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Date of Issue : 16 January 2019
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January 2019 Vol. XII
Issue No. 133
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Dear Reader,
I am pleased
to bring out January 2019 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. With this issue Rainbow
completes 11 years of publication without any break. Hope this publication
will be continued in the years to come. My sincere thanks to all those who
contributed news and articles for Rainbow over the years and still active in sending
updates.. Wishing you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Last month we
lost one of the most prominent and veteran philatelists of India, Dr Sita
Bhateja. I have heard her name since my college days when I entered as a participant
in the field of philately. Once I tried to contact her but couldn’t. Perhaps she did not
receive my letter. Later I saw her in exhibitions…But somehow could not meet
her in person. I read articles about her
and was very much inspired. Three years back I published her interview in Rainbow
with the help of my philatelist friends, Naresh Agrawal , Nikhilesh Melkote
and Jaganntah Mani. It was a superb interview. Often she responded to my posts
on FB. That was a great feeling. She was
full of life and had great enthusiasm for her profession as well as for hobby. She
is a great inspiration for the generations…..She is an icon ! Hats off to her positive attitude
towards life…Rest in Peace….Philately Queen with the Rose !
This issue is
dedicated to woman philatelists… One, the legendary and the other, who has
preserved the hobby and promoting philately among young and old in Himachal
Pradesh. In this issue, Meet Dr Ritu Kalra of Shimla…She answers to our questions and tells about her long philatelic journey.........
This is all for this month. More in next Issue.
Happy 2019 ! Happy
Collecting !!
Contents
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From
the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§
Recent
Indian Issues
§ In The News
§ Interview
§
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
Dr.Sita Bhateja : Left an immortal impression in hearts,
an inspiration for generation to come
Mrs.
Sita Bhateja was admitted at the her
super specialty hospital in Bangalore where she underwent treatment for
Leukaemia. But failed to recover. She is survived by three sons.
One
would have noted that age was just a number for her as even at 90 she was
vivacious, full of energy and positivity that was infectious. The one thing
that could vie with her energy was her full throaty laugh, open and
uninhibited. Always dressed Impeccably, smile on her face and
her bright eyes twinkled as she talked. Her personality was truly
magnetic.
She was true example of a real beauty of a lady showing her inner
strength, energy, will power, positive look towards life, zeal and zest.
Looking in to her upbringing,
life had not always been easy or simple for her.But she believed in finding
happiness in little things around her. Be it a flower tucked in her hair or
just the beauty of her surroundings, or a smile that brightens someone’s day.
She
loved collecting flowers and coins but these were hobbies that could not win
over her love of stamps. Her pre-independence India collection is widely
considered as one of the finest collections of stamps in the world. This great India classic exhibit was nominated for National Grand Prix
in India 89 World Stamp exhibition, nominated for the Grand Prix D Honour in
Indipex - 97 World stamp exhibition at New Delhi and China - 99 World stamp
exhibition.
She was a Doyen of
Indian Philately. David Feldman - SA (Swiss) brought out a Luxury book
edition on her great India exhibit. She was also the pillar to the Karnataka
philatelic society. Always stood behind to support all promotional activities
and stamp exhibitions. She also remained
Jury in several stamp exhibitions.
She never knew boredom and tiredness.
She never thought of retirement. One of her beliefs was that she wanted to do things today and even right now. No
pendency…no lingering on… no tomorrow. "I don't believe in tomorrows. I've
always wanted to do everything right now. I'm spiritual, but I don't think I'm
coming back, so my motto has always been to fulfill all my ambitions so that I
don't have any regrets left," she said.
I have not met her personally but I had
been honored to prepare a questionnaire
for her interview for Rainbow and so I
put some efforts to know her better. I still remember the answer to one of the questions asked in
her interview, she said that she could pass whole night looking at her stamps, preparing new or
modifying or study some exhibit or collection.
She was so dedicated and even at
the age nearing 90, she would work like
a lady of 50years.
We all deeply mourn
and pay our sincere tribute to the great lady who will always remain immortal
in our hearts. Her ideology of life, her passion and love for poor, stamps,
flowers and her achievements shall keep her alive in our hearts for several
years to come.
Recent Indian Issues
3 December 2018 : Ustad Sabri Khan-Rs 5
18 December 2018 : Rajkumar Shukla -Rs 5
18 December 2018 : Gulabrao Maharaj - Rs 5
22 December 2018 : National
Police Memorial – Rs10 + Rs 15 + Rs 10 MS
24 December 2018 : Paika Rebellion – Rs 5
28
December 2018 : Kakaji & Pappaji – Rs 5
29 December 2018 : Maharaja Suheldev – Rs 5
29 December 2018 : Hill Forts of Rajasthan UNESCO World
Heritage Sites in India -1 : 3 X Rs 5 + 3 x Rs12 + MS Rs 51
30 December 2018 : 75th Anniversary of the First Flag
Hoisting at Port Blair – Rs 12 + Rs 22+ Rs 41 + MS Rs 75
30 December 2018 : Indian Fashion through the Ages- 2x Rs 5 + 2xRs
15 + MS Rs 40
31 December 2018 : Geographical Indication Registered Handicraft
Products – 5 x Rs 5
Recent Special Cover
4 January 2019 : Alva's Virasat 2019, Moodbidri
14 December National level Philatelic Exhibition, First of its kind, cover by Karnataka Postal Circle - Bangalore
14 December National level Philatelic Exhibition, First of its kind, cover by Karnataka Postal Circle - Bangalore
14
December 2018 :KR Murthy - Bangalore
15
– 16 December 2018 : POSTPEX 2018
29
December 2018 :Hamfest India 2018, Yelahanka
30.11.2018
- Post Centenary of One Rupee Note of India, Trichy
28
November 2018 : LUPEX 2018 Ahinsa Parmo Dharma Mahatma Gandhi - Ludhiana
Horse Carried Cover
19th December
2018, the death anniversary of Shaheed Roshan Singh
In The News
Great Doctor n Great Philatelist is no more......
Dr Sita
Bhateja, renowned philatelist and gynecologist of Bangalore passed away today
on 18th December, 2018. She was the queen of Indian Philately who had won
several International awards for her exquisite philatelic collection. Her
collection is considered as one of
the finest collections of stamps of pre-independent India in the world.
She will always be missed. We lost a great philatelist and a
wonderful person!
Our Heartfelt Condolences !
Bengalureans pay Tributes to The Queen of Indian
Philately
A tribute to Dr.
(Mrs). Sita Bhateja
A young girl at school in
Multan, whether it was chance or fate, we cannot say and little did the girl
herself realize how that small act would affect the lives of countless
people. From her days spent running around the Multan borstal, where her
grandfather was the jailor, to her work in post-Partition refugee camps to
setting up a nursing home which would become an institution in Bangalore, Dr. (Mrs).
Sita Bhateja has lived an extraordinary life and touched the lives of many
thousand people.
As a grand daughter of Rai Saheb
Gokal Chand and the daughter of Mohanlal Sachdev, she wanted for nothing. But simplicity defined her childhood. Exploring the grounds of Multan borstal, her
playmates included the children of gardeners and laborers. It was early in her life she learned that
compassion had its rewards.
Sita went to the jail school
where the teachers were not the most inspiring.
After the fourth standard she moved to a government school at Miyanwali
and was finally allowed to join the older children in the family at Lady
McLaganSchool in Lahore.
Sita’s love for working with
her hands saw her enjoying tailoring and machine embroidery. Somewhere during this time Sita went for a
holiday with her family to a hill station called Koh Mari off Rawalpindi. Here, she came across a Rose garden. And one of the great passions of her life was
ignited. Soon she would collect
different flowers. Her books were filled
pressings, which were sent to friends, and flowers would adorn her hair always.
At the age of fourteen, she
had a vision, the girl who couldn’t wait to rush out of class, in that place
stood a young woman who wished to serve the mankind. Driven by her satvik belief, which dictated
that she must serve humanity, she set her sights on doing medicine. But her father refused to let her study
medicine. Her grandfather stepped in to
help when she had decided to study medicine anyway.
During the partition, Sita
and her family moved to India. They
could manage to convince an army officer who was taking a truck to Lahore,to
take them to Jammu. He agreed on the
condition that they take nothing with them.
In that instant, they abandoned all their belongings and climbed on to
the truck to India. Eventually, they
managed to cross over in January 1948.
Her grandfather settled in McLeodganj and later the Dalai Lama occupied
his house. Her father continued the jail
service and was posted in Ferozepur.
Sita went to Bombay where
she was admitted to KEM Hospital to continue her studies. After her graduation, she straight went to
the refugee camps. Her first posting was
in the refugee camps of Kurukshetra.
After this she moved to camps in Jol and Jammu. She worked in Cama Hospital and studied in
Bombay University for her Post-graduation.
On July 11, 1953 Sita and
Major Amrit Bhateja were married in a simple ceremony in Bombay.After spending
few years in Kirkee and a couple of years in MHOW, on 24th October
1957 she landed in Bangalore. She joined
St. Martha’s hospital on the condition that she will take no salary. So, for the next 34 years, she would take
only petrol money to the amount of Rs. 250/- per month. Dr. Sita Bhateja started the obstetrics and
Gynecology department in the St. Martha’s hospital in a shed.
In 1968 Dr. Sita Bhateja
Nursing Home and Charitable trust was established. Sita donated 50% of her income to the trust,
a practice that she would continue for her life.
Dr. (Mrs). Sita Bhateja
became one of the prominent Gynecologists and director of several eponymous
health-related centers including a 50-year-old clinic in her native Bengaluru,
a hospital for the poor, an orphanage and a school for slum children. And she also gave some of her time to an old
age home. She has received the Rashtriya
Rattan award for her work in child welfare and, as an active Rotarian; she has
likewise received “Governor’s Salute”.
She was the past president of Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
As well as her intense
professional career, Dr. Bhateja was one of the world’s foremost female
philatelists, highly experienced in international exhibiting, and has won high
ranking medals beginning with her participation with Asiana ’77 in Bangalore,
where she received an award for exhibit of stamps of India. She was the Indian commissioner for the China
2009 International exhibition and her exhibit of India Classics was shown in
the Court of Honour at INDIPEX-2011 at New Delhi.
In an interview with the
newspaper, she recounted that philately as a hobby began in her childhood,
when she would get Rs. 10/- as pocket money, with which she could do much. But it was only after completing her studies
that she enrolled with Karnataka Philatelic Society and engaged herself with
more systematic collection of stamps.
Her collection, from the
very beginning, was the stamps of India.
Subsequently, she began to specialize in the stamps of pre-independent
India and British stamps. She also collected
stamps with medical themes from around the world. The scarcest – in fact, unique – item in her
India collection is the 1854 bi-colour 4 anna stamp with the inverted head of
the Queen, cut to square and one on cover.
One piece of advice Dr.
Bhateja offers to philatelists: to not
to degenerate the hobby, one that is pursued with joy, to the level of
awards. “Collecting stamps is for
pleasure. Philately also offers so much
of knowledge. It is an encyclopedia of
the history on one’s country,” said Dr. Bhateja, for whom philately was an
exhilarating hobby, which she got drowned in.
The Championship Class philatelist’s through research on each stamp meant
that participation in an international exhibition took her two months, working
through the night. And the three-time
nominee for a Grand Prix added, “But I wont need a cup of coffee to keep me
awake!” She also helped kids and young
collectors when they needed guidance on how to ready their exhibits.
We deeply mourn the death
and pay our tribute to of one of the great philatelist of India, Dr. (Mrs).
Sita Bhateja. She was always strength
for Karnataka Philatelic Society and society will miss her services in the
future.
Reminiscences
of Dr. Sita Bhateja
My earliest memory of Dr. Sita
Bhateja was not in her capacity as a philatelist. One day in the early 70s, my parents
& I visited the well known (even in those days) Sita Bhateja Nursing Home
in Bangalore. My father's sister delivered her first baby there. I recall a
smart lady doctor wearing a big red rose in her hair, holding a pink newborn
baby. She held the baby towards me and asked me, "Here, do you want to
hold your sister?"I remember being scared at the prospect and running away!
I was a schoolboy at the time, but the memory remains fresh. The small clinic
has now expanded to Dr. Sita Bhateja Multi-speciality Hospital. Doctor (as we called
her), once mentioned that she had brought into the world, more than 1,00,000
babies. I am proud to say, that my son, Tejas, who is now 15, is also one of them.Doctor
used to pace the corridors of this large hospital,till her final days, wearing
a bright saree or Punjabi suit,her trademark red rose in her hair and white
sneakers on her feet. She stayed in an apartment in the hospital premises. It is
fitting that she passed away in the same building that she loved, tended by her
loving son Dr. Arvind Bhateja, himself a renowned Neurologist.
In the middle of her hectic
schedule, she found time for her main love, Philately. She used to collect
stamps as a schoolgirl, but took it up seriously in 1976 after she met the
equally legendary Col L.G.Shenoi , who had recently founded the Karnataka
Philatelic Society.
During KARPHILEX 1976, she
recollected that she met the Colonel and he inspired her to study stamps carefully
and not just collect them. I re-established contact with Doctor in the 1980s.By
now, she was a legendary collector of Pre-Independence India stamps and the
President of the Karnataka Philatelic Society. She had kindly arranged Monthly
meetings of the Society in a hall on the top floor of her Hospital. She was an
inspiration and mentor to young collectors like me. I remember that my exhibit
on Flags was selected for the first time in Senior Thematic class at AUSIPEX
1984 in Melbourne. Doctor was also exhibiting her India Collection. We had
received the acceptance letter quite late, and were preparing exhibits till the
last minute. Doctor was flying personally to Melbourne at around 4 am, and I telephoned
her at around 8pm to request her whether she could carry my exhibit. She
readily agreed and I finally reached her place around 10pm. She was still frantically
giving last minute touches to her exhibit!
She told me that almost every day,
she spent time with her precious stamps from 10pm to about 2am after a hectic
day attending to patients. I was amazed at her energy and enthusiasm at her
age. She not only carried my exhibit with her, but brought it back from
Australia, handling it with the same care as her own collection. She had also
received medal on my behalf at the awards ceremony. I was touched by these
gestures.
More recently, in 2015, Doctor
was the motivational force persuading my friend Chaitanya Dev and me, to take
up posts of President & Secretary respectively, of KPS. Under her guidance
and patronage, KPS was able to conduct KARPHILEX 2017 and International Philately
Seminar recently in Oct 1018 at Bangalore. She was as usual, the main patron of
all our events. She was the most Philanthropic Philatelist we have ever known.
She founded many Charitable Trusts, to which 50% of income earned by her used
to go. My late father, in fact, was a Trustee of this Trust, and he used to
speak of the yeoman service done by them in serving destitute and abandoned
children.
Doctor used to regale us with
anecdotes about her love for philately. It is quite well known that she sold an
entire farm including a farmhouse, to acquire her most famous philatelic item,
the "Inverted Head" error of Queen Victoria 1854. Another not so well
known incident concerns a stamp she had bought in an auction in London. After
the auction, she went for a short trip to Paris and visited the Louvre Museum. While
walking on the steps and admiring the famous paintings on the wall, she tripped
and fell down .People around rushed to help her and enquired whether she was
hurt. She replied, "Forget me, I want to know if the stamps I'm carrying
in my purse are safe". The by standers were quite amused to see her opening
the purse and checking it. They couldn't imagine how stamps could get hurt. The
stamps she had bought were a pair of Red Scinde Dawks, and she was carrying them
in her purse. As we know, these are very brittle and could get damaged easily.
Fortunately for Indian Philately, neither the Scinde Dawks nor Dr. Bhateja
suffered any serious damage !
We celebrated her birthday (a
few days in advance),which fell on 24th Oct 2018, during the International Seminar.
She cut the cake with the enthusiasm of a nineteen year old, rather than
ninety. Alas, we did not know then that it would be her last birthday.
In spite of her failing health,
Doctor made it a point to attend every monthly meeting of KPS, and along with all
other events. One of her last pictures shows her interacting with a young
philatelist, about 80 years younger to her, without any generation gap. As the
saying goes, "The Queen is no more. Long live the Queen.”
PMG BD Veena Srinivasa Madam from Karnataka Postal circle, SK Rajendra Kumar PMG SK region, Our philately Queen Dr Sita Bhateja and Mr MP Ganesh represented Indian Hockey in 1972 Olympic Games and Under his coaching, the Indian team bagged a last Gold Medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. was the chief Guest for Olymphilex India 2016.
Her feedback on
Olymphilex. India 2016
You have done great service to
philately.I am certain this exhibition has achieved its goal of popularising
philately .it has created a
standard ,a benchmark .let others do it .let philately in India to be the king
of hobbies.
Memories
with Dr Sita Bhateja
Dr. (Mrs.) Sita Batheja was a
doyen and undoubtedly the Queen of Indian Philately, with an unsurpassable
collection of British India. Apart from being a great Philatelist, was a very
good human being, always humble, jovial and active. She always had an
encouraging attitude towards others particularly the younger and upcoming
philatelists.
(From L to R)
Ghouse Ali Zameer, Dr. (Mrs.) Sita Batheja, Mr. P. K. Bisoi (Director, Rafi
Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad), Mr. N. K. Agarwal.
I had been fortunate enough to
work with her as a Jury during Karphilex2017 where she was the chief Jury.
Incidentally, she was the Jury for the exhibition where I displayed my
collection for the first time in Karphilex2006 and was awarded the First prize
and she had encouraged me with such positive words that still resound in my
ears and have helped me reach where I am today in Philately.
She will always live in our
hearts and memories. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN OF PHILATELY.
‘Dr Sita Bhateja was a role model, generation ahead of her times’
I was lucky to be closely associated with Dr Sita Bhateja
during my growing years.
Express News Service
BENGALURU: I
was lucky to be closely associated with Dr Sita Bhateja during my growing
years. During those wonderful years, she listened, encouraged, and most of all
guided a lot of youngsters in their careers. I will eternally be grateful for
our friendship, and her guidance.
The untimely
death of her daughter Vaijayanthi was a terrible blow to her but she picked herself
up. She looked on me almost as the daughter she lost and took pride in every
little achievement of mine. Her’s was always the first call or message of
congratulations that I received at any momentous occasion. And what was most
surprising was that this would come via telephone, mobile, WhatsApp, Instagram,
Facebook or any other social media. Not only was she truly tech-savvy, she was
a generation ahead of her times.
She was one of
the founding members of the Bangalore Society for Obstetrics &
Gynecology, and her commitment was a benchmark in the Society’s history. Her
intelligence, vision, organisation and leadership qualities were exemplary.
Not only was
she an extremely active member in her younger days, until her last days and
twilight years she made it a point to attend all meetings and programmes
organised by the BSOG. She will always be an icon for future generations. A
friend, mentor and role model to us all, she was truly the grand old Iron Lady
of Karnataka, who will be missed.Bengaluru loses ‘full of life’ gynaecologist.
Noted doctor
Sita Bhateja passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 90. Admitted at the
Sita Bhateja super specialty hospital in the city – of which she was the founder
and managing trustee – Dr Bhateja was undergoing treatment for leukaemia. She
is survived by three sons, including Dr Arvind Bhateja, a leading spinal and
neurosurgeon. Here, prominent Bengalureans pay tribute to the renowned
gynaecologist.
Remembering Dr Sita Bhateja
We deeply mourn and pay our tribute to the great lady of Indian Philately Dr. Sita Bhateja. She will always remain immortal in our hearts. Her life & work, passion to profession and her achievements shall keep her alive.
My pleasant relation goes
with her since I first visited / met her in Bangalore during Asiana 1977. We
travelled together to many world stamp shows like Ameripex 1986 Chicago,
Singapore – 95, Pacific- 97 USA (San Francisco), China – 99 world
stamp exhibitions.
We both for the first time
participated / visited in world stamp exhibition Ameripex - 1986 Chicago where
we exhibited our collections. What a coincidence we both last exhibited
at the Indipex 2011 World stamp exhibition, then President of India Smt.
Pratibha Patil inaugurated and came to see Dr. Sita Bhateja and my exhibit
which were invited under 'Court of Honour' invitee class.
Her great India classic
exhibit was nominated for National Grand Prix in India 89 World Stamp
exhibition, nominated for the Grand Prix D Honour in Indipex - 97 World stamp
exhibition at New Delhi and China - 99 World stamp exhibition. In all there
three occasions I was present.
She was a Doyen of Indian
Philately. David Feldman - SA (Swiss) brought out a Luxury book edition
on her great India exhibit. She was also the pillar to the Karnataka philatelic
society. Always stood behind to support all promotional activities, stamp
exhibitions. Remained Jury on several stamp exhibitions.
We spent together memorable time and remained in constant
touch all these years. Her spirit and smile on her face shall always
remain fresh in our memories.
-Pradip Jain, FRPSL
email : philapradip@gmail.com
Sharing the Interview with Dr Sita Bhateja
published in December 2015 issue of Rainbow
Stamp News
Young at 87
“Small in size but
big in knowledge” , “ a woman whose heart beats for stamps”, “ 86 and going
strong” are some of the slogans attached to her briefly describing her
personality. Yes friends, she is none other than the charming beauty even at 87
years of age Dr. Sita Bhateja from Bangalore. A dedicated and reputed gynaecologist
who is vivacious, full of energy and positivity. She is renowned philatelist
who needs no introduction to philatelists at least in India. A woman of
substance who equally managed her career in profession and hobby and excelled
in both. Her philatelic possessions are unique and rarest & achievements
are tremendous and unparalleled.
Born in Multan, grew up in
borstal compounds as her father was a
jailer. After her school studies she completed her graduation in medical stream
from KEM Hospital,Mumbai and in June 1949 she became a doctor. Later she did
her post graduation.
She has the priced and rare
stamps such has the famous inverted Head, Red Scinde Dawk, Penny Black etc. Her
philatelic journey started at the tender age of 12/13 like other by getting
fascinated by the beauty of stamps. But her noticeable philatelic journey began
with her participation in 1977 at Asiana 77 in Bangalore, where she received an
award for her exhibit of the stamps of India. Thereafter her awards over the
years have multiplied.
Dr Bhateja works at her
private clinic, a 40-year-old multi-specialty one, besides running a hospital
for the poor, an orphanage and a school for slum children. And there is an old
age home where she gives some of her time. She is the three time nominee for
the Grand Prix, the top-most philatelic award in the world.
The prestigious and very
rare stamp in her collection that has made her known all over the world is the
1854 double-colour 4-anna stamp of pre-Independence India with the inverted
head of the Queen on cover. This highly prized stamp in Dr. Bhateja’s
possession is square cut on cover.
Another stamp in Dr
Bhateja’s collection is an 1861 eight-anna bisect, again a pre- Independent
India stamp, that is another unique and rare stamp that she possesses. “Once in
a way when a 4-anna stamp was not available an 8-anna stamp would be cut in
half by the post office and given out as a 4-anna stamp!”
She has been three time
president of the Karnataka Philatelic Society . She is the pride of Indian
Philately and the brightest star among woman philatelists of India .
Interview
with Dr Sita Bhateja
1.
We have read about you in different new papers mentioning about you “Young at
85”, Please share the secret…..how do you maintain this physically and
mentally?
I am a strict disciplinarian
in lifestyle. I have been influenced a lot by the Bhagavad Gita. I have been
following the Satvik way of life and diet since the age of 14. This is the
secret of how I keep fit mentally and physically.
2.
We understand you had a fascination for coins and flowers in your early age /
childhood. When did you actually turn towards the world of stamps? Tell us
briefly about your philatelic journey.
Like all children, I used to
collect anything which caught my fancy like coins, ferns etc. At the age of 12,
my father was posted as a Jailer in Sialkot (now Pakistan). We used to
subscribe to the Illustrated Weekly of India. There was a Stamp Collecting
column by Mr Jal Cooper. He used to ask us to send some money and he would send
back a packet of stamps. I used to get monthly pocket money of Rs.10 (a huge
amount in those days), and I used to spend most of it on buying stamps. I had a
worldwide collection which I used to keep in a countrywide album, stuck with
hinges.
Later at 16 years of age, I
joined Lahore Medical College and hence became engrossed in studies with no
time for hobbies. It was only in 1976 when I moved to Bangalore and met Col
Shenoi the founder of Karnataka Philatelic Society, that I rekindled my
interest. I started taking interest in Classics, especially India Pre
Independence.
3.
With an immensely busy schedule at your hospital spanning from 7.00 am till
8.00 pm busy with surgeries and patients consultation, when do you find time
for philately when you have so many other personal, social works to do too?
What more do you look forward in philately after having recognition world over
as an eminent philatelist and a possessor of one of worlds’ rarest stamp ?
It is only my passion for
Philately which drives me. I have to keep up to date with my Medical profession
by reading books, attending conferences etc.. It is only after 8pm that I find
time to look at my stamp collection. I spend entire nights with my hobby
sometimes till 5.00am remaining awaken for whole night.
4.
What exactly is the difference between a stamp collector and a philatelist
according to you. How a philatelist contribute to development of society?
Stamp collecting is only an
accumulation. It does not give any value addition. It’s alright for children to
start like this. A philatelist has to make a deep study through books, journals
etc. Philately has contributed a lot to learning the history of our postal
system and also the world as a whole.
5. Please tell us about your
philatelic interests before you tell us more about your valuable and rare
philatelic assets?
My main concentration is on
Pre-Independence India. I also collected Medicine and Mahatma Gandhi as themes
in the past.
6. We read somewhere about
you these lines “A passionate philatelist, Dr Bhateja's enviable collection of
rare stamps has been internationally recognized and won her several awards in
global philately contests. One of the rarest and most valuable stamps in her
collection is an Indian stamp from 1854 with an inverted head of Queen
Victoria. There are only three square-cut stamps from this batch, of which only
one is a used cover - which means it was actually used - and that belongs to my
collection. Yes, it is the only one of its kind in the world," she says
with some pride.” your comments on this statement…
The first rare item I bought
in an auction was the Penny Black, for which a paid a glorious sum of Rs.465/-
in Bangalore in 1976. I was very excited to win this in the auction, and I
brought it back and showed it to other doctors, nurses at my clinic and also my
neighbors. They were not very impressed with this tiny black piece of paper,
but I told them its history and they understood my passion.
Another interesting story is
about my first Red Scinde Dawk which I purchased personally in London. On the
way back to India I visited Louvre Museum in Paris. While admiring some
paintings, I tripped and fell. Many passersby rushed to me to ask if I was OK.
But I was more concerned to check whether the Scinde Dawk which was in my purse
was safe, rather than my own safety. Fortunately both I and the stamp were OK!
Regarding Inverted Head, I
happened to read that this particular item was being sold by an American
collector in an auction in London. I was very keen to get it not only for my
collection, but also to ensure that such a rare treasure should come back to
India. Fortunately I was able to get it even though I had to make sacrifices
like selling some property and jewellery also.
7. Today philately and
philatelists are different from the earlier years. People are more inclined
towards thematic philately? New philatelic fields have developed. What major
changes do you see in the philatelic field along with the major change i.e.
commercialization of philately?
Commercialization of
philately has always existed. My opinion is, that if some people treat it as an
investment, then why not? However, children should be encouraged to take up
Thematic which is less expensive and adds to their general knowledge.
8. Please comment about
future of philately looking in to the fact that various other communication
means such as email, fax, apps, etc. have replaced the transmission of paper
mail to a big extent?
I am confident that
Philately will never die. Other electronic media can never have the same
fascination as stamps.
9. Lastly, the secret of
your store house of positive energy. Do you feel philately has contributed in
keeping the energy level high?
Every positive activity, be
it medical profession, social work or philately adds to Positive Energy. When
you are passionate about something, there is no time for tiredness or boredom.
10. Today there is talk
about women power all around. And You certainly are an example of women power
and strength. A leading example justifying the statement “Nothing is impossible
in this world”. You message to philatelic fraternity particularly targeting
woman philatelists?
Women are excelling in all
fields, including Philately. Women philatelists have to also ensure to take
care of their family and social responsibilities. I would advise them to lead a
balanced life and take care of family and children, along with enjoying their
hobby. They will then get great support from family members which is essential.
I was lucky to get tremendous support from my entire family.
11. How do you feel after
reaching the various peaks of philately? What more do you want from philately?
Philately has enriched my
life. I would have not enjoyed my life as much as I have, without Philately. I
would have not been the same person. I cannot ask for anything more.
Now my goal is that future
generations are also to be groomed to ensure that more youngsters take up
Philately.
Nikhilesh Melkote, Dr Sita
Bhateja and Jagannath Mani
Interview team :
Naresh Agrawal, Nikhilesh Melkote & Jaganntah Mani
HORSE
CARRIED SPECIAL COVER ON SHAHEED ROSHAN SINGH
On 19th
December 2018, the death anniversary of Shaheed Roshan SINGH, Mr. Sanjay
D.Akhade , Senior Superintendent of Post Allahabad , in the presence of Mr.
M.P.Singh released a Speacial Horse Carried Cover, designed by Mr. Ashok
Mital President of the Sangam Philatelic club on the concept of Mr.
M.Gulrez,the Secretary of the club,at the Malaka post office .
This release
programme was organised by the Shaheed Roshan Singh Smriti trust in association
with Department of Post and Sangam Philately Club.
In Kakori
Case, Shaheed Roshan Singh was sentenced to death along with Shaheed Ram Prasad
Bismil, Rajendra Lehri & Ashfak Ullah Khan by the British
Government .
On the 19th
of December 1927 , Shaheed Roshan Singh was hanged at the then Malaka jail
which has now converted into Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital. A Statue of
Shaheed Roshan Singh is there in the hospital premises.
After the
release of the Special Horse Carried Cover, the SSPos Mr. Sanjay Akhade
handed over the postal bag filled with the covers to the horse rider Sabu.
During the
release programme of the Special Horse Carried Cover, the Philatelists of
Prayagraj city along with other dignitaries of the City were present.
Mr. M.
Sharik, Mr. Reshadul Islam,Mr. Rajkumar Pandey (sub post master Malaka post
office), Mr. Rajesh Singh & Mr. Nomam from the Prayagraj Philatelic
Beauro were also present during the garlending of the statue of
Shaheed Roshan Singh along with Mr. Sanjay Akhade, M.P.Singh ,M.Gulrez
& Ashok Mital.
CHINA 2019 World Stamp Exhibition
CHINA 2019 World Stamp Exhibition will be held in Wuhan,
China on June 11-17, 2019. An agreement was recently signed with FIP president
with Tay Peng Hian. Mr Umesh Kakkeri has been appointed National Commissioner for
India.
The Exhibit Application forms and the
detailed rules of exhibition (IREX) can be downloaded at : https://stampsofindia.com/CHINA2019.htm
Exhibit
Application Forms duly filled shall be submitted through the respective
Commissioners to the Commissioner General not later than February 18,
2019.
PHILAMUSICA 2019
This philatelic exhibition will be held from June 8th to June 10th 2019 in Mondorf-les-Baines (Luxembourg).Indian Philatelists and from other countries are invited for a participation in this important philatelic exhibition.
For more Details note: www.philcolux.lu
Courtesy: Mr .Roger Thill, Philcolux and Mr. Wolfgang Beyer, German
Philatelic Federation
WORLD OF REVENUES
Salon at 29th International Stamp
Fair, Essen, Germany
May 9-11, 2019.
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
BILASAPEX 2019
Two
Day Distt Level Philatelic Exhibition was held in Bilaspur Chhattisgarh by
Department of Post from 2ndh January 2019 to 3rd January 2019 at premises
of Sri Raghvendra Sabha Bhawan, Bilaspur. As many as 26 entries were there in competitive
class in senior as well as Junior Classes. Mr Naresh Agrawal, a philatelist of
international repute also displayed “AUTIMOBILES”,
one of his award winning exhibit in various International and World Stamp Shows
in invitee class to grace the show. Mr. Atul Jain’s exhibit on “Hands and
Fingers (Human)” which was also displayed in Invitee class, too got attention
and appreciation of one and all who visited the show.
In
senior category Mr. Abhijit Biswas’s thematic exhibit on “Gandhi” was given Ist
prize and Mr. Atul Jain’s exhibit on “Life Journey of Mahatma Gandhi” was given
second prize. Noticeably the exhibits were most befitting looking at the fact
that DOP is celebrating the whole 2019 to mahatma Gandhi. Another exhibit on “Labeling
Air Mails “ was given Ist prize in other class.
Dr. Pradeep Jain, a senior philatelist of Chhattisgarh resident of Balod
acted as jury along with SSP(Post Office), Bilaspur Division,India Post P.K. Sahu.
There were some other noticeable exhibits like Jain Dharam, Road Traffic
safety, History and development of cars, Transportation, Environment etc. The
show was visited by several school children
on all the two days apart from regular visitors. Stamp Dealers from Kolkatta / Durg graced the show. All the
dignitaries spoke very high about the show.
Mr.
M.B.Gajbhiye,DOP, Chhattisgarh Circle while appreciating the show, showed his
all willingness to hold long awaited State Level Philatelic Exhibition in the
2019.
Following
4 nos. Special Covers and 8 nos. Stamp Booklets
were released during the show designed jointly by Sri Naresh Agrarwal and Sri
Atul Jain with some important inputs
from Sri Abhijit Biswas on Gandhi booklets who specialize in Gandhi theme. :
02.01.2019 Special
Cover on Mahatma Gandhi and Ahimsa. The set of 6nos. Stamp Booklets pertained to different
stages of life of Mahatma Gandhi Ji right from his childhood.
02.01.2019 Special Cover on “Fight against
Plastic Pollution”. The Stamp Booklets pertained to Devpahari Water Fall near
Korba depicting Natural heritage of Chhattisgarh.
03.01..2019
Special Cover on Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s 550th Prakash Parv.
03.01..2019
Special Cover on Rashtriya Kavi Sri
Makhan lal Chatuvedi highlighting his immortal poem “Pushp Ki Abhilasha”. The
Stamp Booklet pertained to the Lok Nritya (Folk Dances) of Chhatisgarh
highlighting the Rawat Nacha of Bilaspur and other dances of Chhattisgarh.
50nos.
both sided high quality steel frame were procured for the display of exhibits.
Cultural program and quiz competitions, singing were held. In all, the show was
a great success. Local newspapers
highlighted the show on both the days.
Report By- Naresh Agrawal, Bilaspur
Exhibition Updates
Exhibition 2019
Kanpex - 2019
Jan -18, 19 & 20th
: Kannur, Kerala
Jawaharlal Nehru Library Hall,
Yogasala Road, Near Old Bus Stand. 9895502249;
8075330567; 9447447603
VADOPEX 2019
11-12 January 2019 Organized
by Vadodara West Postal Division,Vadodara
BIDARPEX 2019
9-11 Jan 2019, Bidar
GANDHIPEX 2019
1-3 February 2019, Pondicherry
Interview
Dr Ritu Kalra, a practicing Dentist, a retired Major from Indian Army is an ardent philatelist from Shimla who has accumulated a huge number of stamps . From her childhood she was attracted to stamps and now she has a wonderful collection of stamps from India and abroad.She has been regularly participating in different stamp exhibitions and have won many prizes. A very busy lady said to have all the time for philately. Rainbow is pleased to have interview of such dedicated ex army officer who is not only passionate for stamps but also helps in promotion of philately. Dr Ritu Kalra may be contacted at email :
Interview with Dr Ritu Kalra
1.
Being
an ex army officer and now a practicing dentist , how do you find yourself in
the world of stamps?
Stamps
are an integral part of my life ..just like my life revolves around the clinic
stamps always stay around me. Army widened my horizon whether being in service
or now as a practicing dentist Stamps
are part of me, inseparable. My
profession does not interfere with my interest.
2.
Having
a busy schedule at your clinic and home,
how do you manage to spare time
for philately? Besides philately what
you love to do in your leisure ?
Whenever
there is passion for something there is time for it. I feel relaxed whenever I
am with my stamps. I love to paint , spend time with my plants and read above
all I love to spend time with my parents ...philately has made me closer to my
parents .
3. You
have been the founder member of, Philatelic Society in Shimla.; Tell us how a
society or a club helps in grooming a stamp collector. Please also tell us
about your association with other philatelic societies and groups?
A CLUB / SOCIETY
is basically to spend quality time doing things one loves to do . I have been
able to educate both children and senior age group philatelist in the basics of
philately . Our himachal philatelic club is now very active now and the members
look forward to the meetings with great enthusiasm.
·
I
am a member of Philatelic congress of India
·
Deccan
philatelic society
·
Chandigarh
philatelic club
·
India
study circle.
4.
Our
readers would like to know about your collection as you have a huge number of
stamps from India and abroad. Tell us the measures you have taken to preserve
your stamps and other philatelic material.
I have complete stamps of
India from 1854 till date , all miniature sheets post independence.
Plenty
of errors , U.K’S FIRST AEREAL POST card,Stamps
of South Korea prior to 1951 war, stamps
from most countries of the world, stamps on various themes Railways,
Gandhi and countless other stamps First
day cover autographed by Dr. S Radhekrishnan..
For
preservation I mount stamps in hawids, handle with tweezers..use blotting paper
albums for sheets, put silica gel in trunk also have moisture proof trunks.
Dr
Ritu Kalra with her father
5.
Your father had a passion for stamps which could be seen in his vast
collection. He must have been your first guide in the field of philately.
Please tell us how you continued with this legacy?
5.The curiosity of
my childhood developed into a passion for lifetime...as a child I was enchanted
by the world of stamps as I grew up
stamps have become an integral part of my existence.
6.
It will be our pleasure to know about some of the precious and rare gems and
philatelic assets in your collection. Tell us about them and share some
memorable moments of your philatelic journey.
The year 1959 - 60 was declared the world refugee year by
UN 77 COUNTRIES CAME OUT WITH STAMPS on the same I have a good collection of
the same.
I also possess UK’S FIRST AREAL POST CARD which having
travelled by air mail from London to Windsor subsequently having travelled by
sea and surface mail had reached Jakhoo hills in shimla.
The turning point in my journey with stamps was in the
1980’s when I WENT TO WORLD PHILATELIC EXHIBITION in pragati maidan Delhi with my father . Thereafter I grew with
philately in philately. This visit left a permanent imprint on me..the
everlasting impact.
7. You have a big country
collection of stamps which you have
preserved in a beautiful way , regularly displaying them in stamp
exhibitions. You are a well known
philatelist of Himachal Pradesh. Please tell us about your participation and
displays in different stamp exhibitions and the major awards you have won so
far.
I started participating in District level exhibitions
since 2003...got first prizes in various categories almost every year .I
participated in two state level
exhibitions won gold medals and silver medals.
8.
These
days new generation has moved to Thematic Philately which is more creative and
less expensive as compared to Traditional Philately. Do you have interest in
Thematic collection ? Which theme would you
like to pursue ?
Thematic philately is a different concept
great for research it helps in bringing out in depth study in particular field
for newer philatelist easy to prepare for exhibitions.
9.
Stamp
collection and Stamp exhibiting.. ..which is better or both complement each
other. Your comments please.
9.Stamp collection and stamp
exhibition complement each other .One would be handicapped without the other. A
good collection forms a genesis for a good exhibit. At the same time a good
exhibition gives a new life to the collection with good display and great
inspiration to improve further.
10.
With
so much of digital chaos all around, how do you find ‘Philately” the old physical “King of Hobbies” ? And your message
to people of all groups regarding perusing philately.
Kindle has become very
popular these days but kids still hold books in their hands..nothing can take
away the charm of holding books similarly our horizons widen by digitalization
in fact we can utilize it to enhance our collection.
11.
You
have been part of various philatelic workshops in your region. Your message to
the children who are always under high pressure of books and studies?
It is always advisable to have some stress buster in life
at all stages . The earlier children develop a
hobby the better they will grow as individuals.
12.
Finally
the last question, Being a woman philatelist among few in our country , what
you feel as a philatelist ? Does philately play a small role in your life ? How
you associate it with your day -to- day life ??
Few lady officers
in the army , few women philatelists yes it is true I feel I believe in gender
equalities ....this question is slightly ironical ..few people may be aware
that the first philatelist in the world was a lady who collected stamps for her
dressing table decoration.
As women are known to be more aesthetic than men stamps
are the most enchanting and
aesthetic entity in the world .... it is
definitely our world.
Philately does not play a small role in my life ....it
plays a very big role it is part and parcel of my life ..I grew as a toddler
with stamps I breath the aroma of stamps it is the essence of my life whether I
exhibit or not stamps give me happiness....its about THE FASCINATION OF POSTAGE
STAMPS
Interview
: Naresh Agrawal
Doon
Philatelic Diary
Special Postal Cover released on “The Wildlife Preservation Society”
'The Wildlife Preservation Society of Northern India' was launched at the instance of Shri PD Stracey, IFS on 13th April 1958 with headquarter at Dehradun. Society aimed to tackle the problem of India's vanishing wildlife from the 'public' side. H.H.Maharaja Pratap Singh of Nabha became the first President of the Society. Society published its first wildlife journal titled ‘Cheetal’ on 13th October,1958. Insignia of a Cheetalbust was designed by Maharaj Kumar of Rajpipla for the ‘Cheetal' journal. In April,1960, society was expanded into an all India body and was re-named as 'The Wild Life Preservation Society of India'. The constitution of the society was adopted on 15th April,1960. The Society was re-registered in 2017 as 'The Wildlife Preservation Society' (WPS).
To commemorate the
diamond jubilee of the society, a Special Postal Cover and Special Cancellation
was issued by Department of Posts, Uttarakhand Circle at Dehra Dun GPO on 18
December 2018. The cover was released by Director Postal Services, Sh.
Satyakaam, President WPS Sh. Rashmikant Shukla, Executive Vice President, WPS,
Dr. Prashant Singh, APMG Sh. Anusuya Prasad Chamola and other dignitaries. Sh.
Rashmikant Shukla briefed about the achievements of the society towards the
preservation of wildlife. He elaborated that WPS is the second oldest wildlife
society in India after BNHS and its journal “Cheetal”, one of the oldest in the
country. During the release function, Department of Posts awarded the Deen
Dayal SPARSH Scholarship to the top forty children from the Uttarakhand state
ranging from class sixth to ninth for the promotion of Philately. Abhai Mishra
addressed the students and motivated them to pursue philately as a hobby. Assistant Post Master General, Sh. Anusuiya
Prasad Chamola stressed the need of philately and its contribution towards the
all round development of a child. The function was well attended by members of
WPS, postal staff and students from different cities of Uttarakhand.
Beginners’
Section
Stamp Watch
Here is new issue from Poland, featuring small and large
animals. The stamps were issued on December 28th, 2018.One stamp /sheet is
featuring INDIAN THEME(Indian Rhinoceros).Rhinoceros unicornis
: Wolfgang Beyer, BDPh (German Philatelic Federation)
: Wolfgang Beyer, BDPh (German Philatelic Federation)
In Memory of Dr Satyendra Agrawal….
Rose Philately
In the
matters of Heart - Rose plays an important part. Valentine’s Day, matters of
Heart and Rose are closely interlinked.
Chungwa post (Republic of China) Taiwan issued a beautiful Heart Shaped miniature sheet on 10 Feb 2012 to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Chungwa post (Republic of China) Taiwan issued a beautiful Heart Shaped miniature sheet on 10 Feb 2012 to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Specialized Section
United States Private Die Proprietary Stamps
After the tax laws were passed in 1862, private proprietors were allowed to furnish their own stamps, subject to the approval of the Internal Revenue, and subsequently were granted a discount on the taxes paid for the goods they sold. Private stamps offered the advantage of having the proprietor's name depicted on the stamp. The proprietor paid the cost of engraving the die and the printing plates which in the beginning varied considerably. Some proprietors paid as little as $60 while others paid as much as $750. After June 1, 1863 a uniform cost of $350 was adopted for all dies with a couple of exceptions for large ones. A discount was provided for companies using private die stamps. From Section 102: "That any proprietor or proprietors of articles named in schedule C, who shall furnish his or their own die or design for stamps, to be used especially for his or their own proprietary articles, shall be allowed the following discount, namely: on amounts purchased at one time of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, five per centum; on amounts over five hundred dollars, ten per centum." Since many stamps would be used to seal a container or packet they were often long in configuration and would be destroyed upon opening. A number of companies availed themselves of the "free" advertising and discount available through use of private die stamps.
The first company to recognize this and
take advantage of the new regulations was the firm of L.R. Herrick &
Company of New York who marketed the products “Herrick’s Pills & Plasters”
and “Harvell’s Condition Powders”. On October 15, 1862, Butler & Carpenter
wrote back to Dr. Herrick stating “We will do all we can – no more. Your stamp
will be the first private proprietary die printed: and, in this respect, you
will enjoy an advantage over your equally afflicted brethren in trade”; and a
further correspondence on November 6, 1862 stating “We have seized the first
opportunity to get your stamps out and you are far ahead of
all other private proprietary stamps.”
Herrick
& Company 1c First issued Nov. 18, 1862. Last
issued May 17, 1883
This
advantage was eventually extended to all proprietary companies by a regulation
set in place by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue issued in January 1863 and
soon thereafter other proprietary companies followed suit in having such stamps
issued.
With a few exceptions, these stamps were printed by Butler & Carpenter (later Joseph R. Carpenter) of Philadelphia until August 31, 1875. Between September of 1875 and October 1880 these stamps were printed by the National and American Bank Note Companies, and in 1880 the Bureau of Engraving and Printing assumed the job, until July, 1883 when the proprietary taxes ended.
Paper Types
Four types of paper were used to print private die
proprietary stamps. They were printed on white, unwatermarked paper up until
September, 1871, commonly referred to as "old paper." Some of this
paper contained sparsely scattered silk threads and is considered a minor
variety or as "experimental silk." The full "silk paper" contains
numerous silk threads and was used between 1871 and 1878. "Pink
paper" was also used for a brief period between 1877 and 1878. Watermarked
paper, bearing the initials USIR was used from late 1877 to the end of the tax
period in 1883. "Old" paper is
anything that the first issue of documentary and proprietary stamps was printed
on. There are varieties, and the best distinction between it and the later,
watermarked paper is the absence of the watermark.
To help provide funding for the Spanish–American War the use of private stamps resumed again from July 1, 1898 until July 1, 1902. A variety of patent medicines, wines and other goods like perfumery and cosmetics were taxed, but only a comparatively small number of companies used private die stamps during this period. Two types of perforations were used in connection with these stamps – rouletting and hyphen-hole perforations. Not all were issued with both types.
Some of the old paper has small,
intermittent bits of silk in it. This "experimental silk" paper is
also found on first issue revenue stamps. Any stamp on experimental silk paper
will not have a watermark.
The reason for the use of
pink paper is not known. The Boston Book says that it was only used by the
National Bank Note Company from late 1877 to early 1878. Watermarked paper had
been delivered by then, so this was not done to bridge the deliveries between
the silk paper and that.
The white paper used in and after late
1877 contains a double-line USIR watermark.
The
proprietary companies using these stamps would have to pay the additional costs
of producing their own private die and any additional cost in producing the
plates and printing the stamps. These costs where accepted as they brought the
advantages of using these stamps. Not only did these stamps carry an additional
advertising value to the products they were placed upon, but these distinctive
government stamps conveyed the idea that the federal government was placing a ‘government seal of approval’ on the
products that bore these stamps. This idea was soon taken literally, for in
1863
Dr. Benjamin Brandreth produced his first proprietary stamp that bore the inscription in whole “United States Certificate of Genuineness”.
Brandreth
Pills 1c with “United States Certificate of Genuineness” on silk paper and Brandreth, B., 1¢
black, "Guaranteed Genuine" essay
He
was quick to seize this opportunity and had all of his advertisements changed
to read “See my private stamp upon each box, by the permission of the Honorable
Commissioner of Stamps. Observe B. Brandreth in white, which insures the
genuine Pills.” Later, on his next stamp,
Brandreth proposed the additional insertion of the words “Guaranteed Genuine”.
This however was rejected and a letter in 1875 from Butler & Carpenter stated,
“You will: therefore, please alter the ‘Small Stamp Plate’ by striking the
words ‘United States Certificate of Genuineness,’ and inserting the words:
‘Allcock’s Porous Plaster’” and “Our proposition is to have the wording in both
stamps alike, the difference being in size only.” Although the government had put a stop to such
statements of official endorsement, they did avail to the proprietary firms a
5% to 10% discount on the dies that they had prepared for producing their own
stamps.
John Henry 4c medicine proprietary
stamp, 1862, John Henry 2c medicine proprietary stamp, NY, issued 1869, Dr
John Bull's proprietary stamp, 4c, issued 1866 and Father Mathew Co 4c
proprietary stamp, issued 1878
Barry's proprietary, NY, 2c, issued
1874
Brazil
4 December 2018 Issues
- 200 Years of National Museum of Rio de Janeiro
- Christmas 2018
Nederland
2 January 2019 : Experience Nature
PostNL will be issuing the new ‘Experience nature’
stamp series this year. There will be a ten-stamp sheetlet for each season. On
2 January 2018, the first stamps for winter will be appearing, devoted to
reptiles and amphibians. The other seasons will follow in April, June and
September, featuring wildflowers, insects and mushrooms respectively.
Poland
21
December 2018 : Polish Industrial Design
USA
10 January 2019 : Hearts Blossom Forever Stamp
Hearts Blossom is the latest stamp in the Love series. The stamp art features the
word “Love” in cursive script below 12 colorful hearts meant to visually
express love’s joyful, bountiful nature. The color palette — red, purple,
orange and pink — is intended to create a happy and positive feeling.
17 January 2019 : Year of the Boar Forever Stamp
The Year of the Boar is the 12th and final stamp in the
Celebrating Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Boar begins on Feb. 5, 2019,
and ends on Jan. 24, 2020. The stamp art depicts several bright pink peach
blossoms on a branch. Peach blossoms, which often bloom just in time for Lunar
New Year, mark the beginning of spring in Chinese culture.
Acknowledgement
- Ananthapuri Stamp
Bulletin January 2019 issue edited by Mohanchandran Nair
-
Judaica Thematic Society (UK) January
2019 Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman
-The
Hyderabad Philatelist November 2018 issues edited by Prakash Agarwal
-The
Hyderabad Hobby Magazine November 2018
issues edited by Prakash Agarwa
- Journal of The Army Philatelic Society Vol 16 No 3 & 4 edited by Col Jayanta Dutta
- Deccan Philatelist Vol 18 No 4 2018 edited by Col Jayanta
Dutta
- SIGNET July- September 2018 issue edited by Prof Sahdeva Sahoo
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Journal of the Army Philatelic Society : Editor – Col Jayanta
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