Physical Well-Being Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dehradun September 2020 Vol. XIII
Issue No. 153
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Date of Issue : 7 September 2020
With the "Globe" (face value: CHF
6.30), a stamp embroidered from recycled PET thread, Philately Liechtenstein
would like to draw attention to the topic of environmental protection and
especially to the recovery of recyclable materials from waste.
Dear Reader,
I am pleased to present September 2020 Issue of Rainbow Stamp
News. Now philatelists all over the world are cheered up in this tough time of
pandemic with the new concept of Virtual Philatelic Exhibitions organized by
various philatelic societies in different parts of the world. Due to COVID -19
pandemic, all the pre-planned physical philatelic
exhibitions to be held in recent times, have
been postponed for a year or more. Such virtual philatelic exhibitions have
brought smiles on the faces of many who have become fed up of being confined at
home in the last 6 months. Such Philatelic activities are energy boosters for one and all as it provides
good physical and mental health. So the whole philatelic community should be
part of such shows and appreciate the efforts of the organizers. In India, we
are going to have first Virtual Philatelic Show PHILAVIRTU 2020 from 10-18
October 2020. Best wishes to the PHILAVIRTU 2020 team for a grand and successful exhibition.
Let’s all support and be a part of it in
some way.
This is all for this month. More in the next issue.
Happy Collecting!
§ From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§ Recent Indian Issues
§ In The News
§ Thematic Watch
§ Philately Promoter of the Month
§ Beginners’ Section
§ Specialized Section
§ New Issues from Other Countries
§ Philatelic Library
§ Philatelic Clubs and Society
§ Blogs & Websites on Philately
§ Current Philatelic Magazines & Newsletters
MY CHOICE : PLEASURE AND NOT LARGE GOLD
Before
I start on the subject which I have chosen to discuss today, I wish the
organizers of PHILAVIRTUE-2020, first ever National Virtual Philatelic
Exhibition to be held from 10th to 18th October, showcasing over 1000
philatelic frames with International participation both in terms of exhibitors
and the jury, a huge success. This certainly is going to start a new era of
competitive exhibiting in India.
Well,
Philately is now considered a hobby of masses and not only kings. A huge number
of people throughout the world love philately and enjoy this hobby. Initially
limited only to elites, now people of any cast, creed, and status have access
to the philatelic world. Philatelic
exhibitions are the platforms where the stamp collectors or philatelists display
their collections in the form of exhibits in specifically designed manner
following certain rules and regulations. The exhibits are judged by specialists
or senior philatelists who recognize and award an exhibit which reflects its comprehension
and quality level. This certainly gives
insight to the exhibitor and helps him or her improve their exhibit. In FIP
exhibitions the awards are given in the form of Bronze, Silver Bronze, Silver,
Large Silver, Vermeil, Large Vermeil, Gold and Large Gold depending upon the
scores attained as per the judgment. Not to mention that as the level of
achievement increases, the difficulty level of procuring material toughens and need for more and better exploration and
research arises. The requirement of overall knowledge in all aspects increases
and the need for better skill to display is required. I mean, apart from huge
time one should be willing and should be able relax their wallets time and
again.
In
today’s scenario when life is fast, time is less to relax, more and more
collectors follow the same theme or subject of collection; it is the money that
indirectly plays a dire role in getting higher awards. It can be said that in
order to get a higher award one has to have an elaborate and expensive
collection of the materials which back in the only kings could afford.
Large
Gold is the highest award which in general is given when on out of 100, the
score is any where above 94 .Frankly speaking, though I feel I am a hardcore,
dedicated and veteran philatelist who lives for and loves philately but Large Gold is not my cup of tea. As to
get a Large Gold one need to spend either a huge amount of money or the
time which I being a common man do not have . Both clock and pocket are
precious. For an average person, it is hard to spend hard earned money. And
time is always very short with most of the people as life is tough and
responsibilities are tremendous. As per my experience this indirectly means
Large Gold is not what everyone can envision. Yes, for a king or a rich person
who can spend money, even extra Large Gold is not far away. Money can attract
and buy any thing. As even at FIP level, it is clear cut notion that the exhibits
are judged and not the exhibitor.
There is no question. One can purchase any damn thing, get the exhibit written from any expert, get it ready from any other professional philatelist the Large Gold will rush to you. But believe me, this is not philately. Philately is not all about getting high awards. Philately is all about getting pleasure, joy and satisfaction. People are seen harping and striving for higher accolades. All sorts of efforts are made to reach at top of the ladder, but imagine getting there with your efforts and knowledge.
I
feel a sense of pleasure if my exhibit is displayed irrespective of the award I
get. The lower award I get, the better I work to improve my exhibit within the
available means of money, time and other aspects of life. My funda of
collecting stamps and exhibiting is to get pleasure and only pleasure. There is
no place for stress. Large Gold is not my aim but extreme pleasure is my goal. Contentment
for me and pleasure to the others.
Of
course, many good items slipped through my hands, passed across my eyes just
because of the lack of purchasing power at the moment. Not money but the time which
I spent resulted in the place which I hold in the philatelic world.
Hence, my appeal to the philatelists is to enjoy and be delighted with philately irrespective of the award you get. Set high goals and put all your efforts to reach but keep it easy on yourself. Philately is no doubt hobby of kings and you can be one, not with money but the efforts and time you use to indulge yourself in this fantastic yet realistic world.
Naresh Agrawal : email - nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian Issues
8 August 2020 : Terracota Temples of India
15 August 2020 : UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India-III Cultural Sites
On 15th August 2020. a set of commemorative postage stamps and a Miniature Sheet on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India-III was issued by India Post.
1.Permanent Pictorial Cancellation from Dharamshala
2.Golden Jubilee Celebration of DAV Public school, Bhubneshwar
3. Khel Ratna 2020 Awardees: Bangalore : 29.8.2020
In The
News
PHILAVIRTU 2020 Updates
First National Virtual Philatelic Exhibition with International Participation
10 – 18 October 2020
The last date of application for PHILAVIRTU 2020 has been extended to 4th September 2020.
Those who missed have another chance to participate. Visit: PHILAVIRTU 2020
Revised entry fee charges
All competition classes - Rs 800 per
frame
Single Frame Exhibit Class - Rs 1200
Championship Class - Rs 2000 per frame
No entry fee in Invitees and Youth Class
.Contact : Pratisaad Neurgaonkar Ph. +91
9766310553 - email : info@philavirtu.com
PHILAVIRTU
– Juries
(In Alphabetical Order)
|
Save the Dates |
4 September 2020
Last date for frame fees
15 September 2020
Last date for uploading exhibits
1 October 2020
Announcement of results / palmares
17 October 2020
Jury critique session
18 October 2020
Closing Day
18 October 2020
Obituary
Our Heartfelt Condolences! May his soul Rest
in Peace.
His interview was published in August 2010 issue of Rainbow Stamp
News :
http://rainbowstampnews.blogspot.com/2010/08/commonwealth-games-stadiums-date-of.html
Exhibitions - COVID 19/ CORONA Updates
Due to the state of emergency everywhere, the following news may
be noted :
News for Exhibitions as on 9th May 2020.
1. London 2020 - Postponed to 19 - 26 February 2022
2. Taipei 2020 ( now Taipei 2021) - Postponed to 4 to 8 June,
2021
3. Indonesia 2020 - Postponed to 05-10 November 2020
4. Bulgaria 2020 - Cancelled
5. New Zealand 2020 - Cancelled
6. UAE 2020, Dubai - Cancelled
7. The PHILANIPPON 2021, a FIP World Stamp Championship
Exhibition with about 2,000 frames, is scheduled to be held in Yokohama, Japan
during 25 to 30 August 2021. It will include the FIP World Stamp Championship
Class, Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately, Thematic,
Youth, Modern (1980 to date), One Frame, Open and Literature Classes. It will
not include Astrophilately, Maximaphily and Revenue Classes.
8. Cape Town 2021 has been postponed, now to be held from 9th –
13th November 2021.
9.
IBRA 2021 International Stamp exhibition and stamp Fair IBRA 2021to be
held in Essen, Germany from 6-9 May 2021 is now postponed to year 2023 due to
Covid 19 Pandemic..
Commissioner for PHILANIPPON 2021,
FIP World Stamp Championship Exhibition
Mr. Surendra Kotadia has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the PHILANIPPON 2021, FIP World Stamp Championship Exhibition to be held in Japan from 25th to 30th August 2021.
Philanippon 2021 will have the following competitive classes:
Championship Class, Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery,
Aerophilately, Thematic, Modern, Open, Youth, One Frame, Literature.
Contact information:
Mr. Surendra A. Kotadia
M/s. Dimple Drums & Barrels Ltd.,1119, Maker Chamber No. V,221, Jamnalal
Bajaj Road, Nariman Point,MUMBAI - 400 021
Email: surendrakotadia@gmail.com Phone:
+ 91 22 2202 4130 / 2202 4131/ 2284 3244 Mob : + 91 98199 03789
Commissioner for CAPE TOWN 2021
Philatelic Exhibition
Mr. Shakil Ahmed has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the Cape Town 2021, FIP Specialized World Stamp Exhibition to be held at Cape Town, South Africa from 9th to 13th November 2021.
Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately, Postal
Stationery, Revenue, Thematic, Open, Modern Philately, One Frame, Philatelic
Literature and Picture Postcards only)
Contact information:
Shakil Ahmed
Dargah Bazar, Balakrishna Road,P. O. Buxi
Bazar,CUTTACK-753001,
ODISHA
Email: ahmedshakil99@gmail.com M): +91-9437225760 / +91-7008025663
Commissioner for TAIPEI 2021
Philatelic Exhibition
Mr. Rajan Jayakar has been appointed as Indian National
Commissioner for the Taipei 2021, 38th FIAP Asian International Stamp
Exhibition, Taipei, Chinese Taipei to be held from 4 to 8 June, 2021.
Contact information:
Rajan Motiram Jayakar
Flat No.2, Court View,126, Maharshi Karve Road,Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020
Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com
Phone: +91-22-22820570, +91-22-22820572,(M) +919821072417
Commissioner for INDONESIA 2020 Philatelic Exhibition
Prof. Sahadeva Sahoo has been appointed as Indian National
Commissioner for the Indonesia 2020 World Stamp Championship, Jakarta,
Indonesia to be held from 5 to 10 November, 2020 .
Contact information:
Prof. Sahadeva Sahoo
D 3, Saswat,B. J. B. Nagar,Bhubaneswar 751 014
Email: sahadevasahoo@gmail.com Phone:
(M) +91 9337103542
Thematic WatchObservations
/ Experiences / Facts
- Jeevan Jyoti
Once again the
season of the philatelic exhibitions is on and this time it is going to be
virtual shows and not physical. Philatelists are eager to participate and wish
to have a new virtual philatelic exhibiting experience. The forthcoming First
Virtual Philatelic Exhibition in India, Philavirtu 2020 team has conducted
some excellent webinars prior to this show last week and these were attended by
philatelists from all over the world. The webinars on “Thematic Philately” and “How
to get a Large Gold Medal” in FIP
Exhibitions got great applause from the philatelists of all categories
especially the Thematic Philatelists.The speakers explained the finer points
to improve the exhibit and how to get maximum points in the competition.In the
virtual exhibitions, the exhibits shall be open for all and the results could
be analysed in much better way. The critic session will be open and exhibitors
can discuss their exhibits . Overall comparative analysis of the result would
be easier and if the thorough analysis is done by the experts, conclusion could be
made about the transparency and clarity of the jury’s decision, in my opinion, such exhibitions would prove to be very fair.
Sometimes the opinion of the different jury members in the panel for the same exhibit is
different and it causes a great problem for the exhibitor as to whom to follow
or consider correct and often he/she gets the wrong idea on the mistakes and
improvement of the exhibit. I have my own experience in this regard, in a
recent exhibition, on discussion with the jury on showing a variety in the
exhibit. What rule should be followed? One jury says to save the space only the
variety should be shown and the other jury says a variety must be accompanied
and displayed with the normal issue! Finally, I confirmed it during the
question hour session in the webinar on Thematic Philately. But such type of
situations in philatelic judging certainly affects one’s points and obviously
the medal level and ultimately loss of interest in further participation in
exhibitions!
So, one should
always keep in mind the FIP rules and follow them accordingly. Sooner or
later it will be recognized. One should take it sportingly and enjoy the
pleasure of participation! So get set and get ready to prepare your exhibit
now!
Now coming to the
slides in continuation from the last issue “ How to improve a Thematic
Exhibit….” Concluding part of Current Trends
in Thematic Philately " and guidelines for evaluation of Themtatic Class
exhibits.
How to improve a Thematic Exhibit…..
Sharing slides of a seminar held on Thematic Philately during CHINA 2019 World Philatelic Exhibition.
GUIDELINES FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE EXHIBITS OF THEMATIC PHILATELY
3.5 The presentation and the accompanying text of the exhibit
should be simple, tasteful and well balanced. It should add information to that
provided by the material and show the level of understanding of the subject and
the personal research of the exhibitor.
ARTICLE 4: CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
4.1 The evaluation of the exhibits is made by a jury, which will be constituted and shall perform its duties in accordance with the provisions of Section V of the GREX.
4.2 Criteria for the evaluation of competitive exhibits at FIP exhibitions are as follows:
Treatment and Philatelic Importance
Philatelic and related Knowledge, Personal Study and Research
Condition and Rarity of material exhibited
Presentation.
4.1 Thematic Treatment
4.5 The criterion of „Treatment " requires an evaluation of the completeness and correctness of the selected material made by the exhibitor to illustrate his chosen subject.
Treatment will be evaluated according to
the title and the plan, the development, and the innovation shown in the exhibit.
4.1.1 The title and the plan will be evaluated considering the:
? consistency between the plan and the title
? presence of the plan page
? adequacy of the plan page
? correct, logical and balanced structure (divisions and
subdivisions)
The title defines the overall concept, which then is structured through the plan. Inconsistencies
between the title and the plan indicate either an inadequate
breakdown of the title or an
inappropriate synthesis of its structure in the selected title.
The plan page, that provides an insight into the theme, has to be shown at the beginning of the
exhibit. Failure to do so will result in the automatic loss of three points.”
The requirements for a correct, logical and balanced structuring into divisions and sub-divisions are defined as follows:
Correct: The plan should be accurate, scientifically reliable and sound
Logical: The sequence of the main chapters and their subdivisions
must follow a rational
order, without superfluous or misplaced chapters Balanced: The
same importance should be given to the different sections in accordance with the
thematic significance and the available material coverage of all major aspects necessary
to develop the theme.
·coverage of all major
aspects necessary to develop the theme.
4.1.2. The development will be evaluated
considering the:
? correct assembly and positioning of the items in conformity
with the plan
The correct assembly and position of the items, including the
individual ones on each page, is
demonstrated by a well understood, correct, and fluent thread of development. Misplaced items make development confused and hard to understand.
? connection between the items and the thematic text
? depth, shown through connections, cross-references,
ramifications, causes and effects
? balance, by giving to each thematic point the importance corresponding to its significance within the theme
The balance is demonstrated by giving the appropriate depth and size to the various thematic
details, according to their significance within the theme. This
also applies to philatelic studies.
? elaboration of all aspects of the plan.
4.1.3. Innovation will be evaluated according to Art. 3.2.3.
4.6 (omitted – In the thematic Class the same aspects are
considered as a component of other criteria).
4.2 Knowledge, Personal Study and Research
4.7 The criteria of „Philatelic and related Knowledge, Personal
Study and Research" require the following evaluations:
Knowledge is the degree of knowledge of the exhibitor as expressed
by the items chosen for display and their related description;Personal Study is
the proper analysis of the items chosen for display;
Research is the presentation of new facts related to the chosen
subject.
The GREV considers “philatelic and related knowledge”, that can be seen as the result of two
components:
· A “concept” related
knowledge. In almost all classes is of postal and philatelic nature: issues,
usages,printing processes, rates, routes, services, and so on. In thematic
philately this “concept” is of a thematic nature: cars, bridges, history,
nature, sport, etc.; hence “thematic knowledge” is that which is based on personal
study and research and sound knowledge of the subject studied.
· “Philatelic knowledge”,
that relates to the material used to support the concept. This component is
common to all classes.
4.2.1 Thematic Knowledge, and its related Personal Study and Research will be evaluated considering the
? appropriateness, conciseness and correctness of thematic text
? correct thematic use of the material
Thematic knowledge refers to the overall knowledge of the theme as expressed in the choice of
the items, their correlation and the degree of appropriateness of
the accompanying text; the
correct thematic use of material is reflected by the degree of
appropriateness to cover specific
thematic details.
Thematic knowledge is also demonstrated by the use of material that has a thematic
qualification, which is not immediately obvious and needs to be
discovered by the exhibitor.
Thematic knowledge assumes the absence of thematic errors and
avoids pretexts for
introducing material not directly related with the theme or
unnecessary borderline items.
? presence of new thematic findings for the theme.
The level of thematic study and research is evaluated by taking into account the availability of
previous studies of the theme, in order to assess how much the
treatment took advantage of
available thematic and philatelic literature, catalogues and documented research. This will then be compared with the personal research and study shown in the exhibit.
4.2.2 Philatelic Knowledge, Personal Study and Research will be evaluated considering the
? full compliance with the rules of postal philately
The presence and balanced utilisation of all the different philatelic types of material should be
obtained by presenting items of all periods and from the largest number of countries, within the possibilities of the chosen theme.
? presence of the widest possible range of postal-philatelic material and its balanced use
The full compliance with the rules of postal philately concerns,
for instance, the presence of
items that are unsuitable for collecting purposes because of their
state (e.g. cut stamps or cut
postal stationery, improper maximum cards)
? appropriateness of postal documents
The suitability of the postal documents considers their philatelic appropriateness, including the
number and the justification of borderline items, if any, as well
as the selection of items of real
philatelic significance rather than of extravagant pieces.
? appropriateness and correctness of philatelic text, when required
? presence of philatelic studies and related skilful use of
important philatelic material.
Personal philatelic study and research are demonstrated by the
presence of:
material which has not yet been researched for that theme, or
where there has been very little research refers to an uncommon area of collecting
· philatelic studies
presenting a true, well documented, philatelic in depth analysis and which are
not just an excuse for showing an accumulation of more pieces without any
serious philatelic foundation.
4.3 Condition and Rarity
4.8 The criteria of „Condition and Rarity" require an evaluation of the quality of the displayed material
considering the standard of the material that exists for the
chosen subject, the rarity and the relative difficulty of acquisition of the
selected material.
The criteria of "Condition and Rarity" require an evaluation of the quality of the displayed material
considering the standard of the material
that exists for the chosen subject, the rarity and the relative difficulty of
acquisition of the selected material.
The condition is based on the usual overall criteria for evaluation in philately. For modern
material good condition is an essential requirement. Booklets
should be presented complete
with stamps.
Cancellations must be clear, and allow the stamp design, where thematically relevant, to be
clearly visible.
The rarity is based on objective criteria such as recognised absolute scarcity and difficulty of
acquisition.
It is essential that varieties, proofs, essays, are rarer than the issue itself, in order to increase
the philatelic level. The same applies to blocks, strips, etc.
It is obvious that items which, despite being very rare, have no or insufficient relationship to the theme, should not be included in the evaluation of this criterion.
4.4 Presentation
4.9 The criterion of „Presentation" requires an evaluation of
the overall aesthetic appearance of the exhibit.
The criterion of "Presentation”
requires an evaluation of the clarity of display, the text as well as the
overall aesthetic balance of the exhibit.
The efforts of the exhibitor are demonstrated by the arrangement
of the items and the text on
appropriate exhibition pages. Presentation will be evaluated on
the basis of:
clarity of the display
clarity of the text
the overall aesthetic balance of
the exhibit
ARTICLE 5: JUDGING OF EXHIBITS
5.1 Judging of an exhibit will be carried out in general in
accordance with Section V of the GREX.
5.1 Thematic exhibits will be judged by the
approved specialists in their respective field and in accordance with the section
V, Art. 31 to 46 of the GREX (ref.: GREV, Art. 5.1).
5.2 Judging is based on the criteria explained in Art. 4 above.
1. Treatment and Philatelic
Importance 30
2. Philatelic and related Knowledge
Personal Study and Research 35
3. Condition and Rarity 30
4. Presentation 5
Total 100
Exhibits will be evaluated by allocating points for each of the above criteria. These will be entered on score sheets of an approved format.
5.3 The criteria for evaluating Literature, Thematic and Youth exhibits are shown in the SREV of the concerned classes.
The thematic jurors must complete an evaluation form in order to be guided towards a thorough and consistent judgment.
5.2 For thematic exhibits, the following relative terms are presented to lead the Jury to a balanced evaluation
Treatment 35
Title and Plan 15
Development 15
Innovation 5
Knowledge, Personal Study and
Research 30
Thematic 15
Philatelic 15
condition and Rarity 30
Condition 10
Rarity 20
Presentation 5
? Total ? 100 ?
5.4 Prizes will be awarded according to Article 8 of the GREX.
5.5 Medals will be awarded as per the following table, based on
the total of the assessments under the
headings in 5.2 above:
Large Gold 95
Gold 90
Large Vermeil 85
Vermeil 80
Large Silver 75
Silver 70
Silver Bronze 65
Bronze 60
5.6 The Grand Prizes are awarded to the exhibits receiving the most votes of the jury in secret ballot from among those exhibits achieving at least 96 points. (Ref. Article 44 of GREX).
5.7 The Jury may express Felicitations for exhibits distinguishing themselves by philatelic research or originality.
5.8 Special prizes may be awarded by the Jury in accordance with
Article 8.6 of the GREX.
The presence of faked, forged or repaired items, which are not clearly marked as such, will
cause the downgrading of the exhibit by the Jury, according to the
report of the special Expert
Team appointed at each exhibition.
Reprints must be presented as such. Weak or faded postmarks must not be redrawn on piece;
instead a copy of the postmark should be redrawn and presented next to the Collectors are therefore recommended to have any doubtful item expertised before selecting it for the exhibit and the original of the certificates should be included behind the sheet, in the same transparent protective cover. In case a photocopy is used, the same has to be certified by the Federation. Alternatively, the commissioner may bring the original certificate for use if needed. Irrelevant of how the certificate is made available, at the end of the philatelic text concerning the item certified should be put the abbreviation “e” in bold thus (e).
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This column is dedicated to great philatelists who are promoting selflessly the hobby of stamp collecting in their own way and making a bridge between philately and our daily life.
JAINISM
-Suudhir Jain
Jain religion is very old religion. Its followers believe that
Jainism is an “Anaadi Ananta” religion. Anaadi means
one which has no starting and Ananta means which has no
ending. Jainism is a pre-aryan religion which is preached by the Tirthankars (Gods).
Jains believe that in every cycle of times, there are 24 Tirthankars. In
the present era, Bhagwan Rishabhnath was the first Tirthankar and
Bhagwan Mahaveer was the last 24th Tirthankar.
Ahimsa (non-violence)
and Anekanta are the most important principle of the
Jainism. Ahimsa is non-injury, physical and mental. One should
not hurt others in body, mind and speech, one should avoid directly causing
injury to a living being, one should not cause others to commit injury, nor
should one consent to the causing of injury. Injury is the hurt caused to a
living being intentionally, through negligence or under the impulses and
emotional stress. The other important fundamental concept of Jainism is Anekanta.
It states that reality is complex. It can be looked at from the different point of
views. Each point of view gives the picture of reality which is as valid and
real as the picture of reality received from other point of view.
Jainism has contributed to the philosophy of life in its
insistence that the path way to perfection is threefold. Samyak-Darshana (right
faith/right understanding) Samyak-Jnana (Right knowledge)
and Samyak – Charitra (right conduct).
There are two main branches of Jain religion – Digambar and Swetambar. Digambar word
comprises Dig (Disha/direction) and Ambar (cover/sky). It means only
directions are the cover/clothes i.e. without clothes. They worship idols of
Tirthankars bearing no clothes. Their saints also do not bear any cloth.
Swetambar word comprises swet (white) and Ambar (cover/sky).
Their idols are dressed and decorated with ornaments and their sents bear white
clothes.
NAMOKAR MAHA MANTRA
NAMOKAR MAHA MANTRA is
the principle Cult and Essence of Jainism. This prayer is chanted before every
pious work.
NAMO ARIHANTANAM - I bow before thy who
conquered the all evils of KARMA - BANDHA.
NAMO SIDDHANAM - I bow before thy who relieved from
the pains of REBIRTH, got ENLIGHTMENT and set in MOKSHA.
NAMO AYARIANAM - I bow before thy who teaches and
enlightens us the path of MOKSHA.
NAMO UWAJJHAYANAM - I bow before thy who
teaches us about RIGHT BELIEF, RIGHT KNOWLEDGE & RIGHT CONDUCT.
NAMO LOYE SAVVA SAHUNAM - I bow before thy who are
saints and relieved themselves from the worldly affairs.
AISO
PANCH NAMOKARO SAVVA PAPPANASANO - This Panch Namaskar Mantra is the way to
keep all the sins away.
MANGALANANCH
SAVVESIM PADAWAM HOI MANGALAM - Reading of this creates welfare of all.
JAIN FLAG
During the 2500th Nirwan Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahaveer in the
year 1974. this Jain flag was adopted by all the Jain comunity of India. It
consists of five different colours and each colour has it's own significance.
Red colour denotes Brevity, yellow denotes culture, white denotes peace, green
denotes character and blue denotes sacrifice. Jain Pratika is
there in the centre.
JAIN PRATIKA
SWASTIKA
SWASTIKA
is also an important and sacred symbol of Jainism which is the symbol of
prosperity. Swastika is an ancient symbol often used as an ornament or a
religious sign. It is in the form of a cross with the ends of the arms bent at
right angles in a given direction, usually clockwise. The swastika has been
found on old buildings, inscriptions, monuments, and coins. Jains still use the
swastika as a symbol of good fortune. They use it on doors and thresholds and
on the first pages of account books.
Swastika was widely used symbol. The clockwise swastika was
adopted in 1920 as the symbol of the National Socialist Party of Germany. As
such it came to be one of the most hated symbols in the history of humanity. It
came to stand for all the evil associated with the Nazis as they gained control
of Europe before and during World War II. After the Allies defeated Germany in
1945, they banned the display of the swastika emblem. It shows that a symbol
has only the meaning that people have given it. Even a powerful symbol can lose
its meaning if the society dishonors or ignores it for a period of time.
Beginners’
Section
Philatelic
Bookmarks
-Cdr G.Sriramarao, I.N. (retd.)
Chances are we may not read a book or Magazine in one go . If you are interrupted, you will likely slip something between the pages to mark your place. A Pencil, a folded paper, a Paper Napkin, a scale, a fold to the corner of the page. Viola You made yourself a book Mark .
How did this small but vital part of our reading experience come to be? The earlier existing bookmark made on leather is said to date back to the sixth century AD.With ancient books being rare and delicate and the process of making books being time-consuming and expensive, the reader had to find a way to mark his place in the book without in any way marring its pages. Enter the bookmark.
Early versions were made
of parchment, cord, silk or ribbon usually sewn into hardcover books.
Nowadays, there is no limit to what you can find- bookmarks made of beads,
metal, foam, wood, personalized or monogrammed bookmarks, embroidered
ones, advertising bookmarks, themed ones in children stories (the tail of a lion
or broomstick of a witchpeeking out of the book), corner bookmarks or even
bookmarks that point to the exact line on which you stopped.
Bookmarks make wonderful souvenirs from distant lands- a friend brought me an intricately woven from Iran, a nation known for its richly woven carpets. In Belgium, I came across beautiful lace bookmarks, Representative of the country’s creative culture. Native American craft fairs usually made of leathers and beads. My friends abroad love Indian sandalwood book marks. Museums and galleries the world over usually sell bookmarks representing their collections and specific artists’ works. Recently outside a Mumbai art gallery, I was drawn to a pavement artist who with, water colours and few deft brushstrokes, painted an alluring seascape, on a rectangular strip or card paper dried and slipped into a see=through protective cover. His little book mark is now tucked into my book, in addition to some of the bookmarks on famous epics of India, Ramayana and Mahabharata, urging me to return to the story, not just for what for what is written on the page but also for what leads me to it.
- Cdr
G. Sriramarao : email : sriramarao@gmail.com
Specialized Section
PERMANENT PICTORIAL
CANCELLATIONS (PPC’s) : CAN BE EXHIBITED
Naresh Agrawal
Philately is changing fast as new fields of collection and exhibiting are being identified and explored. First day Covers, Special Covers,Picture Post cards, Maximum cards etc. are being identified as separate class of exhibiting as there seems to be immense scope in not only collecting but exhibiting too. Cancellations are very important part of any philatelic cover as it is the cancellation which speaks volumes about the journey of any postal item.
Cancellations are being applied even before the invent of the postage stamp. But with the time cancellations methodology and features have changed a lot. Not merely date, place and post office identification to pictorial ones. The fancy cancellations of past were to some extent pictorial but the messages were not very clear and well communicating. But today there are several pictorial commemorative cancellations which speak loudly about the specialty, importance and significance of a place or event or a heritage.
While talking about pictorial cancellations, let’s talk about permanent pictorial cancellations being applied in several important post offices located at important places. This is a unique sealed postmark, which shows customized graphical design or replica or photo or sketch or a picture of any of a sculpture, temple, building, character, river ghat, flora fauna, animal, ancient land mark , heritage etc. highlighting a tourist, natural, social, religious, historical, mythological, architectural or an important place or thing or event from where it is issued regularly for a long period. Permanent pictorial cancellation on mails speaks much more than any normal cancellation. In other words PPC may be called permanent place promotional and pictorial cancellation.
India has rich heritage of art, craft, culture and history which is depicted through various places, monuments, sculptures, natural scenes etc. located at different places throughout its territory. Department of Post has issued beautiful permanent pictorial cancellations (PPC) at several places / locations which were brought in practice first time in 1951 to commemorate, promote, advertize and keep introducing the rich heritage of India to people and also to promote tourism. The first four such PPC’s issued in 1951 were issued through tourism department only and pertained to Qutab Minar, Sanchi, Ajanta. The second phase of such cancellations started in january1965. from locations such as "Sanchi, Ajanta, Ellora, Khajuraho and Mahabalipuram. The third phase started in 1974. Slowly but steadily this pictorial cancellation were introduced from all major places of tourist interest, heritage buildings etc. throughout India.
Now
as of today, it is understood, around 400 PPC’s have been issued so far, of
which about 300 are still being applied. Some of those have been redesigned,
rebuilt and modified too. Collection of covers such as postcards, postal
covers, aerogramme, inland letters , packets with such cancellations is not
only pleasing but informative also. Forming an exhibit from these cancellations
can be one area of interest. Following are the main collectable features which
can help building a beautiful exhibit too.
Total number of PPC issued in particular country say India: Since PPC’s are being issued throughout the world, there is huge scope for collection of these countrywise.
2. Classification
like monuments, temples, sculptures historical forts/fortress etc. : Based on
the subject matter, there is huge scope for collection of PPC’s and one can get
good in number
3. Shape /Size of
cancellation : The PPc’s are applied ijn
different shapes and sizes. This can also be a branch of collection of PPC’s
4. Particular region…like
total cancellations issued in Karnatka
.. One can select particular region for collection and the expand the collection
5. Length of period like
shortest period or the longest period of regular issuance : PPC’s are normally issued and applied for longer
period as the very purpose of these ia to apply these on regular basis for
longer period. Some cancellations live very
short and sone very long. Study of their existence can be an area of inetest.
6. The material of seal… silicon,
hard rubber, plastic , metal : Initially
rubber cancellations were issued but later there was improvement in seal
material as hard plastic or even metal seals are being used. Classification on
this basis can ass to interest and study.
7. The Color of the seal : Black
is considered to be a common and universal colour for cancellations but other
colors are also being used for application of PPC.
8. Redesigned picture of the cancellations
: with the time at places the
design of the picture / subject matter has been changed. The study and
collection of such cancellation is also challenging and interesting.
9. Quality of cancellation……
Poor or fine ; It has been found that at some places the cancellation become
very poor or even at the first stage
poor cancellation is applied. One can
look in to this aspect also.
10.
Justified cancellations ..like the one where picture does not do
justice to the importance of the place. There are examples of such PPC’s. For
example pictorial cancellation of Nandi
Hill, Bangalore has picture of Nandi Bull but Nandi Hill is an ancient hill fortress and presently better
known as a tourist spot and a weekend gateway. So the image of Nandi does not
do a true justice to the cancellation. Likewise there are some more such
examples
11. Nature
of postal piece on which the cancellation is applied such as
postcard, covers etc.
12. Exquisite
designs of cancellations : Some of the pictorial cancellations are exquisite in designs. Their images are sharp.
The subject matter is clear and elaborative through the image. Their
application is clear.
13. Various
important places missing such
cancellations: I india there are several places of interest and great
significance from where the cancellations are not being issued though post
offices are located there. One can touch this aspect also
Hence,
we see that PPC are of great interest to philatelists as the study gives
huge scope for collection, search, variety and exhibiting. The major
area of concern for collection are the place, the subject matter, designs and
redesigns, colors, period or life,
clarity, errors, different mail pieces on which these were applied,
specifications, relation between place and the image…One can explore as much as
he can. The PPC gives very good scope for exhibiting as PPC’s are issued not
only in India but throughout the world. One can strike on the following
features and traits .
The Royal Ballet Set issued by Cambodia in 1967 is not
related to Ramayana
– Eli Moallem
On May 30, 1967, the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a set of stamps shows the Royal
Ballet dancers. Few years ago, I read in several sites that it depicting the
Reamker (Ramayana) epic. I gladly added the stamps to my Ramayana stamp
collection and my exhibition. Few months ago, I received a message from a
Cambodian friend who told me that the dancers are not performing the Ramayana
epic, but other legend from Khmer mythology called Khachong Sang. I didn't find
a lot of information about it, only that the story tells about a young lady,
Neang Rachana, kidnapped by Ngous (which resembles the story of the Ramayana in
which Ravana kidnapped Sita, hence I believe the origin of the mix between the
two performances). Here is the complete set:
The character designs on the stamps are based on real photos of the ballet show
from the early 1960's which I have only three of them: The abduction of Neang Rachana by Ngous, designed and engraved by Michel
Monvoisin:
The following photo depicting the same couple as on the stamp, but in a different position. I still don't have the original photo used as a model. This stamp was designed and engraved by Jacques Combet:
Figure 3
This stamp designed and engraved by Michel Monvoisin:
A link to the performance by the Khmer Royal Ballet:
The dance drama, Preah SanhNeang
Rachana
Dr.Eli Moallem is a philatelist from Israel. He has a specialized collection on Ramayan and other themes. His one frame exhibit The Ramayana – The adventures of Lord Rama could be seen at : Exponet. Dr Eli may be contacted at email : eli573@zahav.net.il
DISINFECTION OF MAIL
- Naresh Agrawal
Contd.
from the last issue…
THE
MAJOR EPIDEMICS AND
MAIL DISINFECTION
During
the middle ages and thereafter, the disinfection practices were based on the
belief that all the major epidemics such as Cholera, Plague, Smallpox, Typhus
Fever, Yellow Fever, Leprosy etc. could
be conveyed through paper stuffs and so were checked by then prevailing traditional methods of
disinfection due to which the postal
mail paper based articles were disinfected. This belief, which was still held
by many countries until late in the 19th. Century, and after the development in
medical sciences the proper reasons for outbreak and methods of disinfection were found and
established.
SMALLPOX : Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans believed to have
emerged about 10000B.C., caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The earliest physical
evidence of smallpox is likely the postural rash on the mummified body of
Pharaoh Tamses V of
Quarantine Certificate dated April 29,1777 at
In
Indeed, years later in
Austria, 1837, BROOSA, disinfection letter to
NEW YORK "Austria, 1837, BROOSA, disinfection letter to NEW YORK border
crossing cancel HUNIGUE and rare source cancel AT TERQUIE
Letter dated 12.07.1842 from New York to Whitehall, Pennsylvania, describes the arrival of French War Steamship named Gomer to harbor and its sending to Quarantine as declined to enter port due to suspect smallpox epidemic.
Letter dated 11.01.1846 at
In
The P&O Himalaya arrived in
In
Passengers
from the Strathaird were detained in
In the 20th century some mail was heat-treated to prevent the spread of smallpox.
CHOLERA
It
is an infection of the small intestines caused by the bacterium Vibrio
Cholerae. Transmission is primarily through contaminated drinking water or
food. Cholera is a major cause of death in the world. It was one of the
earliest studied by epidemiological methods.
The
cholera pandemics of the early 19th century led to widespread treatment of
mail, although the concern had died down by the 1840s.
And in 1832, when cholera
came to
DISINFECTED CIVITAVECCHIA ANZIO
Letter from HEALTH
INSPECTORATE OF HEALTH AND PAPAL PORTS in
CIVITAVECCHIA to HEALTH AUTHORITY IN
ANZIO regarding
quarantine measures to be imposed on BELGIUM vessels because of CHOLERA in that country. The letter states
that the measure is similar to that adopted by the HEALTH
AUTHORITIES IN GENOA and
for the same reason too
Letter dated
Beyrouth 24.10.1880 Heavy duty envelop sent from
Epidemics affected mail at Honolulu ten times between 1853 and
1900 with some of these episodes involved disease in Hawaii and some at places
such as San Francisco or in Asia and steps were taken in Hawaii to disinfect
mail from those placed before delivering it. Covers from at least two periods
when
Cholera
epidemic quarantined
Postmarked
Postmarked
To be contd…..
: Naresh Agrawal - email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
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New issues from other Countries
Belgium
31 August 2020 The Roaring Twenties
31 August 2020 : The Big five of
Europe
The Big 5 of Europe
New Zealand
2
September 2020 : Te Wiki
o te Reo Maori - Maori Language Week
Te reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand. Since 1975, New Zealand has celebrated an annual Māori Language Week, with seven days focused on its revitalisation.
The Māori Language Commission and other advocates encourage daily use of Māori
words, and many have become common among all Kiwis. Alongside other words and
phrases, aroha, whānau, tāne and wahine are well used across Aotearoa.
$1.40 Aroha
Love,
affection, respect, compassion, empathy. Aroha is best understood when it is
broken down into its component parts, ARO - ‘take notice of ’ and HĀ - ‘ones
essence or breathing’.
$2.70 Whānau
Family, to
give birth to. ‘Ko au, ko te whānau, ko te hapū, ko te iwi - Me, my family, my
relations, my people.’ Whānau sits at the heart of Māori communities.
$3.50 Tāne
Male, man,
husband. ‘E moe ki te tāne ringa raupa – Marry a man with calloused hands.’
This whakataukī (proverb) suggests a desirable attribute for prospective
husbands
.$4.00 Wahine
Female,
woman, wife. ‘Mā te wahine, mā te whēnua, ngaro ai te tangata - For a woman,
for land, man will give his life’ is a much spoken whakataukī.
Portugal
27
August 2020 : 150 Years of the Submarine Cape in Portugal
The second half of the 19th century was very important in the
development of distance communications, with the invention of the telegraph but
also with everything that followed it, the radio, the telephone and, among
these inventions, the submarine cable was created to take further
message. The idea was to communicate between continents, and as there was
sea in between, the solution was in the submarine cable, which soon brought
companies to take it and people who learned to communicate. And the first
submarine cable connected France to the United Kingdom in 1850, and Portugal
entered the race on 8 June 1870 with a connection to the United Kingdom, and
soon after other points, such as the Azores and Madeira
Archipelagos. The Communications Museum, in
Lisbon, he has a very interesting exhibition on this topic, which can be
visited virtually from here.
To celebrate the "150 Years of the First
Submarine Telegraph Cable in Portugal", CTT - Correios de
Portugal launched on August 27th these two
se-tenant stamps, which represent the connection of communications between
peoples, using the seabed to carry the message.
Russia
18 August 2020 : 175 Years of the Russian Geographical Society
On August 18, 1845 the
Geographical Society of Russia was founded in St. Petersburg, a project by
Admiral Litke, which was supported by Emperor Nicholas I, Interior Minister Lev
Perovski and many other scientists, admirals and intellectuals. of Russia and
Estonia at the time. The first president of this institution was
Konstantin Nikolaevich, the son of Emperor Nicholas I, who was immediately
interested in this important society and science.
Today it has more than twenty-two thousand members at home and abroad, and its
areas of activity are mainly in expeditions and research with young students,
the editing of studies and the conservation of
nature. The Russian Post Office joined this celebration,
issuing this round block with a stamp, which shows in its background image the
Terrestrial Globe and the various scientific activities.
Switzerland
27 August 2020 : Chocolate – From Bitter to Sweet
The fruits, which grow in the tropics, are harvested twice a year and each contain 20 to 30 initially white cocoa beans, which are dried after fermentation. The raw cocoa is then cleaned, broken down, roasted and ground. The resulting cocoa mass is mixed with sugar and cocoa butter. The result is the basic ingredient for chocolate. Milk chocolate is made by adding milk powder or condensed milk. Cocoa itself is anything but sweet. The Aztec word “xocóatl” – the origin of the word chocolate – actually means “bitter water”.
Ceneri 2020
The NRLA provides Switzerland with modern, high-performance rail infra- structure on Europe’s north-south corridor – and an environmentally-friendly alternative to road transport and travel. The opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel is not just the nal part of the Rhine-Alps corridor, an epic feat of engineering, but also a symbol of northern and southern Europe moving closer together.
The design of the special stamps high- lights this aspect in particular. On the left, a freight train is travelling through the Netherlands. On closer inspection, its destination can be made out – the port of Rotterdam. On the right, a passenger train is arriving in Milan, represented by the world-famous cathedral.
The two special stamps are linked by a gutter which shows the Ceneri Base Tunnel. Here the Alps are not a barrier between north and south, but are in- stead depicted as nature – an allusion to the climate-friendly mobility that the tunnel promotes.
27 August 2020 : Ceneri 2020 and Street Art : Smart City
Street Art : Smart City
“Smart city” is a term
that covers many different facets and aspects. With four spectacular special
stamps, Swiss Post has now lent it some artistic air.
The idea is irresistible: four internationally acclaimed exponents of street
art – three male artists and one female – were given free rein to produce their
personal inter- pretation of what the term “smart city” means to them. Four
sheetlets have been created which reflect the concept’s wide-ranging aspects.
There is no universally applicable definition of precisely what “smart city”
signifies. It is instead a general term referring to a wide range of
activities, ideas, inno- vations and technologies, which all have one thing in
common – the holistic, environmentally-friendly and socially-responsible
development of urban areas.
New stationery (envelope) from Germany with FDI-postmark
Eurasian Lynx and OWL on envelope
A new envelope will be issued on October 7th 2020 in Germany.The envelope honors 50 years of foundation BAVARIAN FOREST NATIONAL PARK .
New postmark on Seahorse from Croatia
Philatelic Library
A Hand Book on Gwalior Postal History and Stamps (1837-1950) -
Prof. VK Gupta
An excellent book on
Postal history of Gwalior and stamps by renowned philatelist and author Prof.
VK Gupta .This is a very good reference book for philatelists especially those
collecting on Postal history.
Acknowledgment
- Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin September 2020 issue edited by
Mohanchandran Nair
- Judaica Thematic Society (UK) August 2020 Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman email - judaicathematicsociety@talktalk.net
-The Hyderabad Philatelist August 2020 issue edited by Prakash Agrawal
-The Hyderabad Hobby Magazine August 2020 issue edited by Prakash Agrawal
-
Deccan Philatelist Vol 20 No 3 2020
- Vadophil Jan - Apr 2020 issue edited by Prashant Pandya &
Timir Shah
Bogs & Websites
Philatelic Clubs & Societies
Ananthapuri
Philatelic Association, Thiruvanthapuram
Baroda
Philatelic Society - http://www.vadophil.org/
Chandigarh
Philatelic Club
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Philatelic Society – Pune, Maharashtra
Eastern
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Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society
India
Study Circle - http://www.indiastudycircle.org/
Indian
Thematic Society, Ludhiana -http://indianthematicstamps.webs.com/
Ludhiana
Philatelic Club
Numismatic & Philatelic Association of Vellore
Fort
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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
Rainbow
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Philatelic Society – Rajkot, Gujarat
Gujarat
Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
South
India Philatelists Association -http://www.sipa.org.in/
The
Army Philatelic Society, Pune
Stamps
of India – http://www.stampsofindia.com
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