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

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Rainbow August 2021


TOKYO 2020


Dehradun August 2021  Vol. XIV  Issue No. 164

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Dear Reader,

I am pleased to present the August 2021 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. The news of the closure of about 31 philatelic Bureaus in India brought a lot of disappointment and distress among the philatelic community. As some of the philatelic bureaus are very old and have many account holders. Philatelic Bureau is a place where every stamp lover, new or old visits in search of new issues and other philatelic items. It is like a postal heritage place for all those who love stamps and philately. The decision of India Post to close the philatelic bureaus is a message to the stamp lovers that Department of Posts. itself does not wish to promote this hobby.  After the pandemic, several passive collectors became active and started taking interest in philately. Many virtual philatelic exhibitions are being organized all over the world to carry on philatelic activities. The DOP should not close those philatelic bureaus which are running well and serving philatelists for a long time. The national philatelic federation of India should come forward and request the DOP to continue all those philatelic bureaus with more facilities and availability of stamps and other philatelic collectibles like attractive philatelic souvenirs at reasonable rates. This will not only add the visits of philatelists but the general public and the tourists will buy philatelic souvenirs. In fact, the philatelic bureaus at tourist places could be developed into a tourist attraction where visitors can purchase beautiful philatelic souvenirs. Philately is a hobby that must be preserved and promoted as it develops in a collector, the quest of knowledge through tiny pieces of paper! Let’s save philately and not let it die!

This is all for this month. More in the next issue.

Happy Collecting!                          


          



 Contents

§  From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal

§  Recent Indian Issues

§  In The News

 

§  Thematic Watch

 

§  Specialized Section

 

§  Beginners’ Section 

§  Philatelic Tributes to First-line Warriors –COVID-19 Pandemic

§  New Issues from Other Countries

§  Lighter Side

§  Philatelic Clubs and Society

§  Blogs & Websites on Philately

§  Current Philatelic Magazines & Newsletters





CLOSURE OF PHILATELIC BUREAUS: A SHOCK AND A SETBACK


The news of the closure of as many as 32 philatelic bureaus in India by India Post has come like a thunderstorm to the philatelists particularly those who collect Indian stamps and other philatelic material. Not only in India but abroad also the philatelists were heavily disappointed by the decision. In the last few months as I know about 11 philatelic bureaus were also closed. This is tantamount to the closure of almost 50% of the existing philatelic bureaus all over India which probably totaled  81.

Various philatelic associations have shown disappointment on this decision and have condemned it as this act is highly detrimental for the development of philately in India which is already  facing  hard times now due to various reasons. Philatelists all over the country are protesting this decision as it is a heavy blow for them. They say that while the India Post is promoting philately through exhibitions, by the issuance of different covers and commemorative stamps and giving scholarships to budding philatelists; the closure of the Philatelic Bureaus will be counterproductive.   One must not forget that nowadays philately is fighting hard for its survival and on top of it such shocking acts are just unbelievable and of course un tolerable.

Various eminent philatelists from all over India have condemned this decision. Senor and renowned philatelist Anil Dhir, who has also written four acclaimed books on Postal history, is of the opinion that this is an irrational decision taken in haste after the new Minister took charge. He says philately is a dying hobby and needs all the impetus and support of the Postal department. Rather than opening more bureaus to promote the hobby, closing the existing bureaus is not understood. Countries like China and Philippines have included philately in the curriculum in schools, which should also be adopted in India. India had one of the richest postal history and traditions, something which should be cherished and propagated. Likewise, various others have come up with similar views and comments.

REASONS  AND  RESPONSIBILITY  :

Well, while we think upon as to who is responsible for this  situation, it is hard to point out. Rationally thinking primarily DOP may be held responsible. For me philatelists are least responsible because they are on the receiving end. To run the bureaus efficiently,  to serve the philatelists, to bring philatelists in the fold of bureau, to attract stamp lovers are all the responsibilities of DOP. After all, it is running a separate wing  for philately which is headed by the Director of Philately. I have visited many bureaus over the years and seen two sides of the bureau condition and working. Some of the bureaus were found very clean and attractive as were found well furnished, had proper ventilation, ample space, nice displays and above all the staff willing to entertain philatelists, working happily, not overburdened and having nice interaction and exchange of views and above all ready to deliver. They had been found to have pure concern for the philatelists. But on the other hand, some bureaus were found having less space,  dark and low lighted, unclean, tables overloaded with messy and dusty files, staff in tense condition busy in other works, not entertaining and in some cases, there was no staff or else visiting philatelists have to wait for long or else the material required was not delivered or were unwillingly served. What I mean it is totally discouraging for the philatelists.  Though some of the bureaus sent material in time and regularly with proper packing and prior information to the members whereas the case was found totally different.

One must understand that philatelic wing of the DOP has been formed to serve philatelists and to promote philately. It had never any purpose to generate revenue. But now it seems that the motto has changed as DOP has failed to run  bureaus at some places which basically needs a separate and dedicated trained staff to handle all the needs of philatelists and to serve them willingly and happily.

People do talk about malpractices being done at bureaus by the DOP staff to supply material to either philatelic dealers or to the limited number of philatelists. It is also said that pre-issues, error items/sheets, withdrawn items are supplied to some limited people by them. Is the philatelic community responsible for this? No, it is DOP which is responsible. Rather by this act the philatelists are forced to buy material from the market at higher prices. This in fact is not good for the development of philately as many of the philatelists are discouraged and so the growth of philately is hampered.

Though India Post has come up with various innovations to attract philatelists such as My stamp, Scented stamps, Exotic philatelic material, regular issuance of designer covers, organizing exhibitions etc. but it probably has failed to reach children genuinely and above all to motivate them to adopt this loving hobby because of lack of regular persuasion and motivation. Regular workshops are not being held, people visiting bureaus are discouraged, and one more important fact is the increased prices of philatelic stuff. Staff crunch increased cost of maintenance and overburdened DOP with new services has also forced DOP’s thinkers and decision-makers to think adverse. For the last two years, the Pandemic effect might also have helped  DOP  to think this way.

Change in Ministry also to some extent causes some different decisions to be taken. It is said that decisions at upper level are sometimes taken without actually assessing the true ground reality. We do accept the fact that material can be sold online by DOP but this will never promote philately. The very purpose of forming philatelic bureaus is defeated.

Well, if we analyze how the philatelists are responsible, the only reason comes in light is the less number of  PA holders and least visit of the public and stamp lovers to philatelic bureaus. But again the reason is  obvious, as discussed above.

Philatelic Bureaus

Having discussed above the various reasons and responsibility for the closure of such a huge number of philatelic bureaus at once, let’s understand what philatelic bureaus are. What importance it has in the life of philatelists and public in general, role in the promotion of philately, maintaining  and professing rich cultural and social heritage etc.. The tradition of philatelic bureau was started in India as early as in  June 1941 by the opening of the first philatelic bureau in Mumbai followed by as many as 9 in different places of India in August 1948. And thereafter before this closure of the philatelic bureau started, there were as many as 81 bureaus in operation across India. In fact,  a philatelic bureau is the set up of India Post that was formed to cater the philatelic needs of stamp collectors, tourists, visitors, dealers and to provide them a platform to cater their needs regularly without any interruption and also to provide them all necessary information. The other aspect of forming philatelic bureaus is to promote philately by way of giving a  well-furnished ample place to philatelists to meet and have leisure time. Undoubtedly, this act of DOP has helped development of Indian philatelists and  has also given different level and dimensions to philately. While  trying to understand the importance and significance of philatelic bureaus following points come into my mind :

 Philately  :  A tradition, a culture :

One must not forget that philately has become a tradition, a part of culture all over the world. Some of the philatelists are so dedicated that they treat philately as religion and literally worship stamps. If not followed by persons throughout life, I philately become part of lie of most of the children. I personally use to say to my friends “A dose of philately a day, keeps a man healthy, wealthy and in fray”. And philatelic bureaus are developed for supporting this tradition and maintaining this culture.

Philately: A separate important wing of India Post :

 It is appreciable that philately has been given so much of importance that India Post has a separate philatelic wing with Director of Philately as the head of the wing and  Philatelic bureaus are the  important hands  to serve philatelists. This wing has been opened for the service  of philatelists and to promote philately. Yes sales of philatelic material is important but the main purpose of the  wing is to serve philately and not top earn revenue. Hence, Philatelic bureaus  are significant  in bringing philatelist close to DoP.

Philatelic Bureau : A temple, a home for philatelists :

Closure of temple of philatelists is like snatching god from them. Where will they worship now? Serious and dedicated philatelists particularly those having interest in India philately use to treat Bureaus as the temple of philately. Meetings, seatings, studying and spending leisure time there has been the usage of philatelic bureau other than that it serves philatelists with stamps, covers and other information related to Indian philately.

Philatelic Bureau: A place to love

The Philatelic Bureau in is not just a physical arrangement done in  bright room with fancy ceilings and attractive glass windows, ventilation  with plenty of paraphernalia lying across the tables, and the display desk which showcases various colorful  stamps; exotic birds ,butterflies, flowers,  plants, and  landscape, transportations of India are some of the popular stamps displayed prominently and sitting arrangement but it is  a space to embrace stamps, to fall in love with stamps and DOP too. The key person of course is the dealing staff which serves philatelists. Believe me,my love for DOP is as strong as I love my stamps. Any person from DOP is seen like  a close one for me. The bureau is the best place to meet them and have close and lovely interaction.

Philatelic Bureau : A show case of philatelic innovations of  India Post

Philatelic bureaus  not only sell, supply various philatelic material but  also nicely display on boards or frame which also try to educate visitors about the significance of first-day covers, special covers, variety of stamps and above all the postal department’s “innovations” in increasing public interest in philately.

 

Philatelic Bureau: A National Heritage

Various philatelic bureaus such as  Mumbai, Cuttack, Goa, Pune, Patna,New Delhi, Chennai are   store house of not only philatelic culture and development but of Indian culture also.  They house museums and excellent displays. The buildings are heritage buildings. The set up depicts rich heritage of india. People from abroad also visit such bureaus and carry impressions about the rich heritage of India depicted through philatelic material. These bureaus in fact act as solid ambassador of India  rich past, history, social development and beautiful culture.

 

Conclusion and Appeal :


There may be other reasons for  such mass closure of Philatelic Bureaus which are not yet known but I still appeal DOP to reconsider this decision. Even if, the closure dates are over, the physical existence still remains and  such so  found  inefficient, with  low turn over, unavailability of staff, less space etc.  can be revived. New thinking needs to be given for their revival looking into the present circumstances when people are fighting for survival against the deadly pandemic.  There may be new online systems for the sale of material, there may be good number of philatelic counters available to sell the material but there can not any replacement of philatelic bureaus. Because philatelic bureaus are not just sale counters. These speak about rich tradition of India Post and propagate its rich history and serving culture.  And not to forget these bureaus put it  before the world through their displays.

Well, on  behalf of the philatelic fraternity of India appeal DOP to seriously rethink about the feelings of stamp lovers and revert its decision and open such philatelic bureaus to help the promotion of philately not only in India but all over the world.

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

Recent Indian Issues

10 June 2021: India Germany Joint issue – Rs 25

20 June 2021 : Golden Jubilee Year : – Gayatri Teerth Shantikunj


New Special Covers

28 July 2021 : 68th Birth Anniversary: Shri Bijayshree Routray : Bhubaneshar

29 July 2021 : International Tiger Day: Mumbai




In The News

 Indian Performance in Savpex 2021,

One Frame National Virtual Exhibition of South Africa 

(22– 25 July 2021)

 

Congratulations to all winners !

1. Peeyush Khaitan 2. O.P.Kedia 3. Capt.Vijay Wadhwa 4. Madiraju, MR Lokeswara  5.Joy Ghosh 6. Aditya Singh

Exhibits : https://stampssa.africa/exhibits/


 




-Report by Rajesh Paharia, Co-ordinator &  Jury Member, Savpex 2021

South African One Frame Virtual Philatelic Exhibition hosted by The Philatelic Society of the Orange Free State under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa was conducted from 22nd – 25th July 2021 concluded successfully with the announcement of Results.

The  exhibition was competitive “One Frame Virtual Exhibition” and open to all members of Societies affiliated with The Philatelic Federation of South Africa (PFSA) and all members of Federations affiliated to the Federation Internationale Philatelique (FIP) thus PCI was also invited to send entries from India.  There were 117 exhibits in 12 classes from 22 countries including 10 entries from India. Mr. Rajesh Paharia was appointed as its Coordinator and Jury from India.

Congratulations  to the Exhibitors and they may contact me for any help in getting detailed Jury comments. contact: shreetotal@gmail.com

 

S.No.

Exhibit Title

Exhibitor Name

Marks

1

Postal Message Service by Red Cross

Mr Peeyush Khaitan

70

2

Portuguese India

Dr Narendra Saboo

85

3

Black , Blue & Red

Mr Sateesh kumar

52

4

Gandhi & Ahimsa

Mr Shahid H Khan

51

5

Rabindranath Tagore

Mr Joy Ghosh

56

6

Yoga

Mr Aditya Singh

72

7

1st Aerial Post

Mr Peeyush Khaitan

90

8

Dewas War Contribution Stamp

Mr O P Kedia

71

9

Raft to Ice Breaker

Ms Rajshekhar Revti

59

10

11

Evolve - Beaks

Great Britain- Postal Cancellation of Post Office Numbers of England and Wales on Penny

Capt Vijay Wadhwa

Madiraju, MR Lokeswara

87

60



Commemorative Tokyo 2020 stamps from Japan Post



Japan Post Co. is selling commemorative stamp sheets to honor the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 84-yen stamps offered in sheets of 25 at a price of 2,100 yen ($19.20) per sheet. They are go on sale one month before the Tokyo Olympics opens on July 23. Sheets come in three designs that feature a host of sports and events, including judo, cycling, soccer and many more.

 

Japan Post is also offering a stamp book for 10,000 yen, tax included. The book contains three kinds of stamp sheets and a 500-yen stamp that has an aerial shot of the new National Stadium in Tokyo.Japan Post is also selling the commemorative offerings online and at post offices across the country.

 



Closure of 31 Philatelic Bureaus in India

12 July 2021

Move to close Cuttack, S’pur Philatelic Bureaus decried

A recent decision of the Union Ministry of Communications to close 31 Philatelic Bureaus all over the country has come as a shock to the philatelic community of Odisha. The Philatelic Bureaus at Cuttack and Sambalpur too have been notified to be shut from July 12. 

Philatelists all over the country are protesting this decision as it will be a body blow for stamp collectors. They say that while the India Post is promoting philately through exhibitions, Special Covers and Commemorative Stamps and giving scholarships to budding philatelists, the closure of the Philatelic Bureaus will be counterproductive.  

A recent decision of the Union Ministry of Communications to close 31 Philatelic Bureaus all over the country has come as a shock to the philatelic community of Odisha. The Philatelic Bureaus at Cuttack and Sambalpur too have been notified to be shut from July 12. 

Philatelists all over the country are protesting this decision as it will be a body blow for stamp collectors. They say that while the India Post is promoting philately through exhibitions, Special Covers and Commemorative Stamps and giving scholarships to budding philatelists, the closure of the Philatelic Bureaus will be counterproductive.  

The Philatelic Bureau at the Cuttack GPO is one of the oldest in the country having been set up in 1948 soon after Independence. It also houses a Postal Museum, the first of its type in the State. It is a heritage among the bureaus in India. 

And what is surprising is that the Sambalpur bureau, which was set up only in 2020, is being closed within a few months.  

Eastern India Philatelists’ Association (EIPA) secretary Shanti Swarup Rath says this will be a body blow for stamp collectors. He has written to the authorities for reconsidering this hasty decision.

Eminent philatelist Anil Dhir, who has also written four acclaimed books on Postal history, is of the opinion that this is an irrational decision taken in haste after the new Minister took charge. He says philately is a dying hobby and needs all the impetus and support of the Postal department. Rather than opening more bureaus to promote the hobby, closing the existing bureaus is not understood. Countries like China and Philippines have included philately in curriculum in schools, which should also be adopted in India. India had one of the richest postal history and traditions, something which should be cherished and propagated.   

Shakeel Ahmed, a senior philatelist of Cuttack, is of the view that if they want to close non-productive bureaus then the Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur bureaus may be shut, but the historic and heritage Cuttack bureau, which will soon celebrate its 75th anniversary, should not be closed.

Notably, Odisha has some of the prominent philatelists of the country. Exhibits from Odisha have been awarded medals in various national and international exhibitions and more than 20 books on philately have been written and published from the State.

Kashinath Sahoo, another eminent philatelist, said the recent death of EIPA president Bijayshree Routray was a big blow  for the hobbyists and now this decision is another setback

PANAJI: The philatelic bureau in Goa, that operates from the head post office at Panaji, is facing closure from July 12, following an order from the philately division of the department of posts, New Delhi, in which a total of 31 bureaus across the country are being shut down.
There are a total of four bureaus that fall under the Maharashtra circle, one of which is the Goa philatelic bureau. The others are Nashik, Aurangabad and Nagpur, which are also facing closure.
For now onwards, the Mumbai philatelic bureau will cater to the needs of philatelists in these areas, and there will be only a limited stock of stamps with Goa. Philatelist depository accounts (PDA) of philatelists in Goa will also be serviced in Mumbai.

“There will be major challenges once the bureau is shut down,” senior superintendent of post offices Sudhir Jakhere said.

“The special cancellation that comes with each release (of a philatelic cover) cannot be done in Goa. With only a limited stock of stamps coming from the Mumbai bureau, a philatelic counter will be established in Goa for people to source stamps. The PDA account holders will have to be transferred to Mumbai,” he said.

The Goa Philately and Numismatics Society (GPNS) is planning to meet union Minister for tourism and ports Shripad Naik to get the closure decision revoked.

“Goa will be deprived of its only philatelic bureau which functions in Panaji, which a lot of tourists, both domestic and foreign, visit for getting new stamps and philatelic material. The public, and philatelists in particular, will be put to a lot of hardship to get their philatelic material such as stamps, special covers and first day covers from the philatelic bureau in Mumbai or Bengaluru,” GPNS president, MR Ramesh Kumar said.

The philatelic bureau was planning to celebrate the 150th year of the first stamp of Portuguese India, which was released in 1871, by bringing out a special cover on the stamp. Special covers on Mario Miranda, ferry boats, motorcycle pilots of Goa and the 60th year of Goa’s liberation were also in the pipeline for this year. “There will be major challenges once the bureau is shut down,” senior superintendent of post offices Sudhir Jakhere said.

“The special cancellation that comes with each release (of a philatelic cover) cannot be done in Goa. With only a limited stock of stamps coming from the Mumbai bureau, a philatelic counter will be established in Goa for people to source stamps. The PDA account holders will have to be transferred to Mumbai,” he said.

The Goa Philately and Numismatics Society (GPNS) is planning to meet union minister for tourism and ports Shripad Naik to get the closure decision revoked.

“Goa will be deprived of its only philatelic bureau which functions in Panaji, which a lot of tourists, both domestic and foreign, visit for getting new stamps and philatelic material. The public, and philatelists in particular, will be put to a lot of hardship to get their philatelic material such as stamps, special covers and first day covers from the philatelic bureau in Mumbai or Bengaluru,” GPNS president, MR Ramesh Kumar said.

The philatelic bureau was planning to celebrate the 150th year of the first stamp of Portuguese India, which was released in 1871, by bringing out a special cover on the stamp. Special covers on Mario Miranda, ferry boats, motorcycle pilots of Goa and the 60th year of Goa’s liberation were also in the pipeline for this year.

“This is an insult to philatelists and the people of Goa to close down the bureau in such a commemorative year,” Kumar said.

The move has evoked strong reactions from the Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network, which has called for a review of the decision by the Delhi-based department. It has also demanded that the Goa postmaster general take steps to revoke the decision, of shutting down the philatelic bureau thus protecting the interests of the state’s postal consumers and philately enthusiasts.

Red Mauritius : Rare postage stamp auctioned for 8.1 million Euros




27 June 2021

The so-called Rote Mauritius, one of the most famous and rarest postage stamps in the world, was auctioned in Ludwigsburg for 8.1 million euros. According to the auction house, the new owner is a German-speaking collector from Europe.



The copy with the title “1847 Mauritius 1d Ball Cover” was offered by a private owner on Saturday for a starting price of four million euros. According to the auction house, the historically valuable envelope with the stamp only changes hands every few decades. A total of three interested parties had raised their hopes when bidding on the phone.

With the Red Mauritius, the postage for sending invitations to a costume ball was paid for the first time. Three of the envelopes are said to have survived. “Queen Elizabeth II owns one of the Ball Cover in their philately collection, «said auctioneer Christoph Gärtner. Another copy is in the Philatelic Collection of the British Library in London. “Both can never be sold.” The third cover still in existence is now privately owned.

Enjoyed every second

The name of the stamp comes from the place of issue: The Red Mauritius was one of the first postage stamps, along with so-called Blue Mauritius, to be issued 174 years ago by the British Crown Colony of Mauritius. The stamps show the British monarch Victoria.

According to his own words, the previous owner parted with the rare stamp with a heavy heart. He enjoyed every second that he owned the prestigious brand. But he also felt “that it was now time to pass it on to someone who is just as passionate and proud to own it,” the auction house quoted from a greeting given by the man before the auction.Perhaps 8.1 million other reasons also played a small role.

Mauritius “Post Office” stamps

The Mauritius “Post Office” stamps were issued by the British Colony Mauritius in September 1847, in two denominations: an orange-red one penny (1d) and a deep blue two pence (2d).
Their name comes from the wording on the stamps reading “Post Office”, which was soon changed in the next issue to “Post Paid”. They are among the rarest postage stamps in the world.

UNPA honours Mother Teresa

The United Nations Postal Administration is honoring Mother Teresa on a $1.80 definitive stamp to be issued Aug. 12 at the Great American Stamp Show. On Aug. 12 the United Nations Postal Administration will issue a definitive stamp honoring renowned nun and humanitarian Mother Teresa (1910-1997).

Philatelic Slogan message on Covid Vaccination



A Philatelic Slogan message on Covid Vaccination was released on  23rd July 2021at Dibrugarh HO for creating awareness amongst the customers.



Olymphia India 2021

Visit : https://www.olymphila.com/


JUBILEEPEX 2021


International Friendship Virtual Philatelic Exhibition
(JUBILEEPEX 2021)

Philatelic Society of Bangladesh (PSB) is happy to share with you the official prospectus of the forthcoming JUBILEEPEX 2021 International Friendship Virtual Philatelic Exhibition that is to be started from 28th September 2021

APPLY ONLINE NOW  : Visit : https://jubileepex.com/


*Last date to submit entry forms : 8th August, 2021


American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association and American First Day Cover Society, will host a philatelic exhibition from 12 to 15 August 2021 at Donald E Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois. The exhibition is sponsored by United States Postal Service.

 



3rd FILANANIAS Virtual Exhibition is being held from July 6 to August 31, 2021. FILATELIA 2021 - III Philatelia Ananias Virtual Exhibition, whose main objective is to promote Philately through the Internet, encourage and train new philatelists, being a fraternization among philatelists and the general public, with a didactic and cultural nature.

Visit the exhibition and Vote


Forthcoming International Philatelic Exhibitions updates

HUNfilex 2022



HUNfilex 2022 is a Specialised World Stamp Championship Exhibition with the FIP Patronage is being organised by National federation of Hungarian philatelists from 31st March to 3rd April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.

The competition classes of the exhibition will be : World Stamps Championship class, Traditional, Postal History, Revenue, Open Philately, One Frame & Philatelic literature.

All those interested in participating please share your exhibit details as below

Class of exhibit, Title of the Exhibit and earlier participation details, like name of the Exhibition where exhibited, level of the Exhibition and award won on the exhibit

Please contact: Ajay Kumar Mittal, National Commissioner. HUNfilex 2022 Whatsapp.9811032311


BANGLADESH 2021




Exhibits on Display : 29 July to 20 August 2021                  


"BANGLADESH 2021" is an online Philatelic Exhibition in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh National Philatelic Association (BNPA) & Patronage by the Bangladesh Philatelic Federation (BPF) to celebrate the GOLDEN JUBILEE OF BANGLADESH STAMP. It may be mentioned that the first set of 08 value Bangladesh postage stamps was issued on 29 July 1971 during the War of Liberation from its temporary capital Mujibnagar. This year, i.e. 2021, Bangladesh is celebrating 50th glorious years of its journey through postage stamps.

 


LIBEREC 2022



European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon “LIBEREC 2022” is organized by Svaz českých filatelistů, z.s. (Union of Czech Philatelists) in cooperation with club “Evropská výstava poštovních známek LIBEREC 2022, z.s.”, established for this purpose under FEPA patronage and with FIP recognition.

Venue: Wellness Hotel Babylon https://www.hotelbabylon.cz/en/

 

Date: October 13th – 16th, 2022

Exhibition size: 1200 exhibition frames

European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon LIBEREC 2022 :  IREX

Visit : https://www.liberec2022.eu/en/aktuality-en/

BALIPHEX 2021:  13th Bali Philately Exhibition :

 8-12 October 2021



CAPE TOWN 2021 Philatelic Exhibition  ( Update)

The Cape Town 2021 Exhibition has been postponed. The new dates will be 8th – 12th November 2022.

An amended IREX will be published on the Website indicating submission dates as follows:

The date that Entry forms must be received by the National Commissioners will be no later than 15 May 2022.

Notification of Acceptance; receipt of First page and Literature Entries:

•           Notification of application acceptance or non-acceptance by the Organisers, together with the number of frames allocated to each accepted exhibit, will be sent to the National Commissioners before 30 June 2022.

•           National Commissioners should confirm entries accepted by no later than 15 July 2022.

The entrant may revise the introductory sheet on receiving notification of acceptance, but the class or concept of the exhibit may not be changed. Although every effort will be made to send revised pages to the jury prior to the show, only those received prior to 15 August 2022 can be guaranteed to be circulated.

•           Last date for receipt of Literature exhibits  1 October 2022

Mr. Shakil Ahmed is Indian National Commissioner for the Cape Town 2021, FIP Specialized World Stamp Exhibition to be held at Cape Town, South Africa from 8 to 12 November, 2022.Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately, Postal Stationery, Revenue, Thematic, Open, Modern Philately, One Frame, Philatelic Literature and Picture Postcards only)

Shakil Ahmed : Email: ahmedshakil99@gmail.com : (M) +91-9437225760 / +91-7008025663


PHlLANIPPON 2021 Update



PHILANIPPON 2021(the 37th Asian International Stamp Exhibition)

 

The PHILANIPPON 2021 is supported by the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) and accredited by the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP).

Date : 25 Aug.-30 Aug 2021

PHILANIPPON 2021 : https://www.japan2021.jp/en/

List of Exhibit PhilaNippon2021

https://www.japan2021.jp/exhibits/list/pdf/exhibits_list.pdf

The Organizing Committee of PHILANIPPON 2021may be contacted at :


Mr. Surendra Kotadia is 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.

Surendra  Kotadia : Email: surendrakotadia@gmail.com  : Mob : + 91 98199 03789


CAPEX 22, Toronto 


June 9-12, 2022 : Toronto


CAPEX 22 is an international one frame stamp and philatelic literature exhibition organized by the Canadian Association of Philatelic Exhibitions – Association Canadienne des Expositions Philatéliques (CAPE-ACEP).

The Exhibition will be held from June 9-12 2022 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

CAPEX 22 is the inaugural International One Frame Stamp Championship Exhibition. It is also the largest exhibition of one frame exhibits ever held.

CAPEX 22 is being held under the Patronage of the Federacion Interamericana de Filatelia (FIAF) and the Recognition of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP). CAPEX 22 will be governed by the General Regulations for Exhibitions (GREX), the General Regulation for Evaluation of Exhibits (GREV), the Special Regulations for Evaluation of exhibits (SREV’s) and Guidelines issued by FIP and the Individual Regulations for Exhibition (IREX) issued by CAPEX 22.

In addition to the classes recognized by FIP for One Frame exhibits, several non-FIP classes including FDCs, Cinderellas and Illustrated Mail may be entered in CAPEX 22.

Exhibitors from FIP member federations and FIAF member federations shall be eligible to participate at CAPEX 22. Entries awarded at least 75-points at national exhibitions since Jan 1, 2015 or which have been exhibited at FIP, FIAF, FEPA or FIAP exhibitions will be eligible.

Participation Fee

1. There is no fee for Non-Competitive Class entries.
2.The participation fee for One-Frame Exhibit (Class 1) is US$125 per exhibit.
3. The participation fee for Philatelic Literature (Class 2) is US$80 per exhibit.
4. There is no fee for Youth Class entries.

Address

CAPEX 22 Organizing Committeec/o Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation 10 Summerhill Ave, Toronto, ON Canada M4T 1A8 Telephone : 416-921-2073 Fax : 416-921-1282 E-mail : info@capex22.org

Exhibitors shall submit one Exhibit Application Form for each exhibit or literature application through the on-line application form at www.capex22.org. The Organizing Committee will notify the assigned National Commissioners of their respective countries.

Exhibit Application Forms duly filled shall be submitted through the on-line application form not later than November 30, 2021.

View : CAPEX 22 IREX

 

View : Exhibit Application Form

  











Well in this issue please go through  the  remaining part of the article ‘My Strategy for Thematic Exhibiting’ by Yukio Onuma. It will help a lot in preparing an excellent Thematic Exhibit. However everone has his or her own strategy of making a good exhibit but some have the most appropritae and objective approach. In this article it is one of those, very clearly explaied.

My Strategy for Thematic Exhibiting

By Yukio Onuma 

Contd… from the last…..


III Analysis of strength and weakness

You must understand your weak points in an objective way. I use three types of techniques in order to identify problems in my exhibits.

1) Variety analysis

This technique will tell you how diverse varieties of materials are used. For thematic exhibit it is imperative to use a wide variety of materials, for instance, die proof, color trial, postage stamps, imperforated stamp, booklet, specimen, error, commercially used cover, pre-philately, stationery, commemorative stationery, and so forth. You need to maintain well-balanced mixture of those materials. For my exhibit, I use as many as 28 types of philatelic materials.

The technique is simple. Make a table writing down type of materials in columns and sheet number in rows. By filling each box with quantity of materials and aggregating quantities frame by frame, you can create a pie chart from which you would know how far advanced in variety comparing with your previous version.  


My early exhibit had proportion of stamps as high as 60-70%. By replacing stamps with other non-stamp materials, its current ratio has come down to about 35%. I also check balance of different materials in each sheet. For instance, if some sheets contain only stamps or stationeries, jury might think they are not well-balanced. There is no absolute standard for aright proportion, but this technique is an effective tool to see if a specific material has too much higher ratio.

2) Rarity analysis

This is a technique to judge rarity of materials in each sheet. In thematic philately, 20points are allotted to rarity just the same as traditional philately. Even in thematic philately, rarity is of ultimate importance. If you use a material in which rarity is obvious at a glance, it will create a strong halo effect giving overall favorable impression to your exhibit.

It is often said that rarity is not necessarily related to price. It is true to say that such items as certain commemorative cancellations and used stationeries are sold at low prices but hardto get. But rarity is ultimately determined by supply and demand, thereby basically reflected in prices.

My rarity analysis tool is very simple. You make a table writing up rough amount of money you spent for each sheet. It will tell you at a glance which sheet is of high or low rarity. Using this table you can easily identify which sheets need to be improved.


Sometimes if rare materials do not exist for a sheet that handles thematically important topics, I replace the topics with another one so that I can use rarer materials. Since rarity is of ultimate importance, I will try to use best possible materials provided that there is no much digression from the main line of story.

Prof. Dr. Damian Läge, ex-chairman of FIP thematic commission, once said that an exhibit which can get 20 points in rarity should have “rare items and top rarities throughout the exhibit, including material of very high philatelic importance”. It means that in high-level competition, rarity is a decisive factor to win the game. 

3Importance.Analysis (Matrix approach) 

This technique is to tell relative importance of each material. There are two types of importance in materials, philatelic and thematic. 

Philatelic importance is judged by genuineness and rarity. In case of a used cover, genuineness means a pure commercially used cover. In other words it is not produced for the sake of philatelists only. Core philatelic materials such as postage stamps, cancellations, stationeries issued by authentic authorities have high degree of genuineness, but, stamps issued for philatelists for commercial purpose (so-called dubious items) have extremely low degree of genuineness. Further down is the border line item and then completely private items such as postcards have negative degree of genuineness. 

Meanwhile, thematic importance is judged whethera material is directly and deeply related to the theme or not. For instance, if it is apparent that a postage stamp is directly related to a theme through its design or its issuing purposes, it will have a high degree of importance. 

Please see diagram (fig.g-3). The importance can be best illustrated graphically. X-axis indicates thematic importance and Y-axis philatelic importance respectively.Importance increases following direction of arrow. You can judge level of importance by which quadrant the material in question lies. 

1stquadrant: Philatelic materials which fall under this quadrant and lienear the tip of bold arrow are first class in importance both thematically and philatelically. Original drawing, sketch, die proof, commercially used cover, postage stamp and stationery etc.  

all fall under this category. Unaddressed FDC, Maximum Card, postage stamps for philatelists only (what is so-called “dubious item”) have less philatelic importance, even if they have high relevance to the theme. 

Materials come near the tip of the bold arrow are the most favorable ones. Meanwhile, materials staying near the X, or Y-axis are the least favorable ones. 

2ndquadrant: Materials in this quadrant which are philatelically excellent but not apparently related to the theme need convincing explanations to show thematic relevance. (Ex. Hindenburg crash cover, Augarten porcelain stamp-see My Website) Consequently, it gives a good opportunity for an exhibitor to show how deeply he studied his theme. 

33rd quadrant; Being neither thematically nor philatelically important, materials in this quadrant are out of question. 

4thquadrant: Materials in this quadrant are thematically closely related but philatelically of no value. Examples are the case of postcards and repiquage. You may use those non-philatelic items in your plan page but not in the main pages of exhibit. 

In summary, I always keep the matrix (fig.g-3) in my mind and select items which lie as close as possible to the tip of bold arrow.

 


IV.Tactics

1)Input your resources all at once (not little by little)

If you want to raise level of your exhibit one grade higher, it is important to put in impressive high-impact materials all at once. High-impact material means “material

which any philatelist can appreciate its high rarity at a glance”If you change materials bit by bit each time you exhibit, there is a risk of your evaluation being fixed at a certain level. Like ata battlefield, your tactics should be putting resources all at once instead of little by little.

Please see fig.g-1 again. The score sharply increased by 5 points from 90 points of 2011 to 95 points of 2013. This shows my tactics was correct. In 2012 from April to June I had an honour of displaying my exhibit at Beethoven Haus Bonn for 3months. 


As a result, I could not participate in any world-class stamp shows and obliged to concentrate my efforts to find impactful materials. During this period I was successful in acquiring quite a few rare materials, such as, Hindenburg crash cover, original drawing of Brahms and Goethe, Pre-philately of Maria Theresa and so forth which gave a dramatic change in my exhibit. I believe it was the main reason why I received a sharp rise in score in two years.

2)The principle of “Guilty until proven otherwise”

If a jury member throws a skeptical look at a material, I never use it until I am 100% sure that it has no problem. Contrary to the principle of “innocent until it proved guilty” in criminal law, my principle is “guilty until it proved innocent”

Now, I quote typical examples.

When I used water-colored original drawing of a certain country, a jury member cast doubt on its authenticity. As anticipated, one day my close friend collecting Beethoven dropped me a line asking“I got the same original as you have. Do you know which is genuine?”So I inquired the dealer who sold the material to me. To my surprise his answer was “The original drawing you have is the second original. You can use it at an international competition without any problem” But I wondered the existence of plural original for a stamp and decided not to use it any longer.

Repiquage is additional private printing on issued postal stationery and is an easy case to make mistake.I have some bitter experiences of jury shaking head to my repiquages in negative way. Since then I have not used any doubtful materials. Since repiquage occasionally come into market at high prices, they are easily misunderstood

as good items. Private postcards, however, which were printed by official organization to 10

meet private order (named Privatganzsachen in Germany) are regarded as authentic philatelic materials. There are meticulous catalogs of those materials in Germany and you can easily identify them. I suggest you make careful prior studies whenever you have some doubt in similar materials.

I neither use an unaddressed FDCs nor Maximum Card, because jury members have sterner eyes as higher the level of exhibits becomes. In principle, I do not use so-called dubious items. I use only a few of them only when I have no other alternatives in telling some important topics.

3)Thorough quest for rare materials  

In thematic class judging, philatelic elements constitute only 45% of total evaluation scores, while non-philatelic ones, such as treatment, knowledge and research of theme and presentation, account for the rest of 55%. If you are a beginner, you will have enough room to get higher score in non-philatelic criteria.It will be more productive to put your efforts on areas other than mere chase of rare materials.

For advanced collectors, however, having reached a saturation point in non-philatelic

criteria, only room left for further improvement will be rarity. Competition ultimately becomes competition of rarity, thus, quest for rarity become the most important tactics.

In pursuit of higher score I make every effort to use relevant yet as rare materials as possible such as fancy cancel, streetcar mail, cover for unusual destination, pneumatic mail, prisoner of war mail, Ballon Monté, Catapult mail and so forth.

What will be best way to find such rare items? My suggestion is to establish contact with major auction houses. You cannot, however, always find what you want at major auction houses. It is advisable to approach small-and-medium auction houses as well. Today there are some websites that provide centralized information on current listings of many auction houses. They are extremely useful for continuous search for what you want by registering your needs.

For example:





V.Examples of material usage

Please see the following Website for my latest collection. Please click “English”version, and open “the exhibit” where you can study my enlarged exhibit page by page.


Conclusion

Let me summarize the tips for success. 1) Select an appropriate theme, 2) Use as many rare impactful materials as possible, and 3) Pay good attention to jury’s observation.

Thematic exhibiting is continuously changing with the times. The current high-level exhibiting is termed as “4thgeneration” by Mr. Jonas Hällström. Serious students of thematic exhibiting must keep close watch on new trends of 5thor 6thgenerations in the future.


Specialized Section


British India Bazar Cards

( A PERIODIC PHILATELIC REVOLUTION AND MIRROR OF SOCIAL HISTORY )

 



 




BRITISH INDIA BAZAAR POSTCARDS :. 

British India period around the start of 20th century-spanning mainly from the year 1900 to 1930, saw a great revolution in changing trends of postal cards which were in immense use during that period. When there was a great impact of British rule and culture and on the other hand it was India and Indian culture which was struggling to survive. Such postcards gave a new direction to postal culture and gave new dimensions to the utility of this mode of postal communication. Apart from those which had pre-paid printed stamps issued by the postal administration, that period saw a new culture of substantial use of private printed pictorial postal cards. Such postcards were developed mainly by the merchants, businessmen and traders of major cities of all over India who advertised their products or business through text or pictorial matters printed on either side of the postcards or postal covers which used adhesive postal stamps ( 3Pies/4pies Edward VII and George V period ) affixed on them for payment of postage. This period is also known as a classic postcard because of the image printed on it.

 Contd.. from last…

 

NOMENCLATURE : 

The Bazaar cards as nothing but private pictorial printed post cards printed by individual concerns with their product advertisement in text or picture or were available in open market on public sale. In practice ,these cards were mainly used by merchants, traders and businessmen usually for their business and trade purposes such a daily prices exchange and other information sharing; these were initially termed as Bazaar Bhaw cards, Advertising Cards, Merchant cards and Business Cards. At some places at some times these were also called Aditya Cards, Swadeshi Cards, Printer’s Cards, Message Cards, Regular Cards, Market Cards Bazaar Propaganda post Card etc. etc.. But later only in 1987/88 the terms Bazaar Card was coined by one philatelist Mr. Dipesh SEN of Deccan Philatelic Club, Pune which was widely accepted by philatelists and collectors. Hence, the name Bazaar Cards came into practice. 




A PHILATELIC STUDY : 

POSTAGE /POSTAL CHARGES :

As these were privately printed postcards, the postage had to be paid as per the prevailing postal rates by way of affixing postal stamps. During the period when these cards were in maximum usage that is 1900 to 1930, the postal rates were the same as that for postal cards i.e. ¼ anna or 3Pies or 4 pies. One can find stamps of. Edward VII and George V and also Queen Victoria. There was no extra charge for such private printed postcards. Such postal charges prevailed all over India as these cards were used all around in India.


1906 : Postage Stamp Overprinted ¼ anna 1907: Indore state ¼ anna postage stamp


1904 AND 1906 BAZAAR CARDS SHOWS POSTSAGE AS 3 PIES

CANCELLATIONS AND POST MARKS :

Though postal cancellations were being put as usual as on other mails mainly Cds but in some states, as they used their own stamps they had their own cancellations too like Gwalior sate had Cobra snake typical cancellation. Various different postmarks were also used during that period.

 



CDS,SQUARE (DLO) & RECTENGULAR (REFUSED). 1905 : TWIN COBRA- SNAKE CANCELLATION


CANCELLATIONS / POST MARLKS OF 1905 GWALIOR OVERPRINT


1906 : FRANKED WITH STATE POSTAGE STAMPS 1905 : CROWNED CDS CANCELLATION



DIFFERENT CANCELLATIONS AND POSTMARKS SHOWN BY THE ABOVE BAZAAR CARDS

Stamps


Some states used their own postage stamps like Indore state, Hyderabad, and many other during the transitional period. Bot mainly King Edward VII 3 pies stamps were used. However, Queen Victoria 3 pies stamps were also in use.



3Pies KEVII STAMP AFFIXED ON 1905 3Pies KEVII STAMP AFFIXED ON 1904

BAZAAR OVERPRINTED GWALIOR. BAZAAR OVERPRINTED ¼ ANNA


1905 : BRITISH INDIA BAZAAR CARDS SHOWS KING GEORGE VII 3 PIES STAMPS USED AS POSTAGE


TECHNICAL  ASPECTS :

PAPER : These Bazaar cards were printed on paper card sheet (thin card board) of 0.5 mm to 0.6 mm thick. The card has rough surface and was not uniform in GSM.


SIZE AND DIMENSIONS : 

The Bazaar cards were cut in to rectangular shape almost in similar size all over with slight variations at times. The common dimensions used to be 139 x 89mm (14 x 9 cm) with seldom some variation up to 14.5 x 9.1 cm.

 


COLOR : The cards were normally printed on a white card sheet but one could find some other colors too such as light yellow, reddish-brown, pink, light brown, and many more. The printing too has been found done by different printers in different colors.

 


Bazaar Cards could be found on papers sheets with different colors but printing normally found done with one color

To be contd….

: Naresh Agrawal : email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in


.Great Britain: Postal Cancellation of Post office numbers of England and Wales  On Penny Red

 



 








1. Introduction: Postmarks (Cancellation) where first used by Henry Bishop in 1661 to date cancel letters, as the postage system developed so did postal marks. When the Penny Black and Two Penny Blue were issued in 1840 it was all about cancelling the stamp to stop its re-use. This led to the development of postmarks as we know them today.Cancellations come in a huge variety of designs, shapes, sizes and colors. Initially, in 1840 Maltese cross remained in use, but this began to be replaced in 1844 by a numeral obliterator, known as the ‘1844 type’. Then, from 1853 the plain numerals were replaced by a single hand stamp combining the numeral with the office name and date of posting – the ‘Duplex’.

2. Maltese Cancellation: The Maltese cross was the first postage stamp cancelling hand stamp. 1840 GB 1d Black. The Ink used initially was red. But it was found that this could be cleaned off and the stamps reused, and after a year it was decided that the changed to 'lamp black as shown below.


A.1840 Penny Black with Maltese red cancellation.  B.1841 Penny Black with Maltese lamp black Cancellation C.1841 Penny Red with Maltese lamp black Cancellation 


 Numeral obliterators: From 1844, the Maltese cross obliterators were replaced by several series of barred numeral obliterators that gave a coded indication of the place of posting by means of the number allocated to the office. Cancellation types were distinguished by their shape (scanned Image) the number in the centre designated the post town (post office) of origin except for the London chief Office where it is believed that numbers were allocated to different postal clerk. The date of introduction varies, but is generally accepted is given below

The obliterator types were distinguished by their shape as follows:

 England and Wales provincial -- oval shaped       (Introduced from 1 May 1844)



Date Cancels: These numbers initially appeared in single numeral cancellations, and later in the "duplex" cancellations which combined a date stamp and an obliterator. Each Town had their own numbered hand stamps, but this was not enough. The Post Office wanted to know not only where items had been posted but also when it had been posted. Dated cancels soon started appearing across the stamps. Most of these had been superseded by dated stamps by the early 20th century.

The purpose of this article is to study postal cancellation number of different post offices on Penny Red Identify name of the post office of particular numerical cancellation and first and last use of numerical cancellation from particular post office. Duplex cancellations and an obliterator are isolated (extracted) from each cover and stamp and extracted obliterator are shown along with stamps and covers in the exhibit.

             **Detailed explanation is given below for text mentioned in boxes for Cancellations



3. 1844 Machine cancellation: The obliterator type is oval shape. From 1 May 1844. Date Cancels these numbers initially appeared in single numeral cancellations. Dated cancels soon started appearing across the stamps. The Post Office wanted to know not only where items had been posted but also when it had been posted.  These all had numbers to tell where the stamp had been cancelled. 



















These hand stamps formed part of a very important experiment, along with the spoon cancel, in the Post Office quest to find a quicker way of handling the mail, as by 1854 the volume of mail had increased significantly. There were 8 different types of sideways duplexes issued.

 



1854 Spoon Duplex Cancellations:

Spoon cancels, along with sideways duplex cancels, were the first duplex cancels anywhere in the world. They were part of an experiment to speed up the mail by eliminating the process of using an obliterator on the obverse of a letter and a date stamp on the reverse. It determined the design of postal cancellers in England, Wales and Ireland for the next 25 years, and was probably the first large-scale industrial work-study ever conducted. Twenty-eight towns in England, one in Wales and thirty-two towns in Ireland were involved. The common factor is an overlap between the obliterator with its town office number and the date stamp, from which the resemblance to a spoon is derived.


4. Conclusion:

One of the earliest and most troublesome difficulties that Rowland Hill had to surmount in order to make his Uniform Penny Post plan successful was the invention of a suitable ink and obliterating stamp to deface the postage-labels. A more simple and effective system, however, was introduced by Mr. Francis Abbott, a senior clerk in the Secretary's Office, G.P.O., London. His suggestion was that each stamp should bear a different figure or number, which should be supplied to all offices, and that each office should have a distinct number by which it could be easily identified. The shape of cancellation is oval shape in case of England and Wales

From the time that Uniform Penny Postage was adopted, the business of the Post Office in the United Kingdom has grown and developed to a marvellous extent.

1840 Post Offices in the United Kingdom = 4028.

1854 Post Offices in the United Kingdom =9973,

 I860 Post Offices in the United Kingdom 11,441 offices, plus 2473 pillar and road boxes= 13914

1876 Post Offices in the United Kingdom 13,447 offices plus and 10724 pillar boxes = 24171 or over twenty thousand more than the number of Post Offices in 1840.

 In London alone there were 1803 receptacles of all descriptions.

1913 Post Offices in the United Kingdom 24,354 of which 23,326 were sub-post offices.

 The total number of offices remained surprisingly constant for the next 65 years

Post offices became more important as providers of wider government services, displaying general notices and instructions and issuing forms, coupons etc. Post offices came to be regarded as central to the life of a community: "If the place be a place at all, there we shall find a Post-office”. The fact that post offices were, in effect, providers of universal government services. The increase in the number of letters sent through the post during the same period is even more remarkable. In the year 1839 there were 75 million; in 1854 the number had increased to 443 millions, in 1860, 564 millions, and by 1876 the number had grown to 1,410,681,700, and for the year 1904 the number of letters alone totalled 2,597,600,000 in the United Kingdom, or nearly four times as many as fifty years previously. (Ref: John G Hendy The Postmarks of the British Isles 1840-1876)

 It became easy for postal administration for managing the post and sorting and delivery of the letters to the public without problems and became very transparent. It became easy for people also to send and receive letters. Thus with the introduction of Cancellation types distinguished by their shape and the number in the centre designated the post town (post office) of origin and  each stamp bear a figure or number, and that each Post office have a distinct number by which it could be easily identified.

 3. Bibliography:

1. Alcock, R.C. and F.C. Holland. British Postmarks: A Short History and Guide. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock, 1960, 299p.

2. George Brummell, British Post Office Numbers 1844 – 1906. R.C.Alcock Cheltenham 1946 and 1971.

3. George Pearson, List of Index Numbers used in Surcharge Explanatory and other Stamps in Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1959.

4. Great Britain Post office numbers http://gbps.org.uk/information/po-numbers/

5. James A. Mackay, British Post Office Numbers 1924 - 1969. Published in 1981.

6. John Parmenter and Ken Smith for England & Wales, it draws heavily on the detailed listings of numbers published in 2003

7. John G Hendy the Postmarks of the British Isles 1840-1876

8. Marshall, Dandy The British Post Office from its beginnings to the end of 1925. Oxford Press 1926

9. Westly H.C (1958) London suburban Cancellation           

10. Whitney, J.T. Collect British Postmarks. Benfleet, 1990.

11. www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmberr/371/37109.htm

 : M.Lokeswara Rao : email : madirajul@gmail.com

M. Lokeswara Rao, IFS (Retd) Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of forest Force(Retd) Bangalore, Karnataka, India, is a noted philatelist  and philatelic author from  Bangalore, has  won several awards at National  and International Philatelic exhibitions .


For Contributors : Guidelines for the articles

1. The article should be a  maximum of 10 pages (A4 size) including images in MS word only. Long articles, if accepted, will be published in parts.

2. Do not Format your article. Like no text wrapping, no caption on the images. Simply insert the images where required.

4. There should be No Hyperlinks in the text. Use only wherever it is quite necessary.

5. Images should be clear and sharp. Blurred images will be deleted. Kindly strictly avoid non -philatelic images.

6. The article will be published as per availability of the required space.

7. Regarding the selection and size of the images, the editor's decision will be final.

8. New, good and selective articles will be entertained for publication but strictly subject to acceptance by the editor ". Articles already published somewhere will not be accepted for publication


Beginners’ Section


Benjamin Franklin Becomes America’s First-Ever Postmaster General 


Do you know ?  Benjamin Franklin was a US statesman, scientist, printer, AND America’s first postmaster general!  All four of his careers are highlighted on these stamps.


When the American Revolution began in 1775, Benjamin Franklin was the obvious choice to take over the country’s mail system.  That’s because he was previously the Colonies’ postmaster general for the Crown.  He was appointed as America’s first-ever postmaster general on July 26, 1775.

As Postmaster, Franklin was a dynamo – he standardized rates, surveyed mail routes, slashed delivery times between major cities by half, and more.  He even donated his $1,000 salary to relief for wounded Continental  soldiers!  Franklin’s work in taking over the mail system was rewarded in 1847 when he was pictured on the first official US postage stamp.  He’s been honored on countless stamps over the years – even more than many former presidents…



1.Ben Franklin’s Famous Quote :

Issued in Philadelphia, where Franklin lived as an American Founding Fathers. Features one of his famous sayings.

2.U.S.-Canada Joint Issue Honoring America’s Bicentennial

 

Issued in 1976 celebrating America’s 200th anniversary.  It pictures Benjamin Franklin, since he was integral to the building of the country.

 Source : Mystic Stamp Co.

Philatelic Tributes to the First Line Warriors - Corona virus COVID-19 Pandemic

GREECE - (Personalised) miniature sheets




GREECE - (Personalised) miniature sheets

Thank you everyone (June 2020)

Official miniature sheet with four personalised self-adhesive stamps (4 x 1,00 €) depicting a four-segment jigsaw puzzle representing four important professions in the fight against the COVID-19 corona virus pandemic with the text: "THANK YOU EVERYONE"

We stayed home and won (June 2020)

Official miniature sheet with four personalised self-adhesive stamps (4 x 1,00 €) depicting a jigsaw puzzle with four segments and a man on a ladder as symbols of the fight against the corona virus pandemic COVID-19 with the text: "WE STAYED HOME AND WON"

LEBANON - Postage stamp

Thank you to our caring heroes (July 2020)

Postage stamp (2000 L. L.) depicts a heart with a cardiogram, French and Arabic texts as challenges in the fight against the corona virus pandemic COVID-19: "Merci a nos héros soignants (= Thank you to our caring heroes)" and red "Thanks, consideration and gratitude" and black "to all those who left those they love to care for those we love"



Lebanon's victory over corona virus (July 2020)

Postage stamp (3000 L. L.) depicts a hand in fist protruding from a globe surrounded by viruses supplied by the text: "Victoire du Liban sur le Virus Corona" (= Lebanon's Victory over the Corona Virus)


New Issues from other countries

Malta

23 July 2021: Tokyo 2021



New Zealand

9 July 2021 : CourierPostPace and Rural Post 




In 2021 NZ Post brought CourierPost, Pace and Rural Post under the single banner of NZ Post, with a new logo and refreshed visual identity. The new NZ Post logo is a symbol consisting of a circle, intersected by two parallel lines to form a unique stylised ‘P’, evocative of roads, tracks, and networks. The new deep blue, partnered with the historical red amplify in concert to create something familiar, yet distinctive.

In these six collectable stamps, released to celebrate the new visual identity, the designers have reinterpreted the new NZ Post logo’s forms and colours to create a series that represents connection, movement and energy.

Romania

23 July 2021 : Summer Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020



Spain

25 July 2021 : 30 Years Of The Ibero-american General Secretariat

23 July 2021 : Galician Octopus




United Nations

23 July 2021 : Sports for Peace 2021

On 23 July 2021, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) released its new “Sport for Peace” stamps and souvenir sheets to mark the start of the 2020 Olympic Games. The 2021 Summer Olympics were postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.





Lighter Side

Postcards not a thing of the past

By Kota Saumya  |  Published: 15th Apr 2021 



Hyderabad: Before the time of Google and social media, there was the charm of having a pen friend and one would wait eagerly for the postcard bearing news from lands far away. The happiness that came with opening a letter and reading the contents, went out the window when the internet came knocking. But a few people still fancy the old school charm of sending and receiving postcards and have continued the tradition for years together.

Archana Mehta has been postcrossing, which means sending postcards to anyone across the globe, since 2011. Once you register on the website Postcrossing.com, you receive a postcard ID with an address. All one has to do is write a few personal lines and post it to the address given and the cycle begins.

“My brother introduced me to postcrossing. I already had an interest in collecting stamps. But it’s really exciting to receive a postcard from another country. It’s never predictable, you are always going to be surprised by what kind of postcard you get,” says Archana. So far Archana has collected some 600 postcards from 120 countries like UK, USA, China, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Netherlands, Finland, Belarus, Poland, Bulgaria, Canada, etc.

Her fascination has also led to burgeoning friendships with people from around the world. “I have a pen pal in USA with whom I have been corresponding regularly since 2014. One time I got a postcard from a lady in Sweden who had sent me a postcard featuring the hand print of her one-year-old son. Generally, it’s not necessary to send a postcard back to the same person, but she requested me to send a time capsule to her son, and so I did,” adds Archana.

While Archana chose to do postcrossing through a website, Retd Colonel Akhil Kumar says, he had been writing postcards to his mother from the time he was posted in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh some 30 to 40 years ago.

“Those days, letters used to take a month to reach my mother in UP. Later, when I would visit my son or relatives abroad, I developed a network of people with shared interests and began sending and receiving postcards on different subjects like culture, birds, UNESCO sites, dances, bridges, lighthouses etc. I ended up collecting 20,000 postcards sent by people from 125 countries. I have now divided the postcards according to subjects in 300 to 400 albums,” shares Col. Akhil Kumar.

He also started a Postcrossing Society of India page on Facebook to encourage people to write postcards. “These days, people have lost the ability to craft a letter. So I also conduct workshops where children see these postcards and then write their thoughts on them. It’s one way to keep this tradition alive,” he adds.

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