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Monthly e-Stamp Bulletin edited and published by Jeevan Jyoti from Dehradun.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Rainbow August 2018

18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018

18 August – 2nd September 2018



Dehradun August 2018  Vol. XI  Issue No. 128

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Dear Reader,

I am pleased to present August 2018 issue of Rainbow. Recently a stalwart of Indian Philately Shri Dilip Shah passed away. Our heartfelt condolences from the whole Rainbow team. The absence of veteran philatelists in the philatelic world has affected philately considerably. In fact, today many of serious philatelists have lost their interest in stamps. Participation of new comers in National and International exhibitions has become very easy by simply paying the entry fee. There is no competition as many senior philatelists have withdrawn themselves from participation. So the quality of the exhibition is not up to the mark at all levels right from state level to International level. Two decades back it was not easy to get entry in a National or International Exhibition because there was a long queue of participants  and the entry was given on the basis of medals won at previous exhibitions. Today the same pattern is followed but as the actual exhibitors are few, many first timers get entry very easily…  the commissioners often  request the exhibitors to send entry . The entries are willingly accepted. This has caused a sharp  decline in the standard of exhibitions…..What is the solution????? Think upon and please  send your feedback……

This is all for this month. More in next Issue!

Happy Collecting!





Contents

§  From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§  Recent Indian Issues
§  In The News
§  Doon Philatelic Diary
§  Beginners’ Section
§  Rose Philately
§  Specialized Section 
§  New Issues from Other Countries
§  Philatelic Clubs and Society
§  Blogs & Websites on Philately
§  Current Philatelic Magazines – Newsletter

  










SOCIAL MEDIA  : HELPING PHILATELISTS



Methods of communication and interaction have changed. Mobile technology has brought people closer and helped communicating fast and instant. Both Audio and Visual interactions are easy and handy now. Anywhere or say every where this technology is available and has become part of everyone’s life. No doubt the world is becoming digital. Not only mobile but other so called social media like Twitter, What’s  App, Face Book etc  are being widely used. 

It’s nice to see that philatelists have now starting  using this technology in a big way for their philatelic interactions, exchange or sale  and purchase. This Technology has helped philatelic traders in a big way. Even a normal small philatelist or stamp lover is benefitted largely. Now stamps and other philatelic material is being sold, exchanged widely but very easily. Displaying even a small stamp too for sale has become easy and so the communication for price bargains etc..
This has several benefits which I see such as :

1.    Storage and preservation has become easy
2.     Search and research has become very easy. Internet has played a big role. Google is the one which is now considered as the biggest storehouse of old and latest information,. Almost every question is answered, every search is served with potential information and statistics
3.    Helped in a big way in shaping a collection and for preparation of exhibit
4.    Easy sale and purchase of philatelic stuff world over
5.    Visiting digital exhibitions  sitting in room without any additional expanse

For me undoubtedly, these systems have helped in a lot to promote philately as now philately is within the reach of everyone and further procuring philatelic stuffs, getting guidance, information  and shaping collection and exhibits have become easy.

 The best part  which I have observed for last few months is that the older philatelists or the philatelists which have spare material are disposing their stuffs quite easily. May be at low or even at throw away prices but yes now the stuffs are going in to the hands of philatelists particularly to those who really need those. Yes, some of the traders or dealers are too buying it but still the stuffs are not junked in boxes. I have talked to several old philatelists who admitted that without the presence of  these philatelic groups, it would have been very difficult for them to sell out or dispose of their material which otherwise would have gone  in to scrap and  so become waste. Now the material is going in to the hands of desiring stamp lovers completing their collection, bettering their exhibits giving pleasure to both of us. They thank the admins of such groups who are proving their selfless services .

A few months back, in one of my columns, I had shown my concern and  discussed about  the material left after  a philatelist leaves this world. Most of the time it goes to the waste or is seldom procured at merely no price to a dealer. I mean an effort of whole life goes to the waste. Now with these groups being active both material and philatelic knowledge are being shared. The experiences are being shared. Philately is getting more and more  jubilation. Philatelists seemed more satisfied and engrossed.  Desired material is available and is being delivered at door steps.
I thank the social media and  administrators of philatelic groups for helping philatelists and promoting philately .  Thanks again……

- Naresh Agrawal  Ph. 09425530514  - email :  nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in

Recent Indian Issue






1 July 2018 : The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India -  Rs.22.00
3 July  2018 : M.L.Vasanthakumari - 90th Anniversary. - Rs. 5.00
8 July 2018 : Damodar Hari Chapekar – Rs5
26 July 2018 : India South Africa Jpint Issue – Rs5 + Rs 25 + MS
28 July 2018 : National Virus Hepatitis Control Programme – Rs 5

Recent Special Cover





 2July 2018 : Find TB Treat TB Eliminate TB- Bangalore
 5 July 2018 : Mahatma Gandhi’s First arrival at Allahabad
 9 July 2018 : Inauguration of Saint Shishunala Sharif and Guru Govinda Bhat Foundation-       Bangalore
11 July 2018 :Christ College, Golden Jubilee, DR College PO 560029
17 July 2018 : 50th Sanyam Swarn Jayanti Mahotsav of Pujya Jain Acharya Vidhyasagar Ji      Maharaj
21 June 2018 : 4th International Yoga Day - Akshar Yoga, Koramangalam


In The News

Renowned  philatelist Dilip Shah is no more.....





Noted philatelist of India Shri Dilip Shah  passed away On July 27, 2018. Shri Dilip Shah who hailed from Jabalpur was one of the only 2 Indians who have won prestigious Grand Prix d’Honneur at world level for his India collection. He served as National Commissioner of India, a member of the Jury, and a member of the Expert Team at several international exhibitions all over the world. He also served on the Philatelic Advisory Committee, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. He was a long time Secretary General and later President of the Philatelic Congress of India. Our deepest condolences. May his soul rest in peace..... 



Dilip Shah rested for peace on dated 27th July 2018. He was a good human being, loving, caring for everyone, whom so ever came in contact with him. My relation with him because of philately, goes back in the year 1980 onward, I used to supply his missing want list stamp. When I visited Jabalpur for the first time in the year 1983 with my wife Pramila on a family function. We stayed with him at his sweet home, spent memorable days / nights. His most loving caring parent given so much love to us which is still into our hearts. During that period of time, Dilip Shah was most named collector of coins and currency note in the country. I had an opportunity to view some of his most magnificent collection. The philately was his side line hobby.

He started with India collection initially 1900 onward. After my meeting only he started collecting world Gandhi and Early India Classic issue quite active and within a span of few years he formed one of the best Gandhi collection and India Classic issue 1850 to 1855. On these two collection he achieved the highest Award Nationally and Internationally several Gold, Large Gold, National Grand Prix during India 89 and finally Grand prix D honour at Phila- Korea 1994 on his India Classic collection he was awarded.
His philatelic journey into International arena began from 1986 World Stamp Exhibition Ameripex 86 at Chicago where I too visited with my wife Pramila for the first time with our participation, since then he kept continued visiting / participating in major FIP / FIAP exhibition. India 89 World Stamp Exhibition he showed his India Classic collection and was awarded with Large Gold and the National Grand Prix. Maintaining the spirit between 1990 to 1994 visited most of the World Stamp Exhibition and finally he was awarded with Grand prix D’ Honour in Philakorea 94 World Stamp Exhibition. This was for the first time the India Classic Exhibition been awarded with such highest Award. Singapore 1995 he was invited to display his exhibit in Court of Honour, followed with at Monte Carlo - Monaco. He was also invited to show the Gem of his collection. He started taking interest in Philately main stream became Secretary General and then the President of the Indian Stamp Federation – ‘Philatelic Congress of India’. He was invited to serve as a jury member in the National and International exhibition, Philatokyo 2011. He was the jury team expert. He also served as the Member of the Philatelic Advisory Committee Govt. of India. He was an icon of Indian Philately. His presence and contribution into the Indian philately shall keep him remain immortal. He left behind his wife Divya and three daughters Kriti, Neena, Alpa.

-Pradip Jain, FRPSL,  Email : philapradip@gmail.com


New Holiday stamps from USPS


The United States Postal Service has added four new holiday stamps to its 2018 stamp program.
A non denominated ($1.15) global forever stamp showing a single poinsettia flower is planned. The round stamp will pay the international first-class letter rate for mail weighing 1 ounce or less.
Though the global forever stamp is scheduled for an Aug. 26 issue date in Kansas City, Mo., the Postal Service has advised that no first-day ceremony is planned.
In celebration of Christmas, a non denominated (50¢) forever stamp featuring a Madonna and Child portrait by Italian Renaissance artist Bachiacca will be issued Oct. 3 in Santa Fe, N.M..
A menorah is featured on a new Hanukkah forever stamp that reproduces Jewish folk art paper-cutting techniques, according to the Postal Service. The stamp will be offered as a joint issue with Israel, with an Oct. 16 ceremony in Newport, R.I.
A forever stamp for Kwanzaa depicts a family of three enjoying the annual Pan-African holiday celebration. It has been assigned an Oct. 10 issue date, and will debut in Raleigh, N.C.

These four stamps will be offered in addition to the Sparkling Holidays Santa set of four previously announced.
According to the Postal Service, the Sparkling Holidays set will be issued Oct. 11 with a ceremony in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

WORLD OF REVENUES

Salon at 29th International Stamp Fair, Essen, Germany
May 9-11, 2019.
An international exhibition, devoted solely to fiscal philately, will be organized in cooperation by the FIP Revenue Commission, Arbeitsgemeischaft Fiscalphilatelie im BDPh e.V. (German Society for Fiscal Philately), and International Stamp Fair Essen. As this is the first time such a special revenue exhibition will be held, the Salon takes place with a non-competitive basis. However, every exhibitor who wishes will get an exhibit evaluation by a group of experienced jurors. The expected size of the Salon will be 200 frames. The frames accommodate 12 album pages and not 16, please note. Exhibits of 1 to a maximum of 10 frames may participate. The charges are Euro 18 per frame.
Please download the first Bulletin and Application form of the exhibition and participate from https://stampsofindia.com/worldofrevenues.htm
. Anil Suri anilksuri@email.com is coordinating the participation from India and will carry the exhibits to and from the exhibition and obtain necessary governmental permissions.

Source : Stamps of India

Recent Stamp Exhibitions

THAILAND 2018  WORLD  STAMP EXHIBITION



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.







Mr. Madhukar Jhingan is the National Commissioner for India.

email : mj@stampsofindia.com  Ph.  +919811160965

Commissioner for MACAO 2018 Philatelic Exhibition (FIAP)
Mr. Anil Suri is Indian National Commissioner for the MACAO 2018, FIAP Specialized Stamp Exhibition to be held in Macao, Macau from 21 to 24 September 2018.
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 is  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.

Phone: +91-22-22820570 / +91-22-22820572
(M): +9198210 72417
Email: 
rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com

"Dhai Akhar" Letter Writing Campaign by India Post – 2018





The PCI Regional meeting and Philately Seminar


The PCI Regional meeting and Philately Seminar was held at Hotel Shree Residency, Jaipur, Rajasthan on 28th July, 2018 which was jointly organized by The Department of Posts, Rajasthan Circle, Jaipur, Philatelic congress of India(PCI) and the Philatelic Society of Rajasthan(PSR). The meeting was presided over by Mr. P.M. Bhargava, President, Philatelic Society of Rajasthan (PSR). The Chief Guest was Mr. B.B. Dave, CPMG, Rajasthan Circle and Guest of honour was Mrs. Damayanti Pittie, President, PCI. Mr Rajesh Kumar Bagri, Secretary General PCI and Mr. N.R. Meena, DPS(HQ), Jaipur were among the other guests on the dais. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Bagri (on Thematic Philately) Mr Madhukar Deogawanka (on Postal History), Mr. Pragya Kothari (on Traditional Philately) and Dr. Markand Dave (on India 1929 Air Mail Stamps) Presented their philatelic subjects through power point presentation. The meeting was conducted by Mr. Rajesh Kumar Paharia, Secretary PSR.


During the function one special cover and one ‘my stamp’ on peacock were released. Some Philatelic stalls were also opened by dealers at the venue for two days along with a philatelic counter by the Department of Posts with facilities to print my stamps.



In the evening an interaction was held between the members of Governing Council, PCI and the members of Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) headed by Dr Markand Dave at Ashok Club, Jaipur,Rajasthan.

The Governing Council meeting of PCI was held on 29.07.2018 where several matters discussed as per the agenda. As per the information two new topics ‘Picture Postcard’ and ‘Open Philately’ sections have been introduced by the FIP on experimental basis for future philatelic exhibitions. The FIP has also permitted to hold Regional Philatelic Exhibitions between two/three neighboring countries of a subcontinent comprising of 300-500 frames. It has been proposed to hold the next Regional and GC meeting of PCI at Bhubaneswar/Puri between November-December, 2018 according to suitability and feasibility.

- Ajit Dash, Bhubaneshwar



10th State level Philatelic Exhibition of Odisha Circle, Odipex – 2018 will be held from 15th December  to 17th December 2018. About 500 exhibition frames will be displayed and more than 20 stamp dealers would participate.



News from Philatelic Societies



Department of Post, India,(Bankura Division, W.B.) recently organized a philatelic exhibition at Bishnupur - “Mallabhumpex”2018. It was a two day long exhibition which had philatelists participating  from different places of West Bengal.
The programme included –

Design a stamp contest (sit anddraw)
Quiz contest
Dhai Akhar Letter writing competition; etc





The exhibition was inaugurated by Sri Shyamal Santra, Hon’ble Minister of State,Dept. of Panchayet, Rural Development and Public Health Engineering,Govt.of west Bengal . There was a special cover released on the famous “Dalmadol Canon” on this occasion. 

Eeshita Basu   for her collection “Jewellery” was judged the winner of the competition along with Sri Devi Prasad Mondal who exhibited on “Antarctica”.

Special jury award was given to Sri Souvik Roy for his philatelic collection on “Rhinoceros”.




Doon Philatelic Diary



The forgotten Post Office





Abhai Mishra


World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though the related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world nations which led to eventually forming two opposing military alliances i.e. the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in the history and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. India was under the British dominion during that time. The Prisoners of War (POW) captured during the war in Middle East were sent throughout the world including India. In India approximately 500,000 POW’s were interned including Germans, Italians, Hungarians and Japanese. The POW’s in India were housed in 29 camps forming 6 groups. Group-1 (Camp 1-8) was at Bangalore, Group-2 (Camp 9-16) was at Bhopal, Group-3 (Camp 17-20) was at Ramgarh, Group-4 at Dehra Dun while Group-5 (Camp 25-28) at YOL, Himachal Pradesh.





Group-4 consisted of Camp 21-24 and was situated at clement town, Dehra Dun. The mail of prisoners from these camps was censored at GPO, Bombay centrally. Other than this Dehra Dun also had an Internment camp at Premnagar for those civilians who were living in India but belonged to enemy countries. Internment camps at Ahmednagar and Deoli were also merged with camps at Dehra Dun during later part of the war. The mail of the prisoners in the Premnagar internment camp was censored at the Post & Telegraph office, Premnagar. The central internment camp of Premnagar, Dehra Dun operated from October 1941 to November 1946. This was a mix civilian internment camp housing Germans, Italians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Finns and others. Camp were named as “Campus Teutonicus”, “Campus Italicus”, “Campus Judaicus”, “Vatican City” according to the nationals they held. One wing was for Indian Political prisoners.



The mail of these internees was censored locally at Dehra Dun. The P&T office of Premnagar happened to be the censor post office for all the incoming and outgoing mails of civil internees. The
 censorship office used chop DHN/-- and an octagonal censor mark with queen’s crown and inscription PASSED DHN/-- on all the mails. This Premnagar P&T office now lies abandoned and stands quietly near the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun. The art-deco building is a heritage structure and can be renovated for tourism.

Beginners’ Section

Stories behind stamps

 The Stamp That Divided a Nation




Never underestimate the political power of the stamp. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, the seceding Confederate states snatched up a good bit of government property. This included everything from forts to arsenals to thousands of post offices stocked full of stamps. Not wanting the enemy to profit off their goods, the Union recalled every U.S. stamp ever issued and declared them invalid for postage. Instead, people were allowed to exchange their old stamps for replacements, which the government had quickly printed with new designs.

 The Stamp even Bill Gates couldn't afford

During the post-World War I era, Germany was wracked by one of the most famous and spectacular bouts of inflation in history. Under the strain of huge war reparations demanded by the victorious Allies, prices for everything from pumpernickel to postage stamps soared out of control. To put things in perspective, consider this: In July of 1923, the rate for someone to mail a letter from Germany to the United States had risen from 300 marks to 900 marks (equal to a little more than half a cent in U.S. money). Only three months later, the cost to mail that same letter was 6,000 marks. The sample shown here was mailed from Berlin to London on October 18, 1923, and cost 15 million marks. But it didn't stop there. By November, the mark had plunged even further, and stamps were being printed at values as high as 20 billion marks.

During this period of runaway inflation, it became harder and harder to cram enough stamps onto letters and documents to pay for postage or revenue stamp fees. According to sources, one Swiss document had to be sent with 10 feet of paper attached to it, just to hold the required amount of revenue stamps. Eventually, the situation became so bad that Germany temporarily stopped requiring stamps to mail letters. Instead, they allowed customers to pay for postage in cash at the post office, and officials would simply mark the letters as paid.
Source : Mental Floss






In Memory of Dr Satyendra Agrawal….


Rose Philately

Fragrance of Roses


Miniature sheet issued by India Post on 7th February 2007. The four stamps feature four famous varieties of Roses Bhim, Delhi Princess, Jawahar and Neelam .


Bhim : This hybrid tea rose is very famous in India. The camellia like flatness of its form is unusual and its mid red color is very attractive.

Delhi Princess :

A popular Indian bred variety this rose  has cerise red buds which open to sparkling pink flowers in
Clusters.

Jawahar : Free flowering and good for bedding and exhibition, the velvety, scented ‘Jawahar’ is a creation of the Indian Department of Crops and Agriculture.

Neelam :

Neelam is a large shapely bloom in silvery pink with a heady perfume and dark green glossy foliage.


Specialized Section

1932 US Washington's 200th anniversary Stamps







-Col J Dutta & Dr Anjali Dutta


The Washington Bicentennial stamps of 1932 are postage stamps issued by the United States government in 1932 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of President George Washington's birth.  Twelve stamps were issued as a collection, with each one depicting the President in a different period in his life.

The series was designed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) designers Clair Aubrey Huston and Alvin Meissner. The ½¢ through 10¢ values present portraits of Washington derived from paintings, engravings or sculptures made during his lifetime. Huston designed seven stamps of the series: the ½¢, 1½¢, 2¢, 3¢, 6¢, 8¢ and 9¢ values; Meissner designed the remaining five.

The selections were made based on recommendations made by the Washington Bicentennial Commission, The United States Post Office Department and the BEP.  The original concept called for not only picturing Washington but also featuring significant events, locations and iconic images of his life and after his death.  This was later modified to featuring only portraits.

The Post Office announced definite plans for the series in November 1930.  These soon took on grandiose proportions, with the projected series comprising no fewer than eighteen stamps covering all values between ½¢ and $5.  By comparison the largest commemorative set previously offered by the Post Office — the landmark Columbian Exposition issue of 1893 — had consisted of sixteen stamps.  (No other previous commemorative set had run to more than the nine values of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi series.)  Indeed, the wide format of the Columbians was initially chosen for the Washington Bicentennial stamps and, like the Columbians, they were to survey their subject’s entire career, presenting tableaux and portraits from all periods of Washington's life.  In January 1931 a congressman went so far as to introduce a bill (never, however, enacted) proposing that during the whole of 1932 "all postage stamps offered for sale through the United States..., of whatever color or denomination, shall bear the portrait of George Washington."  The numerous preparatory wide-format designs produced by the post office, including tableaux for 14¢, 17¢ and 25¢ denominations, were intended to be printed in two colors. Among the subjects depicted were Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Washington's 1793 Inaugural, Washington's Home Life, Washington's Birthplace, Washington Resigning his Commission, a double portrait of George and Martha Washington, and the Washington Monument.  Ultimately, however, the post office elected to avoid historical tableaux altogether, on the grounds that the public would expect these to replicate famous paintings rife with historical inaccuracies.  Instead, the series would consist of single-width, single-color issues devoted exclusively to portraits, and would be reduced to twelve denominations ranging no higher than 10¢.  The bicentennial stamps were first placed on sale January 1, 1932, at the post office in Washington, D.C.



Washington Bicentennial issue of 1932



 

½¢- Scott #704.  The likeness of Washington taken from a miniature painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1777, the original of which is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (87,969,700 issued). 1¢ - Scott #705.  Reproduction of the profile bust of Washington by Jean Antoine Houdon made in 1785 and now in Mount Vernon. (1,265,555,100 issued)
 



1½¢ - Scott #706.  The likeness of Washington modeled from a painting known as the Virginia Colonel made at Mount Vernon in 1772 by Charles Willson Peale, the original of which is now in Washington and Lee University. (304,926,800 issued). 2¢ - Scott #707. The likeness of Washington by Gilbert Stuart from a painting made at Germantown, PA, in 1796, known as the Atheneum portrait, the original of which is now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. (4,222,198,300 issued)



 

3¢ - Scott #708.  The likeness of Washington in the uniform of a general with cocked hat reproduced from a portrait by Charles Willson Peale painted at Valley Forge in 1777. The original portrait is now in the State Normal School at West Chester, PA. (456,198,500 issued).  4¢ - Scott #709.  The likeness of Washington taken from a painting by Charles Willson Peale.  The painting was donated to the National Portrait Gallery by its former owner, Mr. William Patten, Rhinebeck, NY.  (151,201,300 issued)

 

5¢ - Scott #710.  The likeness of Washington from a painting by Charles Willson Peale made in 1795, and now in the possession of the New York Historical Society. (170,565,100 issued).  6¢ - Scott #711.  Representing Washington in the uniform of a general reproduced from a painting by John Trumbull in 1792, now in Yale University. (111,739,400 issued)

 


7¢ - Scott #712.  The portrait painted by John Trumbull in 1780, the original of which is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  (83,257,400 issued).  8¢ - Scott #713.  The profile bust portrait of Washington facing to the left, reproduced from a crayon drawing made from life by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin at Philadelphia in 1798.  (96,506,100 issued)

 


9¢ - Scott #714.  The likeness of Washington modeled from a pastel portrait in the possession of the Masonic lodge of Alexandria, VA., for whom it was drawn from life by W. Williams in 1794.  (75,709,200 issued).  10¢ - Scott #715.  The portrait of Washington taken from a painting by Gilbert Stuart in 1795, now in the possession of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.  (147,216,000 issued)

A series of stamped envelopes showing Washington's home at Mount Vernon were also issued.



       
 
Imprinted stamps on envelopes showing Washington's home at Mount Vernon

While the bicentennial issue presents many unfamiliar images of Washington, the Post Office took care to place the widely loved Gilbert Stuart portrait of the president on the 2-cent stamp, which satisfied the normal first-class letter rate and would therefore get the most use.

Several months after the series appeared, however, the first-class letter rate was raised from 2 cents to 3 cents. The greatly increased demand for 3-cent stamps remained unsatisfied by emergency reprintings of the 3-cent Washington Bicentennial issue and the 3-cent Lincoln regular issue then currently available.  Moreover, the new rate meant that the only Washington stamp available to the public for everyday use was one that offered a little-known and quite uncharacteristic image of Washington.  Accordingly, the Post Office felt obliged to rush a new regular issue 3-cent stamp into production that offered a more familiar Washington portrait.  Rather than taking the time to create a completely new design, the BEP revamped the bicentennial 2-cent Atheneum value as a 3-cent stamp (Scott #720), transforming it into a regular issue by eliminating the date ribbons flanking the portrait.  This was printed in the standard 3-cent colour, and also issued as vertical and horizontal coil stamps.



This series remains a well loved and prized issue of the United States Post even today.


-       Col J Dutta & Dr Anjali Dutta - email : doctorjayanta2009@gmail.com

India’s Postal History from the Feudal Era to Independence, 1947

Part 6b (Postal System from 1873-1947) 






-Swamynathan R.


e. Railway Mail Service(RMS)

The name Travelling Post Office was changed to Railway Mail Service(RMS) on 1st August 1880 headed by Inspector General(IG) RMS . The first Railway Mail Service Handbook was issued on July 1882. In 1907, RMS had four circles RMS North(Ambala), RMS East (Allahabad), RMS West (Nasik), RMS South(Bangalore).

With large increase of mails made it virtually impossible for all the mails to be sorted in the railway van. In 1867, static transit sorting offices called “Frontier Travelling Post Offices” was set up at major railway junctions in support of the Travelling Post Offices(TPO’s).

f. Financial and Other Services introduced by India Postal organization

            India Post having established a wide and sound network of post offices all over India, ventured into financial sector and value added services like VPP, money order, Banks etc.

Value Payable Post(V.P.P)

On 1st December 1877, the Indian Post and Telegraph Department turned a new page when they introduced V.P.P. system. It was introduced as C.O.D.(Cash on Delivery) system in Germany in 1874. Under the system, the Post Office undertook to deliver an article and recover from the addressee the amount of money specified by the sender. This was then paid over to the sender after deduction of a small commission. It bought consumers in small towns and villages into touch with traders in distant places. People living in places where there was no transport or market facilities,  could order and receive goods of their choice. It enabled small traders to do business all over India  with equal facility. The VPP system was popular world over. Canada Postal service had a postal slogan sin 1928 “POST OFFICE C.O.D. SPEEDS UP BUSINESS”.

Money Order

With the fast economic development taking place in India, mechanism to transfer money from one place to another safely was required. Since Postal network in India was  having a well established large network  all over the country, postal department came up with a scheme called "Money Order" in 1880, where a person can deposit the money to be transferred along with a commission and the receiver address. This message is given to the nearest post office of the receiver address where the postman gives the money to the receiver at his doorstep.

Postal Order
In January 1883, India Posts came with a scheme where a person can get a postal order of a particular sum by depositing the required sum along with the commission. The postal order can be encashed at any post office by cancelling the postal order with date stamp along with the postal authority signature.

Savings Bank
India Post started the Banking services for citizens. The postal banking services initially  started in 1883 at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.

Life Insurance
India Post started the life insurance scheme in 1884 mainly for government and semi government employees.

f. Army Post Office
Upto 1882,  the Indian post offices serving the army force were known as “Field Force” or “Field Post Office”(FPO) and their accounts were controlled by designated Head Post Office in India.
On the recommendations of Mr.Cornwall, the postal superintendent on his return from Egypt,  the Base Office was setup. A Field Service Manual  or a field Service Departmental Code for the Army Post office was issued in 1888 giving details of postal units on the army field service and related arrangements. It was laid down that the Base Post Office(BPO) will be established as the channel of communication with India Post and the Field Post offices(FPO).

g. Continuous Delivery
In 1897, Mr. Owens, the Presidency Postmaster Calcutta, devised a system where a  postman’s box will be placed at the most convenient point of each beat which will be the  starting point. Every hour a messenger will start from the post office with a  bag of delivery letters and place it at the postman’s box. The postman will then take the letters for final delivery. The messenger while returning back to the post office will take the letters dropped at the postman’s box by the individuals. The postman’s box will serve as a postman’s box and pillar box. This system saved labour and worked well.

This system required strict supervision of the messengers and postman. Due to lack of strict supervision, the system of “Continuous Delivery” was discontinued.

i. Abolition of District Post offices
In 1903, the government of India decided to abolish the revenue and expenditure of the District Posts of several provinces included in the Provincial Accounts. Accordingly, all District Posts establishments were transferred to the Imperial Posts on 1st March 1905. Amalgamation resolution dates 9th Nov 1903 states :

n  The provincial District Posts in Central Provinces
n  The Zamindari Dawk establishments in Bengal, Eastern Bengal and Assam.
n  All the District Post Establishments in UP, Ajmer, Coorg and Northwest Frontier
The complete amalgamation of all district Posts in India was completed by 1st April 1907 with reorganisation of Postal Circles.

j. Motor Mail Service

In 1913-14, the Motor Mail Service(MMS) started at Calcutta with 8 cars and lorries/trucks. Later the Motor Mail Services was extended to Delhi, Amritsar. In 1948, MMS was established in Bombay and Madras. Over a period of time MMS became a department known as Departmental Mail Motor Service(DMMS).

k. Express Delivery

In the early 19th century a postal scheme known as "EXPRESS MAIL" mainly for mail going from Calcutta to outside India. The mail was dispatched on horseback to Kedgree, the last steamer point before the start of the voyage. With mails increasing resulting in delays in delivery, a new scheme was introduced on 1st October 1930 which was known as "EXPRESS DELIVERY".  "Express Labels" were stuck on the Express letters.




EXPRESS DELIVERY Labels

To popularise this new Express scheme postal slogans were marked on letters.



Postal Slogan Postmark for "EXPRESS DELIVERY"

l. Start of Airmail Service 


On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet (1888-1974) carried the first official mail flown by airplane. The flight was a demonstration/experimental flight. Pequet carried a sack with about 6,000 cards and letters on his Humber biplane. The plane flew a distance of five miles, from an Allahabad polo field, over the Yamuna River, to Naini. All mail received a special cancel depicting an airplane, mountains, and “First Aerial Post, 1911, U. P. Exhibition Allahabad.”



A Delivery Slogan postmark stamped on an envelope. This slogan is to popularise Air Mail.

m. Nashik Security Printing

By the start of 1900, Postal Services in India was fully established both organisationally and functionally. The requirements of various postal organisations like stamps, postal stationeries etc were printed by De Lau Reu. By 1926, Nashik Security Press was established at Nashik to cater to the needs of various postage stamps and postal stationeries.

n. Certificate of Postings

Since the implementation of Postal Act 1854, the system of giving receipt for normal letters was abolished. Under the provisions of Rule 195 of the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933 the receipt for normal letters posted  was re introduced with a name “Certificate of Posting”.  Certificate of Posting was granted to the sender of the letter and other articles “Only as an Assurance” that the letters were posted and nothing else.  Generally the Certificate of Posting was taken when letters were entrusted to servants or messengers. Certificate of Postings was discontinued vide Gazette Notification No.58(E) dated 31st Jan 2011 deleting the rule 195 of the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933.

o. Mobile Van Service
The first mobile post office took first took place at a religious fair(Garmukteshwar) on the banks of river Ganges in 1938. This appears to have been withdrawn during World War II. In 1951, the mobile post office was introduced in five cities in order to despatch mail directly via Night Air Mail Service(NAMS).




First Mobile Van at a religious fair (Garmukteshwar) on the banks of river Ganges in 1938.

p. Philately Bureau
India's First Philately Bureau was opened in Bombay GPO in June 1941.

Conclusion
India Postal Services continues to provide an important public service to the country facing all challenges of modern times. Post offices in India continues  to have charm among all ages of human being.

Next two parts will be on Foreign Mails between India and UK


                                                                                                           To be Contd  in next issue….
-Swamynathan R : email : swamyxyz@yahoo.com


New issues from other Countries

San Marino
5 June 2018 : Europa China Tourism Year

The series of stamps is dedicated to the Europa-China Tourism Year, which was decided in 2016, celebrates the spirit of sharing for better commercial and cultural changes between Europe and China. The impossible buildings created by the architectural fusion of symbolic buildings of European and Chinese culture represent the will of the program to promote greater intercultural understanding, enhancing and facilitating travel experiences through new and better itineraries and promoting a more sustainable tourism.
5 June 2018 : 10th anniversary San Marino in the UNESCO World Heritage List


A beautiful view of Mount Titano with the Three Towers can be seen in the background of the souvenir sheet; the first stamp depicts the Government Building and the Parva Domus in Liberty Square, the second stamp portrays the Captains Regent during the investiture ceremony, while the third stamp shows the symbols of the Captains Regent. This series celebrates the symbolic value of the inscription of San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano in the UNESCO World Heritage list on the 7th July 2008: San Marino is one of the world’s oldest republics and the only surviving city-State.
Krygystan
9 July 2018 : 18th Asian Games 2018 Indonesia


The new KEP postage stamp issue, consisting of two stamps, is dedicated to the one of the most important sporting competitions of 2018 - the Asian Games. As the largest multi-sport competition, after the Olympic Games, the Asian Games are one of the most prestigious events in the world of sports. These games are organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, once every four years. The XVIII Asian Games are held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2, 2018. For the first time, competitions in these games are being co-hosted by two cities: Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, and Palembang, the capital of the province of South Sumatra. Approximately 10,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries will compete for the highest awards in 40 different sports. The team from Kyrgyzstan (about 100 people) also participates in the Asian Games in 2018.
Korea
New issue in August, 2018  
1. 2018 the 19th World ARDF Championships
2. White porcelain jar with Dragon and Cloud design
 3. Overseas Independence movement sites
3.1 Hague Netherlands-Lee Joon,
3.2 Harbin china-An Joongkeun,
3.3 Shanghai china-Yoon Bonggil,
4.4 Los Angeles USA-An changho





Pakistan


9 June 2018 : Shanghai Cooperation Summit  
9 June 2018 : Pakistan Azerbaijan Joint Issue 2 stamps + M


14 June 2018 : 60th anniversary of Urdu Dictionary Board
1 July 2018 : Seventy Years of Excellence State Bank of Pakistan
Acknowledgement
- Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin  July issue 2018 edited by Mohanchandran Nair

- Judaica Thematic Society (UK)  August 2018  Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman

-Stamps Today Annual 2017 Issues edited by Vijay Seth

-The Hyderabad Philatelist  May & June 2018 issues edited by Prakash Agarwal

-The Hyderabad Hobby Magazine  May & June 2018 issues  edited by Prakash Agarwal

- Deccan Philatelist Vol. 18 Issue No.3 edited by Col. Jayanta Dutta and Dr Anjali Dutta

- Vadophil 2018  April 2018 issue edited by Prashant Pandya & Timir Shah




Blogs & Websites



Philatelic Clubs & Societies 

Ananthapuri Philatelic Association, Thiruvanthapuram
Baroda Philatelic Society -  http://www.vadophil.org/
Chandigarh Philatelic Club
Deccan Philatelic Society – Pune, Maharashtra
Eastern India Philatelists’ Association - http://www.filacapsule.blogspot.com/   
India Study Circle -  http://www.indiastudycircle.org/
Indian Stamp Ghar - http://www.indianstampghar.com/
Indian Thematic Society, Ludhiana -   http://indianthematicstamps.webs.com/
Ludhiana Philatelic Club
Numismatic & Philatelic Association of Vellore Fort 
http://numismaticphilavellore.site40.net/index.htm
Philatelic Congress of India - http://www.philateliccongressofindia.com/
Philatelic Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Philatelic Society of India , Mumbai : http://www.psi1897.com/
Orissa Philatelic Association, Mail id-:  orissaphilatelic@gmail.com
Rajkot Philatelic Society – Rajkot, Gujarat
Gujarat Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
South India Philatelists Association -  http://www.sipa.org.in/
The Army Philatelic Society, Pune


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