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Vol. XVI Issue No. 183
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Editorial….
Dear Reader,
I am pleased to present March 2023 Issue of
Rainbow Stamp News. The grand philatelic Show ‘Amritpex 2023’ National
Philatelic Exhibition concluded on 15th February last month at
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It was indeed a wonderful exhibition organized by
India Post with different philatelic and cultural activities with many
innovative ideas. Every visitor enjoyed the show. The exhibition showcased
about 1400 frames which displayed excellent exhibits in different categories. I
am happy to publish here the views and observations of some of the eminent
philatelists who visited and also participated in the exhibition. The work
and management of the Postal Department in organizing the show were very good.
But as they were managing everything themselves there were some drawbacks like the nonavailability of a list / catalogue of the exhibits at the venue. It was
difficult to locate a particular exhibit among 1400 frames. The participants of the new
class AKAM could have been given more recognition in order to promote philately
as most of the exhibits in this class were by the beginners. There was very
tough competition in the Thematic Class as this class had the maximum number of
exhibits. Most of the exhibits were of very high standard. All in all, the
exhibition was excellent and is said to be the largest national philatelic exhibition
in the world held so far from every standard.
My heartiest congratulations to all the
participants. The participation spirit is the most important step towards the promotion of this hobby. More participation, more involvement of
persons associated with philately. So, let’s keep this spirit burning…. In fact,
the philatelic section of the Postal Department, Philatelists, and the whole
philatelic community (Stamp dealers, philatelic federation, Philatelic clubs, societies, and philatelic journalists) are all mutually associated with each other, Co-ordination and Co-operation between them are
very important for the promotion of philately. Every section has its own importance without
any of this philately cannot survive. So, let’s keep our philatelic fraternity
very strong!
The festival of colors, ‘Holi’ is around…. Happy
Holi to all of you.
This is all for this month.
More in the next issue.
Happy Collecting
Contents
- Editorial
- From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
- Recent Indian Issues
- In The News
- Specialized Section
- Beginners’ Section
- New Issues from Other Countries
- Philatelic Clubs and Society
- Blogs & Websites on Philately
- Current Philatelic Magazines & Newsletters
AMRITPEX 2023: A GREAT SUCCESS
I
hope all those friends who could visit AMRITPEX 2023 might have enjoyed and
spent a wonderful time there. Those who could not attend have certainly missed a wonderful show in
totality. Well, reports, images, details, short descriptions of regular events
were put on, shown, and shared by various friends through What’s App and FaceBook groups, and other social media sites and apps/sites regularly during and
after the show,
Well,
friends, I am not going to give any report on AMRITPEX 2023. The days are gone
when people used to wait for the report to know about the event. As I have
already said that lot has been shared and uploaded on various sites/ groups by
the ones who visited the show during and after the show. Yes, my overall
opinion of the show is that this show was world-class, excellent, and a great
success. It displayed high-quality exhibits, and marking has been tough and strict
looking into quality participation and performance of India in future
International shows. The show which was associated with Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsawa showcased many other things such as the cultural heritage of India, and India of today and India to be in the future.
For
me personally, the event was enthralling, the entrance was so magnificent that I
lost there for some time as I entered the hall for the first time. Different
stalls of India Post different banners and posters of giant sizes portrayed
India post services and modern India. The impression was that India has become
digital or in other words as if I had entered into some digital world.
I
congratulate all the exhibitors and award winners. 1400 frames certainly
displayed quality exhibits. I genuinely
thank the jury comprised of veteran philatelists who did all the hard work
for 3 days on and off the exhibit frames to come up with satisfactory results.
But I do feel bad for them as they were asked not to interact with participants
and other visitors during the show till the results were declared. I could feel
their difficulty. But yes, to undertake and accomplish a good task, sacrifice
has to be done. The jury did hard work and came up with a very strict yet
satisfactory result. People are bound to react and some react adversely. But
this is the way it is. My heartiest thanks to the whole team of the jury.
It
was nice to meet some of my digital friends physically. Spent some time with
some of those. Though the time was short as the friend list was big and also the
visiting friends were many. Yet, the relations were rebuilt and strengthened.
Well,
the five days just flew. The show had a lot to deliver and was delivered too. For
philatelists of any stature, there was something to offer, to learn, to procure, and to store and endure. For non-philatelists, there was a lot to know about
India of the past and just to view India of tomorrow. As we know Postal department has always been an
integral part of human life since its formation not only in India but throughout
the world. Communication and carriage have been important facets of human
civilization's growth and development. Here in this show, one could sense this
aspect.
In
totality, the exhibition left a strong imprint in the minds of visitors and
conveyed a strong message that stamp and stamp collection are a strong medium
of connectivity and helps in bonding people. The show was a great success and
will remain in the memories for a long time.
- Naresh Agrawal , email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian
Issues
2
February 2023 : Ram Chand Maharaj-Rs 15
4
February 2023 : General K.S. Thimayya – Rs 5
11
February 2023 : Amritpex 2023 –2 x Rs 5
12
February 2023 : Bridal Costumes of India 2
S/s with 4 stamps of Rs 25 in each S/s
13
February 2023 : Geographical Indications : Agricultural Goods – 12 x Rs 5
20
February 2023 : Rao Birender Singh – Rs 5
24
February 2023 : 225
Years of 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) - Rs 5
1
March 2023 : 75 Years of 1 Central Base Post Office – Rs 5
New Special Covers
3,4,5 March 2023 Basantotsav, Rajbhawan Dehradun : 3,4,5
March 2023
Amritpex 2023
India
Post in service of the Nation: 15 February 2023 : Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Achievement
at 75 years : 15 February 2023
UTI
: 15 February 2023
International
Millet Day : 14 February 2023
Birsa
Munda : 14 February 2023
Our Freedom Struggle: 14 February 2023
New Special Cancellations
In the News
Amritpex 2023 concluded…
AMRITPEX 2023
Members of Jury
AMRITPEX 2023
Views and observations from
the visitors
-M. Lokeswara Rao, BangaloreDOP has done commendable job in organising the
Amritpex 2023 by involving all stakeholder with lot of innovative programmes.
Lot of school children were brought to the exhibition, how many children out of
children visited Amritpex will be bending towards hobby is a big question mark.
As I spoke to many thematic philatelists, they are not happy with the results
because top medals (Gold and Large Vermeil) gone to Postal History, Traditional
philately, Aerophilately etc even though the majority of exhibits are from
Thematic philately. In this regard Sri Upendra Vennam has done good
analysis, everyone must got through the analysis. Since the Thematic philately
is future, PCI and judges should encourage the thematic philatelist by changing
their mindset while analysing and assessing the thematic exhibit while
Evaluating the Thematic Exhibits.
-Mohanachandran Nair,Thiruvananthapuram, Editor, Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin
- Sandeep Chaurasia, Gorakhpur (UP)
Amritpex 2023 organised by the Department of
Posts, Ministry of communication with the association of Philatelic
Congress of India, from 11th to 15th February
2023. A total of near about 1400 frames were under displayed. This National
Philatelic exhibition covered all the Philatelic classes including first time
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) to celebrate the 75 years of independence. After
long gap of more than 10 years Department of post organized this most awaited
National Philately exhibition. Exhibition was excellent and I was very happy to
participate in the exhibition. And again as compared to the last National Philatelic
exhibition INPEX-19 held at Mumbai, I won Large Silver Medal with 73 marks.
While I won Gold Medal with Special prize during State level Philately
exhibition UPHILEX-22 held at Lucknow in month of October 22. I was very
hopeful that this I will get minimum Vermeil Medal, but it was by bad luck that
I could not get higher award.
After discussing with
Jury members, I found that they did marking as per new FIP guidelines, but we
were not aware of the new marking systems. Like me many other Thematic Philatelist
scored just 73 marks and could not get higher awards. I think regarding to
traditional philatelic classes like Postal History, Princely states and Pre
Independence stationary it is very difficult to get higher awards in thematic
class. That’s the reason in international level philately exhibition
Philatelists are not doing better.
Its my suggestion to Jury
member to keep records of the Philatelist and their performance of medal
winning in International, National and State level and judge their exhibits at
their past performance.
Now it is a big question who will
be eligible for next International Exhibition which is going to be held in
India next year. What medal will give eligibility to participate in next international
exhibition. Will it be Vermeil or Large Silver. And in the last I hope that PCI
will liquidate the issue of participation of Philatelist in next International
Philately Exhibition which is going to be held in India next Year.
- Sudhir Jain,
President, Central India Philatelic Society, Satna
Amritpex-2023 was a grand success exhibition organised
by India Post. Well organized, well decorated, well managed. Largely viewed by
the Philatelist, general public and specially by the students of various
schools / colleges. Good publicity, free convenience from nearest Metro
station, free gifts, bags, badges etc. to the visitors, snacks distribution
after inaugural function and award function etc. were appreciated by all.
The only negative point was the non-availability of new stamps
/ FDC and special covers / cancellations issued on different dates during
exhibition. Daily long queue was there to purchase these items and availability
was very less.
-Ghouse Ali Zameer , Bangalore
Amritpex 2023, the national Philatelic exhibition was long awaited as the previous national exhibition by DoP was held way back in 2008. Worth the wait. The scale on which it was held, 1400 frames, the quality of the exhibits, the venue, the way it was organised can all be summed together as simply superb. The quality of the exhibits was truly international. It is now time for Indian Philately to make waves at international level.My sincere gratitude for DoP and PCI for making this happen. Wishing more such exhibitions regularly in future.
-Dinesh Sharma, Lucknow
Amritpex – 23 was a well organised National Philatelic Exhibition. In fact it was a splendid show and collaboration of Philatelic Congress of India and Department of Posts made it possible. It has been declared that Amritpex – 23 has been the largest National Philatelic Exhibition of the world. The quality of show was no less than of any world class exhibition and this would proclaim the success of it worldwide.
The philatelic area was very well set for easy movement and it was well lit which enabled the visitors to see the exhibits quite comfortably. Because of the unavailability of any exhibitors’ list or catalogue it was not easy to find out the exhibit of one’s choice.
The standard of some exhibits was really very high. After every philatelic exhibition there are always some unhappy exhibitors with the results. In place of blaming the result, the exhibitors should identify the areas of improvement needed and find out the ways how to prepare their exhibits better next time.
-Dharmesh K., Mumbai
Amritpex- 2023
was a grand exhibition organised by the Department of Posts along with PCI. Grand in
all manner.
DOP started
promotion of the exhibition well in advance through various promotional
activities all over India through social media and also through workshops in
various cities. Many philatelists from different parts of India visited the
exhibition. It was a great pleasure meeting all the philatelist friends from
all over India.
Main features:
v
29
crores spent by DOP for the exhibition. The highest so far in any National
exhibition.
v
1400
frame displayed in a national exhibition which is the highest in any national exhibition in the last two
decades. Also introduced AKAM (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) class showing various
achievements of India in various fields in 75 years of independence.
v
India
Security Press displayed their archival materials in more than 40 frames
which is displayed for the very first time in any National exhibition so far.
It was an eye-opening display for a serious student of Post Independence
period.
v
More
than 20000 students visited exhibitions, participated in various activities, every day many workshops were organised for children which certainly sow the
seeds which will bare fruits in future.
v
Philately
was promoted through many activities including digital games, digital philately
etc which was the modern way of attracting youth and children towards
philately.
v
Various
music, dancing and cultural programs
were organised which are part of Indian traditions, reflecting the diversity of
Indian culture and tradition.
Exhibit & Exhibition:
The
most exotic philatelic material was on display in the exhibition. Standards of
the exhibits were high and the efforts, pain and sleepless night in preparation
of each exhibit were visible in all the frames. From Traditional, Postal
History, Thematics, Modern Philately to Open Philately all the displays were
outstanding in all manner. Many were awarded with medals and awards.
On
the flip side DOP did not have any exhibitors list which is the most primary
requirement of the exhibition. It was almost impossible for philatelists to see
exhibits of their interest without the list. There was no souvenir book
published which is generally the main feature of any exhibition.
The
lack of coordination was visible between DOP and PCI in many aspects. There was no jury critic session organised.
The exhibitors were not provided with the bifurcation of marks which can help
them improve their exhibit levels. Some exhibitors were demoted in spite of
major addition in material, knowledge and research done by them in their
respective field.
It
is observed that Post Independence period is still not recognised in the exhibitions.
That is the reason there were very few participants in this section. It
requires change of perception in the Indian philatelic community and the onus
is on the apex body including the national jury to judge it on the basis of study
and research done and due recognition is given to the Post Independence period.
Indian philatelic community can see many more philatelist and exhibitors if due
recognition is given to the Post Independence period.
Conclusion:
On the whole AMRITPEX 2023 was the most
successful national exhibition so far. It will be a boon for the Indian
philatelic community if DOP and PCI can coordinate and organise such
exhibitions at intervals. The Indian philatelic community is thankful to DOP
and PCI for the grand success of AMRITPEX 2023.
Philatelic Congress of
India Awards 2023
Philatelic Ratna Awards,
Fellowships & Certificate of Appreciation
Heartiest
Congratulations!
1.Philatelic Ratna to Shri R.K. Bagri presented by Shri Ashok Bayanwala
2. Philatelic Ratna to Shri Madhukar Deogawanka presented by Shri Ashok
Bayanwala
Certificate of Appreciation
1.Shri Mahaveer P. Kundur
2. Sanjay Kumar Jain
3.Pravesh Gupta
4. Prashant Shet
5.Ajit Chorda
6.Ravi Sevak
7.Raunak Dutta
8.Vikas Singh
9.Anup Kumar Raut
10.Gurvant Shah
11. Ananthapuri Philatelic Association
12. The Hyderabad Philatelic & Hobbies Society
Book Release
DISTINGUISHED
PHILATELIST
Pradip Jain has
formally achieved what he has been for a long time, a Distinguished
Philatelist. The Association of British Philatelic Societies has invited Pradip
Jain to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists during IBRA 2023 World
Stamp Exhibition this year. The roll was launched by King George V who was an
ardent philatelist in 1919. . D. N. Jatia in 1983, and Brigadier D.
S. Virk in 1993 are the two other Indians received this award previously.The
signing ceremony will take place on May 26th 2023 at 5.00 p.m.
local time at the Schlosshotel Hugenpoet in Essen, Germany, in conjunction with
the IBRA 2023.
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
New Signatories for 2023 of
the signing ceremony
Announcement from the
Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS)
At the meeting of the Board of
Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists on 16 February 2023 it was unanimously
agreed that the following philatelists be invited to be the new signatories to
the Roll:
1.Pradip Jain, RDP, India
2.Ms. Patricia “Trish” Kaufmann,
RDP, United States of America
3.Professor Dr. Damian Läge,
RDP, Switzerland
4.Jesús Sitjà -Prats, RDP,
Spain
5.Turhan Turgut, RDP, Turkey
Pradip Jain, RDP, India
In international philatelic circles, the name of Pradip Jain is
among the best known philatelists from India, both as an individual and as the
head of a family of philatelists. Pradip’s involvement in Indian and global
philately stretches over many years. He served three terms as a Governing
Council Member of the Philatelic Congress of India and was active in the
organisation of three FIP world stamp exhibitions: India 1989, Indipex 97, and Indipex
2011, as well as the FIAP exhibition Indipex Asiana 2000.
Pradip has served three terms as a member of the Philatelic
Advisory Committee of the Indian Government, which advises India Post on the
formulation of national postal policy.He was also the FIP Aerophilatelic
Commission member for India between 2000 and 2004.As a collector and exhibitor,
Pradip has had a major focus on various aspects of Indian philately. His
collection of India airmails is well-know and his exhibit “Indian Airmails Development
and Operations 1911-1942” has gained international awards, five times FIP Large
Gold, Special Prizes, felicitations of the Jury at Pacific 97, and being a
Grand Prix National nomination at Indipex 1997. It was awarded Best
Aerophilately Award at Italia-98 and was shown in the Championship Class of
London 2000. Other major airmail exhibits include “Development of Airmail Route
between UK and India 1918-1929”, which was awarded a gold medal and Best in
Class at London 2010. Traditional exhibits of the “King George V issues of
India” and “India 1948 Mahatma Gandhi Issue” have variously received gold and
vermeil medals internationally. Among postal history subjects, Pradip has
formed an important collection of British Indian postal history.
The book entitled Indian Airmails Development and Operations
1911-1942, published in 2002, is considered the key reference book in this
field and received a gold medal at the Chicagopex Literature Exhibition.
Similarly, Pradip’s book on Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Issue of 1948, covering the
design, printing, circulation and usages is considered the most important
handbook on the issue.
He was honoured in the AAMS (American Airmail Society) Hall of
Fame in 2011 in appreciation of his contribution to aerophilately in 2011 and
is a Fellow of the Royalphilatelic Society London.
Ms. Patricia “Trish” Kaufmann, RDP,
United States of America
Patricia Kaufmann (known to all within the world of philately as “Trish”) has been for many years the leading dealer in USA Civil War philatelic material, including the stamps and postal history of the Confederate States, with an encyclopædic knowledge of the stamp production,significance, and use. She generously shares her knowledge freely through many award-winning articles and monographs spanning the last 50 years. Her website <trishkaufmann.com> is the repository of a wide range of information from her researches.
The listing of these issues in the Scott U.S. Specialized
Catalogues reflect much input and re-writing based on her knowledge and
researches. She served as editor-in-chief of the full-colour Confederate States
of America Catalog and Handbook of Stamps and Postal History (2012), the major
handbook on the subject.
Trish gave up collecting and exhibiting in order not to conflict
with her clients but her exhibit “Evolution of Confederate Postal History” won
the National Grand Award in 1972. However,she continued to engage in significant
ways within the philatelic fraternity: from 2010 to 2013 she was a Member of
the Council of Philatelists of the Smithsonian Institution National Postal
Museum and was a founder donor to the William Gross Gallery at the National
Postal Museum. She continues to advise on the evaluation and describing of
their holdings. She served for many years as an expertiser on the Confederate
Stamp Alliance Authentication Service (renamed the Civil War Philatelic
Authentication Service, and now emeritus status) and assists at the major
expertising services on many of the most difficult and challenging items.
From 2016 to 2022 Trish served as the chair of the Board of
Vice-Presidents of the American Philatelic Society. In this role, she not only
contributed to the operation of the Board as the senior alternate to the
President, but operated and was responsible for the Society’s disciplinary
procedures, which evaluate and rule on complaints made against members. She also
served on the board of the APS Philatelic Research Library 1983-1986, as well
as in many senior positions on organising committees of numerous exhibitions.
Trish has been instrumental in using her researches and artefacts
of the Civil War period to bring alive the history and interest in this
important period of American history. As part of this, she endowed the Kaufmann
Civil War Room at the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
She was named a Distinguished Philatelist by the US Philatelic Classics Society
in 2019. As recently as this year, she was honoured with the award of the Collectors
Club of New York Lichtenstein Medal for outstanding services to philately.
Professor Dr. Damian Läge, RDP,
Switzerland
It is rare to find a single philatelist that is associated with a single
philatelic collecting and exhibiting class to the extent that Professor Dr.
Damian Läge is to Thematic Philately. Whilst Damian has formed several
collections and exhibits of traditional, postal history and postal stationery
classes (mostly relating to the German inflation period), it is for his major Thematic
exhibits that he is best known. His influence stretches beyond merely the formation
of great exhibits but covers the conceptual evolution as to how a top-class Thematic
exhibit should be constructed. In this he has for many years led the way,
achieving international recognition of what is generally considered as being
one of the finest thematic exhibits ever formed. His achievements have so many
“firsts” that it would be invidious to list them all.
Damian is among the most active of philatelists among
international exhibits and exhibiting.He became a member of the FIP Commission
for Thematic Philately in 1999 and was elected chairman for the period 2004 to
2012. He was the driving force behind the organisation of the FEPA European
Championship for Thematic Philately and has acted as jury president at virtually
all events since. He has exerted similar influence and performed similar roles
at the German Championships for Thematic Philately since their inception. He is
regularly seen on juries at international exhibitions around the world and has
taken the important position of Jury secretary on numerous occasions, the most
recent being at Helvetia 2022.
As a regular lecturer on Thematic Philately in general and on his
own collections and exhibits in particular, Damian received the Lee Medal of
the Royal Philatelic Society London for the best 5.00pm paper in 2004 and the
Best Presentation Award of the Collectors Club of New York in 2009. He
presented the Harry Sutherland lecture in 2009 to the Royal Philatelic Society
of Canada. His were the keynote lectures at international seminars at numerous international
exhibitions stretching over many years. His book Thematic Development; The personal
design of a Thematic Exhibit (1996) was described as the guide to the “4th
Generation of Thematic exhibiting” and remains today the best guide to concepts
and development of a top thematic exhibit.
It is rare to find a Thematic exhibit among the top awards at
international exhibitions. However, Damian as achieved numerous top honours,
including his “Australasian Birdlife”being the first Thematic exhibit to
receive 97 points in an FIP exhibition (China 1999); first Thematic exhibit to
be a candidate for a FIP Grand Prix International (Belgica 2001); first Thematic
exhibit to be a candidate for a FIP Grand Prix d’Honneur (Washington 2006 and Bucharest
2016); first Thematic exhibit to win the World Stamp Championship (Budapest 2022).
-Jesús Sitjà Prats, RDP, Spain
Very active in philately within Spain and in international judging
and exhibiting, Jesús Sitjà Prats has been on the board since 2010 and
President since 2013 of the Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia
Postal (Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately), the leading philatelic society in
Spain. Actively involved in many aspects of the organisation of seminarsand
presentations, Jesús researches many aspects of the Spanish postal system,
having retired as an engineer and gone back to university to complete a degree
in history. Atpresent he continues to pursue a doctorate in history at the
University of Barcelona with the thesis The beginning of the Royal Spanish Mail
in America, 1764-1780. He has also served on the board of the Spanish Philatelic
Federation (FESOFI).
His philatelic interests cover not just Spain but also the Spanish
Colonies of South America.Several exhibits have achieved Large Gold medal
standards and, in Paris 2012 his “Classic Peru” was awarded the Grand Prix
International, while his “Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America” was
among the candidates for the Grand Prix International in New York 2016.
A prolific writer himself, Jesús has been publications director of
the Spanish Academy of Philately since 2017 and is responsible for the
publication of Academus (6 issues) and several specialised publications. In the
last year he himself was author of the book Barcelona, 1850- 1950 – Historia
Postal y sus Marcas (2022), covering the postal history and postal marking of Barcelona.
Previous books include El Correo Colonial en Virreinato del Peru (2009),
PostalMarkings of Madrid (2 volumes 1850 to 1872 and 1870 to 1940), as well as
pioneering studies of Peruvian maritime mail during colonial times, parcel post
in the Spanish American colonies, the use of Spanish revenues and documents,
the railway markings of Spain; his lastpublication is Private Markings in
Spanish railway correspondence, 1848-1878 (2023), and many other subjects.
A qualified national judge and FIP accredited international judge
on Traditional and Revenues, Jesús is regularly seen on international juries.
-Turhan Turgut, RDP, Turkey
Turhan Turgut is a familiar presence at international exhibitions
across the globe. He is a sought after member of jury as an FIP qualified
postal history judge with a wide-ranging knowledge of postal history generally
and of the complex Ottoman area in particular. Recent judging assignments
include Notos 2021, London 2022, Hunfilex 2022, Helvetia 2022 and Liberec 2022,
where Turhan’s role was often as jury team leader or jury vice-President.
In his home country, Turhan is Honorary President of the Turkish
Academy of Philately and was much involved in recent times with the response to
the various lock-downs due to the Covid 19 pandemic. A Philatelic exhibition
had been planned to celebrate the centenary of the Turkish National Assembly and
a decision was made to convert this exhibition to being one of the first
e-exhibitions, with all aspects being held virtually, including well-attended
workshops on postal history and the future of classical philately.
Turhan was involved on the organising committee of an Ottoman Post
workshop in conjunction with the Fatih Sultan Mehmet University of Istanbul
which brought together for the first time in Turkey academics and collectors to
discuss Ottoman postal services, where he delivered a PowerPoint presentation.
His own collecting interests focus on the postal history of the
Ottoman Empire and various of these exhibits have received gold awards at
numerous exhibitions from the 1990s. His exhibit of “Ottoman Field Post”
received the Grand Award at the World Meeting of Turkish and Ottoman Philately
in Washington DC in 1995. In addition to his Ottoman interests, Turhan has
collections of modern Great Britain, including booklets and the Machin issues.
Turhan’s study of the postal history of the Ottoman Empire
culminated in the 863 page book Postal History of the Ottoman Empire – Rates
and Routes 1840-1922, published in dual languages of Turkish and English in
2018. The book was highly acclaimed and received international Large Gold and
Gold medals at several exhibitions. The second volume of this work, due for
publication during 2023, examines the postal history of modern Turkey up to
1950.
News from Philatelic
Clubs and Societies
Book released by Eastern India
Philatelists Association
A
Journey to Odisha Special Covers
The Cannanore Philatelic Club, Kannur, Kerala
The Cannanore Philatelic Club, Kannur, Kerala, during their regular monthly meeting on 26th February 2023, held a function to felicitate and honour the members who won awards at Amritpex2023.
The
following members won awards.
- Mr. K V Mukundan
- Silver
- Mr. Ghouse Ali
Zameer – 2 Vermeils and ‘Best Postal Stationery’ award.
- Dr. M. R. Ramesh
Kumar – Silver
- Mr. A K Sreedeep – Single frame.
Mr.
K V Mukandan, who is the founder president of the Club, was also offered
special felicitation for having completed 32 years as the president of the club
and continue to guide young philatelists. He is rightly and fondly called as
‘Mukundan Master’. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Mukundan and conducted by Mr.
Roop Balaram, the general secretary of the club.
Mr. Mukundan being
felicitated by Mr. Ghouse Ali Zameer and Mr. Roop Balaram
Mr. Ghouse Ali Zameer,
receiving felicitation from Mukundan Master, the president of the club.
Karnataka Philatelic Society
Karnataka
Philatelic Society felicitated philatelist who got medals in Amritpex2023. CPMG
Rajendra Kumar felicitated with certificate and shawl…..
1. M.
Lokeswara Rao 2. Praveen Shastry
Ludhiana Philatelic Club
Stamp & Coin Fair
8-9 April 2023
PCI GENERAL MEETING
The Philatelic Congress of India (PCI) conducted a General Meeting during Amritpex 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. President of the PCI Shri. Sunder Bahirwani presided over the meeting. The past presidents Shri. Sahadeva Sahoo and Smt. Damayanti Pittie were also present. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Bagri, Secretary General discussed different issues with the members of PCI. About 80 members attended the meeting. The vote of Thanks was given by Secretary, Mr. Kapil Gogri.
NZ 2023
NZ 2023 The 38th Asian International Stamp Exhibition is being held under the patronage of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) from May 4 to 7, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. Participation is open in all Classes - FIAP Championship, Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Thematic, Maximaphily, Revenues, Modern Philately, Open Philately, Picture Postcards, One Frame, and Youth.
The National
Commissioner for India is Mr Madhukar Jhingan, mj@stampsofindia.com
IBRA 2023
IBRA 2023 and 33st International Stamp Fair will be held at Hall 1 and 2,
Messe Essen, Germany from 25 to 28 May, 2023. Mr. Madhukar Jhingan is National Commissioner for India for the IBRA
2023.: Email: mj@stampsofindia.com (M) +91-9811160965
IBRA
2023 is being organized by the German Federation of Philatelists (BDPh) under
the Patronage of International Philatelic Federation (FIP) With a capacity of
2800 display frames, IBRA 2023 is the first General World exhibition since
2019, with participation open in all Classes - FIP Championship, Traditional,
Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Thematic,
Maximaphily, Revenues, Modern Philately, Open Philately, Picture Postcards, One
Frame, Youth, and Philatelic Literature.
Specialized Section
The story of
AIRGRAPH
-By Naresh Agarwal
Airgraph is a type of mail, micro photographed by a
system devised by Kodak in the Second World War for air transport between
troops overseas (initially in the Middle East) and home. The addressee
eventually received a re-enlarged print. Between 1941 and July 1945 c. 350
million letters were sent by this method, doubtless contributing significantly
to forces' morale.
Prior to World War, there were traditional ways of mail transport
system such as usage of animals like horse, elephant, camel etc., mail carriage
by rail and road, i.e. by lorry and rail, by water through ship and
through air by airships. But when it came to carry bulk mail quickly to long
distance and overseas destinations. there the postal authorities were bound to
think upon some new and innovative methods suitable for under those
circumstances. Airgraph mailing system is the one which was outcome of such
forced circumstances which not only helped in carrying bulk mail but saved time
and expenditures too.
HISTORY
BEHIND THE EVOLUTION OF AIRGRAPH SERVICE :
The World War II was a global military conflict which continued for almost 6 years from 1939 to 1945 and most of the world’s nations divided in to two opposing groups and military alliances. This war involved millions of military personnel spread and moved away from their houses overseas for years together.
The postal mail was the only common media for
communication those days particularly for the family members of the military
personnel deployed at battlefield. Since, the quantity of mail to be carried to
such overseas destinations was very high and regular, there was huge
problem for mail transmission and carriage as intercontinental transport was
very difficult and time consuming too.
Particularly , Great Britain faced very serious
problem in maintaining postal service for forces stationed in the middle east
because G.B. had problems in mailing post through the Suez Canal
which was quite handy for mail transport to different countries at different
locations. Due to French surrender to Germany in 1940, and with Italy a
key Axis member, the western and central Mediterranean were under Axis control,
with key parts of North Africa also Axis-dominated, thus closing the short
route to the Atlantic. Also because letters to and from the Near and Far East
were taking 3 to 6 months to reach their destination by the only method
remaining - via ship around the southern tip of Africa .Thus the only preferred
alternative way to send mail was aerial route, but space for mail by air was
extremely limited as the airships were not so spacious and advanced.
Further, transport of soldiers and other military goods transport was quite
extensive and important too. So, the civil and military postal agencies
were forced to derive some new methods to deal with such huge regular
mail transport . That lead the allied countries to develop and come up with
this innovative and experimental mail transport system which was called
AIRGRAPH in its British Version and ‘V’ mail in US Version.
Due to dramatic change in the situation at that time (1940), a study was
made into the feasibility of using micro-photography, the British Post
Office was forced to think again about one of their publicly unaccepted and
rejected system known as RECORDAK experimented by them in 1932 for their
record keeping and also for bulk mail transport. That lead to the birth
of AIRGRAPH (the word becoming a registered trademark of Kodak Ltd., who
controlled the process)
The Airgraph Service, was then inaugurated in August, 1941 by Her
Majesty the Queen (now Her Majesty the Queen Mother) who sent the first
airgraph letter to Egypt addressed to the Commander-in-Chief, General
Auchinleck.
The First Airgraph sent by Queen Elizabeth to the Commander-in-Chief in the Middle East.
AIRGRAPH (THE CONCEPT)
The basic concept was simple. Letters were photographed on the sending end, then the negatives were sent by air to the destination end, where they were printed and delivered. The volume and weight of the film were less than one-fiftieth of the volume and weight of the letters, so a large number of letters could be transported quickly at a relatively small cost.
THE PROCESS : The airgraph postal process involved two functions.One is collection of massages in form of filled specially designed forms,
checking them, censoring and numbering them and after micro filming and
making positives from microfilms, delivering them to addressee. The other
is making photographic micro negatives of the massage/letter by special
photographic equipment and process and making positive of the same at
receivers station.
AIRGRAPH MAKING (MICRO FILMING) :
The process of making airgraph is nothing but a two way specialized
photographic reversible process done in parts at two locations with different
equipments set up at different locations which includes photographing,
preparation of reduced size negatives at sender’s end and then again making
positives from the negatives to a larger size say about one quarter of the
original at receiver’s end.
AIRGRAPH MAILING (OPERATION )
The service pertained to collection of forms from sender, censoring, numbering, micro filming, transit by air, enlarging and delivery to addressee. Airgraph forms both for civilians and people on active service were delivered on request at local post offices and field post offices and collected there too. Proper instructions were given by the post office to the sender such s not to fold / crease the form, maximum number of words restricted to 230. Once fully filled and completed these forms were submitted to post office with appropriate postage affixed on the back of forms in form of stamps at the rate of 3d for forces personnel and 8d for civilians( which was later reduced to 3d ), those were sent for processing i.e. microfilming of the same. Where these forms were censored and numbered. Respective sorting was also done there.
After the microfilming ( photographed in miniature )of the forms containing messages, the film of reduced forms (airgraphs) was taken by plane to its destination where the process was reversed and a positive print was taken to almost one-fourth of the actual size of the original. The strip was then cut and each airgraph print inserted into an envelope by hand or machine ready for delivery to the addressee. Then the same was delivered to the addressee. However, during the last years of the service , the photographs were also allowed to be enclosed along with the forms which also used to be sent in the same fashion passing through the same microfilming process..
The Airgraph service first started from Cairo on April 21, 1941, arriving in London May 13. That first shipment comprised some 70,000 letters, a testament to someone's efforts to sell the concept. About 350,000 messages were sent during the first month of the service and over 500,000 in the second month
AIRGRAPH STAMP
Although some Airgraphs were printed or embossed with postal indicia, only one postage stamp was specially issued for Airgraphs, in New Zealand, for civilian Airgraphs, May 1, 1944, 10p overprint on 1940 1½p issue.
First Day Cover with New Zealand Airgraph stamp
SOME MORE FACETS :
1. The airgraph service from Britain to the Middle East began in
1941 and gradually extended to other war zones. The service ended on 31
July 1945. During these four years 135,224,250 airgraphs were sent.
2. The first airgraph was sent from the Queen to the Commander-in-Chief
in the Middle East.
3 The microfilm was flown to its destination, developed into a full size
print, and posted to the recipient. Sending 1600 airgraphs on microfilm
weighed just 5oz compared to 50lbs for the same number of letters. Copies
of the microfilm were kept so that if they were shot down the messages could be
resent.
4. It also
eliminated the threat of spies using microdots or invisible ink to send
reports. Any microdot would not be photographed with enough resolution to be
read.
5. Although the
system of Airgraph or V-mail ensured that more pieces of mail were able to be
shipped and delivered than a larger, bulkier mailing would have accomplished,
many people found that they did not have enough room in the limited available
space in order to write all that they had to say. To make things worse, the
instructions at the top of each letter stated that "very small writing is
not suitable".
6. The
contents of the airgraphs recall some of the happy and tragic events of those
fateful years.
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Beginners’ Section
Ukraine War Stamps
Chronicle History as it Happens
The first Ukraine stamps to commemorate the war, these were some of the most sought-after stamps of the last few years.
On February 24, 2022, Russia sparked outrage
worldwide when it invaded Ukraine. Ukraine has not only fought back, they’ve
harnessed the power of the postage stamp to bring worldwide attention to the
conflict and raise money for its troops with clever, edgy, and playful issues.
On the first day of the invasion, the Russian
warship Moskva (Moscow), flagship of the Black Sea
Fleet, demanded the surrender of Ukrainian troops on Ukraine’s Snake Island.
Roman Hrybov, a marine defending the border, responded for his fellow guards:
“Russian warship, go f*** yourself!”
The courage of the Snake Island soldiers
inspired Ukraine’s citizens and millions across the globe. Their refusal to
surrender became a symbol of the country’s resistance. It also inspired the
idea of a postage stamp design contest centered around the now-famous phrase.
The winner was 27-year-old Ukrainian artist Boris Groh. His interpretation of
the soldiers’ refusal to surrender was the image of a lone soldier standing on
the shore, giving the finger to the Moskva.
The “F” stamp, issued for domestic mail, and the
“W” stamp for international mail, went on sale April 12th. Two days later,
Ukraine sunk the Moskva. Capturing worldwide media attention, the
Snake Island stamps sold out quickly and raised $135,000 for Ukraine’s army.
Ukrainian citizens waited in long lines for many hours to get the stamps.
Following all the positive press focused on the stamps, Russia launched a
cyber-attack, taking down the Ukraine Post website for a week.
Celebrates the sinking of the Moskva, which occurred
just two days after the first stamps above were issued.
On May 23, Ukraine issued another set of stamps celebrating the sinking
of the Moskva. This time the flagship was missing from the coastal
waters of Snake Island. Both stamps were imprinted with the lone soldier, his
flippant gesture to the Moskva crew’s demand for surrender,
and the date the ship was sunk. The stamps were issued with an attached label.
The label shows the former ship with a clever facsimile postmark as part of the
design, declaring “Moskva DONE,” and bearing the April 24th, 2022,
“cancellation” date.
Ukraine vowed to rebuild Mriya for a parade
in honor of Independence
Another stamp issued on June 28 pictures
Ukraine’s famous Antonov An-225 Mriya (Dream) plane –
the world’s largest transport plane and Ukraine’s pride and joy. The stamp was
originally planned to celebrate Ukraine’s 30th anniversary of independence from
the Soviet Union in 1991, but was delayed. On it is an image of the plane drawn
by Sofia Kravchuk in answer to the Dream Contest question: “What is Ukraine for
me?” But in late February 2022, the one-of-a-kind plane was destroyed during a
Russian aerial bombardment at Antonov Airport. Ukraine cleverly repurposed the
stamp to memorialize the plane.
“Good
evening, we are from Ukraine” was taken from a popular song that came out a few
months before the war started. It has become an unofficial greeting among
military, political, and journalist circles.
The winner of Ukraine’s third stamp design
contest was graphic designer and art teacher Anatasia Bondarets, who depicted a
tractor pulling a Russian tank along a rural road. This image won the popular
vote of over 800,000 Ukrainians. The stamp commemorates the Ukrainian farmers
hauling away damaged Russian tanks left behind. The added benefit to clearing
the debris of war is that these ambitious farmers are allowed by their
government to sell the tanks for scrap and don’t have to pay tax. The “W” stamp
sheet has the top row of stamps attached in the opposite direction from the
bottom row. This format is called “tête bêche,” French for “head to
tail.” So the pairs are joined together, inverted in relation to one
another.
Patron
is the dog mascot of the State of Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Another set of stamps issued on July 28 honor
Patron, the mine-sniffing dog. His name, Patron, means “cartridge” in
Ukrainian. He and his owner-trainer have received the Ukrainian Order of
Courage for Patron’s work in detecting over 200 unexploded Russian landmines
and bombs. The face value of each Semipostal, or charity, stamp shows that a
surcharge has been added, which went toward the purchase of a minesweeping
vehicle and to various animal shelters across Ukraine. The stamps show him at
work, mixing the serious nature of that work with some playful situations.
issued on
Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Issued on August 24, the Ukraine Free,
Unbreakable, Invincible souvenir sheet “is a reminder for the whole world of
how expensive freedom is” according to the Ukraine State Postal Service. The
sheet was issued on the 31st anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union,
and exactly six months from the start of the invasion. Artist Anton Khrupin’s
design depicts six scenes, one for each of the first six months of the war.
Each one is tied to an event, such as the bombing of the Mariupol theatre,
where the Russian word for “children” appears outside the door, in the hope the
Russians would spare it. At the same time, the artist gives the people of
Ukraine hope with the image of a soldier, ready to defend his country’s
independence regardless of the cost.
Ukraine Post issued its first wartime stamped
envelope on September 20. The inspiration for the stamped envelope comes from
the remarks of a Ukrainian general concerning Russian president Vladimir Putin:
“If Putin invades, we will welcome him to hell.” The envelope’s cachet features
the back of Putin’s head with the hand of a Ukrainian defender pushing the
president forward to meet his destiny. The work of artist Roman Chaly was
chosen by over 200,000 Ukrainians who voted for it in a stamp design contest.
Issued on the Day of the Defenders of
Ukraine.
On October 14, Ukraine issued a sheet of six
semi-postal stamps showing the various branches of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,
created by artist Anton Khrupin. Each stamp pays the postal rate for
non-priority letters up to 50 grams mailed within Ukraine and the surcharge
will go to support the troops.
Stamp
shows an artist’s interpretation of damage to Crimea Bridge, comparing it to
the sinking of the Titanic.
One day after Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s 70th birthday, Ukraine bombed the Crimean Bridge.
Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s State Postal Service, taunted the president by revealing
the planned issue of stamps celebrating the attack within hours after it
occurred on October 8th, 2022. Ukrainian artist Yuri Shapoval designed the
stamps, which compared the myth of the “unsinkable” Titanic ocean
liner with the Russian-created myth of the bridge as a symbol of unbreakable
ties between Crimea and Russia. As the Titanic myth was proven wrong, so has
that of the bridge. The artist recreated an iconic scene from the movie Titanic to
do it.
Ukraine’s 2022 holiday stamp design was chosen
in another public contest. The winner was an 11th grader named Valeria
Mykhailova, one of many people forced to flee the country after the war with
Russia began. The stamp is titled “Victorious New Year” and pictures an image
of a woman sitting by a Christmas tree on the left side and a soldier holding
his gun on the right. This stamp is a reminder of the many families who didn’t
get to spend the holidays together in 2022 because of the war.
Stamp celebrates Ukraine’s liberation of Kherson from Russian occupation.\
One of the final stamps of 2022 was released to
celebrate Ukraine’s liberation of Kherson from Russian occupation. The stamp
design pictures a slice of watermelon with images of rallies, burning
buildings, and torture that occurred while Russian troops attempted to hold the
city. The watermelon seeds are meant to represent the countless bombs Russia
dropped on Kherson. A watermelon was chosen to represent the city because the
region is famous for growing them.
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| Stamp pictures Ukraine’s Vilkha (a heavy multi-rocket launcher), Ukraine’s R-360 |
The end of 2022 also saw the issue of the
Weapons of Victory stamp sheet. These stamps picture Ukrainian and foreign
weapons being used to fight back against Russia. Ukraine’s postal service said
these stamps were issued “to thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine for their
resilience, strength, and courage.” A portion of the money earned from the sale
of these stamps was also donated to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Source : Mystic Stamp Co.
New issues
from other countries
Austria
22 February 2023
: Congratulations
Congratulations
Special
occasions deserve stamps that are in line with the respective event, which is
why Austrian Post has now issued two special stamps for sending congratulations
and condolences.
The
message is inscribed in the wording "Congratulations" and "In
loving memory". The colourful, cheerful floral motif is suitable as a
stamp for many kinds of congratulatory letters: for birthday wishes, weddings,
passed exams, and much more. Flowers are not only a popular gift, but also
serve as attractive postage for a postcard or card sent for a special event
Finland
18 January 2023 :
Golden Gift
Gibraltar
20 February 2023: Queen
Elizabeth II - In Memoriam
Great Britain
16 February 2023 : X Men
X-Men
Royal Mail’s pop-culture themed stamps and
collectibles continue to be very popular with a broad range of pop-culture
fans. We once again celebrate the Marvel Universe this time with a stamp issue paying
tribute to mutant superheroes, The X-Men. Generations have grown up with these
timeless superheroes in comic books and more recently in hugely successful
movies. The X-Men franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023 with their
first comic book appearance in The X-Men #1 in 1963.
A set of
12 stamps celebrating some of the most iconic X-Men superheroes to have
featured in the comic book franchise since 1963. An additional set of 5 stamps
are included on the Miniature Sheet, featuring five of the mutant enemies faced
by the X-Men.
All 17
stamps in the X-Men collection are original illustrations created exclusively
for Royal Mail by renowned British comic book artists: Mike McKone (stamp set)
and Lee Garbett (minisheet), making them a must-have for any X-Men fan.
Plus,
each of the 12 stamps in the main set has a unique Augmented Reality animation
which shows the artwork being created from pencil sketches through to the
finished colourised stamps. This can be activated by downloading the Royal Mail
App and scanning the stamp with a smartphone or tablet.
9 March 2023 : The Flying Scotsman
Hungary
3 March 2023 Cultivated Flora of Hungary
Israel
7 February 2023 : Carnivora in Israel
Liechtenstein
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March 2023 : Lifelong learning
Learning, education and further development is an ongoing process throughout life. National and inter- national organisations and programmes are committed to lifelong learning and promote educational activities beyond conventional vocational training. The interest in certain topics and the desire to remain physically and mentally fit and agile as one grows older are incentives that prompt adults to continue learning. Brain research proves them right. Experts believe that the fact that the ability to concentrate and the capacity to remember declines with age should not be a reason to stop learning. On the contrary, lifelong learning and dealing with complex and demanding content train serve to train brain activity and mental abilities and contribute to well-being in old age.
Romania
24 February 2023
: Love Flowers
Switzerland
2 March 2023 ; Flower of Life
2 March 2023 : 125 Years
Landesmuseum
Slovakia
28 February 2023 : Joint
Issue with Armenia - St. George’s Church in Nitrianska Blatnica
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