchell Cockatoos. They are perched on a heart shaped branch with
bush flowers and leaves with one bird presenting its mate with a sprig of gum
blossoms and the words “Forever Love” appear above.
The obverse of the coin
features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. Inscriptions
include the “2014” date and monetary denomination of “50 cents”. The coins are
issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu.
One more in this series of “Forever Love”
coin features two doves (who seem to be kissing!) flying in front of a
heart-shaped pink ribbon. The beauty of the colour and balance of the design
enhance its desirability. Perfect for Valentine's Day, this stunning, pure
silver proof also makes a perfect wedding gift, or as the most unique
anniversary gift the happy couple will ever receive!
Scented Rose
In true sence, Valentine’s
Day and Roses are synonmus of each other.The first coin where you can literally
smell the roses is the third in the series of scented coins featuring famous
plants of the world is beautiful full colorLong-Stemmed red rose on a 100
Francs coin from Benin. Released in2011,the coin is actually scented - it
smells like a real rose!
In 2013, Niue also released a
1$silver aromatic coin depicting a red
rose with fragrance of rose.
Another important addition in this series of
Valentine’s Day coins is that of Canada's 24-Karat Golden Rose!
When the first immigrants began arriving in
Canada, many brought the botanical treasures from their homeland. The first
roses to arrive were from France, but they were ill equipped to endure the
extreme climates of North America. It wasn't until later that hardier varieties
began to tempt their fate against the Canadian winter.
One of the most notable is R. Hugonis, or
Father Hugo's rose, named after Father Hugh Scallon, the missionary who
discovered this beautiful yellowish-orange rose in China and sent it to England
in 1899. It wasn't long before the tough disposition of this rugged rose became
obvious, and the Golden Rose of China was brought to Canada.
Now you, too, can have this vigorous beauty,
minted in silver and preserved in 24-karat gold-plating on this beautiful
Canadian issue from 2005.
New issues from other Countries
Finland
22
January 2016 - Together
Ireland
28 January
2016 : 50th
Anniversary of the Irish Heart Foundation
Poland
15 January 2016 : EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Poland 2016
Reader’s Right
27/01/2016
Respected Dear Shri Rajesh
Kumar Bagri,
Philatelic Greetings.
Suggesting a resolution, which according to me, should be passed
in PCI meeting and sent to India Post and all the Dist level, State level,
National level Jury and Judges in India for strict implementation, if we all
want to upgrade philately in India.
RESOLUTION:
In every Dist., State and National Philatelic Exhibition, Mark
Sheet must be given to the exhibitor, with comments regarding the minus points
found in the exhibit and Few lines on how to improve further the exhibit, must
be given by the Judges.
Giving Mark sheet to all the participants & few lines in
writing to all the participants on their Mark sheet, what was missing in the
exhibit, how to improve further the Exhibit will help immensely to the
participants. It can be posted also to the participants after 8/10days. The
sheets are of no use to Post Dept., but the quality of exhibit can become much better. We can see much improved exhibit next
time. It is not possible for every exhibitor to attend the exhibition and
discuss his exhibit with jury members. Many a times he even doesn't know who
the judges are. Many a times the juries do not have time.
Bronze winner is surprised why he didn't get Silver. Silver winner
is surprised why he didn't get Gold. Gold winner is surprised why he didn't get
Best exhibit, Champions of Champion. Unnecessary grudge is
born towards Dept. and Hon. Judges & the exhibitor always think that
some favoritism is being done.
It may be said that for jury it is not possible to write remarks, sometime
due to paucity of time, and critic session is the best way to tell exhibitor
about how to improve the exhibit. But in critic session general points for
improvement of the exhibit are brought in light. Juries can't remember
individual exhibits and advice. These points are very well available in books.
Every exhibitor does not attend the exhibition. Many a times, time of critic
session is short, and sorry to add many a times, critic session is cancelled
due to lack of time.
Whereas jotting down few
lines while judging the exhibit, what the jury is thinking is very easy (on
which Hon. Jury is deciding regarding the exhibit).
Just the thing is Hon jury attends for all the days of exhibition
& gives sufficient time. Otherwise if needed, no. of Hon. Juries should be
increased. By Grace of God we have No. of world class Juries in India and instead of keeping 3 Juries, 6 must be
kept in an exhibition of 400 Frames.
It can be said that the interaction among exhibitors as well as
organizing talks in the philatelic clubs will help in improving the exhibits
with the help of jotted down principles & guidelines in the books (It is
immensely useful & must for a beginner). But I wish to say that interaction
between Philatelists, Clubs is useless before getting Mark Sheet and missing
points from Boss (Hon. Jury). Unless and until you know WHAT to improve, you
can't go for searching HOW.
The feedback of Judges will be like appraisals of participants
which will help participants in improving their next exhibits & we will be
able to see much better quality in next exhibition.
It won’t be out of way to mention that this is a routine practice
adopted in foreign exhibitions.
Regards
- Ajay
Agrawal LA18, (Akola, Maharashtra)
Acknowlegement
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Philatelic
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