Frozen
Treats
USPS
will issue 10 colorful stamps this year on Frozen Treats featuring frosty, colorful icy
pops on a stick. The tasty, sweet confections come in a variety of shapes and
flavors.
Dehradun March
2018 Vol XI Issue No 123
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RAINBOW
Happy Holi !
Dear Reader,
With March 2018 issue of Rainbow, I wish you all a very Happy
and colorful Holi. Let’s all spread the colour of fraternity among whole
philatelic community. Have a great time in this beautiful festival of colors. India
Post is issuing a large number of stamps per year on a variety of subjects in
high denomination. It is nice that it is covering many themes and subjects but
the quality of stamps could never be maintained if the number of issues is very
high. Few stamp issues with fine quality of printing and paper are always good.
Many collectors have stopped collecting all Indian annual stamp issues and have
started collecting only specific stamps. It is only because of the high increase
in the number of stamp issues. The number of stamp issues per year must be
restricted by India Post. This will encourage Indian philatelists as well as global collectors
to collect more Indian Stamps.
This is all for this month. More in next Issue !
Happy Holi & Happy Collecting!
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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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
Funding to philatelic societies for promotion of philately
In
one of the mail to the editor of this esteemed Rainbow Stamp News forwarded to
me for my interest, shows the serious
concern on funding for various stamps exhibitions by the respective
governments. In the mail the person writes “I read with interest various
comments on the above issue. Now a days, various Postal authorities are not
organizing Philatelic Exhibitions, they just give grants, while expenditures
are going up, specially rent of Exhibition Halls. But in China all expenses of
Philatelists are born by the Govt. of China, it is not the isolated case. In
Nepal their Federation gets annual grant from the Govt.. while in India we
don`t get anything from India Post/Govt.”
In India, government does not share or grant
any fund to any of the private or recognized society, if any for organizing any
philatelic exhibition. Through several million of rupees are spent every year
for organizing various level exhibitions all over India. The quality of
exhibitions is never up to the mark in comparison to the money spent. I think
Indian government should also think on these lines. Let’s discuss the various
pros and cons of such funding.
First of all I truly appreciate the fund,
Indian govt. spends on promotion of philately by way of organizing exhibitions
all through India throughout the year. I don’t know the real figures of money
being spent on these but I understand ,It must be in few millions, if not over
crore of rupee. But if I assess the outcome of this exercise, it forces me to
think that it is time that the higher ups such as Director Philately and CPMGs
need to re-think their philatelic promotional strategies. Genuinely, I don’t
find any appreciable promotion in
comparison to the money spent. Huge amount is spent just for booking halls,
attending guests, inaugural and closing functions, transport, hospitality and
very costly gifts, memento and awards etc..
Not to comment on how the money is spent, I just want to say that this
huge amount can be spent in different way to get better outcome and better
promotion of philately.
Change is the law of nature. Change in any field
must be appreciated. In India there are several philatelic societies. Some are
big and some are small. Some are old and some are new. Some are prospering /
growing and some are dying. But each and every one is doing every bit of them
to promote philately at their level. These societies have given various
renowned philatelists. These societies / clubs
are the trees where philatelists are born, nourished and grown. But these trees need to be watered and
fed. The feed is nothing but money. Various societies just fail to grow and die
because of lack of fund. Lack of philatelic promotional activities.
I suggest that DOP should recognize various
societies and start funding those. Their activities of such societies should be
monitored. The societies / clubs should work in line with NGO with all their
activities focused on philatelic promotion by different ways. Fund for
organizing various philatelic activities such a philatelic workshops,
exhibitions, printing of literature etc. only should be spent. In brief, I want
to say that government should share its burden of holding various philatelic
activities with the reputed and recognized societies by funding them
appropriately. To say it is just like out sourcing to get better results.
Let’s hope the change is on the way……………………..
-
Naresh Agrawal Ph. 09425530514 - email :
nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian Issue
8 January 2018 : Central Plantation Crops Research Institute – Rs
15 , Rs 5 + MS
25 January 2018 : India – Vietnam Joint Issue – Rs25 + Rs 5 + MS
25 January 2018 : ASEAN – India Joint Summit 2018 –RS 5 x 11 + MS
26 January 2018 – Potter’s Wheel – Rs 5 + Rs 15
17 February 2018 : India-Iran Joint Issue : Rs 5 + Rs 25 + MS
23 February 2018 : B Nagi Reddy – Rs 5
25 February 2018 : Auroville
International Township, Pondicherry - Golden Jubilee.
Recent Special Covers
27 January 2018 : Lakkundi Utsav, Lakkundi
6
February 2018 Heritage Buildd Bhawan
17 February
2018 : Mahamastakabhishek,
Sravanabelgola
23
February 2018 : Karuna NGO, Surat
23
February 2018 : Shri Satnam Sakshi , Surat
24
February 2018 : Swachh Surat
24
February 2018 : Spring Festival, Dehradun
27
February 2018 :42nd Death ammiversary of KC Reddy, Bangalore
In The News
Indian theme on foreign stamp : The Indian Cavalry, Haifa
An
Indian cavalryman against the background of the Indian Cavalry battalion in the
streets of lower Haifa.
Israel
Post issued a stamp on 6 February 2018 featuring Indian Cavalry , Haifa. The
stamp features an Indian cavalryman (Library of Congress, from photos of the
American Colony in Jerusalem) against the background of the Indian Cavalry
battalion in the streets of lower Haifa (Imperial War Museum). The tab features
the insignia of the Indian army's Ramchi Jodphur battalion. The first day cover
features a photo of the monument erected in the British Military Cemetery in
Haifa in memory of the Indian soldiers who fell during WWI.
USPS announces new
Forever stamps, rate
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced its
Forever stamp offerings for the new year, including a stamp featuring the late
Fred Rogers (1928 to 2003), who entertained and educated generations of
children through his public television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
More notables to appear
on 2018 Forever stamps include singer, songwriter and a founding member of the
Beatles, John Lennon (1940 to 1980), legendary performer and civil rights
activist Lena Horne (1917 to 2010), and America’s first woman in space, Sally
Ride (1951 to 2012), who inspired the nation as a pioneering astronaut,
brilliant physicist and dedicated educator.
Other Forever stamp
offerings will include bioluminescent life, Illinois statehood, STEM education,
the Peace rose, frozen treats, the Flag Act of 1818, dragons, World War I:
Turning the Tide, the art of magic, birds in winter, the Year of the Dog, love
flourishes, and America the Beautiful.
As well, the cost of
mailing letters and packages will increase in 2018, as the Postal Regulatory
Commission has approved USPS price changes to take effect January 21.
The new prices include a
one-cent increase of a first-class mail Forever stamp from 49 cents to 50 cents.
Postcard stamps (34 to 35 cents) and metered letters (46 to 47 cents) will also
see a one-cent increase.
According to USPS, the
proposed prices will raise mailing services product prices approximately 1.9
percent, and most shipping services products will average a 3.9 percent price
increase. While mailing services price increases are limited based on the
Consumer Price Index (CPI), shipping services prices are adjusted
strategically, according to market conditions and the need to maintain
affordable services for customers.
Recent Stamp Exhibitions
THAILAND
2018 is an extraordinary world stamp exhibition organized by the Philatelic
Association of Thailand under the Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn from November 28 to December 3, 2018 at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam
Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand on the auspicious occasion of the First Anniversary
Celebration of H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Royal Coronation Ceremony. The
75th Congress of the International Philatelic Federation (FIP) will also be
held at THAILAND 2018.
THAILAND
2018 with a capacity of 2500 display frames is the only General World
exhibition in the year 2018 with participation open in all Classes viz FIP
Championship, Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately,
Astrophilately, Thematic, Maximaphily, Revenues, Youth, Literature, One Frame,
Modern Philately and Open Philately.
The participation fee for Competitive Classes (except Youth Philately, Literature and One Frame) will be USD80 per frame. The fee for participation in Literature Class is USD90 per exhibit. The fee for participation in One Frame Class is USD100 per exhibit. There is no participation fee for Youth Philately Class.
The participation fee for Competitive Classes (except Youth Philately, Literature and One Frame) will be USD80 per frame. The fee for participation in Literature Class is USD90 per exhibit. The fee for participation in One Frame Class is USD100 per exhibit. There is no participation fee for Youth Philately Class.
The minimum eligibility for participation in THAILAND 2018 is winning at least a vermeil award at the National exhibition. The Exhibit Application forms and the detailed rules of exhibition (IREX) are available for download at http://thailand2018.org/
The
duly filled Forms along with a copy of the first page of the exhibit should be
submitted to the National Commissioner for India, Madhukar Jhingan,
mj@stampsofindia.com +919811160965 by March 1, 2018.
Commissioner for MACAO 2018 Philatelic Exhibition (FIAP)
Mr. Anil Suri has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner
for the MACAO 2018, FIAP Specialized Stamp Exhibition to be held in Macao,
Macau from 21 to 24 September 2018.Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Thematic, Youth, One Frame (TR, PH, PS, AE, AS, TH, MA & RE), Literature and Modern Philately only.
Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for participation in a FIAP exhibition for Senior Class & Youth Class (Groups B & C) is Vermeil Medal and for Youth Class (Group A) a Large Silver Medal secured at a National Exhibition.
Contact information:
Mr. Anil Suri,
Khushal Villa, E-70, Kalkaji,
NEW DELHI - 110 019.
Phone: (Res.) +91-11-2643 0813 / (Off.) +91-11-2647 4681
(M): +919811176908
Email: anilksuri@email.com
Mr. Anil Suri,
Khushal Villa, E-70, Kalkaji,
NEW DELHI - 110 019.
Phone: (Res.) +91-11-2643 0813 / (Off.) +91-11-2647 4681
(M): +919811176908
Email: anilksuri@email.com
Commissioner for PRAGA 2018
Philatelic Exhibition (FIP)
Mr.
Rajan Jaykar has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the PRAGA
2018, FIP Specialized World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Prague, Czech
Republic from 15 to 18 August 2018.Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Modern Philately (Trad. & PH), One Frame (Trad. & PH), Open Philately and Philatelic Literature Classes only.
Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for participation in a FIP exhibition for Senior & Youth Class Groups B & C is Vermeil Medal secured at a National Exhibition and for Youth Class Group A Large Silver Medal.
Contact information:
Mr. Rajan Jayakar
Flat No. 2, Court View, 126, Maharashi Karve Road,
Churchgate, MUMBAI - 400 020.
Phone: +91-22-22820570 / +91-22-22820572
(M): +9198210 72417
Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com
Mr. Rajan Jayakar
Flat No. 2, Court View, 126, Maharashi Karve Road,
Churchgate, MUMBAI - 400 020.
Phone: +91-22-22820570 / +91-22-22820572
(M): +9198210 72417
Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com
FORTHCOMING
INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITIONS UNDER FIP/FIAP
2018 May
27-31: Jerusalem, Israel, ISRAEL 2018 World Stamp Championship
2018 Aug
15-18: Prague, Czech Republic, PRAGA 2018 World Stamp Exhibition
2018 Sep
21-24: Macao, MACAO 2018 35th FIAP International Stamp Exhibition
2018 Dec:
THAILAND 2018 World Stamp Exhibition
The Bi-annual General Body Meeting and
Elections for the New Governing Council (2018-2020) are scheduled to be held at
Chennai on 29th April 2018.
New postmarks on animals
from Germany
On 11th March
2018 a pictorial postmark will be available in 74072
HEILBRONN. The postmark is featuring a European Wildcat (Felis Silvestris),
animal of the year 2018 in Germany.
On 29th March
2018 a pictorial postmark will be available in 60549
FRANKFURT/MAIN . The postmark is featuring a Rainbow-billed toucan(Ramphastos
sulfuratus). The postmark is for a FIRST FLIGHT from Frankfurt/Main to
San Jose,Costa Rica.
Postmark on Dino from South Korea
On February 28th
2018 a postmark will be available in South Korea .
The pictorial
postmark features a SPINOSAURUS.
- Wolfgang Beyer,
German Philatelic Federation (BDPh)
Doon Philatelic Diary
Raj Bhawan, Dehra Dun,
Stamp Exhibition - 2018
Annual spring festival (Basantotsav)
was held at Raj Bhawan, Dehra Dun from 24th to 25th February 2018. On this
occasion a small stamp exhibition was organized in the old circuit house
complex. Exhibits were invited from the eminent philatelists of Dehra Dun.
Children were encouraged to submit their exhibits related to flower theme in
order to suite the occasion. Dr. KK Paul, Governor of Uttarakhand is himself a
seasoned philatelist. His personal collection was also put on display for the
general public. In order to encourage the children in the hobby of stamp
collecting he constituted three awards consisting of cash prize and a
citation. The citation were personally signed by the Governor and CPMG,
Uttarakhand.
The exhibition was formally
inaugurated by Dr. KK Paul on 24th February morning. A special cover on
"Jambu" (Allium wallichii kunth) was released by the Governor on this
occasion. Jambu, popularly known as Himalayan wild onion is a strong-smelling
bulbous herb with flat-linear leaves and scapose inflorescence. It is found in
alpine meadows (Bugyals) of Uttarakhand at 2800-4500 mts. elevation and
produces a lax, hemispherical umbel of deep purple, purplish red or brilliant magenta
colour flowers during the month of June to August.
Leaf decoction is applied to cure
joint pains; crushed leaves are applied on cuts and wounds; leaves and corms
are used to cure indigestion and constipation; corms are also used in treatment
of pectoral diseases and piles and to cure cough, cold, swelling and body ache.
Fresh or dried leaves (during winter) are used as important ingredient to
flavour curries.
The exhibition was well received by
the general public and thousands came to see it. It concluded with distribution
of awards to the winning children by the Governor on 25th February evening.
Beginners’ Section
Famous stamps of the World
Inverted
Swan
The Inverted Swan is one of the most famous and
unique stamps in the world, not because of its beauty, but rather because it
was one of the first invert errors in the world. The Inverted Swan was issued
in Perth, Australia in 1855 when a complicated process of producing
these stamps through lithography was followed. However, contrary to popular
belief, it is actually the frame that is inverted rather than the swan.
2. The Treskilling Yellow
The Treskilling Yellow is considered one of the
most expensive postage stamps in the world due to the fact it should be printed
in a blue-green colour with the three-skilling print, but it was actually
printed in yellow. This Swedish misprinted stamp issued in 1855 is believed to
be the only surviving copy to exist. The stamp has been sold more than once,
each time climbing with value.
Specialized Section
Butterfield
Overland Mail
The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail was
a stagecoach service in the United States, operating from 1857 to
1861. It carried passengers and U.S. Mail from two eastern
termini, Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis,
Missouri to San Francisco, California. The routes from each eastern
terminus met at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and then continued
through Indian Territory, Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona, Baja California, and California ending
in San Francisco. On March 3, 1857, Congress under James
Buchanan authorized the U.S. postmaster general, Aaron Brown, to contract
for delivery of the U.S. mail from Saint Louis to San Francisco. Prior to this,
U.S. Mail bound for the Far West had been transported by ship across the Gulf
of Mexico to Panama, where it was freighted across the isthmus to the Pacific,
then taken by ship for points in California.
Aaron Brown,
Postmaster General, March 1857 – March 1859
The first U.S.
Mail traveled to California by steamship, via the Isthmus of Panama, in 1848.
The ocean routes via Panama remained a vital link in the nation’s mail system
until the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Through the 1840s and 1850s there was a desire for better communication
between the east and west coasts of the US. Though there were several proposals
for railroads connecting the two coasts, a more immediate realization was an
overland mail route across the west. Congress authorized the Postmaster General
to contract for mail service from Missouri to California to facilitate
settlement in the west. The Post Office Department advertised for bids for an
overland mail service on April 20, 1857. Bidders were to propose routes from
the Mississippi River westward.
John W.
Butterfield and his associates William B. Dinsmore, William G. Fargo,
James V. P. Gardner, Marcus L. Kinyon, Alexander Holland, and Hamilton Spencer
created a proposal for a southern route from St. Louis to California. The Post
Office Department received nine bids. The Postmaster General, Brown, was from
Tennessee and favored a southern route. Although none of the bidders had
provided for the route, the Postmaster General advocated a southerly
route, known as the Oxbow Route, with the idea that it could
remain in operation during the Winter.
"from
St. Louis, Missouri, and from Memphis Tennessee, converging at Little Rock,
Arkansas; thence, via Preston, Texas, or as nearly so as may be found
advisable, to the best point of crossing the Rio Grande, above El Paso and not
far from Fort Fillmore; thence along the new road being opened and constructed
under direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to Fort Yuma, California;
thence, through the best passes and along the best valleys for safe and
expeditious staging, to San Francisco."
This route
was 600 miles (970 km) longer than the central and northern routes
through Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah, but was snow
free. The bid and route was awarded to Butterfield and his associates, for
semi-weekly mail at $600,000 per year. At that time it was the largest
land-mail contract ever awarded in the US.
Photograph of John W. Butterfield, founder of the Butterfield
Overland Mail Express which remained in operation from 1857 to 1861.
James
E. Birch’s San Antonio & San Diego mail line began operating in August
1857. The following month, the U.S. Post Office Department awarded to John W.
Butterfield a $600,000 per year contract to carry the mail from Missouri to San
Francisco, with service to begin in September 1858. The first Butterfield
Concord mail coach rumbled into San Francisco on October 10, 1858, having departed
Missouri twenty-four days earlier.The contract with the U.S. Post Office, which went into
effect on September 16, 1858, identified the route and divided it into eastern
and western divisions. Franklin,
Texas
later
to be named El Paso was the dividing point and these two were subdivided
into minor divisions, five in the East and four in the West. These minor divisions
were numbered west to east from San Francisco, each under the direction of a
superintendent.
Butterfield
Overland Mail Company map
In
March 1861, before the American Civil War had
actually begun at Fort Sumter, the US
Government formally revoked the contract of the Butterfield Overland Stagecoach
Company in anticipation of the coming conflict. An Act of
Congress, approved March 2, 1861, discontinued this
route and service ceased June 30, 1861. On the same date the central route from
St. Joseph, Missouri, to Placerville, California, went into effect. This new
route was called the Central
Overland California Route.
Cover carried by the Overland Mail
Cover carried by the Overland Mail
Overland mail commemorative stamp
issued by the U.S. Post Office,
100th Anniversary, October 10, 1958
Unsolicited stamp design submitted
by the California Overland Mail Centennials Committee
Butterfield Overland
Mail Company book
THE
STORY OF PIGEON
POST IN INDIA
( Pigeon Mail : The First Air Mail Of The World )
- Naresh Agrawal
Contd. from the last….
INDIA
WWII PIGEONGRAMS (1940)
NUR JEHAN
:
Indian
Airmail Society issued WWII pigeongrams to commemorate and to give tribute for
the bravery, contribution and outstanding role of carrier pigeons in saving thousands of lives and to send
important mails and missives in record time under stringent and life warning
conditions of WWI and WWII. Though there were
several pigeons belonging to different countries who had their commendable
contribution but there are some prominent names such as Cher Ami, Paddy,
G.I.Joe etc. and were awarded for their commendable
services.
The patriotic message is also
written on the pigeongram urging everyone to be united and contribute as much
possible to help win the war:
RAJA :
TOMMY :
1941
During the WWI, in 1941 Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert Fitz-Herbert,
Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Indian Navy established a ‘Pigeon Mail Service’
in India Bombay Bombay
The First Pigeons Flight of Royal Indian Navy was performed on 6th April 1941 to raise funds for the British
Navy when about 250 nos. Homing Pigeons in Bombay Presidency were flown from Kalyan to Bombay
The Message
1963
16.06.1963, PIGEONGRAM: First official pigeongram signed and flown by Prof. Hamayun
Kabir, Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Afffairs from Birla
Industrial and Technological Museum,Calcutta on occasion of the inauguration of the gallery on Communication.
1974
125 Missives
were carried by Homing Pigeons
of Calcutta Racing
Pigeons Club from Raj
Bhawan to Amhrest street Calcutta 6th December, 1974 to commemorate Aeropex 74. The pigeongrams were numbered.
1977
Hydrabad
Philatelic And Hobbies Society organized Pigeon Post on 14th Jan 1977 on the occasion of APPEX 77.As
many as 500 small pigeiongrams were issued
which were numbered too franked with 2Rs with special Appex 77 cancel.
Message was put inside.
1981
INDIA
1981 PIGEON FLOWN COVER LEOPEX RARE PIEGEONGRAM
On 06.04.198, 250 Missives were carried by Homing pigeons of Calcutta
Racing Pigeion
Club from Great Eastern
Hotel to Sarat Bose Road , Calcutta
1984
Pigeongram
issued during APPEX
84 by
Hydrabad Philatelic
And Hobbies
Society
on 07.10.1984. The
stamp affixed had pictorial cancellation
showing Nagarjuna Museum
1987
Hyderabad 1987 small thin special Pigeongram cover
issued by The Hyderabad Philatelic and Numismatic Society on SILVER JUBLIEE PIGEONGRAM franked with 60p with special cancel dated 27.2.87. Showing BIRD at left.
Delivered on 28.02.1987
1989
On 03.11.1989
during ORPEX-89, a regional Philatelic Exhibition at Cuttack
Postal stamps
commemorating pigeon post was also
issued on the same day and first day
cover was released.
The
postal stamp commemorating the first ‘Pigeon Post’ organised by the "Royal
Indian Navy" in 1941(issued on 3rd. November, 1989). India
To be contd….
Ahmedabad
India’s Ist UNESCO World Heritage City (Part 2)
Contd. From the last….
Dariakhan's Tomb
Dariakhan’s tomb, popularly known as Ghummat, is entirely built with bricks having
tapering walls of nine feet width. It has arches and domes. Its central dome is
said to be the largest of its kind in Gujarat, having excellent monumental
value.
Sarkhej-no-Rojo
Saint Shekh Ahmed KhattuGanjbaksh, the preceptor of Sultan Ahmed Shah belonged to Sarkhej. When he passed away, Sultan Muhammad Shah started building his Roja in 1446 and Sultan Qutbuddin completed it in 1451. The mosque was also built during that time. Sultan Muhammad Begda liked this place very much. He made his Shrine just opposite to Ahmed Khattu’sRoja and had constructed a lake beside it. He built palaces for self and his family on the south east of the lake. The pillars of those palaces still exist. Saint Ahmed Khattu’sRoja is considered as the biggest Roja in Gujarat. The brass engraving of the Roja is worth seeing. There is an open pavilion with 16 pillars in Hindu style just opposite to the Roja. There is an inscription on the main Roja which states : The whole world respects this saint.
Great architect Le Corbusier compared Sarkhej Roja
complex to the Acropolis.
Shah Alam Roja
Muhammad Begada had very close relation with Hazart
Shah Alam, son of Qutub-ul-Alam, the Pir of Vatva. Shah Alam married to
BibiMushki, daughter of the Jam of Sindh. His Rojawas constructed by
TajakhanNarpali in 1475. This area is now known as Shah Alam.
It is a very big complex. There are seven tombs in
the south of Roja. These tombs are of Shah AlamSaheb’s sons and grandsons.
There is a small tomb of a parrot. Shah-AlamUrs, a fair, is held here in
Islamic month of Jamadi-ul-Akhar.
Kankaria Lake
Kankaria - the attraction of Ahmedabad, is a historical lake. According to history, KarnadevSolanki had built a lake called KarnaSagar in Karnavati later became Kankaria. A large quantity of pebbles (Kankario) was observed while constructing the lake and so it was named as Kankaria. It is believed that it was renovated by Sultan Qutbuddin in 1451 in the presence of his father. Sultan Qutbuddin must have named it as Hauz-e-Qutb.
Kankaria - the attraction of Ahmedabad, is a historical lake. According to history, KarnadevSolanki had built a lake called KarnaSagar in Karnavati later became Kankaria. A large quantity of pebbles (Kankario) was observed while constructing the lake and so it was named as Kankaria. It is believed that it was renovated by Sultan Qutbuddin in 1451 in the presence of his father. Sultan Qutbuddin must have named it as Hauz-e-Qutb.
Kankarialake covers about 76-acre land. It has 34
equal sides of 190 feet size each. This Lake is regarded as one of the biggest
town lakes in the country. In the middle of the lake, there is Naginawadi.
It is well linked with the bank of the lake with a bridge. The culvert and duct
provided in the lake are the best specimens of Hindu workmanship.
At present, the surrounding of this lake is
developed very efficiently under Kankaria Lakefront Development Project.
The Three Gates (Teen Darwaja)
Three Gates is a royal entrance to the city,
popularly known as Teen Darwaja. The middle arch is 17.5 feet wide that even
the municipal bus can easily pass through it. Arches on both the sides are 13
feet wide. At present, people use it as one way. Its height is 25 feets. There
are small arches through which one can go from one gate to the other. On the
east and west of the middle gate there are small recesses with carvings and
also small towers with carvings as we find them in the mosque. There is a
terrace over it. On both the sides, there are three balconies. There was a roof
over the gates formerly, which was removed in 1877. At present, the terrace is
open.
Fort-Wall and Gates (Darwajas)
The Royal residence, the fort of Bhadra had eight
gates. In order to maintain safety, Muhammad Begada had constructed a wall
around the city in 1486. The young generation of our times will not have the
idea about it because the wall is damaged and it has vanished at certain
places. The original fort had 12 Gates, namely Ganeshbari, Raikhad, Astodia,
Jamalpur, Khanjahan, Raipur, Sarangpur, Kalupur, Dariapur, Delhi, Shahpur, and
KhanpurDarwajas. Besides these, the three gates - Teen Darwaja near Karanj in
the middle of the city is worth mentioning.
The ShahpurDarwaja is demolished as it obstructed
the development of the city. The fort had small window-doors besides the gates.
Even today, such window-doors are seen on both the sides of Delhi Darwaja.
There was a window-door between Shahpur and Delhi Darwaja known as Halim-ni-Khidki.
In the same way, there was a small door called Mahudha between Astodia and
JamalpurDarwaja. The fort was destroyed in the floods of 1755. The British army
destroyed the fort wall near RaikhadDarwaja in 1780. Collector Bordel repaired
the fort in 1832. After that, the authorities removed the portions of the
Fort-wall at many places to add to the public facility. Now we can see rows of
shops in place of the fort-wall from KalupurDarwaja to Delhi Darwaja via
DariyapurDarwaja. There is a row of shops known as Kot-ni-rang from
Sarangpur to Raipur Darwaja. With the advent of Railway, two more gates were
added to make provision for entrance. These two gates are PremDarwaja (1864)
and PanchkuwaDarwaja (1868). Thus the numbers of gates in the city are 16.The
fort-wall around the city is five miles long. There were 169 Burjs in
it. Each Burj was 15 feet tall and 5 feet wide. There were
holes in these towers and the fort had a border at the top.
Azamkhan's Palace
A big structure in the east of Bhadra fort, beside Bhadrakali temple is known as Azamkhan’s Palace. Azamkhan was governor in 1635, during the Mughal period who built this palace in 1637. Its main gate has Iranian style. Because of the vast compound and the grand gateway, this building appears to be unique.The military officials used to stay here during Maratha period. During British period, it was converted into prison. At present, it is used as court-building and department of Government publication. Before the main building of Ahmedabad’s present GPO constructed and inaugurated in 1931, the GPO was functioning at Azamkhan’s Palace. The unconfirmed year is marked as 1890.
Shahibaug Palace – Motishahi Mahal
(Courtesy: Mainak Kathiara)
(Courtesy: Mainak Kathiara)
The palace situated in Shahibaug and popularly
known as Shahibaug Palace is in factMotishahiMahal. During the time of Shah
Jahan in 1621-22, severe famine was observed here. He built this MotishahiMahel
with a view to provide livelihood to the people suffering from scarcity during
the famine.
It is said that Badshah Shah Jahan was to take
royal visit to the palace. Badshah was on the elephants back but the arch of
the entrance was low. So he could not enter the palace and turned his back on
it. The Badshah did not spend a single day or entered into the palace, which he
had constructed.
When Ahmedabad became capital of Gujarat, this
historical building began to be used as the official residence, Rajbhavan of
the Governor. At present MotishahiMahel is used as SardarVallabhbhai Patel
National Memorial Museum.
Pol
Architecture and Culture
The walled city of Ahmedabad
is very famous for its pol architecture and culture.It is
characterised by an urban pattern, consist of three scales of community based
settlement: the neighbourhood 'Pur', the sub neighbourhood 'Pol' and
a house. Pol houses are considered as a primary housing typology built for more
than 300 years in the city of Ahmadabad. The pol settlement pattern has a rural
origin prevalent in the villages of North Gujarat.
Ahmadabad has a
rich heritage of settlement patterns in its historic old town, which was
populated by a large merchant community in various community settlements
following different religions. Following the communal riots of 1714 and the
civil disorder of the 18th century, the houses built in the city were organised
in dense clusters consisting of a set of dead end streets entered through a
single gateway. The residents of each cluster tended to belong to not only the
same religion but also the same caste, or occupation group. The gate into each
cluster could be closed. These clusters are called 'Pol'.
A combination of
several of such settlements Pol formed a neighbourhood, and
these neighbourhoods again constituted the entire fortified historic city.
These neighbourhoods have their own urban structure which is self-sufficient
for the communities, where each 'Pol' is also a self-sufficient unit. As the
individual Pol is an entity by itself, the neighbourhood is
also an entity at a larger scale. So the progression goes further, which gives
the city an urban pattern consisting of these neighbourhoods that downscale to
a house.
Each Pol was
socially and architecturally homogenous and provided a territory for the
interaction, co-operation and interdependence. This enhanced the formation of a
cohesive and self-sustaining community whose physical boundaries were set by
the day-to-day interactions of its inhabitants. Some Pols were
also places of work, where artisans sold their wares on the thoroughfares
outside of the pols.
Each pol was protected by a gateway closed at night as a safeguard against thieves. Inside is one main street, with crooked lanes branching on either side. Most vary in size from five or ten to fifty or sixty houses. One of them, the Mandvi pol in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad, is much larger than the rest and includes several smaller pols, with an area of about fifty acres and a population of thousands. Pols are almost entirely inhabited by Hindus, in some cases by a settlement of families belonging to one caste, and in others by families of several of the higher castes, Brahmins, Vanias, Suthars, and Kanbis.
Each pol was protected by a gateway closed at night as a safeguard against thieves. Inside is one main street, with crooked lanes branching on either side. Most vary in size from five or ten to fifty or sixty houses. One of them, the Mandvi pol in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad, is much larger than the rest and includes several smaller pols, with an area of about fifty acres and a population of thousands. Pols are almost entirely inhabited by Hindus, in some cases by a settlement of families belonging to one caste, and in others by families of several of the higher castes, Brahmins, Vanias, Suthars, and Kanbis.
These Pols are very famous for its Navratri festival and Kite festival.
Heritage Walk of Ahmedabad
The 600 years old city of Ahmedabad (1411 A.D) has
some of the finest Indian-Islamic monuments and exquisite Hindu and Jain
temples. Its carved wooden houses are another unique architectural tradition.
To experience the glory of Ahmedabad it is necessary to walk through the
'Walled City' and truly observe the nature of its rich and varied architecture,
its art, religious places, its culture and traditions.
With the purpose of unveiling this aspect of the
city to the tourists and the citizens themselves The Heritage Walk of Ahmedabad
was launched by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in association with
CRUTA Foundation, an NGO, on 19th November 1997, during World Heritage Week.
A special feature of Ahmedabad is the plan of the
old city, comprising numerous 'Pols', self-contained neighborhoods, sheltering
large numbers of people. Some of these 'Pols' are virtually small villages,
traversed by narrow lanes, usually terminating in squares (Chowks) comprising
'Community Well' and 'Chabutro' (for feeding birds). These 'Pols' were
protected by gates, cul-de-sacs and secret passages. These historic residential
settlements are explained in detail during the walk.
The walk commences from the
early 19th century Swaminarayan temple Kalupur, encompasses 20 main spots
besides numerous areas and aspects of the old city and concludes at the famous
15th century Jama Masjid. Hence the Walk is popularly known as the journey of
'Mandir to Masjid'.
Swaminarayan Temple, KalupurJama Masjid
The Walk, initiated more than
one and a half decades ago, the first one of its kind by an Urban Local Body
(ULB), has been continuing its journey with an unbroken record of 15 years and
has lived up to its purpose of reviving the old city through rediscovery. The
Ahmedabad model of Heritage Walk is being replicated in many other historic
cities and towns of India like Jaipur, Amritsar, Lucknow etc. to conserve
heritage and promote tourism.
Heritage walk route in City of Ahmedabad
Acknowledgments: This philatelic article is prepared
using information available at following web sites for the purpose of
distribution of knowledge with no commercial motive;
The author thankfully acknowledges all source of information. All images are from Google images. All philatelic illustrations are from author’s collection. The author is also thankful to Mainak Kathiara, Ahmedabad for providing useful images for this write up from his collection.
India’s Postal History from the Feudal Era to Independence, 1947
Part 3a- Postal system between 1774-1837
Postal
system between 1774-1837
Warren Hastings, the first governor
of Fort Williams, re-organised the postal system for both public and private.
In his minutes datedJanuary 7, 1774, Hastings drew up an elaborate scheme for
the betterment of the postal system to take effect on April 1, 1774. On March
31, 1774, the General Post Office(GPO) inCalcutta(initially known as the Fort
Williams GPO), was established.The Post Office was
opened for delivery between 10 am to 1pm and for receipt of letters from 6 pm
to 9 pm. Postal services opened for the public with the appointment of the
first Post Master General(PMG). General public could send letters weighing upto
½ tola with a charge of twoannas(1/8 of a Rupee) for every 100 miles(160 kms).
This postal system was introduced as a public utility service with “No Profit
and No Loss” basis. At least the operational cost must be recovered from the
postage charges. In 1781, second postal
reforms were brought.
As per the Bye law rules of 1774, rule No. 9, a small copper tickets of 1 and 2 Annas in value were introduced as a token of prepayment of postage.The copper tickets were struck atAzimabadMint (Patna Mint). This system of copper ticketwas withdrawn on September 14, 1784.
As per the Bye law rules of 1774, rule No. 9, a small copper tickets of 1 and 2 Annas in value were introduced as a token of prepayment of postage.The copper tickets were struck atAzimabadMint (Patna Mint). This system of copper ticketwas withdrawn on September 14, 1784.
Handstruck Postal Mark
Because due absence of postage
stamps, letters were hand stamped at the booking office. This method continued until 1854 when postage
stamps were introduced in India in 1854.
Letters were either post paid in advance by the sender post marked as
“POST PAID”, or were marked ‘UNPAID,’ or ‘BEARING,’ which required the receiver
of the letter to pay for the postage. Officials with the East India Company
were allowed to mail free of cost and marked as ‘POST FREE.’ The earliest known hand stamp was issued in
1775, and known as the Bishop Mark of India.
This letter, with the Bishop Mark
used on the stamp of two rupees, was sent from Calcutta to Dacca in February,
1775, stamped ’Calcutta post paid’ This letter is unique as it bears the
earliest ‘Indian Bishop Mark’ known.
Till early 1800's, mostly the post marks had words of city of booking or type of postage paid andsometimes both.
Aroundthe year 1805, the handstruck marks had both the city of booking and the type of postage paid. Date of booking was commonly not used.
Parcel Service
As the system became more
sophisticated, the ‘Bhangy Post’ was used to carry heavy dispatches, packets or
parcels. Parcel Post(bhangy Post) is an old and traditional way of carrying
heavy objects. The bamboo stick being
strong and flexible is considered to be the best for carrying load. The bamboo
stick is called “Bank” or “Banke” in Bengali. The carrier balances the ‘Bank”
on his shoulder with weights slung at each end.
As per the order dated 10th
April 1781 of Bengal Presidency, each bhangy conveyance weight was limited to
750 sicca or 18 lbs(12 oz). A public
notice on 20th November 1784, published that any letter exceeding
9.5 x 4 inches should be conveyed through bhangy operating on mondays and
thursdays in each week. By the notification of 10th July 1809, all
overseas letter weighing above eight
sicca shall be carried by bhangy. Inland letter weighing above 25 sicca to be sent by bhangy. All parcels and
packages(both overseas and inland) irrespective of their weight shall be
conveyed through bhangy.
Madras Presidency introduced the
parcel service in 1833 from Madras to Calcutta, Cannanore, to Nilgiris and to
Trichy. The word “Bhangy” is a hindi language word and in South India its
called "Cowdi”.
Bhangy
Mail
Bombay Presidencyestablished the Bhangy service in 1825 between Bombay and
Poona. Due to increase in parcel mails, between Bombay to Poona, a Bullock Cart
parcel service was introduced in 1830 between Panvel to Poona for the first
time in India. The parcel from Bombay island was carried to Panvel by small
boats.
Bullock
Cart
Postage Payment
In 1774, when postal service was
introduced in India, there were different currencies used by various parts of
the country depending upon the kingdoms in place. Payment against postage would
have been a difficulty with multiple currencies. Payment towards postage depended upon weight, distance
and currency. Weights and measures varied from territory to territory.
n Weight in TOLA’s was common all over
India.
n Distance in English measurement i.e.
kms and miles was getting standardised.
n Accounts of Bengal Presidency were
keptin Rupees, Anna, piece. In Madras Presidency the currency used was in
Pagodas, Fanams and Cash. Bombay
Presidency used the Rupees and Reis.
By
1818, Rupee, Annas, Piece currency became standard all over India. This
facilitated the postage payment in Annas all over India. The coinage act of 1835 brought uniformity officially in currency all over
India.
The work of post office
was facing difficulties for the need of currency change to be given to the
people coming to post letters. On 1st October 1809, the Calcutta
Post Office stopped giving currency change and started to accept change. Also,
a separate treasury counter outside the Post Office was established where
people can get change by exchanging Rupee into Pice. This system was affective
from the same month 15th October 1809. The Post Office was opened
for delivery between 10 am to 1pm and for Receipt of letters from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Route Development
With the firm establishment of three
presidencies, Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, the cities Calcutta, Bombay and
Madras became the headquarters for each
of the presidencies and the need for systematic communication between
them was required.
·
In
a recording of public consultations on 16th January 1775, a need was
felt for a regular communication between Madras and Bombay. In 1785, government
decided to arrange a weekly post between Madras to Bombay.The normal route
would have been Madras to Anjengo by land and from Anjengo to Bombay by sea.
The sea route between Anjengo and Bombay
becomes hazardous during monsoon disrupting communication. The overland
route from Bombay, Poona, Cuddpah and Madras was dangerous at that time since
it passed through Tipu Sultan territory. Therefore, the safer route was between
Bombay to Madras via Poona, Hyderabad, Ongole.At Ongole, postal runners from
Madras and Bombay met to exchange mail, and return back.
·
For
long, mails were carried between Calcutta to Madras via Ganjam which was
incidentally passing through Masulipatnam. As per Calcutta Gazette notification
on September 8, 1789, a weekly route was opened between Bombay and Calcutta,
via Masulipatnam and Poona.Masulipatnam became the transit point for mails for
the presidencies of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. Runners from each presidency
went uptoMasulipatnamto exchange mails of other presidencies. From
Masulipatnam, mail to Calcutta was carried via Ganjam, mail to Bombay was
carried via Hyderabad and mail to Madras directly.
·
By
around 1801, new road from Calcutta to Patna and Benaras was operative.
·
From
the beginning of East India Company, regular communication between Bombay and Suratexisted by sea. As per the advertisement
in “Bombay Courier” on 8th July 1796 a twice weekly land communication between
Bombay and Surat was established. This route was extended to Baroda with twice
weekly from 29 June 1802.
·
After
the fall of Tipu Sultan and his kingdom in 1799, efforts were made to establish
Imperial Postal system in the state of Mysore resulting in establishment of
Imperial Post office in Bangalore in 1800 which was elevated as Head Post
office in 1854. On May 8, 1804, the Bombay to Madras route, via Poona, Dharwar,
Bangalore, and Vellore was opened.
·
From
1820’s, Bombay was connected to Calcutta via Nagpur.
Postal services in
smaller towns
The Imperial Postal services mainly
connected the main towns only. The postal services to smaller town originates
from Bengal after the Police Regulation Act of 7th December 1792
which created a separate organisation for judicial powers(police) and zamindars
were only responsible for revenue collection. Earlier, Zamindars were
responsible for both law & Order and revenue collection.
History : During Mughal era, Zamindars were responsible
for Revenue collection and maintaining law and order(within the territory under
their jurisdiction). This dual responsibility encouraged corruption. The Police
Regulation act of 7th December 1792 created separate police
organisation entrusted with the responsibility of “Law and order”. This left the zamindars with
the sole responsibility of revenue collection. This reform brought the
establishment of police stations(thanas).
The zamindars or landlords from Bengal
were employing postal runners for conveying official letters from local Police
stations to district headquarters. This system was known as "Police
Dawk" as it was restricted to police correspondence in Bengal. This
mailing system in Bengal became well-established and later known as "Zamindari Dawk" administered by district authorities. Later such post
offices were opened at various places like public offices and came to be known
as “District Post”. The constables,and guards, were responsible to deliver
mail, which meant additional work for them. This system of serving the smaller
town officially recognised in the postal reforms 1854 with a set of separate
rules independent of Imperial Postal system.
The East India Company realised the
benefits of having a separate postal system for connecting small towns
maintained privately and managed by local administration. Such a system was
economical.
To be Contd….
Part 3b in the next issue…
In Memory of Dr Satyendra Agrawal….
Rose Philately
The rose has captured
and mended hearts for centuries and been celebrated widely in literature, music
and art. A perennial member of the genus Rosa, from the Rosaceae or Rose
family, there are more than 100 species of roses that grow on shrubs or
climbing and trailing vines. Their stems are often armed with sharp prickles –
mistakenly called thorns.
The above stamp issued by Canada Post on 23 April 2014, features the velvety red hybrid tea rose, 'Konrad
Henkel,' and 'Maid of Honour,' a creamy white hybrid tea with warm gold
undertones. Also, a peachy-pink grandiflora 'Rainbow Sorbet' graces the front
of the Official First Day Cover.
Designer Isabelle Toussaint photographed these blooms at the
Montréal Botanical Garden. “I initially took several pictures reflecting two
colours of flowers – classic red and white. But the choice was so vast that I
also took dozens of pictures of other varieties, each one more beautiful than
the last. Some have been used for the cover and inside the booklet, and on the
Official First Day Cover and the souvenir sheet.”
Peace Rose
The US Postal Service will
issue a postage stamp on Peace Rose this year. Peace
Rose celebrates one of the most popular roses of all time. The peace rose
revolutionized hybrid tea roses with its unique coloring, hardiness, and
disease resistance.
Wedding Roses
The
USPS issued a Wedding Roses commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents)
in the year 2011. The stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Maryland,
features two white roses gently resting atop a piece of wedding correspondence.
A white ribbon is visible in the background.
Dear Jeevan Jyothiji
Good Day. Just glanced at your emagazine as always happy to
inform you that you bring out good articles in each magazine. I am great
fan of the articles of Naresh Agarwalji, Bayanwallaji, Ilyas Patelji , col ji
etc . This time I just went through before my lecture at school today.
I fully appreciate that they have requested to look into FDC and
Special Cover collection because here also at the district level a few years
back the judges over looked the stationery aspect and only judged stamps and I
even had a debate with them. None of the children who participated for
the first time were encouraged instead people who crossed nationals and came
back to district were given prizes more so in one case both junior and senior
category was won by one girl and the chief guest asked her on stage while
giving the prize how she participated in two categories.
If you see Tulunadupex results one lady has taken two prizes in
the same category. It is high time that more thoughts are given to
stationery more so simple collection which fall under frugal phialtely. I
am happy to read about social and frugal philately. FDC classfied under
CTO then why bring out FDC even an FDC can be displayed creatively .
There is so much in it to study.
Please keep up the good work and highlight issues so we will move
forward. Good luck in your endeavours will go through in detail after I
come back from the classes in school today which is a voluntary service.
I am going to highlight and encourage children to begin with permanent
pictorial cancellation of the states to know their country as stamps have
become too expensive and vast to collect.
Best wishes and regards,
Vidya K Baglodi, Mangalore
New issues from other CountriesAustralia
6 February 2018 : With Love
These
charming stamps, the latest in Australia Post’s ongoing Special Occasions
series, are designed to send love, affection or greetings to nearest and
dearest, whether they be friends, family or that special sweetheart.
Maxicards
$1 Bird - This delightful bird features love-hearts
emblazoned on its chest.
$2 Flower - This bright and cheerful flower is a modern
and graphic take on the floral theme. The multi-coloured petals complement the
bird design on the $1 stamp.
Jersey
9 March 2018 : Europa 2018 Bridges and Causeways
Monaco
8 February 2018 : International Dog Show
The next International Dog Show, organised by the
Canine Society of Monaco under the presidency of Baroness Elizabeth-Ann de
Massy, will take place on 5 and 6 May 2018. This "special stamp” is devoted to the German Spitz.
Russia
21 February 2018 : Europa 2018
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edited by Mohanchandran Nair
- Judaica Thematic Society (UK) February &
March 2018 Newsletter edited by
Gary Goodman
-Vadophil January 2018 issue edited by Prashant
Pandya & Timir Shah
-The Hyderabad Philatelist Jan & Feb 2018 issues edited by Prakash
Agarwal
-The Hyderabad Hobby Magazine Jan & Feb 2018 issues edited by Prakash
Agarwal
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